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.

Canyon de Chelly

Trilogy Photography Club Summer Shoot

August 2026

Mission Statement

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

October 2026

Happy October Club Members,

Weather is improving. Hope your photos are doing same. Remember that Ansel Adams said that getting twelve good shots in a year was a “good crop.” I particularly like the photographer who said, “You have seen my famous shots. You never saw the 10,000 really bad ones I took.” Embrace the “bad” shots you take. They can teach you so much.

I hope you are enjoying the September Theme-of-the-month exercise challenge. Twenty minutes to study, look around, take photos, expand your thinking and take another photo. Take your time and enjoy the exercise. Send your final shot to us to include on the website. Gary has also assembled some “past” Halloween photos to develop a new video for the Kiva corner. Stop by and enjoy once it is launched.

Our next meeting is October 28 in the Commons. Our speaker will be Dave Hatton who is an accomplished Arizona landscape photographer. Enjoy his work at davehatton.com and come hear him talk. Darrel is also going to show us some results fun using an app on his Samsung phone.

The club boards are working hard on identifying outings for the year. Please check your emails for a “survey” to help us find out what might interest you. If you hear about any photo opportunities in the area, please let a Board member know and we can share the information. Someone might be willing to organize an “ outing” around the event.

The ACCC competition is about to close. Entry deadline is October 16. If you would like some help preparing your photo for submission, Al Ungar is available to help you. It would be great to see many of you submit to the program this year. It is a great exercise for us to think about how a judge might look at our photo. But remember: it is their opinion. The only opinion that really counts is YOURS.

There will be some free or almost-free equipment available to members on the table at our next meeting. Included is a free camera that might be a great beginner’s model for a friend or relative. Check out the freebies as well as a few used items for sale. And bring some goodies of your own if you wish to add to the collection.

Enjoy the month and see you on the 28th at 6:00 at The Commons.

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

Duane

Group at Thunderbird Lodge - Canyon de Chelly Photo Shoot

Group Dinner, Thunderbird Lodge, Canyon de Chelly

Trilogy Photography Club Meeting

October 28, 2026

6 - 7:30 p.m. at The Commons at Kiva

Planned Club Photo Shoots:

Check back for future outings with your club!

MEETINGS

Trilogy Photography Club meetings are held on the 4th Wednesday of each month from September thru May at the Commons at Kiva 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
Luke Days
Wildflowers
Butterfly Wonderland
Canyon de Chelly

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 trilogyphotoclub26@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