Category Archives: Club Matters

Interclub Results

Saturday evening saw the 2009 Interclub event take place at the Endler Hall in Stellenbosch. Helderberg took the club honours by a narrow margin. The club scores were as follows. Helderberg Photographic Society 516 Hermanus Photographic Society 513 Paarl Photographic Club 508 Cape Town Photographic Society 503 Fish Hoek Photographic Society 503 Tygerberg Photographic SocietyContinue reading “Interclub Results”

Judges for Interclub 2009

WESTERN CAPE INTERCLUB 2009 : JUDGES   Helderberg Photographic Society is honoured to have gained the services of the following Judges, who will judge at Interclub 2009 in the Endler Hall, Stellenbosch on Saturday 31st October.   David Rogers David Rogers loves Africa! He spent 9 years with Getaway as assistant editor, and during thisContinue reading “Judges for Interclub 2009”

Western Cape Interclub Photographic Competition 2009

  The annual Western Cape Interclub Photographic Competition will be taking place on Saturday 31st October, 2009, from 6pm, at the Endler Hall, Conservatoire, University of Stellenbosch in Stellenbosch.  Photographic clubs from the region will be displaying their best prints and digital images during the course of the evening.  Drinks and snacks will be servedContinue reading “Western Cape Interclub Photographic Competition 2009”

August Competition Winners

Here are the winners of the August competition for which the set subject was 2010. Please note that only digital images are available for display. Prints Set Subject Future Women’s Bafana Bafana PlayerPaddy Howes The Balancing ActPaddy Howes Open Oblique LinesPaddy Howes SplashKina Joubert Skoorsteenveêr 2Neels Beyers Projected Images Set Subject The taxi’s waitingNettie WarnckeContinue reading “August Competition Winners”

Teaching Through Photography

I was recently contacted by Ellen Rosenberg who runs CHOSA, a small NGO based out of Cape Town that provides support for children’s homes, creches and outreach projects for orphans and vulnerable children. They work with communities to provide support, primarily in Khayelitsha, Nyanga, Mfuleni, Delft, etc. Since 2006, they have been running photography workshopsContinue reading “Teaching Through Photography”

Beware of buying used equipment

One of our members, Gerald Knight, recently lost some equipment to theft. He writes; I had my camera with flash and a lens nicked today. I thought that perhaps it would be useful to post the information on the club site and any other club sites as it may prevent the thief/ves from trapping someoneContinue reading “Beware of buying used equipment”

Competition Meeting Wed. 10th June ’09

Over 50 members and guests arrived for our competition meeting (set subject ‘Vertical Lines’), and with over 120 prints and digital images to be judged by our overseas guest judge – Tony Bridge from New Zealand – there was no time for dithering!  First of all, though, we congratulated Nicole Palmer who has been awardedContinue reading “Competition Meeting Wed. 10th June ’09”

The 2009 PSSA Congress / AV Convention

The 2009 PSSA Congress / AV Convention will take place from Sunday, 11 October through to Friday 16 in Hermanus. What do you know about Hermanus? Did you know that it boasts the best land-based whale watching in the world ? The Southern Rights visit Walker Bay each year between July and December in everContinue reading “The 2009 PSSA Congress / AV Convention”