Hi Everyone,

It’s that time of year again, our first meeting for 2017 is this Monday 13th February.

Time to discuss and contribute to the planning of our program for this year, such as speakers, Meetup venues, development topics, future exhibitions -We would love you to get your thinking caps on and share your ideas.

There will also be a fun photography quiz at the end.

The following meeting on the 27th February will be our “OPEN NIGHT”, please remember to bring a friend and a matted print of your favorite image to have on display. It will be the same as last year BBQ and nibbles.

Wellington Photography Festival 18th February – 4th March 2017 “PHOTIVAL”

Various locations around Wellington.

Wellington’s first photography festival in over a decade, aims to use photography as social commentary to discuss widely important issues we face in the world today.  We are proud to be acting as a bridge between our audiences and many local and international organisations working for positive social change. Visit our About page to see who we’re working with this year. All our exhibitions are free and open to the general public. We will also be hosting a panel discussion.

Visit the homepage  http://www.photival.com/#home for links to the events/venues and further information.

If there is one particular exhibition that appeals to most, let me know and we can arrange a meetup.

Cheers.

Hi everyone – last message of this year!

Update on AGM and following Committee meeting:

At the AGM we elected a full committee, except for a President! (Alison is not able to do a further year as president, according to the club rules.) The committee have decided to have a “rolling presidency,” with each member taking a turn for a month to chair the committee meeting and the two main club meetings. Alison has taken the role of Secretary, and so all routine business and communication can be handled by her.

The committee members for 2017 are:

Secretary and Immediate Past President – Alison Viskovic

Treasurer and Membership – Jo Goudsblom

Competition Secretary and Hostess – Karyn Crocker

Committee members – Sharon Burleigh, Gavin Klee, Rachel Stevens, Greg Whitfield.

We have finished the year on a high note: 

• The end-of year dinner was a very successful occasion;
• The Mahara exhibition of BW portraits of retired members of the community received a lot of positive feedback; and
• The Kapiti calendar has been selling well – net profit to date is just over $2000 with only 40 left to sell. Those last few will be sold through the i-Site in Paraparaumu, if you want to buy any more. The calendar proceeds will enable us to fund things to benefit all members such fees for a special speaker or workshop,  or the costs of prints sets and exhibitions.

Looking forward to 2017: the committee are planning a range of activities similar to this year, including a field trip, probably in May and probably to Hawkes Bay.  Development sessions will be a “Topic of the Night” series, suited to both less and more experienced photographers. More details of all meetings will be in the club brochure, available at the first main meeting on Monday 13 February.

2017 National Interclub  Salons: One early activity will be putting together club sets to enter in these Salons –  Wiltshire Open Digital, Bledisloe Open Prints (NZ subjects), Bowron Landscape Digital and George Chance Landscape Prints.  We have decided to base our sets on images taken in the area from Lake Ferry to Cape Palliser, starting with some from the 2016 field trip but asking all club members to submit other images they have taken in the area.  While the Bowron and Chance sets need to be land or sea scapes, the open sets could be of buildings, vehicles, activities, wildlife, vegetation etc in that area…. So if you are over in the Wairarapa over the summer, do look for opportunities for new images.  In late January we will ask you to submit digital copies initially for a selection panel, then we will arrange printing of those chosen for print sets.  The sets have to be submitted in February, to be judged so the winners can be shown at Natex.

PSNZ 2017 National Convention “Photography on the Edge” will be in Auckland, 6 to 9 April. Information and registration at http://www.photographyontheedge.org

2017 National Exhibition: Entries opened on 1 December and close on 10 February. Information and entry process are on the Convention website (see above).

The committee wish you all the best for the festive season, and happy image-hunting!

12TH – 30TH DEC 2017 at Artspace Gallery, Paraparaumu Library

It was a wonderful evening for everyone and thanks to Destina Munro for the judging.

Best Print – A Garlic Affair – Jo Goudsblom

Runner Up – Ageing Gracefully – Susie Whelan

Best Digital – Trying to Stay Dry – Gavin Klee

Runner Up – Connected – Susie Whelan

Intermediate Digital Winner – Roger Smith

Intermediate Digital Runner Up – Gary Moncrieff

Advanced Digital Winner Jo Goudsblom

Advanced Digital Runner Up Neil Gordon

Advanced Print Winner Gavin Klee

Advanced Print Runner Up Carol Molineux

Frank Hinchcliffe Trophy – Gary Moncrieff

Intermediate Print Winner – Chrissy Garlick and  Runner Up – Bernie Fraser

Alison Viskovic from the Kāpiti Coast Photographic Society will share her knowledge, and talk about the show ‘Living in Kāpiti’ currently exhibited at the Mahara Gallery. On Sunday the 20th November 2016.

We will all meet for a coffee afterwards at Olive Grove Cafe (next door to Mahara Gallery).

Everyone welcome.

Hi everyone,

Just a reminder about tonight’s AGM, please remember to bring your prints for the Best of Year Print entries and we will have the KCPS Calendars available for you to purchase.

See you tonight,

Rachel

Hi everyone

I’m delighted to say that we are now taking orders for our new Kapiti-Themed calendar, $15.00 per copy.

The above images show the back and front covers – most images are from this year’s Paraparaumu library exhibition.

The calendar is A4 size closed, A3 when open for hanging,  and light enough for mailing (plain envelope included in price). The income from sales will be used for future exhibition costs and for holding the annual subs to their present level.

You can order by:
Emailing aviskovic@paradise.net.nz to say how many you want, then pay online and collect your calendar(s) at the AGM, 14 November, or the end-of-year dinner, 28 November.
Or you can order by email then pay cash when you collect at the AGM or dinner.
Or just bring cash to the AGM or to the dinner, and we’ll have copies there.
We also hope to sell the calendars at the Waikanae Saturday Market, and other locations TBA.

The committee hope you will each buy several for giving as Christmas presents.