GROUP THIRTYONE

On Monday, May 12th, 2014 at 7:15 pm, a group of avid photographers sat down in the home of Sandra Lucas in Dundas, Ontario to discuss the prospect of forming a new group or collective of very keen photographers. The facilitator of the group, Colin Williams, a past president of the Hamilton Camera Club, felt there had to be a different approach to managing a group of like-minded photographers. The idea of doing away with an executive approach of looking after a group and pursuing the idea of a self-managed group was discussed at length. The outcome of that discussion was that all would participate whenever possible but that personal lives should be considered first. The group took the approach that a more relaxed collective would be a congenial one and that changes to the group's structure would require approval from the rest of the group. It was generally felt that an online website and gallery would be a way of promoting our photographers. The idea of presenting work in a public..