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Parys offers many photo oppotunities in town, along the river and in the surrounding areas.

Linda Ness, who will provide information on Photographing the ple – and are always held in small towns that offer affordable
Ocean, says she spends most of her free time in the water and accommodation, good food and photographic opportunities.
her mission is to showcase how beautiful the natural world is. Calitzdorp is a quaint town on the scenic Route 62 and has
Matt Yardley, an Expedition Leader and Wildlife Photographer several restaurants and wineries, a museum and two art galler-
with a safari group, will talk about Wildlife. ies, several hiking trails, a church that is a national monument,
There will be daily model shoots and Astro, still life macro and charming town houses, a spa and is surrounded by mountain
tabletop workshops and photoshoots, as well as performances passes that offer scenic photo opportunities.
by a Zulu Dance Group. Game drives can be booked (at an ad- A unique feature of the congress will be live judging of the Cape
ditional cost) and there are many off-site photo opportunities, Photographers’ print circuit during congress. Delegates will be
especially capturing the magnificent Drakensberg sunrises and able to observe the three judging teams - from the Western
sunsets in the Amphitheatre and many other great landscape Cape, Eastern Cape and Garden Route – while each of them se-
locations. lects the prints they want to accept for exhibition and the award
The ATKV resort offer congress-goers accommodation at a spe- winners (COMs and medals). Entrants will therefore have triple
cial price (if you provide the booking reference), but there are the chance of getting an acceptance or win an award.
also several alternative accommodation options listed on the You’ll receive more information in due course.
congress website page.
Visit https://pssa.co.za/pssa-congress-2023/ for more informa- PSSA Congress 2024 in Parys
tion and to register. Those of you who like to plan your travels well in advance can

Cape Photographers congress 2024 diarise the 2024 PSSA Congress to be held in Parys (Free State,
not France) from 30 September 2024 to 3 October 2024. The
In April next year the Cape Photographers (the members are congress will be held in the Woodlands Country Lodge, which
photographers from the old Cape region – Western Cape, Gar- is situated in the heart of the Dome world heritage site and
den Route and Eastern Cape are members) will host a congress 110km from Johannesburg.
in Calitzdorp. Paul Rixom is the organiser of the congress that Locals compare the town, on the banks of the Vaal River, with
will take place from 28 April to May 1, 2024. photogenic venues like Clarens, Nieu-Bethesda and Greyton
These congresses are usually more relaxed and informal than with olde world charm and plenty of photo opportunities.
the PSSA congresses – there is no Honours Banquet, for exam- Look out for information on the PSSA website later this year.

Calitzdorp has several wineries and a spa (right)

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