The Eastside Camera Club (ECC) is an active in-person year-round club that provides a friendly and positive environment for anyone interested in photography in Macomb County and surrounding areas of Michigan. Our informal and relaxed monthly meetings and frequent group shoot activities allow members with all levels of skill, interest and equipment to share and enhance their photography skills while enjoying the club's comraderie. Please see our About Us page to learn more about our club and what it has to offer you.
Color key: [Monthly Meeting] [Group Shoot]
Thursday, June 19, 2025, 6:30-9:00 PM, Monthly Meeting: Color Creative, Very Best, Special Assignment "First Responders / Patriotic".
Saturday, July 12, 2025: Applewood Estate in Flint
Thursday, July 17, 2025, 6:30-9:00 PM, Monthly Meeting: Monochrome, Very Best, Special Assignment "Street Photography (with people)" [Our Definition of Street Photography] [A More Thorough Definition of Street Photography].
Saturday, August 16, 2025: Armada Fair
Thursday, August 21, 2025, 6:30-9:00 PM, Monthly Meeting: Group Shoot, Very Best, Special Assignment "Flowers/Floral/History/Old".
Saturday, September 13, 2025: Detroit Night Shoot: Bring your appetite and your tripod for a dinner downtown and lit up nighttime buildings surrounding Grand Circus Park and a few blocks north and south along Woodward.
Thursday, September 18, 2025, 6:30-9:00 PM, Monthly Meeting: Nature, Very Best, Special Assignment "Rural/Country".
Saturday, October 4, 2025: Belle Isle [October 2024 Map] [October 2024 Photos Submitted to Meetings] [December 2024 Photos Submitted to Meetings].
Thursday, October 9, 2025, 6:30-9:00 PM, at Room 1 of the Shelby Township Activities Center, 14975 21 Mile Rd (north side of 21 Mile Rd, just west of Hayes), Print Competition Mounting - bring your print and we'll help you do the rest.
Thursday, October 16, 2025, 6:30-9:00 PM, Monthly Meeting: Color Creative, Very Best, Special Assignment "Detroit/City/Urban". Also, your prints for the 2025 Annual Print Competition are due at this meeting.
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 6:30-9:00 PM, Monthly Meeting: Monochrome, Very Best, Special Assignment "Reflections (preferably upside down)" [Example1] [Example2].
Saturday, December 6, 2025, at 7:45 AM: Click to see our 2025 Itinerary for Pere Marquette 1225 - the North Pole Express from Owosso to Ashley - ECC's fifth (almost) annual extravaganza! (and a stop at the Holly Dickens Festival on the way home). This is our first ever attempt at photographing the Pere Marquette 1225 from an amazing 4 different locations between Owasso and Ashley, so buckle up! [Our 2025 itinerary] [Photos from our 2023 trip] [Photos from our 2019 trip] [Photos from our 2018 trip]
Thursday, December 18, 2025, 6:30-9:00 PM, Monthly Meeting for Paid-Up Members Only: Pizza Party, submit 10 more photos taken (preferably) during 2025.
Thursday, January 15, 2026, 6:30-9:00 PM, Monthly Meeting: Group Shoot, Very Best, Special Assignment "Trains/Trams/Buses".
