Dudley Camera Club
(Formerly The Dudley Photography Society).

The first recorded meeting of the club dates back to the August of 1944, when it was agreed that the Society’s funds should be lodged with the Post Office and letterheads be produced that would incorporate the Dudley Coat of Arms. The Society held its first annual exhibition in the Dudley Art Gallery in the following year, by which time membership levels were up to twenty five. Regular meetings at this time were being held in the Art Gallery, however with membership levels increasing it became necessary to move to larger premises, and the Society moved into The Castle Hotel in Castle Street Dudley, which it was to occupy for the next twelve years before the Brewery decided to develop the site and the building was demolished. Since then the Society/Club had to move to various locations over the years until settling into its current location. By 1950 The Society had begun to expand its activities and make its mark in the photography world, it had started to engage visiting lecturers to give demonstrations and talks on a wide variety of photography disciplines.

 In 1968 following the forming of a new committee the name of the Society was changed to the DUDLEY CAMERA CLUB and with a new impetus developed the club to what it is today. In the 1970s and 80s DCC was regarded as one of the leading Midland clubs for black and white print photography. In recent years the club has had to restructure its activities with the advent of digital photography.