LONGMEADOW — On Thursday Jan. 8 at 1:30 p.m. at the Longmeadow Adult Center on 231 Maple St., the Valley Photo Center – Longmeadow Camera Club meeting will feature a guest speaker, award-winning photographer Linda Repasky, who will demonstrate how to take smartphone photos from average to stunning.

Attendees will learn how to make the most of their camera phone’s features, gathering practical techniques and tips for using a smartphone to create nature and landscape photos worthy of hanging on their walls.

Repasky is a Belchertown photographer who captures the beauty of local natural resources with her phone’s camera. She is a frequent explorer of the Quabbin Reservoir and an avid macro photographer, revealing the tiny patterns, textures, and details in nature that most of walk past. Her camera phone images have earned her recognition in numerous international photography competitions, even competing against photographers using sophisticated and expensive digital camera systems. Some of her work can be viewed on Instagram @lindarepaskyphotogry.