Activity - Newcomer/Alumni : Photo Walks
Click on the YouTube Video above to view the latest work by our NEW BERN Newcomers Photo Walk group. These photos were taken during the April Walk that took place in the public gardens surrounding Tryon Palace in New Bern, N.C.
Photo Walk activityÂ
Open to Newcomers Club Members as well as members of the Alumni Group of Newcomers
Activity Leader
Rob  (Newcomer) newbernphotowalk@gmail.com
upcoming events
May 2024 Photo Walk- New Bern Battlefield Park, 300 Battlefield Trail
Tuesday, May 21, Â 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
New Bern Battlefield Park ,300 Battlefield Trail, New Bern, NC 28560 (Near the main entrance to Taberna)
The historic park is a great place to photograph nature and wildlife. We will meet in the covered pavilion in the parking lot of the park at 4:00p.m.
All Newcomers Club members (and Alumni) members are invited. This group is open to all skills levels and cameras, including D-SLRs and phone cameras!  The activity is lead by club member Rob Paine, a retired pro photographer. If you plan on going, please RSVP to newbernphotowalk@gmail.com no later than Sunday, May 19. If the event is postponed, I will email everyone who has RSVP’d. Thank you!
June 2024 Photo Walk : Wilson NC- exact date coming soon
Wilson has a little bit of everything :
• an innovate photography museum that not only has an indoor gallery but includes several buildings downtown;
• an incredible rose garden which is probably one of the biggest and best in North Carolina and
• the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park, a one of a kind outside exhibit that might be a one of a kind experience.
Past Photo Walks in 2023-24 Newcomers Year
APRIL 2024-Photo Walk, Gardens in New Bern.
Photos from this walk can be seen in slide show at top of page.Â
Flower Photography : Gardens Around , Tryon Palace, New Bern
New Bern is graced by some of the most photogenic gardens in the area, many located on the historic grounds outside the gates of Tryon Palace.
March 2024- Waterfront of Morehead City, NC
The March Photo Walk was held March 22 on the waterfront in Morehead City. We walked the waterfront taking photos of statues, boats and buildings near where the Big Rock is held every year,
Click on the YouTube video at the top of this page to view a brief video featuring photos taken during our March walk.Â
The activity is lead by club member Rob Paine, a retired pro photographer.
February 2024 -Perspective
What's Your Perspective, in downtown New Bern, Â Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.
Our theme was "What is your perspective," a visual challenge to find creative ways to photograph three historic buildings in New Bern. Click on the YouTube video below to view some of the great photos taken during this walk!
January 2024- wildlife and nature at Martin Marietta park
We have put together a slide show of photos taken by the 15 talented Newcomers Club members who took part in our January photo walk at Martin Marietta Park in New Bern, We hope you enjoy it and check back on this page in February for  details on our February walk. Thanks to everyone who has taken part in this activity. This walk centered on the abundance of birds and other nature readily available at this wonderful park in NEW BERN, NC.
December 2023 Holiday Sites and Lights Photo Walk
NOVEMBER 2023 Historic River District Walk
OCTOBER 2023 PHOTO WALK
Tuesday,  Oct 10, Lawson Creek Park, New Bern Where can you photograph a Navy Blue Angel jet, great views of downtown, boats on the river and wildlife all in the same location?
Lawson Creek Park! 140-acre Lawson Creek Park, conveniently located off Route 70 in New Bern, offers a variety of photo opportunities all within easy walking distance of parking. Â
About a dozen photographers took part in this walk and the video above features some of their photos.