Our speaker next Wednesday is Paul Wenham-Clarke who will be presenting his talk entitled The Westway and Other Stories. In this talk by a multi award winning photographer, Paul's fascinating photo essays include details of life under the A40 flyover, London.

You can see some of Paul's work by visiting his website at www.wenhamclarke.com/

The monthly meeting of the DI Group takes place next Monday, 9 May. Our illustrious leader, Ashwin, is away sunning himself in 44 degree temperatures in India, so the evening will be run by yours truly ably assisted by Mike Bigger.

As usual, all members are welcome, especially if they come bearing prints or USB memory sticks containing photos. These can be just "show off" pictures to show everyone what you've been up to since the last meeting or pictures that you would like a bit of advice or help with.

Ashwin has made sure that you won't go short of biscuits, he's left a secret stash that only Mike & I know the whereabouts of! 

Next Wednesday is the closing date for the Annual Print Competition which this year is being judged by Paul Keene FRPS MPAGB MFIAP EFIAP/p.

Nick Ball has arranged a Studio Group event with model Holly returning for a portrait session. The maximum number of photographers will be 5 per session. If there is sufficient demand there will be 2 sessions, 4.00pm to 6.00pm and 7.00pm to 9.00pm. It will help Nick if you can indicate which session will suit you best and Nick will do his best to accommodate you. The cost will be £15 for one session (any surplus will go to the studio equipment fund). This session is suitable for beginners to studio work and guidance will be available. 

Please sign up using this link. When you sign up could you add a comment to the poll with your email and phone number so you can be contacted by Nick if the event is cancelled or postponed - this is highlighted because in the past people have not been doing this..

To download Issue 162 of the PAGB eNews, click here.

We've received notice of a sports photography workshop to be held in June, the course is being run by Tom Flathers, who is a leading a sports photographer, at the Aegon Tennis Championship on the weekend of June 11/12 at the Priory Tennis Club in Edgbaston, Birmingham.

Paul Strand: Photography and Film for the 20th Century - An exhibition being held at the V&A in London and on now until Sunday, 3 July. Paul Strand was one of the greatest and most influential photographers of the 20th century whose images have defined the way fine art and documentary photography is understood and practised today. For full details, please click here.

 

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Lacock Abbey - ‘Iceland, an Uneasy Calm’ is a series of photographs taken in Iceland over the last eight years by Tim Rudman who is acknowledged as one of the very finest landscape photographers working today. This stunning collection will be exhibited at the Fox Talbot Museum in Lacock, Britain’s birthplace of photography, until  10 July. Click here for more details.

The sad news of the death of recent BPS member Derek Dorsett has reached me. Condolences to his friends and family.

Well done to Derwood Pamphilon who has recently been awarded his DPAGB, so in future you will have to genuflect before him!

 

Well done also to Keith Wood for getting a Bronze Medal along with several other acceptances in the Sydney Harbour International Exhibition with his image of an Eagle Owl, reproduced here:

 

 

Please don't forget that if you change your address or gain additional photographic distinctions it would be appreciated if you could let the Membership Secretary know so that she can keep her records up to date - please email all changes to membership@bristolphoto.org.uk

The distinctions we have on record are those shown at the top of this newsletter, if they are wrong, please let Carol know.

For those of you who aren't sure what MPAGB, EFIAP/s and many more such seemingly random collections of letters mean, just click here to download the list.

 

 

 

If you have any problems getting into the Members' Area, please contact Carol, either by email: membership@bristolphoto.org.uk or by telephone: 0117 924 1338