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UPP (United Photographic Postfolios of Great Britain) is a Photographic Club that comes to you by post at regular monthly intervals. Its roots go back 75 years (circa 1934) and it is Britain's largest postal photo club. Its current membership, of around 350, is spread across the length and breadth of the UK.
Naturally, with a membership of this size it would be impossible to circulate one set of pictures between every individual. So, the Club is subdivided into a number of smaller clubs, known as 'Circles', each of which have between 12 and 15 members.
In effect, each UPP Circle is a small club in its own right. As such each Circle can decide its own method of operation within the broader rules of the parent organisation. Because the Club reaches into your own home, your participation can be enjoyed in comfort over a few days.
For photographers living too far from a town, or those with a disability who find travelling difficult or access to club rooms inconvenient, postal postfolios are an ideal means of gaining active participation in their hobby. And, of course, if you already belong to a local club, UPP participation can be an excellent supplement to your existing activities.
You can expect to receive 12 Folios a year to view and comment on, not forgetting to add your own latest masterpiece to the collection on each occasion. What better way to get a broad cross- section of opinion about your work? Also, at the close of the UPP year, the monthly winners, or Gold Label Winners as they are known, from all Circles, are exhibited or projected during a convention weekend (usually held in September) which also plays host to the UPP AGM.
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