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'Wave watchers' by Rob Tarr was selected as a Landscape. 'Offshore' by Kim Stevens was also selected as a Landscape.

'Muddy Jubilation' by Nicol du Toit is one of the sport images. 'Ysland perd' by Francois Roux is another landscape selection.
CTPS members in the

PSSA 70th Anniversary Exhibition

Eight images by CTPS members have been selected as part of the PSSA 70th
Anniversary Exhibition — indeed an honour, as only 70 images by 70 au-
thors could be selected from the 850 excellent images entered by more than
200 accomplished photographers. TRUDI DU TOIT explains how the selec-
tion process worked and why some beautiful images were not selected.

PSSA celebrated its 70th anniversa- rowed down to a shortlist of 120 im- category dominates too much (al-
ry in July this year and to mark this ages, without identifying the authors. though City/street and sport are
milestone, members were invited to From this shortlist the final 70 images small due to fewer entries).
submit a maximum of four images were selected with assistance from o A variety of different images per
to be selected for an exhibition that 70th Anniversary Committee mem- category, e.g. not too many simi-
would travel across the country. The bers, Nicol and Trudi du Toit. They lar images of Augrabies or Namib-
level of interest was exceptionally checked that the following selection ia landscapes, or portraits with
high and 850 images were submit- criteria were followed to show off the the same models, etc.
ted via PhotoVaultOnline by more versatility of PSSA members: o Some excellent images could not
than 200 members! o Not more than one image per be selected because there were
Jill Sneesby did a magnificent job of photographer (names of photog- already too many exceptional
working through all the submitted raphers were for the first time in- images selected in a category, or
images to select a shortlist of 248 dicated). they were too similar to others
images on merit. These were sorted o A fair spread between the differ- entered (especially in Nature and
into different genres and further nar- ent categories so that not one Landscape). Continued p21

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