WELCOME!

Welcome to the website of the Trilogy Photography Club, a club open to all residents of Trilogy at Vistancia who want to improve their picture-taking skills. Or maybe you just want to learn how to use your camera. All are welcome to be a member of our club.

Want to know the secret to taking better photos? Take more photos!

And that is why we exist. We take pictures, talk about our photos and the stories behind them, have monthly themes to encourage members to keep taking pictures, and have guest speakers to help us learn new ideas. We sponsor trips and workshops, and we even have competitions to recognize outstanding photos submitted by members. We also invite members to share their tips about their cameras or how to use Lightroom/Photoshop.

Whether you use a DSLR, a point-and-shoot, or a smartphone camera, you will find our club to be fun and helpful. Take a few minutes to look at our website. Enjoy our “galleries” that often feature our monthly theme or a field trip. And then jump in and join us.

Trilogy Photography Club Members

February 13, 2026 Photo Shoot

Wildflowers

Mission Statement

To promote learning, photographic proficiency, and fellowship through guest speakers, education, workshops, members helping members, field trips, and photo competitions.

MARCH 2026

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Greetings Club Members,

It is MARCH! Hard to tell with the weather.

Our last meeting was very exciting. We had a full house with new members and visitors. The “state of the club” is healthy and growing, thanks to members like you. And a special “thank you” to Dave Ziegler and Terry Corbin for their photos and stories.

Gary Zoeller gave a terrific presentation on Pet Photography which inspired this month’s Theme of the Month: PETS (The spider from the Bartlett Lake trip has been declared ineligible, unfortunately.) Send 2-3 of your favorite PET photos to tpcphotos4myclub@gmail.com to be included in the Gallery and possibly on display at Kiva. For a refresher on how to take great pet photos, refer to Gary's presentation under our Tips & Tricks tab. (Note: must sign in to your member account to see)

In addition to the Theme of the Month, next month’s meeting will feature “MY FAVORITE NEW PHOTO”. The rules are simple. Send us ONE photo that you have taken this month that you really like. The goal is to encourage you to get busy taking pictures. We want only a NEW one. We will show all the favorites on March 25. Send your Favorite New Photo to me at drlakin630@gmail.com and please include the subject line “FAVORITE PHOTO”.

The next club outing is a trip to Luke Days, March 21. Please check our website for information. It is coming soon, and seats may be hard to find. Bring your camera and earplugs. There will also be another Wildflower outing if the flowers cooperate. Watch for an announcement.

Elections are coming. If you would like to nominate someone to any of the Board positions (President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Webmaster/Competition Manager, and At Large with ACCC liaison responsibilities), simply let any Board member know. We need one more at-large member with experience maintaining websites and similar technical challenges. Feel free to nominate yourself. Election will be held at April meeting and nominations will be posted at that time. Campaign posters and PAC contributions are prohibited, however.

Our next meeting is March 25. Darrel DeLong will provide us a “Story behind the Photo” and Kim Bontempo will be introduced as a “Meet the Member.” The meeting will also present the winners from both our Club competition and the Fall ACCC competition.

Take advantage of all the activities in the area right now. Baseball, horse shows, fine art festivals, watching snowbirds disrupt local traffic flow, etc. It is a busy time. Be careful, and make sure your battery is charged.

Reminder: ACCC competition is still open. Look for information on their website or ask any Board member for help. Remember, if one of your entries does not win a ribbon, you can request suggestions from a judge for improving that photo. This opportunity for feedback is worth the effort to submit a photo to the ACCC competition. Submission of photos to ACCC competitions need to be sized according to ACCC guidelines - links are on our website under the Competition tab.

HOWEVER, if you wish to submit a photo or two for our website Gallery for the Theme of the Month (TOM), your photo does NOT have to be resized from your phone or camera, but it must be a .jpg file.

And remember: The secret to taking better photos is to TAKE MORE PHOTOS!

Duane Lakin, President

TPC Photo Shoot Group: Wildflowers 2/13/2026

by Gary Zoeller

Trilogy Photography Club Meeting

March 25, 2026

6 - 7:30 p.m. at Kiva

Planned Club Photo Shoots:

March 21, 2026 - Luke Days

Get tickets (Section 23 preferred) through Luke AFB at www.lukedays.com

MEETINGS

Trilogy Photography Club meetings are held on the 4th Wednesday of each month from September thru May at the Center for High Learning in the Kiva Club at 6 PM.

Meetings may include guest speakers, field trips to practice skills and capture unique photo opportunities, workshop classes, or club competitions.

PLEASE NOTE: Meetings in November and December may occur on other days or may be cancelled due to holiday conflicts. Trilogy residents who are interested in learning more about the Club are invited to attend prior to joining.

PHOTO SHOOTS

The TPC hosts a number of photo shoots each year, including field trips, workshops in the field, monthly themes, etc.

Past photo shoots have included:

"A Day at the Zoo" led by the Zoo photographers
A 3-day trip to Monument Valley for a guided shoot of sunrise and sunset with a Navajo guide
A day event at the Pioneer Living History Museum which included a re-enactment of an old west shoot-out!
A trip to the Vulture Mine

COMPETITIONS

Each year the TPC hosts at least one club photo competition for its members.

Judging is performed by the Photographic Society of America (PSA) and awards are presented at our Club meetings.

In addition, winners and their photographs are highlighted on this website and in print at the Trilogy Kiva Club. Information on how to enter can be found HERE.

The TPC also encourages its members to participate in other competitions throughout the year, such as those held by the Arizona Camera Club Council (ACCC). Information on the ACCC competitions can be found HERE.

GALLERIES

The best way to learn photography and to improve your skills is to shoot, shoot, shoot...and share!

The TPC encourages members to "shoot and share" by hosting print displays of selected photographs at the Kiva Club and through posting members' photos on this website.

We encourage members to submit their photos to "theme of the month" and other special galleries created by the Board. Please refer to the Competitions tab to learn how to submit correctly sized and named photos.

In addition, the Board posts galleries of winning photographs from the TPC competition(s) and from the ACCC competitions. Please visit our on-line galleries to see and share the work.

JOIN US!

If you are not yet a member, please look around our website to see if this is something you might be interested in. We are open to all residents of Trilogy at Vistancia.

If you would like more information, please email us at trilogyphotoclub25@gmail.com and one of the Board members will be in touch with you soon. You are also welcome to attend a meeting as a visitor before signing up.

Are you thinking about buying a camera but know nothing about photography? Do you wish you could get better photos of those darling grandkids? Your next trip? Have you ever thought of photographing a bubble? Do you own a camera or smart phone and want to improve your skills? Do you have photographic skills to share in any aspect of photography from equipment, to getting the best shot, to post-production? Do you enjoy learning and sharing?

Then we are the Club for you!

Please fill out our on-line application or pick one up at the next meeting and join us in our photographic adventures!

Membership Application and Dues Information

Photo by Al Ungar