If you have ever found yourself captivated by photography, then maybe Choate’s Photography Club is right for you. Headed by faculty member Mr. Ian Morris, the mission of this club is to “capture that moment in time”—the moment when a soccer player is about to score a goal or a violinist is furiously plucking the strings of her instrument. This “action photography” is known as photojournalism, and is often what appears in The News, The Press, and other Choate publications as well as newspapers around the world. Mr. Morris founded Photography Club about three and a half years ago as a way to help budding student photographers of all abilities. He encourages students to take pictures of athletes and performers of any level, since he feels that sub-varsity sports and supporting actors are important as well. Photos taken by both Mr. Morris and students have appeared in The Alumni Bulletin and other Choate publications as well on the Photography Club’s website (http://student.choate.edu/photography/photodefault.htm), which is accessible to everyone, including local newspapers. And remember that excellent slide show at the pep rally the night before Choate creamed Deerfield? You guessed it, the Photography Club, mainly Mr. Morris, was behind that.Lately, Mr. Morris has been challenged with getting students to become more involved in the Photography Club, but that can change. Mr. Morris suggests that interested students take pictures with any camera (so if you do not have a digital camera, that is all right) of friends or sporting events and send them to him to take a look at. He will publish anything, as long as it is not “terrible,” on the website. Even if the photos are a bit blurry, he can always fix them with Photoshop. So all you amateur photojournalists, get your cameras clicking and remember that Photography Club is there to get your magnificent pictures out into the world.Another photography option can be found with Pholio, a new photography club on campus. Founded last December, Pholio is certainly one of Choate’s more recent clubs. Fourth formers Andrew Silberstein and Jin Kim created Pholio for those who would like to “focus on artistic photography,” which means taking photos of nature and other still life rather than action shots. The club holds bi-weekly meetings in which photographers can review each others’ work and are assigned various topics to capture. Pholio hopes to take members on a field trip to a picturesque setting in New York or Connecticut to inspire its photographers. Ultimately, students will put together portfolios displaying their images but, for now, those pictures will be on display at dances, such as the SAC dance held last Saturday, January 28. Club members hope to eventually have their photographs on display in the Humanities Rotunda or in a gallery at the PMAC. Pholio only has nine members now, so they are looking to expand. If the idea of depicting still life through photographs has piqued your interest, not to mention the allure of a possible field trip, then you should consider joining Pholio. For information about this club, contact Andrew Silberstein ’08 or Jin Kim ’08. With clubs for both budding photo-journalists and artistic photographers, Choate is certainly living up to expectations in the student photography department.