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CTPS results in WCPF Salon summarised CTPS members with other primary clubs
Accep- Accep-
Name tances COMs Medals Name tances COMs Club
Anna Engelhardt 3 1 David Barnes 3 4 Tygerberg
Brian Jones 5 Ana Kaplan 5 Sandton
Evelyn Gibson 4 Michele-Ann Nel 2 Creative CC
Francois Retief 6 2 1 Francois Roux 6 Vanderbijlpark
Lambe Parolis 1 1 Mariana Visser 6 Tafelberg
John Alexander 3 Total 22 4
Joyce Goldschmidt 4 CTPS welcomes members who remain loyal to their pri-
Kim Stevens 9 2 mary clubs by entering in salons under their other clubs'
Lesley Parolis 9 1 2 names. We do, however, not add their points to those

Neels Beyers 10 earned by CTPS members, hence the table of their ac-
ceptances in the WCPF salon above. The reason is that
Nicol du Toit 2 all PSSA-affiliated clubs compete for the annual Premier
Richard Goldschmidt 8 Club Trophy, awarded to the club whose members re-
Roger Trythall 1 ceived the most points in salons during the year. There
Simon Mouton 7 1 is also a regional club competition, which CTPS had won
for several years, until Tafelberg (Tafklub) passed us last
Trudi du Toit 5 1 year to become the Western Cape winner. They are again
Total 77 7 5 ahead of us this year ... but we are gaining on them!

To view all salon results please visit the PSSA Salon page here. Be sure to look at the Impala
Trophy results (updated until just before the WCPF salon) on the Salon page.

Interesting categories in salons for the rest of the year

2025-03-08 – 9th PSSA National Salon (Brochure Brochure available. CTPS members are judging Open
available): An interesting categories: Our Country Colour.
(manipulation allowed). CTPS members will judge 2025-06-14 – TAF 14th Print & PDI Salon.
the Open category. PSSA members enter free. 2025-06-21 – PSSA 27th Up and Coming (Brochure
2025-03-15 – 8th Bosveld Fotografieklub Salon available). Only for Junior members and scholars.
(Brochure updated): Animal portraits category, Entry in the salon is free. The brochure states: The
where manipulation is allowed. main purpose of this competition is to create an op-
2025-03-22 – 1st Hillcrest Camera Club Digital Salon portunity for club members and scholars, who do
(Brochure available) not yet feel ready for National Salons, to compete in
2025-04-05 – 7th Paarl National Salon of Photog- a national competition with their peers.
raphy (Brochure available). Interesting category:
Architecture in monochrome. CTPS members are Group discount for GIP salon
judging the Human Portraits category and three Closing date for entries 19 March 2025
more categories are being judged by Western Cape PSSA has arranged a special discounted price for the
club members. German International Photocup (GIP) circuit: It will
2025-04-19 – 9th MFFC PDI Salon 2025 (Brochure now cost you 19 Euro to enter all four categories of
available): Animal portraits category, where manip- the circuit of three German clubs, or 14 Euro for two
ulation is allowed. categories. This circuit is the equivalent of entering
2025-05-03 – SSCC 8th National PDI Salon (Brochure three individual international salons. See more about
the competition here. To qualify for the discount,
available). Interesting category: Creative. you must please enter PSSA as your club and send an
2025-05-17 – PECC National Salon (Brochure email to johann@vdwalt.net and froux@jbv.co.za to
available). Interesting category: Visual Art. inform them that you will be participating. Please do
2025-05-31 – 3rd Kriel Foto Club Salon not pay for your entry, but wait until you learn what
2025-06-07 – 1st Ballito Photo Club National Salon. you must pay into the PSSA account.

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