From the Editor
June 2025
Dear Members,
I’ve given our hard working Chairperson a reprieve from penning a few words as we recalibrate our bodies to the winter chills. And also I’m keeping the newsletter brief – scores are below, and the winning pictures are already up on Facebook, Flicker and Instagram.
Regular communication over WhatsApp seems to be a better way of keeping in regular touch. Which leaves me more time to concentrate on the Eduction, Promotional and Recruitment sides of my portfolio.
Warm regards,
Margaret
PSSA Congress 2025 at Struisbaai. 11-15th August- Still time to register!
This is a great opportunity for all photographers, not just because of the the location, but you have the chance to meet some of our our talented counterparts from the rest of the nation! Entry includes all lectures, outings, photoshoots, teas, lunches, dinners, the opening event on Monday and the Honours Banquet on Friday
Full program details click here https://pssa.co.za/2025-pssa-national-congress/
For a full list of Salons please click here https://pssa.co.za/pssa-salons/
Please enter Salons if you have the portfolio and time, as the points go towards our standing at a national level. Presently we are 6th out of 17 in the Western Cape and 47th nationally.
Monthly Submissions and Themes
Submission deadlines are always the same (the 3rd Monday of the month ie one week before our meeting on the 4th Monday of the month).
Upcoming themes you could/should be researching and working on….
August – Churches and Graveyards.
September – Black and White Street.
October – Backlit
Click here to view the full list of themes, workshops and outings.
Theme for July – Nightscape
For Nightscapes – Jon Kerrin has suggested we consider getting to a high view point for a wide angle. These are just a few local spots easy to get to.
• For the fitter members. Hike part or all the way up Elsie’s Peak and capture the car light streaks between Glencairn and Simon’s Town.
• Boyes Drive has some nice view spots looking down onto Muizenberg .
• Also at the top of Ou Kaapse Weg looking down toward Tokai.
• Puddle reflections at night, especially with lit shop windows.
• and for those who want stay at home – another nice option (with all the rain around) is to capture light refracting in rain droplets at night (think of a scene like gazing through a window full of rain droplets).
The Judging Committee have indicated Astro is a separate discipline. So if you are attending the Astro Workshop on Sunday your masterpieces can be submitted in open digital.
I’d like to say a huge thank you for all the inspiration and the workshop to Jon Kerrin. You can follow him on www.instagram.com/wherethelight_is
June Results
Many thanks to this months Judging Panel.
You can view all the submissions by going to Flickr – just click here
Evaluation of Digital Images – June 2025
Winning Image
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Evaluation of Theme Images – June 2025
(Theme-High Contrast)
Winning Images
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