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"The Photographic Society has been going about 50 years, coming up shortly. Now of course the big thing is digital photography. The youngsters can get into it, I like that side of it, it brings a younger element into the club. The traditional side is slowly dying out, and I think will probably become an art form in the end. It’s all about making pictures at the end of the day".

"You can use any camera you like, it doesn’t matter, the interest is the important thing. I mean we have people who have limited budgets but they still enjoy the club. The problem is club photography has a bad image, people think it’s a bit snobby and it’s not like that at all. We’re one of the few clubs which stays open 12 months".

"We have a lot of competitions based on different subject matter. We hold exhibitions regularly. We have lecturers throughout the year. There’s a tendency in club photography that because there are cups to be won, people gear their photographs specifically. I always say that you should do what you want to do, and if the judges like it, that’s a bonus. I’ve always been a people photographer - a street photographer - always walked around the city with a camera. I suppose the biggest change is the outlook to photographers as you walk around".

"For instance, when I was doing the Liverpool series, I did that forty years ago, maybe more, never a problem, used to speak to all the locals, photograph all the kids, but you can’t do that now".

"The area’s changed a lot, the Transporter Bridge, when I was younger, I used to photograph that, it’s gone of course now. Some major changes in the city, all around the tunnel has changed, it’s changed everywhere and the problem is it goes gradually and it’s only when you look back at your pictures that you say "oh, that was different a couple of years ago". All of a sudden the whole city landscape has altered. Really you could do a survey of the city every ten years and you’d get a different picture".

- Ted Baker

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