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Cape Camera September/October 2021

(left) Kim Stevens and Elizma Fourie enjoying the glamourous setting of the Honours Banquet; (centre) Trips on Sam’s Donkey Shuttle - a
welcome and eco-friendly form of transport for delegates;(right) Western Cape members attending the congress included Evelyn Gibson
(PSSA PRO and CTPS member), Nicol and Trudi du Toit (CTPS), Elizma Fourie (Hermanus), Kim Stevens (CTPS) and Hestie das Neves (Her-
manus)

(left) Hein Waschefort busy with make-up of the model he used in his “post-apocalyptic” portrait workshops; (centre) Photographers
made the most of the landscape photo opportunities; (right) A photo shoot with sheep shearers and a wool classifier at Ganora Guest
Farm - one of the many photo opportunities.

So much fun at the PSSA congress in Nieu Bethesda

Report by Trudi du Toit
The CTPS members who attended this year’s PSSA congress in Nieu Bethesda, that had
attracted about 100 delegates, not only enjoyed the quality presentations, but had lots
of photo fun in the quirky village where free roaming donkeys, sheep and horses have
right of way.

What a great pleasure it was to meet up with old and new pho- In the evenings, delegates were divided into four groups, with
tographic friends from across the country at the PSSA 2021 Nieu each group dining at a different restaurant. And what a gastro-
Bethesda Congress because Covid last year prevented the host- nomic surprise some of them offered! The Ibis, for example, of-
ing of the congress in this town “at the centre of the Universe” fers a 6-course fine dining experience with unique dishes that
and it had to be held virtually. include indigenous medicinal herbs and plants harvested from
Hein and Christine Waschefort were the driving forces behind the surrounding Karoo veld. Outsiders set the kuier tone with
bringing the congress to this Eastern Cape village. Francois Roux huge vats of potjiekos for the street party on the opening night
and Johan Brits, plus their wives Maretha and Elsa, stepped up and generous portions of Karoo meat, wors and afval were also
to assist with the organisation when ill health slowed Hein down on the menu at the other restaurants hosting delegates - Die
… and managed to deliver a relaxed and fun congress enjoyed Waenhuis, Tot Hiertoe Padstal and the craft brewery.
by all. All six were deservedly rewarded with service medals for The lecturers delivered
their hard work. on the promise of qual-
Covid still made its presence felt this year as the delegates were ity described in the pro-
split in two groups for all meetings in order to allow for social gramme: Gus Wasche-
distancing. The presenters duplicated their lectures so that both fort gave an overview
groups – those meeting at the tennis club as well as the church of global photojournal-
hall - could benefit from their expertise. ism and also organised
An eco-friendly donkey cart shuttle service enabled most del- donkey cart trips to
meet the locals, who
egates to move around without using their cars. Except during greeted everybody en-
the outings to Ganora Guest Farm where sheep shearers, some thusiastically, and also (left) Laetitia Kenny, who presented a
local workers and the landscape provided good photo oppor- to attend a local soccer lecture on portraiture, talking to Kim
tunities. Stevens, Pauline van der Spuy and Eve-
practice. lyn Gibson.

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