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Cape Camera September 2025

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Book NOW for the Annual Awards dinner Don't forget to buy tickets for the CTPS Annual Dinner
and Awards Evening on October 30th — exactly135
years after our society was founded. This year we are
returning to Simon's at Groot Constantia, where we
previously celebrated year end events in glamorous
style. Please book with Joyce Goldschmidt at joyce@
goldschmidt.co.za before Monday 27 October 2025.
CTPS will sponsor part of your 3-course meal and glass
of wine on arrival. It will cost members R275 (gratuity
included) and non-members R550 per person. Please
reference your payment with Your Name + Surname
+ Dinner when you pay Cape Town Photographic So-
ciety, the Account Holder of the FNB account no. 627
083 39868. The bank's Universal code is 250655.

A treat awaits us after the AGM —
Brendan O'Shea on cell phone photography

After our AGM (on zoom) on 15 October — which
should be concluded by 19:45 — we'll be able to enjoy
a presentation by the renowned international presenter
of workshops on mobile phone photography, Brendan
Ó Sé (he's Irish) from 8pm.
He is a multi-award winning fine art/cell phone photog-
rapher, photography educator and speaker from Cork,
who has been teaching photography for 20 years.
Brendan regularly presents cell phone and street pho-
tography workshops in association with Cork’s Glucks-
man Gallery and the Photo Museum of Ireland in Dub- Life categories in contests for mobile phone photography.
lin. He has conducted workshops in more than a dozen In his workshops Brendan introduces students to some of
countries across the world and also presents exclusive the best apps for mobile photography, teaches them to
workshops for an impressive list of corporate clients. He master Snapseed when editing their photos and to pro-
has been invited as a guest lecturer by the Dublin City Uni- duce photos to be proud of to share on their social media
versity Business School. platforms. On his website he says that this allows them to
Brendan has won many competitions and awards, nota- immediately put into practice the tips and techniques that
bly for mobile phone photography. Some examples are I present in the workshops.
Photographer of the Year in the 10th iPhone Photography We can certainly look forward to learning a lot from him
Awards, Best in Show at the Florence International Pho- during his presentation on mobile photography.
tography Awards, winner of the Mediterraneo Foto Fes- Read more on his website https://brendanose.com/. The
tival, and first prizes in street, architectural and Everyday illustration pic is from his website.

Welcome to our new member!
Remember your membership fees!
The CTPS membership fees for the coming financial Please extend a hearty welcome to our newest mem-
year until 31 July 2026 became due on 1 August. If you ber, Karin Sinden, from Pinelands. It appears that she
have not paid yet, we are urging you to please pay the will be a very active member, because after visiting
annual fee of R400 as soon as possible. us last month, she promptly joined. What's more, she
Our bank account details are as follows: attended our competition evening on October 1st ...
Account holder: Cape Town Photographic Society and brought her husband along as visitor!
Bank: FNB. Universal code: 250655 Karen had been a member of Creative Camera Club,
Account no: 627 083 39868. Account Type: Current. but has not entered salons.
Please enter the word Member together with your She heard about CTPS by finding our website on
Name and Surname in the recipient reference. Google – which has proven to be an excellent refer-
ence in recent years.

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