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Left: 'Rainy
day in the
Overberg'
by Nicol du
Toit.

Below is the
first image
of the AV
Ken Woods
made to
promote
the con-
gress.
Click here
to view it
under the
Congress
tab on the
PSSA
website.

Struisbaai from p13

scapes — emphasise that brooding, cloudy skies and
rain, create the best images. These are the weather con-
ditions you can expect in August in the Overberg.
In addition, the man who is the main attraction as a pre-
senter, Freeman Patterson, has been visiting South Afri-
ca this time of the year for nearly half a century to photo-
graph the Namaqualand flowers in bloom. He agreed to
include a detour to Struisbaai and the congress on this,
his 50th, visit to our country. He is a world-renowned
Canadian photographer, who many of our top photog- tography are: Koot Marais on Wildlife photography - the
raphers credit with being their inspiration and mentor. simple truth, Laetitia Kenny on Taking portraiture to the
He will be joined by an array of best in class presenters next level, Martin Barber on Don’t just take it, make it
— among them CTPS members Kim Stevens on Archi- … Travel photography with a purpose, Martin Osner on
tecture – Innovation, Form and Structure, Richard Gold- Mastering the art of landscape photography, Phil Stur-
schmidt on Top photo opportunities in the area and Fran- gess on Sand, sea and surf and Yvette Jordaan on The
cois Roux on Fallacies of judging in club photography. art of food photography..
Our John Alexander, assisted by Lea-Anne Alexander, We'll meet and eat in the NG Kerk Suidpunt, on the right
will be directing community photoshoots, which prom- side of the R319 as you drive into Struisbaai. There are
ises to be one of the congress highlights. maps on the PSSA website (click the Directions and Ac-
Other presenters that will help you improve your pho- commodation buttons) to orient yourself.

'Arniston sunrise' by Lesley Parolis. 'Agulhas Lighthouse' byTrudi du Toit.

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