This is the UK Cave Photography Group at caves.org.uk/photography/.

Our aim is to provide a means for cave photographers to keep in touch and to exchange news and ideas.

The group was formalised in November 2000, although our annual field meetings go back to 1995. We started issuing a newsletter in December 2000, but this has proved difficult to continue with. Six issues were published (ISSN 1478-9639), the last in Feb 2004, but we have now formally ceased publication. We have not managed to organise a field meeting for some time either.

We are currently not taking subscriptions. Back-issues of our newsletters are available, and there is occasional activity on our Internet Mailing List for Cave Photography

Our newsletter (ISSN 1478-9639) was intended to allow people exchange news, ideas, and experiences of photography and video in 'dark places'. however, it proved to be too time-consuming ot continue publication of this, and publication has now ceased.

The first two issues of the newsletter were produced and distributed free of charge. Issues 3 to 6 were a magazine of 8-12 A4 sides, printed in full colour, for which we charged a subscription. Newsletters 1, and 2 are still on-line; also extracts from 3 | 4 | 5 | 6. You can still buy back-issues of #3 to #6.

Postage Zone	Newsletter Price, Including postage
UK, Eire, Channel Isles	£3.00 each
Europe (air), World (surface)	£3.50 each
World (airmail)	£4.00 each

How to purchase newsletters: Make a note of the price you need to pay and go to David Gibson's miscellaneous payments page. If you pay online, please include a message saying which back-issues you have ordered. You do not need to obtain a payment reference to complete the on-line form: simply make your payment to "David Gibson" and type "CPG newsletters" in the Reference box.

We operate an Internet mailing list for chat about Cave Photography. This is generally a very quiet list, so you will not be bombarded with loads of emails if you sign up. Details of how to sign-up can be found here.

We would like to encourage all cave photographers to use this list. In addition to hosting the discussion on where we should take the CPG in 2005, this list is also the place where any announcements about cave photography events typically get posted. You can of course also post questions on any aspect of underground photography, and take advantage of the knowledge of many experienced photographers to get answers or advice.

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Enquiries / Newsletter editor

Footleg (Paul Fretwell), The Old Bakery; 39 Mill Street, Isleham, ELY, CB7 5RY Tel: 01638 780039. cpg-enquiries[at]caves...etc.

• Underground Photographer magazine, including a flashbulb information page. This magazine is no longer in publication.
  
  
• ePHOTOzine - an online photography magazine. There's an article on underground photography by USA cave photographer Peter Jones of Shot in the Dark Photography. click here.
  
  
• Flashgun Slave units are still available as kits from David Gibson. New enhanced designs are promised soon, and will be announced in the CPG newsletter. This page has links to some photos.
  
  
• Firefly Electronics sell ready-built units based on David Gibson's design.
  
  
• LED Lighting David Gibson and Stuart France's notes about LED lighting - not photography, but lighting and photography are related!
  
  
• Caving.uk is a 'one-stop' caving site created in partnership with Descent magazine. It contains a photo gallery.
  
  
• The UK SpeleoArt site has now moved to the USA. Contains links to other cave art sites.
  
  
• BCRA, the British Cave Research Association, supports a number of caving 'special interest groups'. At the moment our Group remains independent.