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Cape Camera October 2023

Anna Engelhardt - Membership and Special events

After more than six ter impressing the publishers with a regular column she
years as Cape Camera wrote for the magazine about the latest developments in
editor, Anna is back on the food industry. This was in her capacity as the founder
Council in a new role. of the first laboratory in Namibia to set the necessary qual-
She will be looking af- ity standards to export packaged meat to Europe.
ter members’ needs Planning and producing the Cape Camera issues with the
and continue organis- meticulous detail one can expect from a scientist, Anna
ing special events for poured her heart and soul into her work for the publi-
the society. cation. In addition, she organised memorable year-end
These include the el- functions and the exhibition last year.
egant and enjoyable Her photography skills and knowledge grew with rapid
CTPS year-end functions and for the second year in a strides and club members grew accustomed to seeing
row, curating and planning a major photographic exhi- her excellent monochrome images and prints being
bition at Groot Constantia. This is the Celebration of Pho- awarded gold at club competitions. Earlier this year she
tography in which 21 Western Cape clubs will participate. had the unique honour of having two of her panels ac-
A former editor of the trade publication Food Industries cepted by the PSSA in the same judging session — LPSSA
of South Africa, Anna certainly had the necessary experi- in monochrome and APSSA in colour. She was allowed
ence and skills to take on the editorship of Cape Camera to submit her landscape panel directly for an APSSA be-
in 2016. She was appointed the Food Industries editor af- cause she had gained three Diamond Ratings.

On and Off-council workers

Several members work hard for CTPS but choose not to serve on Council.

Contact numbers for Council members

President Nicol du Toit 0823778285 Membership Anna Engelhardt 082 413 2112
Vice President Lesley Parolis 082 780 6925 Outings Andre Mouton 071 892 1981
Secretary Rudi Pothas 082 51 69215 Cape Camera Trudi du Toit 082 572 6127
Treasurer Andre Mouton 071 892 1981 Snapshot Andre Mouton 071 892 1981
Competitions Lesley Parolis 082 780 6925 Venue Mike de Villiers 074 113 1415
E&D Steff Hughes 082 356 3979 Public Relations Trudi du Toit 082 572 6127

Kim Stevens - Honours Group and Facebook and Cape Camera PS Tips and a Special project
Having organised and briefed interesting speakers for and informative links to
the monthly Education and Development meetings for online articles to help
eight years, Kim Stevens asked for a break from Coun- members improve their
cil duties. Her knowledge and experience are, however, photographic skills. She
too valuable to lose and she will continue to assist CTPS also shares interesting tips
members in various capacities. on Photoshop techniques
Both members of the prestigious Honours Judging Pan- for Cape Camera.
el, Kim and CTPS member Evelyn Gibson lead a group to We hope to soon share
assist Western Cape PSSA members preparing Honours news about a new project
panels. The next group will start next year to help mem- that Kim will launch to
bers prepare panels for the June judging session. benefit CTPS members.
Her own Honours include APSSA in PDI and FPSSA in When not photograph-
prints. She also gained DPSSA(Vers) for salon acceptanc- ing for her own pleasure,
es in colour, monochrome and prints. Her international Kim photographs for Cape
acceptances earned her the EFIAP distinction. She re- Town Opera and Cape Town City Ballet, the Cape Philhar-
ceived the Impala trophy for prints in 2020 and in 2023 monic Orchestra and Zip Zap circus.
and has won numerous photographic competitions. The workshop tours she leads to scenic European cities
Kim is generous with sharing her knowledge. As co-ad- like Valencia or Venice are becoming popular as partici-
ministrator of our Facebook page, she posts valuable pants return with stunning images.

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