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buildings, but feeling the energy in these places and visualizing I joined CTPS because I believe that I can learn even more from
the terrible crimes that were committed there. your members. Having access to all your international speak-
I mostly shoot with my Canon 70D & 7D, but I also have a Fuji ers was one of the biggest motivations. I believe that CTPS has
X-T10 and a film camera, together with the standard lenses like phenomenal photographers that are always willing to share
24-70mm, 100mm, 60mm, 70-300 and 100-400mm. their knowledge and help others.

All images by Mariana Visser

Janice Ashby

I carried a camera since child- age presented itself and the beauty of a location, situation or
hood and when digital and object became a compelling reason to record it. Time or the
phone cameras appeared, lack of it has prevented me from learning the more sophisticat-
it became part of the essen- ed side of high resolution photography. I hope to improve this. .
tial contents in my handbag. My particular passion is landscape, wild life, nature, portraits,
When Photoshop first came sports, street photography, macro, and I react to any image that
on the scene, photography be- presents itself as a unique photo opportunity. My photograph-
came a vital business tool, and ic equipment is an iPhone 11.
also enabled me to indulge
in the art side whenever and One of my most memorable photographic experiences was an
wherever an irresistible photo unexpected walk through the bush in Botswana in 2007 within
opportunity presented itself to a small game reserve with a herd of elephants of all ages that
me. ended at a waterhole/small dam where I was able to get an up
close and personable opportunity to record their joy and ex-
As a graphic designer I rec- citement in frolicking in the mud in the shallows. It lasted for
ognised early on that good an hour until my battery went flat, and resulted in a series of
photography was an essential tool in the discipline of graphic photographs that still fill me with joy whenever I look at them.
design. I installed a photographic studio at my design firm and I decided to join CTPS because I now have more time to focus
assisted our in-house photographer as stylist and photographic on photography as an art form and look forward to improving
director. I learned that soft side-lighting was a key technique, my technical skills and other aspects of photography by being
especially in food photography which became my specialty. It with and getting to know accomplished photographers. Also
was only after digital photography arrived that designers were to experiment with abstract photography through improving
enabled to manipulate images themselves. That was a huge available techniques in photo-editing.
breakthrough for me.
Only occasionally did I have the opportunity to take photos from
a purely art perspective, and this would be when a stunning im-

All images by Janice Ashby

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