ARTISTS and photographers have been inspiring the public by putting their work on display in a temporary digital exhibition.

Running from Monday through to Sunday, the Swindon Photographic Society has set up its own art gallery filled with works created by the club’s members.

The gallery is located in the Brunel Centre next to Cargo Home and is free to enter.

Each person who visits the gallery is asked to pick their favourite piece, write it on a bit of paper and pop it into a jar. Afterwards, the photographer whose piece receives the most votes will be singled out for special praise by members.

There are 48 images on display, whittled down from 250, with more than 100 projected images that can be seen on a computer screen.

Malcolm Cole, the society’s exhibition secretary, said: “What we have on display this week is a good range of the sort of thing we do at the club.

“For me, it’s great to be able to give people a leaflet and try to get them involved with the club. We want to show that everyone is welcome, regardless of experience.”

On Friday and Saturday the gallery is open from 9:00am to 5:30pm and from 10:30am to 4:30pm on Sunday and features work from both experienced and new members.

The club wished to issue a special thank you to the team at the Brunel Centre for helping to organise the exhibition.

“It’s great that the Brunel has allowed us to use this space, we really appreciate all the help they have given us.”

The walls are filled with a variety of images including portraits, landscapes and infrareds.

Malcolm said: “The walls are divided between primary and advanced skill levels, but when you look at the two the work on both walls is exceptional and it’s very hard to tell the difference.”

Encouraging more people to join the club, Malcolm added: “We feel it is proof of our claim that anyone can come and enjoy photography – no experience necessary.

“Some have large, expensive cameras and some have cheap basic cameras. Often the most complex part of photography is deciding where to point the camera and when to press the shutter.”

For more details visit www.swindonphotosoc.org.uk