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Cape Camera July/August 2021

News from the Council

It is strange to think that this is the last time I will have the pleas- the other clubs in the Cape. In the
ure of writing ‘From the Council’ for our Cape Camera magazine. last edition we clearly stated that
My second term of office comes to an end at our forthcoming CTPS will only enter photos of
AGM, and after serving for over ten years on the Council, with those who have nominated us as
the last four being President, I have to step down. New blood their primary club. Those mem-
brings new thinking and improvements from the way we did bers must then not allow their
things in the past. A more relaxing time is ahead for me, al- other clubs to use their photos in
though I must admit I will miss dealing with the affairs of CTPS, PSSA competitions in order to re-
most of which I thoroughly enjoyed doing. Serving on the move an additional burden on our
Council is not a burden. You give what you want to give of your competition administrators.
time. You gain fellowship, photographic knowledge, feelings of We have negotiated a stand at
achievement, and friendship – I can recommend it to those who the next ‘Art in the Park’ in Ronde-
are standing in the wings! Our AGM is around the corner with bosch with the Association of Artists, which they hope will be
nominations being called for! able to be held in November, depending on Covid regulations.
I motivated for our Council back in 2015 to sell our building in The idea is not so much as to sell our prints but rather to get ex-
Jarvis Street, Green Point. The money received has grown nicely posure for our Society and our members work. However those
in our investments ever since. My focus as an ordinary member who have amassed many prints and wish to sell those may do
in future will be to continue to search for premises in which we so. There will be more details about this closer to the time.
can meet and call home. Our possessions remain secure in our November will also offer a Photographic Treasure Hunt, an idea
rented store in Ottery at a cost of R2500 per month, but they from Robert Maginley, who will organize it in place of the usual
need to go on display and be accessible to our membership. monthly outing. You will travel by car at a time to suit yourself
Steady progress is being made in cataloging the library and a and take photographs.
comment made by Trudi and Anna, who are doing the work, hit Friday evening the 26th of November will also be the date of
through to me – “we have the entire history of photography in our end of year event, which looks at the moment to be simi-
that store” and not many know about it or appreciate it. lar to last year and which was held at my house in Constantia,
CTPS has certainly changed over these past 18 months of Covid, given the restrictions on indoor gatherings. Sorry about that!
and I suspect many aspects of Zoom meetings will be continued
in years to come. Our membership keeps growing with people I would like to welcome Johan van Wyk, a member of Tygerberg
who don’t live in the Cape – we have 12 members now from club, to CTPS as his secondary club. Promotions since our last
afar or from across the sea! It is so convenient holding Council issue were Walter Berndorfler to Intermediate, Theo Potgieter
meetings over Zoom. The international talks will surely still hap- to Salon and David Barnes to Master. Congratulations to all of
pen from time to time. Which reminds me- we are due to have you.
an interclub competition with the Kirkcaldy club in the UK on Thank you all for your support over the past four years. May
Monday the 4th of October, which should be fun and only pos- CTPS and its members continue going from strength to
sible with Zoom. strength in the future.
The issue around the entering of photos of members who are Richard Goldschmidt
members of more than one club is still doing the rounds with President

PSSA Congress

Nieu-Bethesda, Eastern Cape
27th September – 1st October 2021
Programme

Mon 27 September Afternoon workshops: There are four different workshops
• Scapes by Francois Roux for each of the five afternoons, allowing all delegates to be
• A global perspective on Photojournalism by Gus able to attend all of them in small groups. The topics are:
Waschefort.
Tuesday 28th: • Landscape by Francois Roux / Johan Brits
• Studio portraiture and fashion Hanli Smit / Laetitia
• People and Places by Willem Daffue Kenny
• Studio Portraiture by Laetitia Kenny • Photoshop by Martin Dudley Barber / Hein Waschefort
Wednesday 29th • Photojournalism by Gus Waschefort / Johann van der
No lectures – outing to see fossils, bushman paintings etc. Walt / Willem Daffue.
Thursday 30th In the evenings delegates will be divided into four groups,
• Martin Dudley MPSSA presentation with each group allocated a different local restaurant to
• Street photography by Johann van der Walt dine in, except for the gala dinner on Friday night. This is
Friday 1st October followed by night photography, star trails etc.
• PSSA AGM On the Sunday evening (registration day) delegates can en-
• Show and tell report on Nieu Bethesda Photo Experie- joy a street braai with a jazz band, followed by an introduc-
ence by Jill Sneesby tion to Nieu Bethesda and its people.

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