Photography News 09

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Entry forms for Yardley Photographic Society’s open 2014 BPE Awards

exhibition are now available from the

society’s website or you can email the exhibition secretary Tom Mace at exhibition@yardleyps. co.uk. The closing date for entries is Sunday 21 September 2014. www.yardleyps.co.uk

Celebrating 150 years of Sheffield Photographic Society ABOVE An original image of one of the first outings to Roche Abbey made by Sheffield Photographic Society members in 1865, and recreated by current members in 2014.

Shoppers’ favourite image The Great British public have their say in Potters Bar & District PS’s annual exhibition in Hatfield

from old glass plates dating from as far back as 1865 will be on display together with a timeline and images through to the present day. Other anniversary events include a Celebratory Dinner in November and an evening on the History of the Society in December. It certainly promises to be an eventful year for the Society’s members.

Sheffield Photographic Society is one of the oldest photographic societies in the world and celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2014 with several special events. One of which is a fascinating Now and Then exhibition, which will be at Sheffield Cathedral 7-13 July before moving to the Sheffield Winter Gardens, 24-30 November. Unique images scanned

IT’S ALL BLACK& WHITE IN SUFFOLK Founded in 2009, the Suffolk Monochrome Group now boasts 12 members, who are all dedicated to furthering the art of black & white photography, both chemically and digitally. The Group has an exhibition featuring a wide variety of subjects on display until Sunday 29 June at the Wingfield Barns, Church Road, Wingfield IP21 5RA.

“Unbelievably, this is the 64th exhibition our Society has held. The Galleria is a very popular shopping mall and we are delighted and grateful that they allow us to hold our current exhibitions there.” Winner Trevor revealed that the public’s favourite shot “was taken from a boat on a lake in Mandalay, Myanmar”. The Society’s next exhibition opens on Sunday 13 July at the Dutch Nursery, Brookmans Park, near Hatfield.

Potters Bar & District Photographic Society’s 2014 Annual Exhibition has finished and the public vote selected Bridge at Sunset (pictured above) by Trevor Leach as the favourite photograph. The Society’s president, Helen Frost said, “We were thrilled at the public response to our latest exhibition at The Galleria in Hatfield. We had well over 200 votes cast by the visiting public for the best photograph, and Trevor’s picture was a worthy winner.

π To find out more about Sheffield Photographic Society, go to www.sheffield-photographer.org.uk.

Facebook friends?

“I will continue to photograph what I want, when I want and don’t need advice from people about what to take pictures of. “If you don’t like what you see on my page, which will be mainly birds, please unfriend me and leave me to get on with what I like doing best. “Thank you.” While we are saddened to hear of Keith’s experiences and his ultimate decision, we are also curious how other clubs manage their Facebook pages and members’ submissions and indeed whether any other clubs and members have had similar experiences. As always, we’d love to hear from you, so please drop us a line at clubnews@photography- news.co.uk – we only ever publish stories with your permission.

Photography News recently spotted this on Facebook from passionate club photographer, Keith Bannister (with his full permission to publish it, of course). To save embarrassment, we’ve anonymised the club: “Due to comments on the camera club’s Facebook site last night, I feel I have to make a statement to all my friends here on Facebook. I am a keen amateur wildlife photographer, and mainly do bird photography, which gives me the most pleasure. “Last night’s comments saying ‘I was littering the site with bird shots, and can you not try something else to photograph?’ was out of order in my opinion. After deep thought, I have decided to leave the camera club and their Facebook site after five years of membership.

www.suffolkmono chromegroup.co.uk

π To find out more about Potters Bar & District Photographic Society, go to www.pottersbarphotosoc.org.uk.

Date for your diary Chichester Camera Club’s Summer Exhibition takes place 16-23 August (closed on Sunday 17th) at the Assembly Rooms, North Street, Chichester PO19 1LQ. Chichester CC is one of the most active clubs in southern England and its current membership is about 130. The Summer Exhibition features over 250 prints and a rolling projection show of more than 150 images. The exhibition is open each day from 10am until 5pm. A high-quality, full colour, exhibition catalogue will be on sale for £1. Profit from the sale of this will go into club funds, which helps towards the cost of staging the exhibition. Also for anyone wishing to further boost club funds by showing their appreciation of the quality of work they have seen in the exhibition, there will be a donations box on the door.

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π To find out more about Chichester CC’s exhibition, go to www.chichestercameraclub.org.uk.

Photography News | Issue 9