Cape Fear Camera Club

CAPE FEAR CAMERA CLUB MILESTONES

1987

• R.J. Thompson, CFCC Founding Father, holds the 1st club meeting at New Hanover County Main Library

• The 1st newsletter LATENT STATEMENT is published

• CFCC joins Photographic Society of America (PSA)

•  From 1987 - 2007, Competition was by prints & slides

1988

• IM Blaustein wins the club logo competition

• CFCC files as a non-profit 501 ( C ) ( 3 )

1990

• CFCC joins Southeastern Council of Camera Clubs (SE3C)

• Competition Points start to be recorded

1991

• CFCC joins the ARTS COUNCIL & CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

• Hospitality Committee disbanded

• Field Trip Committee added 

1992

• Our ‘Sister Club’ is The Westchester Photographic Society, New York

1993

• Member name tags issued

• CFCC rejoins PSA

1994

• Our ‘Sister City’ is The Doncaster Camera Club, Doncaster England

• CFCC invited to participate in their 100th Anniversary Exhibit

• Nancy Pritchett delivers slides to Doncaster’s Secretary Stan Batty

1995

• 19 club members fly to England for the August Exhibit opening

1998

• Members decide to eliminate July & August meetings

• Lending Library discontinued; books donated to UNCW Library

1999

• By-Laws of the Constitution are amended

2001

• Keith Savage registers and donates domain names (.com & .org) to CFCC

• Jerry Guba builds the 1st camera club  website

• CFCC rejoins SE3C

• Survey shows most members shoot film but interested in digital

2002

• Email addresses collected for 1st time

2005

• SE3C disbands

2006

• Club newsletters update from postal mailings to digital

• General Meetings and Competitions are assigned their own nights

2007

• Duane Angstadt coordinates the 1st digital competition

2009

• John Wilson builds a lighted viewing box for Print Competitions (still in use)

2010

• Club meetings moved from UNCW to Cape Fear Community College

• Jo Ann Tomaselli creates annual Images Of Distinction Exhibit

2012

• Visual Pursuit engaged for hosting website

2013

• Les Conner updates the club logo design

2017

• Digital newsletters  discontinued; Club Events now listed on website Calendar 

2018

• Membership reaches 150

2019

•  Club Logo  undergoes a complete redesign

2022

         Live meetings resume after extended time meeting via Zoom