From our trusty PSNZ Liaison Officer, Judith:

An update for DPS members on Photographic Society of New Zealand (PSNZ) events.

Upcoming PSNZ events to note.

National Convention News

Where: Lower Hutt Events Centre
When: 20 – 22 October 2023
The format has been changed a bit and more information will arrive as decisions are made.

Trenna Packer Salver Nature Photographic Competition for clubs

Now open. Closes 17^th June
The objective of the Trenna Packer Salver Competition is to illustrate the diversity of the natural world in New Zealand and its off shore islands, with images that are of a very high standard. Images can be taken by any member of an affiliated club.
More information here: Trenna Packer Salver

Tauranga Audio-Visual Salon

Now open. Closes 8^th June.
Entry is a digital AV file. Open to current financial members of PSNZ, affilitated clubs, and international photographic organisations.
Information here: Tauranga AV Salon

Laurie Thomas Landscape Salon

Now open. Closes 22^nd May.
There is “no prescriptive definition of “landscape” specified for the Laurie Thomas Landscape competition… While we would not expect alterations to the physical facts we do wish to encourage entrants to present their own interpretation of their chosen subject matter.”
Information here: Laurie Thomas Landsscape Salon

Creative Focus

Opens 3^rd June. Closes 3^rd July.
Creative Focus is a yearly competition run by the Pukekohe Franklin Camera Club with an emphasis on creativity. Open to all.
Information here: Creative Focus

Judge Training Weekends 2022

18-19 June – Orewa, Auckland
9-10 July – Taupo
Later in the year South Island venues are being planned.
Over the two day course, you will gain an insight into what is involved in the judging prcoess, that is, how to view images, critique and communicate the results to the photographer. You will also learn more about how to become an accredited judge.
Open to all. More information is available at Judge Training.
Sign up at Judge Training Weekend Registration

PSNZ members only

Workshop Programme

More information is here: Workshops. It is recommended that you check your diary BEFORE registrations open as these workshops fill up fast!
Coming up are:

• Landscape – Coromandel
• Street / Urban – Wellington
• Astro – North Island
• Birds – Christchurch
• Creative Portrait – Tauranga
• Novice landscape – Buller
• Intentional Camera Movement – Miranda

Good Photo Spots (GPS)

PSNZ members will have received an email (on 29 Mar 22) about this nationwide project to identify and share local Good Photo Spots with visiting photographers. Remember this is not about the secret and special spots! It is about the places that the locals know about but that you might not notice if you were visiting.
GPSs will be collated and listed in the members only area of the PSNZ website so you can have some ideas of where to go the next time you’re out of town.
Email your GPS and some details (location; best time, weather, tides; relevant links; risks; GPS co-ordinates) about your spot to GPS project.

Thanks to Judith for the following info:

An update for DPS members on Photographic Society of New Zealand (PSNZ) events.

There are a couple of couple of competitions coming up for individuals and clubs. The details are below.

Upcoming PSNZ events and dates to note.

Camera Talk

The magazine of PSNZ. Articles, letters, updates, news need to with the editor by 25^th March.
Email the editor.
Read Camera Talk.

Trenna Packer Salver Nature Photographic Competition for clubs

Opens 1^st May. Closes 17^th June
The objective of the Trenna Packer Salver Competition is to illustrate the diversity of the natural world in New Zealand and its off shore islands, with images that are of a very high standard.
More information here: Trenna Packer Salver

Creative Focus

Opens 3^rd June. Closes 3^rd July.
Creative Focus is a yearly competition run by the Pukekohe Franklin Camera Club with an emphasis on creativity.
Information here: Creative Focus

Judge Training Weekend 2022

These remain tentative and there is no further information available.
A number of Judge Training Weekends, open to everyone, are being planned for later in the year. More information is available at Judge Training. These are, of course, dependent on the COVID-19 situation but should be able to operate under the current red settings.

• Orewa – 18-19 July – Hibiscus Coast Camera Club
• Taupo – July – More details to come
• Christchurch – September – More details to come
• Dunedin – October – More details to come

Judge Training weekends will require full vaccination and valid vaccine passes.

PSNZ members only

PSNZ Annual General Meeting 2 April 2022

The AGM will held online via Zoom starting at 4pm. Further details will be shared in due course

NZ Camera

Open for submissions. Closing 31^st March.
Login to the members area at PSNZ Members Area then NZ Camera Submission.

Canon Online Competition – entries close 25 April 2022

Round 2 images due 25^th April.
Six round across the year. Points accumulate.
More information, log into the PSNZ Members Area, then Canon Online Submission.
See the 2021 winning images.

Workshop Programme

These remain tentative and there is no further information available.
Notes
– Attendees must be fully vaccinated and have a valid vaccine pass.
– Previously PSNZ have subsidised the workshop series, this practice is stopping. Hence workshops are more expensive than previous years, but will still be cheaper than attending directly with the presenters.
– PSNZ members only

The workshop programme kicks off from May. Registrations will likely open in March. All workshops are tentative and depend on the evolving COVID-19 situation.

• Astro – Tekapo – Joseph Pooley – 27-28 May
  May be residential and include accommodation
• Landscape – Queenstown – Meghan Maloney – 15-15 July
  Will be residential (include accommodation) and will include transport to the shooting locations.
• Astro – New Plymouth – Leith Robertson – 23-24 July
• Street / Urban – Wellington – Helen Westerbeke – 5-6 August
• Creative Portrait – Tauranga – Karoline Ferbei – 1-2 October
• Landscape for Novice and first time workshop attendees – Buller / West Coast – Graham Dainty – 22-24 October

Possibly also South Island workshops for bird, and studio portrait or natural light portrait.