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Next week's speaker is Steve Russell from Chalford in Gloucestershire, who will be presenting his talk called African Adventure.
Steve has been fortunate over many years to have been able to photograph areas of Africa including, but not limited to, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya.
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Steve's first trip to Africa in 2006 came at the invitation of his friends Rungwe Kingdon and Claude Koenig, founding directors of the Pangolin bronze foundry in Chalford, Gloucestershire who in 2004, established the Ruwenzori Sculpture Foundation in Uganda, a charitable body setting up to a local bronze-founding industry and to foster cultural and educational exchange between artists in Africa and the UK offering locals with educational workshops and a providing a much needed clinic.
Like so many of those who travel to Africa it proved a life-changing experience. He has returned several times in the intervening years, on each occasion venturing further afield, forging new relationships, and always expanding his archive of remarkable images. He has even hunkered down with a family of silverback gorillas, an experience that will stay with him forever.
Some of these images have been shortlisted and shown many times over the years, a few of which were:
Finalist In the Hasselblad Masters wildlife photographer of the year, he has had his images selected for National Geographics animal photographer of the year and Travel photographer of the year
Steve has published a book of African images titled Katonda Wenge that was launched at Pangolin London with the private view being attended among others, by the world-renowned photographer David Bailey.
Steve has also exhibited his work at, Campden Gallery, Royal West of England Academy, Nature in Art, Museum in the Park, Pangolin London, Gallery Pangolin, The Commonwealth Heads of Government, Kampala, Uganda and the Royal Geographical Society to name but a few. |
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View down Upper Mubuku, Uganda
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View from Bujuku Hut, Rwenzori, Uganda
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Latham Island, Tanzania
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DI Group - Advanced Notice |
Advanced warning for members who would like to show images at the next DI meeting (14 November).
Will you please ensure that your files reach me no later than 6pm Sunday (13 November). Images: JPG format, sRGB colour space, 1600 x 1200 pixels (same as competitions but not strict). If you wish to show them in a specific order, please prefix filenames with 01, 02, 03 etc. Email attachment size - max 20Mb per email, as many as necessary. You may also use WeTransfer or Dropbox if convenient, but I am not equipped to receive by direct transfers from Google or Apple Mac systems.
Ashwin Chauhan
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Masters of Print - Important News Update |
MASTERS OF PRINT – Extended Handing in DEADLINE
Due to the cancellation/deferment of several PO strike dates next week, Mike is happy receive prints at the Club rooms either:
- Monday 7 November (between 11am – 2pm) during the Photographers with Disabilities meeting
- Wednesday 9 November – at the weekly meeting. THIS IS THE ABSOLUTE LAST HANDING IN DATE to ensure delivery on time.
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External Competition News |
COMPETITION SPECIAL!
Kingswood Salver – Saturday 12 November 2022
This is being held in person (no Zoom) at Bovey Tracey Golf Centre, Bovey Tracey TQ13 9NF. Doors open at 10.30am for 11.00am start – Talk 2.00pm – Close 4.00pm
An Admittance Fee for all will be £5 Cash, payable at the door.
Having won last year and been runners up in 2020, where will we finish this time? Will these old geezers win it for us?
Photo: Rod Whelans
Thanks to everyone who submitted images and to the following whose photos made up the panel:
In order - David Alderson; Mike Hall; Mike Martin; Ramesh Chauhan; Barry Mead.
Joint Judges and Afternoon Speakers will be Jane and Adrian Lines.
Should be a great day – so who’s going to join Mike Martin there on the day?
Further details on line - Kingswood Salver 2022 | WCPF (thewcpf.com)
PSA Print Competitions
Follow our phenomenal success last year winning 4 of the five categories, BPS have again enrolled in these competitions: Large Colour; Small Colour; Large Mono; Small Mono and Creative/Altered Reality. Can we repeat our successes – we’ll find out the results of Round 1 mid December. For now our prints are (safely???) in the post off to the USA!
Round 2 closes 15 January so expect to be chased soon for images. In the meantime if anyone has any particular masterpieces you’d like to have considered, send some thumbnails to Mike Martin ( mike_martin@blueyonder.co.uk).
PSA PDI Competitions
BPS did well in this too, winning two categories and coming third in the last. So well in the Creative/Altered Reality sections (with members taking ALL the individual awards in the End of Year competition) that they have decided to discontinue the section! Instead we’ve entered the new Mono section along with Colour and Nature. Fingers crossed. As with Prints, Round 2 closes 15 January, but as entries can be loaded on line there is less immediacy.
GB Cup (PDI) – Nature and Open
GB Trophy (Prints) – Nature and Open
Closing date for both is – 11 January 2023. As with the PSA competitions above, post to the USA is the biggest concern – so expect to be hassled soon for entries (Prints A3 un-mounted – not returned)
WCPF – DPIC (PDI)
WCPF – Print Competition (resurrected for 2023)
Both competitions are to be held on the same day – 5 Feb 2023, closing date to be confirmed. Hopefully the above competitions will provide an adequate pool of images, but Mike is always receptive of new work. These competitions are important as they are qualifiers for the PAGB National Competitions. As finalists this year at Warwick we automatically get invited in 2023, so DPIC is really only relevant for bragging rights, but we need to finish first or second in the Print Battle to qualify for the National Competition in 2023 – Game on!
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The Ragged Victorians will be at the SS Great Britain on the following dates:
- December 3/4: Victorian Christmas @ SS Great Britain, Bristol.
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NEW - Download Issue 319 of PAGB eNews HERE . This edition contains news from the 2022 Print Championship and much more ........
and HERE for the full report from the 2022 Print Championship. |
Salon acceptances:
Contrary to popular belief, I do not possess psychic powers and need you to tell me if you've had successes. If you want to blow your own trumpet (or someone else's), then this is the place to do it. Please let me know and I'll include details in a future issue.
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If you have any photographic items for sale, drop me a line and I'll include it in the next newsletter. Please make sure that you provide contact details, price and full description of the sale items (pictures always help). |
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