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Cape Camera April 2024

In the News The calendar on the CTPS web-
Did you know?

A most hearty welcome to our new members site provides a very handy one-
stop reminder of all the important
"I have been a dance teacher for 29 years and dates for outings, competitions,
started sports photography about 9 years ago meetings — including meetings of
and immediately fell in love with it. Now it is one interest groups like BoW and the
of my biggest passions," says our adventurous new salon group.
member, Charlene Naude (right). The CTPS website is a wonderful
Now that their two children are adults, she and source of information about every-
her husband love to travel through SA on their GS thing related to CTPS — from our
1200 motorbike, seeking photo opportunities. She colourful past to exciting future
is also a member of SAVAS club in the Free State events and activities. Make sure
and was referred to CTPS by PSSA PRO Evelyn Gib- you consult it to stay up to date
son when she enquired about a club offering zoom meetings. with competition set subjects,
Denis Ryan was motivated to join CTPS after his fellow Limerick Camera results, outings, etc. You can also
Club member Ivan O'Riordan showed him the March issue of Cape Camera read past issues of Cape Camera
that featured his member profile. Denis is not only the current chairman of on the website that won the PSSA
their club, he is also a top photographer and the Limerick club's Photog- annual competition three years in
rapher of the Year in 2022. "I have been to SA a number of times and have a row.
mostly spent my time in Hermanus. It is a truly beautiful country," he says. Snapshot is our weekly newsletter
CTPS is the first club that Isabella Horn has joined and we do hope that to remind and alert you of forth-
she'll thoroughly enjoy the club experience. coming events and provide the
zoom links to meetings — and most
"I have always had a love for photography and ac- importantly, the link to the latest
quired my first camera in 2013," says our enthusiastic Cape Camera. We are aware that
new member, Deon Collison (left). "My passion lies some servers block bulk emails and
in capturing the motion, excitement and emotion of would like to ask you to please in-
athletes in all forms of sport." See his website here. form me if you do not receive the
"I also have an interest in event, portrait, landscape weekly Snapshot.
and street photography. I am excited to absorb in-
sights and learn from fellow photographers at CTPS. Images used for the website
Looking forward to my journey with CTPS!" banner must be in a landscape,
and preferably panorama, format.
Cape Camera cover images must
be in portrait format. Therefore,
please keep these formats in mind
if you wish your images to be pub-
lished as banners or covers.
Name cards have been rede-
signed by Anna Engelhardt and
Joyce Goldschmidt and reintro-
duced for members to wear to
meetings. Please wear them to
meetings as a courtesy to your fel-
low members who would dearly
like to get to know you, or match a
face to a familiar name.
We need Travelogues and Mem-
Your friends are welcome to visit our Facebook page ber Profiles for Cape Camera.

If your friends and family would like to see more of the excellent work pro- Please contact Dave Gordon if you
duced by CTPS members, they are welcome to visit our Facebook Page at know of a member who should be
https://www.facebook.com/CTPSociety. This page is our shopfront to the featured. Brian Jones is prepared
public, who may comment if they wish, although only the administrators to interview members who've been
may publish posts. Our Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/ on interesting trips, as long as they
CapeTownPhotographicSociety) is a private group where all CTPS members are provide the travelogue images.
encouraged to post and interact with CTPS members in the group.

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