Meetings

The Thousand Oaks Photo Group conducts several meetings each month including monthly photo challenges as well as Special Interest Groups. There are other planning meetings, scheduled as needed to keep the club going such as our monthly Steering Committee meeting.

Monthly Photo Challenges

Our monthly photo challenges have moved online and are conducted via Zoom. Meeting times are at 7:00 pm usually on the first Monday of the month. Check the website's homepage for links to each meeting.

Special Interest Groups

Special Interest Groups (SIGs) meet monthly to discuss theme-oriented subjects. More information about our SIGs are found on our Special Interest Group page and on Heylo.

In-person Meetings

In-person meetings are occasionally conducted throughout the year to enable face-to-face interaction. Details about those meetings are posted well in advance on the homepage of this website.

Steering Committee and Board of Directors Meeting

The Steering Committee and Board of Directors meet monthly on the second Wednesday of the month at 7:30 pm via Zoom. Linking details are found within the calendar section of this website. 

TOPG's Special Interest Groups

The goals of our Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are quite similar:

• Share knowledge and experience on the particular area of interest or specialization
• Jointly improve our skills in this activity
• Potentially plan and go on field trips together

TOPG SIGs are NOT workshops. A SIG is a study group focusing on a particular topic. ALL participants will be expected to contribute and to support the growth and maturation of the group. Agenda topics for each SIG’s meetings will be developed by the participants over time. 

TOPG Special Interest Groups are open to all TOPG members.

For specific Information about each of our Special Interest Groups, please refer to the detailed description for each SIG:

• Street Photography
• Image Share
• Photoshop / Lightroom
• Landscape Special Interest Group (Inactive at this time)

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September Photo Challenge Recap

For those of you who did not attend our last photo review meeting and want to view the video replay, click on the button below. 

Note: The Zoom recording was not started at the beginning of this meeting. Unfortunatlely, some images were not included. Sorry.

Assigned Topic: Get Low
Judge: Ann Mitchell

September 2026 Photo Challenge Video 

All recent photo challenge galleries can be found at our Competition Winning Images page. Older galleries are in our gallery archives.

Monthly Photo Challenge
Monday, November 2 at 7:00 PM 

Standard Photo Challenge Rules (Assigned and Open classes)
Zoom Link:   Zoom Link to Photo Challenge
Judge: Mel Carll (About Mel Carll)
    Website at https://www.scvphotocenter.com/
    Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/melcarll/
    Facebook at unavailable

This month's topic:: 
      Fairs, Rodeos and Parades – We end our challenge year with a fun one. Capture an element of a fair, rodeo or parade and share it with us and the judge.

• Competition Rules: Thousand Oaks Photo Group Photo Challenge Guidelines (Revised March 2026)
• Entry Closing Date: Submit your images by Wednesday, October 28 no later than 10 PM.

Critique and Judging will take place via Zoom at 7:00 PM. See our calendar for details.

Coffee and Cameras
On the 4th Wednesday of each month at 1:00 PM

Please join fellow club members for Coffee and Cameras at Stonehaus in Westlake Village on the 4th Wednesday of each month for coffee and camera talk. Each month, a group of TOPG photographers gather to chat and have coffee, a cold drink or a late lunch and share information. Stonehaus is located at 32039 Agoura Rd, Westlake Village, CA 91361