The MDI Photo Club has offered a wide variety of presentations and outings. To see member photos from past activities, select from the Galleries menu.

2025/2026

MonthMeeting/EventOuting
Sept 2025Peter ChristophBirch Bay
Oct 2025Howard ZehrBirdsacre
Nov 2025David LubarskyJohn Williams Boatyard
Dec 2025Laurel & Brian AquadroSt Saviour Church
Jan 2026Stephen GreenbergSeal Cove Auto Museum
Feb 2026Allison LangleyVolta
Mar 2026Jeremy LuntDeer Isle Stonington
April 2026Mike StaggsTBD
May 2026Howie MotenkoFort Knox and Penobscot Bridge

2024/2025

MonthMeeting/EventOuting
Sept 2024The Summer AssignmentBirch Bay Village
Oct 2024Josh WinerNortheast Harbor
Nov 2024Nick GervinEllsworth
Dec 2024Lester LefkowitzBar Harbor
Jan 2025John K. PutnamJordan Pond
Feb 2025Open DiscussionBass Harbor Light
Mar 2025CancelledDysarts Marina
April 2025Open DiscussionAsticou Azalea Gardens
May 2025Ray SchneiderNone

2023/2024

MonthMeeting/EventOuting
Sept 2023Eric UbersederGreat Meadow
Oct 2023Dale JoyceSchoodic Point
Nov 2023Jim NickelsonLittle Long Pond
Dec 2023Mark HemmingsOtter Creek
Jan 2024Matthew RoslerDuck Brook Bridge
Feb 2024Colleen MiniukLamoine Beach
Mar 2024Angie McMonigalFrost Farms
April 2024Margie PatlakCompass Harbor
May 2024Open DiscussionNortheast Harbor Memorial Day Parade

2022/2023

MonthMeeting/EventOuting
Sept 2022Steve Mandel: Photographing DiatomsBeech Hill Farm
Oct 2022Barbara Bordnick: Flower, fashion and portrait photographySomes Pond Center
Nov 2022James Cahill: AstrophotographyThe Naturalist's Notebook
Dec 2022Lynn Simarski: Antarctic photographyCollege of the Atlantic
Jan 2023John Putnam: Masking TutorialOn your Own in the Snow
Feb 2023Jon Tobiasz: Minimalism photographyOn your Own - More Snow!
Mar 2023[No speaker due to Nor'easter]High Seas
April 2023Mark Hemmings: iPhone photography[Postponed to May]
May 2023Yeang Chng: Underwater photographyA Trip on the Sunbeam

2021/2022

MonthMeeting/EventOuting
July 2021Member DiscussionCharlotte Rhoades Butterfly Garden
Aug 2021Member DiscussionJordan Homestead Preserve
Sept 2021Michael GoodBar Harbor Fire Department
Oct 2021Scott ErskineBar Harbor Airport
Nov 2021LeeAnne MalloneePajama Sale and Bed Races
Dec 2021Michael KolserElk Spar Boat Shop
Jan 2022Gary GreenBlizzard
Feb 2022Michael GrilloBabson Creek Preserve
Mar 2022Emma ResselWillowind
Apr 2022Bob ThayerBrookside Cemetary
May 2022Jim McCarthyEliot Mountain

2020/2021

MonthMeeting/EventOuting
Sept 2020Member DiscussionAlbert Meadow
Oct 2020Member DiscussionSomesville
Nov 2020Member DiscussionBass Harbor Head Light
Dec 2020John Craigo, Carol Shutt and Linda Rowell-KelleySand Beach
Jan 2021Colleen MiniukHadley Point
Feb 2021John K. PutnamThunderhole
Mar 2021Frank Bachman, Bronwyn Kortge, Linda Rowell-KelleyThe Bar
Apr 2021Member DiscussionSieur De Monts Springs
May 2021Howie Motenko, Dorothea EibenSeal Harbor
Jun 2021Member DiscussionSuminsby Park

2019/2020

MonthMeeting / EventOuting
May 2020Great 8 Discussion[Quarantine]
Apr 2020Guide to Zoom Meetings[Quarantine]
Mar 2020John K Putnam : Using FiltersStone Barn
Feb 2020Jenn Booher : Stained Glass of MDISt. Ignatius Church
Jan 2020Favorite Photography Books, continuedSeal Cove
Dec 2019Favorite Photography BooksBar Harbor
Nov 2019Post-processing DiscussionJohn Williams Boat Company
Oct 2019Howie Motenko : Acadia National Park Artist in ResidenceMDI Biolab Campus
Sep 2019Member discussionSchooner Head Overlook

2018/2019

MonthMeeting / EventOuting
Jun 2019Members Photo Exhibit at NEH Library
May 2019Richard Reynolds
Apr 2019Howie MotenkoBar Harbor Community Farm
Mar 2019Caty SmallBernard Town Dock
Feb 2019Benjamin Williamson St Saviour’s Episcopal Church
Jan 2019Matt StapletonPortrait Workshop at Harbor House
Dec 2018John PutnamWendell Gilley Museum
Nov 2018Tom LawrenceShore House
Oct 2018George SoulesRocky Mann - Studio Potter
Sep 2018Nathaniel ChildSand Beach

2017/2018

MonthMeeting / EventOuting
Jun 2018Members Photo Exhibit at NEH Library
May 2018Great Eight
Apr 2018Mike Taylor: AstrophotographyAlbert Meadow/Grant Park
Mar 2018Cancelled due to BlizzardMoonrise over Bear Island Lighthouse
Feb 2018Club Meeting about our FutureSpecial Critique Session with Colleen Miniuk-Sperry
Jan 2018Tillman Crane: Platinum Printing & Critique SessionSeal Cove Auto Museum
Dec 2017John Putnam & George Soules: Lightroom MobileMaine Seacoast Mission
Nov 2017Michael Rindler: Artful DisplayBird Photography in Northeast Harbor
Oct 2017John Rivers: The Art and Techniques of Bird PhotographyTool Barn
Sep 2017Bob Madden: Putting the Photographer in the PhotographBoat trip to Great Cranberry

2016/2017

MonthMeeting / EventOuting
Jun 2017Annual Photo Exhibit and Student Photo Contest
May 2017Bob Thayer
Acadian Winter		Moose Island
Apr 2017Gear NightAtlantic Glass
Mar 2017Cancelled due to blizzardHarbor House Portrait Workshop
Feb 2017Jenifer Booher
The Coast Walk		Wonderland
Jan 2017Vincent Lawrence:
Panorama Photography		Northeast Harbor
Dec 2016Adam Woodworth:
Winter Photography		Lower Hadlock Pond
Nov 2016Tom Lawrence:
Depth of Field		College of the Atlantic
Oct 2016George Soules:
The Secret Life of Pixels		Boat trip to Islesford on Little Cranberry Island
Sep 2016John Putnam:
Catalogs, Folders & Collections

2015/2016

MonthMeeting / EventOuting
Jun 20162016 Annual Photo Exhibit and Student Photo Contest
May 2016John Putnam:
Finding Your Path - A Photographer's Tale		Dickey Family Cottage "Soundings" in Northeast Harbor
Apr 2016David Westphal:
Experiences of a photographer and filmmaker		Mill Dam and Norwood Cove, Southwest Harbor
Mar 2016Earl Brechlin:
Photojournalism ethics, and the importance of creating photographs that speak truth		Highseas Cottage and Callender House, Schooner Head
Feb 2016Colleen Miniuk-Sperry:
The Art of Seeing Differently		Criterion Theater and behind-the-scenes tour, Bar Harbor
Jan 2016Steve Mullane:
Whale Photography		Bass Harbor Head Light tour, Bass Harbor
Dec 2015Aaron Priest:
Time Lapse and Panorama Photography		Downtown Ellsworth
Nov 2015Rogier van Bakel:
Professional and Wedding Photography		Asticou Terraces & Landing, Northeast Harbor
Oct 2015Jack Ledbetter:
Large Format Photography with Field Cameras		The Tarn, Bar Harbor
Sep 2015Mark Stevens:
Learning How To Critique Photographs

2014/2015

MonthMeeting / EventOuting
Jun 20152015 Annual Exhibit
May 2015Dorothea Eiben:
Wabi-Sabi & The Hand Of Man		Asticou Azalea Garden, Northeast Harbor
Apr 2015Nate Parker:
A Personal Retrospective		Seal Cove Auto Museum, Seal Cove
Mar 2015Josh Winer:
Personal Photography Projects		Colby College Museum of Art, Private showing of master photographers in 'The Large Print Room'
Feb 2015Lydia Goetze:
Incorporating Chinese Art into Photography		Otter Cliffs at Sunrise
Jan 2015Howie Motenko:
Studying the Masters		MDI High School, Girl's JV Basketball
Dec 2014Tom Lawrence:
Exposing For Tonality		Schoodic Peninsula
Nov 2014Jack Ledbetter:
Large Format Photography with Field Cameras		Bar Harbor Early Bird Pajama Sale and Bed Races
Oct 2014Alan Henrikson:
A Personal Retrospective		Parkman Mountain Carriage Road Bridges
Sep 2014George Soules:
History of MDI Photography

2013/2014

MonthMeeting / EventOuting
May 2014Adam Woodworth:
Astro Photography		Sunrise - Cadillac Mountain
Apr 2014Greg Spring:
A Personal Retrospective		Wonderland, Southwest Harbor
Mar 2014George Soules:
Potraits withs Small Flash		Eagle Lake, Bar Harbor
Feb 2014Howie Motenko:
Nik Software		Hunters Beach, Seal Harbor
Jan 2014Workshop:
Post-Processing Software		MDI High School basketball game - cancelled due to snow
Dec 2013Jenn Booher:
Lightbox Demo		Bar Harbor Pier
Nov 2013Jack Ledbetter:
Large Format Photography with Field Cameras		Otter Cliffs & Jordan Pond night sky photography
Oct 2013David Westphal:
A Personal Retrospective		Moose Island, a private island in Seal Cove
Sep 2013Workshop:
Bring Your Gear In

2012/2013

MonthMeeting / Event Outing
Jun 2013Workshop:
Post-Processing Software		Stewart Estate Gardens, Northeast Harbor
May 2013Howie Motenko:
Painting Bridges Project		Somesville Harbor
Apr 2013James Cormier:
Night Sky Photography		Northeast Harbor Town Dock
Mar 2013Vincent Lawrence:
Lightroom & Photoshop		Sand Beach
Feb 2013Gregg TeHennepe:
High Dynamic Range (HDR)
Jan 2013John Rivers:
How to start a club