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Cape Camera November/December 2021

Greyton beckons!

The next PSSA congress will be held on our doorstep, in the sce- of PSSA. As time goes by several other CTPS members could be
nic Overberg village Greyton, during a time when the canola’s talked into assisting with the organising.
in bloom and snow on the mountain peaks should provide ex- Other Western Cape speakers who have already been con-
ceptional photo opportunities. It will be organised by a Western firmed are:
Cape Photographic Forum team led by Nicol and myself. Some
members of the PE Camera Club generously offered to help • Former Tygerberg chair and current JAP administrator Lynne
with the organisation and our man on the ground in Greyton Kruger-Haye will be sharing her experience as an entrepre-
will be John Alexander, a former member of PECC, reports Trudi neur who runs a successful portrait photography business in
du Toit. a lecture on photography as a business and three afternoon
portraiture workshops.
Greyton has fond memories for many CTPS members after our
wonderful weekend outing in 2016, when landscape photog- • Johan Kloppers’ passion for the Kgalagadi is well known and
rapher Paul Bruins showed us some stunning landscapes to he will be talking about his favourite photographic spots in
photograph. These members might be pleased to hear that this Transfrontier Park.
Paul would again be alerting photographers where to find the • Paul Bruins, who has since moved from Greyton to Knysna,
most scenic spots during the 2022 PSSA Congress in Greyton. not only agreed to present a lecture on the best landscape
This is planned for 21 to 25 August 2022. photographic spots in the area, but will also assist with plan-
Yes, the next congress will be held in our back yard during the ning photographic routes, and will also present a lecture on
landscape photography in general.
time when the vibrant yellow canola fields will be in bloom,
the mountain peaks may be capped with snow and the dams Two congress favourites, whose photographic workshops usu-
should be covered by waterblommetjies ... ideal for unique and ally fill up in no time, have also confirmed their presence as
stunning landscape photographs. speakers:
Further contributing to Greyton being selected the Kwêla TV • Laetitia Kenny should by now have a room full of medals
program’s 2022 Town of the Year are the authentic style of the earned by her beautiful altered reality images, and she will
historic buildings in Greyton and Genadendal that ensure pho- talk about how she so successfully creates them;
tographic architectural gems in both towns, 5km apart. Planned • Popular Martin Dudley Barber, will not only present a lecture
guided tours by experts will ensure that congress delegates will on his work, but also a series of workshops on mono pho-
be able to make the most of these. tography.
But, important and enjoyable as the photographic opportuni- There are several more interesting speakers in the line-up, who
ties are, there are many other benefits to attending the con- have not yet been confirmed. Keep an eye on the PSSA website
gress – for example, top speakers who will share their knowl- (www.pssa.co.za) where the link on the home page will take you
edge during three lectures planned for every morning. to updates on the congress programme, speakers and registra-
Among them will be our own Kim Stevens, who’ll be talking tion fee.
about infra-red photography. Other CTPS members who have Socialising and food and drink are also important aspects of a
already been roped in to assist with the congress are Lesley Pa- congress and many of the restaurants catering for the constant
rolis who’ll assist with projection and sound, and Nicol du Toit, stream of visitors to the scenic Greyton are being contacted to
who has been tasked with organising the congress on behalf offer lunches and dinners to remember … while keeping the
registration fee as low as possible!
Please visit the PSSA website for regular updates.
Being selected Kwela’s Town of the Year means that the town
will feature regularly in Kwêla TV programs throughout the
coming year. As many of you will know, Greyton is already a
very popular tourist destination and it will therefore be wise to
book accommodation as soon as possible if you want the best
prices. See more at www.greytontourism.com/accommodation
or contact Roslyn Petersen at bookings@greytontourism.com
for advice about affordable accommodation.
All images by Paul Bruins

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