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July 2022 Cape Camera

Groot Constantia Estate, host venue for our exhibition The Groot Constantia wine tasting venue has ample ex-
hibition space in several rooms. Photo: Anna Engelhardt

Showcase your images to the world!

Anna Engelhardt is curating an exhibition of CTPS mem- All you have to do to be included in the exhibition – and re-
ber’s prints that will be seen by a good number of interna- member, we wish to have every club member represented with
tional tourists and local visitors … and is inviting all mem- at least one image! – is to load a selection of a maximum of your
bers to submit their best images for selection. four best images on the Photovault platform that will be set up
The CTPS council is so proud of the wonderful images pro- for the exhibition. The deadline is 2 September. This will enable
duced by our members, that they decided to hold an exhibition the selection team to make a selection based on the number
to showcase the work our members produce to the broader of images received, representation from members, the subject
public… including tourists from abroad. Anna Engelhardt was matter, and the space available.
given the task to curate this exhibition, where we would love to Please make sure that you have a large format copy available of
show at least one print from each club member. the images you first submit in reduced format via Photovault
She booked the Wine Tasting rooms on the Groot Constantia that would be large enough to be printed.
Estate as a venue for the exhibition that will be open to the Anna will inform you which of your images had been selected
public for three weeks from Friday, 4 November. This will be for the exhibition by a curating team. You will be requested to
prime tourist season when Red Top bus loads full of overseas load your large format image via various large file transfer plat-
and locals visit the estate, and most of them will want (and en- forms (Dropbox, WeTransfer, Google Drive etc) and contribute
couraged) to taste some wine at this exhibition venue. There R100 per image towards the cost of having your image pro-
are also three summer weekends included, when locals flock to fessionally printed by a fine art printer and also professionally
taste wine and dine al fresco at the neighbouring restaurants - mounted.
Simon’s & Jonkershuis. Your mounted image will be returned to you after the exhibi-
Your print – or prints – will therefore be viewed, and possibly tion, but you are free to negotiate the sale of prints to visitors
ordered for purchase, by holiday makers as well as people from wishing to place orders from the brochure and possibly via QR
Cape Town. This will not only be a unique opportunity to pro- Code on the label next to your image (remember to add print-
mote CTPS to a broader and discerning audience, but is also ing, packaging, and courier costs to your sale price - e.g. R1 000
your chance to take your photography to a higher level. plus R300 print and courier).

Red Top bus bringing local and foreign visitors to the estate. The exhibition will be held in the Groot Constantia wine tasting
room next to Simon’s restaurant. Photo: Anna Engelhardt.

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