Held under the patronage of F.I.A.P.		This exhibition has met the standards established by the Photographic Society of America
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The Archives held by Southampton Camera Club contain a detailed history of the club. The Southampton International Exhibition of Photography is an important part of that history. It was five years after the club was formed in 1896 that the very first exhibition was held in 1901. This was mainly a local event. The Southampton Art Gallery was completed in 1939 and one of the first exhibitions to be held at the new Art Gallery was by Southampton Camera Club in the spring of 1940, with a recorded attendance of 11,707 visitors.

The Art Gallery was very badly damaged by bombing a few months later with some loss of life. To celebrate the club's jubilee in 1947 the Exhibition was again held in the rebuilt Art Gallery. Twelve countries were invited to enter and from then its popularity increased from year to year. By 1970 up to 50 Countries entered prints and slides in the exhibition. This very popular event continued to be exhibited at the Southampton Art Gallery until 1996 when a change of policy by the Art Gallery decreed the 'International' should be replaced by a more local exhibition!

Therefore we are especially pleased that in 2009 the West Quay shopping complex management agreed to stage the Southampton International Exhibition of Photography, and will do so again in 2010. In addition our thanks go to Curry's (West Quay branch) who are providing a large screen display so the exhibition digital images can be displayed. West Quay also staged the Southampton Camera Club Members Exhibition in 2009. The facilities at West Quay are fantastic, and will provide you with an opportunity to see one of the biggest exhibtions of international prhotography in the UK.

Exhibition is on show in West Quay Shopping Centre from Thursday 25th, Friday 27th, Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th March 2010.

SCC club members can enter the Exhibition for free.

Further information on entry fees, rules and Online Payment and Image Upload [now CLOSED] available from the new SIE website.

Visit the 2010 ' Southampton International Exhibition website'. This site includes award winning photographs.