The Whaling City Camera Club opened a special exhibit, entitled "Botanicals and the Bugs Who love them", at the Westport Library on November 7. More than thirty prints from the club's members were on display. Dedee Shattuck, of Westport's Dedee Shattuck Gallery, acted as a judge for the competition, and selected the following winners:

• Honorable Mention: "Bouquet of Music" - Susan McDonald
• 3rd Place: "Busy Bumble Bee" - Jim Mahaney
• 2nd Place: "Monarch" - Richard Castenson
• 1st Place: "Cairns Birdwing Butterfly" - Joan-Marie Proulx

The exhibit runs through December 30, 2019 at the Westport Public Library.

The first print competition for the 2019-20 NECCC season was hosted by the Whaling City Camera Club on November 6, at our new North Dartmouth Library home. The interclub competition featured entries submitted from nineteen NECCC camera clubs, in open categories for Color or Black and White prints. In addition to the competition, Hunt's Photo set up a booth featuring a number of items at special discount prices for attendees.

Winners will be announced by NECCC later this month.

The first Whaling City Camera Club competition for the season was held on October 16, and it demonstrated the constantly improving skills of the club's membership. With the scheduled judge sidelined by a sudden illness, winners were selected by votes from all the members present at the competition.  The winners for each category are listed below: