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Cape Camera September/October 2021

Pomp and ceremony at the Honours Banquet
The tennis club venue was transformed into a banqueting hall
for the traditional Honours Gala Banquet, where the Honours
recipients who were present received their badges and medals.
Three CTPS members were rewarded: Nicol du Toit was awarded
a PSSA Bronze Service medal and DPSSA badge, while Francois
Roux received Hon MPSSA and EPSSA (Mille) Honours, the lat-
ter for getting 1 000 salon acceptances, and Evelyn Gibson was
awarded EPSSA (Mille Premium) for getting an additional 350
salon acceptances.
At the end of the congress Jill Sneesby took over as president
from Francois Roux for the next two years, Simon Fletcher took
over from Jill as first vice-president and Martin Barber was elect-
ed by board members as the second vice-president.
In addition to the presidents, the Board consists of seven nation-
al directors, who are responsible for various divisions, as well as
ten regional directors. The regional directors are considered
to be PSSA ambassadors in their regions, and are expected to (from left) Corinne Ross, Francois Venter and Nicol du Toit at the
keep the communication channels open between the clubs and Gala Dinner.
members in their region and PSSA, and promote PSSA activities. next year’s PSSA congress in Greyton.
National and regional directors are elected in alternate years. Next year the two CTPS members who are national directors,
Nicol du Toit, who was this year re-elected Western Cape Re- Evelyn Gibson (PRO) and Antenie Carstens (Archives), will come
gional Director, also figuratively accepted the Congress Banner up for re-election. Francois Roux will continue as PSSA treasurer
from this year’s organisers as he was appointed organiser of and secretary as this is a non-elected Board position.

PSSA Salon Calendar

The list below concludes the Salons for the rest of 2021 and the first for 2022.
Refer to the PSSA website for the full list of Salons for 2022.

06/11/2021 - 2nd Benoni PDI Salon

13/11/2021 - OTRCC 2nd National Digital Salon
20/11/2021 - Cross Continental Circuit

08/01/2022 - MIROC International Salon Circuit - Edenvale
22/01/2022 - 2nd Bethal National PDI Salon

29/01/2022 - Boksburg Camera Club National PDI Salon
30/01/2022 - 13th Holland International Image Circuit

“…looking at, studying, and absorbing good photography
serves the same purpose for a beginning photographer. That is
because learning the components of a good image — compo-
sition, lighting, gesture — and seeing those elements used dif-
ferently over and over by different masters, makes it easier for
a person to achieve the same end on his or her own over time.
And there is simply is no alternative to this, no shortcut.”
Frank Van Riper

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