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“Finally I would like to encourage everyone to join the PSSA as I film and slide photography (which I am glad I did), it is the digi-
do feel it is advantageous for any serious photographer. I know tal age that has made me more creative. When I see the work
some of you get disappointed with not achieving Salon Accept- being done now by our Youth project, I feel that photography is
ances, or not getting their Honours on their first try (I also ex- and will change more over the years to come, but it will always
perienced that many times) but we must never give up and we remain a great art form and one that we should all be proud of
must keep this wonderful hobby of ours alive and well. Digital in whatever way we approach it - not to forget that we all learn
has changed photography in many ways, and having studied from one another.”

All images above by Evelyn Gibson

Justin Fletcher

My first camera was a present in all of those fields. There are certainly some that resonate
from my parents when I was in more with me, and these are the ones I wish to explore and
my 20s, and as any parent knows, hone my skills. I get inspired when I see great images within
there must have been a question those genres and these are the ones I feel most attracted to and
mark as to whether a camera was I like to do more with them.
a good gift, how long it would be Today I shoot on a Canon EOS R and I have a 24-70mm f2.8L se-
used for, or if it would just be a ries lens, a 50mm nifty fifty, a 100-300mm zoom lens and some
passing phase? But I started using other bits and pieces.
the camera, enjoyed it and found
myself trying to produce better I decided to join CTPS in the hope that I will get to spend more
images and to challenge myself. time around people with similar interests as mine, that will help
It all just kind of went from there. me to improve my photographic knowledge and shooting ex-
perience, and also to get regular opportunities to expand my
I love portraiture, landscape, mac- skillset on something I love doing.
ro, and street photography, but I
don't necessarily have experience

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