Meetings typically occur on the second Monday evening of each month, except during December. Meeting specifics (time, location) are found in the posts to our Facebook Group, as well as reminder posts on Substack. On occasion the schedule is munged a bit to accommodate conflicts. We strive to provide a great deal of notice when this happens.
Meeting structure is simple:
Everyone is invited. There are no dues, no roll call, no expectations. We want you here, and we hope you want to be here.
New folks will be acknowledged, and given the opportunity to introduce themselves.
Brief announcements, usually about upcoming Rambles. All are invited to share information about exhibits that they are part of, as well as any other events that might be of interest.
Photographer of the Month: we are introduced to someone (national or international) that we probably don't know about, but is doing interesting and unusual work.
Image Discussions: this is the main purpose of RRIC. We spend time looking at images submitted by participants, and talking about how we respond to it, how we feel about the artistic merits, where was the maker successful, or perhaps less so. The images are shown, and the title announced, but the maker is anonymous. We believe that this approach fosters a separation of critique from personality, and fosters an environment wherein we discuss what we see in the image, and only that. In other words, it's always about the work.
Regarding monthly themes: we use themes to both direct and challenge you. There is no requirement to adhere to the theme; it's intended as a guide. There is also no time limit for the creation of an image. You may submit something new, or something from your back catalog.
If you would like to join us, and offer up an image or two for discussion, please see the Submit page.