Camera Committee Outings include day hikes, road trips, car-camps and backpacks.

Our hikes are "photo-paced" allowing participants ample opportunity to capture their best images. We try to be at the right locations at the right time for the best light. Our camping trips usually include a social hour around snacks, dessert or a campfire to swap stories and photo ideas. We often follow the outing with a reunion to look at photos.

We love beautiful locations that inspire engagement with the natural world and the conservation that follows, but we recognize that photos created in distressed environments have the power to build awareness and spur action.

Outings are open to all. Some of our outings are co-sponsored with other groups and sections like the Natural Science Section, Wilderness Adventures Section, and the Pasadena Group.

Camera Committee Outings leaders are trained and certified by the Angeles Chapter and the Sierra Club Safety Committee. Each leader renews their certifications every two years. 

We are always interested in adding leaders to our roster and are happy to help members on the path to Leadership Certification. We also welcome participation of active leaders in other activity sections.  

If you are interested in leading trips with the Camera Committee, please contact our Outings Co-Chairs Alison Boyle and Joan Schipper.

Sierra Club Liability Waiver: All participants on Sierra Club outings are required to sign a standard liability waiver. To read our liability waiver before you participate on an outing, click here. For a paper copy, please contact any of our Outings Leaders.

The Local Outings Medical Form is not required for most Camera Committee outings which are usually conducted in the "frontcountry" where medical care is easily accessible. But for more remote outings, a Medical Form will be required for each participant. The forms will be held by the leader and returned at the completion of the outing. Refer to this Medical Form Guide for more information.

Ridesharing notice: The Sierra Club insurance does not cover rideshare arrangements and assumes no liability for them. Our Outings Leaders will not arrange rideshares, but will provide participant information when possible and encourage participants to make private arrangements. Participants assume the risks associated with this travel.

Public Health: We abide by the strictest local public health guidelines. Currently Masks and COVID vaccinations are not required for participation in our activities. Participants may be in the company of unvaccinated people.

California Seller of Travel: CST 2087766-40. Registration as a seller of travel does not constitute approval by the State of California.

Stand by for new outings announcements!

Outings will be announced here and posted in the Camera Committee Calendar and the Schedule of Activities.
 

John Boyle caught this moment at the end of a Thanksgiving Week tide pool outing in Crystal Cove organized by Alison Boyle.

Camera Committee Outings leader, Alison Boyle, loves the ocean and the marine life found in tide pools.  She enjoys sharing these special places on our trips so that others may experience them also She knows what kind of tide pool life to look for and where to look for it. She plans these outings on the best days and at the correct time to maximize access to pools and the critters and plants that live there. If you're lucky enough to have an afternoon minus low tide, she'll stay out for the last drop of light and suggest dinner or happy hour after to swap tales of sightings and photo techniques and tools.  Check out Alison's Focal Points Magazine (July-August, 2023) cover story to see her remarkable images.