From our trusty PSNZ Liaison, Judith:

Updates from the PSNZ Club Liaison councillor

August is a big month for PSNZ!

69^th PSNZ National Convention

Registrations open for the National Convention.

Speakers include:

• Kris Anderson – Australia – commercial and fine art
• Simon Runting – New Zealand – birds and nature
• Rachel Gillespie – New Zealand – landscape and astro
• Birgit Krippner – New Zealand – low light and candid
• Annette Johnston FPSNZM – New Zealand – botanical and wide range of other genres
• Charles Brooks – New Zealand – macro, stacking, and astro

Pre-Convention field trips: Wainuiomata Beach; Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne; and Cable Car, Botanical Gardens, Lady Norwood Rose Gardens & Waterfront.

Where? Lower Hutt Events Centre
When? 22 – 22 October 2023

More information and registrations? National Convention

You don’t have to be a member of PSNZ to attend the National Convention.

PSNZ Sony National Exhibition

Entries open for the National Exhibition on 1^st August and more importantly
Entries close on 30^th August

Rules and entry forms are here: PSNZ Sony National Exhibition

All New Zealand residents can enter the National Exhibition

If you are entering prints remember to give your prints enough time to get to Tauranga!

PSNZ Sony National Interclub Salons

Entries close on 30^th August

Wiltshire Cup Interclub Salon,
George Chance Landscape Interclub Salon,
Bledisloe Cup Interclub Salon,
Bowron Digital Landscape Interclub Salon

More information, including rules and entry forms: Interclub Salons

Creative Focus

The Creative Focus family is celebrating 10 Years of outstanding, imaginative and artful photography!
Our milestone birthday is in September this year, and we are going to be celebrating in style. We will be showcasing all the inspirational and successful images from this year’s competition, with an award-winning prize giving, at our local Arts and Cultural Centre, Pukekohe. Along with wine, cheese, music, banter, rosettes, certificates and trophies, there will also be a digital show of the colourful and imaginative winning images. The award-winning images from each section will also be printed and displayed in our exhibition.
September 23rd is the party date….come and enjoy the magical world from behind the lens.

Entries close: 6^th August 2023

Information, rules, entries. Find it all at Creative Focus, Pukekohe Camera Club

PSNZ Accredited Judge Training Weekend

Anyone thinking of becoming a PSNZ accredited judge or wanting to know more about how images are assessed, there are still a couple of places left for the ‘in-person’ training in Cambridge (12-13 August 2023). Please be sure to get in quick to avoid disappointment.

Information and registration here: Judge Accreditation Panel and Programme

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From our trusty PSNZ Liaison, Judith:

JULY UPDATES

Nelson National Triptych Salon 2023

Closes: 15^th July 

There is still time to create your unique triptych entry. You may submit up to six entries.

There are three special awards:

Best “The Meeting” 

Best Work

Best Monochrome

Please visit Nelson Camera Club 2023 National Triptych Salon Information 

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National Photojournalism Competition

Closes: 31^st July 

Time again for the 32^nd Annual New Zealand Photojournalism Competition. You are invited to present your best PJ images and compete for the prestigious Ted Walker Trophy (Sport and/or action) and Maree Turner Trophy (Street Photography and/or Social Commentary) section.

Entry is open to all New Zealand photographers and PSNZ members who reside outside of New Zealand.

Rules and entry forms: New Brighton Photographic Club website and submit your entry to nbpcpj@gmail.com before the closing date.

Remember the competition is open to anyone in New Zealand. Tell your friends and family and anyone you know that loves to take PJ style photos.

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PSNZ Honours

Closing date: 31^st July

A PSNZ Honours distinction is an internationally recognised award, confirming a level of photographic competence demonstrated through a portfolio presentation of a member’s work. There are three levels of distinctions – Licentiate, Associateship, and Fellowship. For the Licentiate level you do not have to be a member of PSNZ.

Submissions opened: 16^th June

More information about Honours is on the PSNZ Website – Honours.

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Nominations for Service Medals 

Closing date: 31^st July

Nominations for Service Medals need to be submitted to the Honours Board by 31^st July. 

PSNZ presents several Service Awards to members who have made a significant contribution to the Society. Members can be nominated for any of the following Service Awards:

An Honorary Fellowship is the highest service award granted by PSNZ. This is made to a member who has made unique contributions of significant importance to the Society.

An Honorary Life Membership is awarded for outstanding service to photography particularly through organisational work.

A PSNZ Service Medal is awarded for service alone, of an outstanding nature.

The Emma and William McPherson Award is made to a club or individuals who have helped to foster the interest of amateur photography over the previous 12 months.

Further information please go to the PSNZ Website – Service Awards

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AUGUST CLOSING DATES

Creative Focus

Closing: 6^th August

Creative Focus is celebrating 10 Years of outstanding, imaginative and artful photography! 

Our milestone birthday is in September this year, and we are going to be celebrating in style. We will be showcasing all the inspirational and successful images from this year’s competition, with an award-winning prize giving, at our local Arts and Cultural Centre in Pukekohe. Along with wine, cheese, music, banter, rosettes, certificates and trophies, there will also be a digital show of the colourful and imaginative winning images. The award-winning images from each section will also be printed and displayed in our exhibition.

September 23rd is the party date … come and enjoy the magical world from behind the lens.

More information on the Creative Focus website

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The National Interclub Salons Open

Close: 30^th August

• Wiltshire Cup Interclub Salon, 
• George Chance Landscape Interclub Salon, 
• Bledisloe Cup Interclub Salon, 
• Bowron Digital Landscape Interclub Salon.

All open on: 1^st August

Details: Interclub Salons

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69^th National Convention and PSNZ Sony National Exhibition

20-22 October – Lower Hutt

Registrations for convention open: 1^st August

National Exhibition entries open: 1^st August and close: 30^th August

Details: PSNZ National Convention and PSNZ Sony National Exhibition

Speakers were highlighted in last month’s update, this month it’s the pre-convention field trips:

Wainuiomata Beach 

A special and spectacular place to visit. You quickly feel a sense of awe from the continually moving environment and nature all around you. The roar of thundering waves along a rugged rocky shore bounces off steep weathered hills rising high up out of the coastline. It’s name means the headland (rae) where the mountains come down (turaki) to the sea – and is home to some rare plants, seals wintering over and earthquake-raised beaches.

The reserve is also home to banded dotterels, caspian terns, and variable oystercatchers plus skinks and geckos. Wainuiomata

Zealandia 

Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne is the world’s first fully-fenced urban ecosanctuary, with an extraordinary 500-year vision to restore a Wellington valley’s forest and freshwater ecosystems as closely as possible to their pre-human state. The 225 hectare (500+ acre) ecosanctuary is a ground breaking conservation project that has reintroduced 18 species of native wildlife back into the area, some of which were previously absent from mainland New Zealand for over 100 years. Set around a picturesque reservoir, Zealandia is home to some of New Zealand’s most rare and extraordinary wildlife – all thriving wild in a world-first protected sanctuary. Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne is about the most biodiversity-rich square mile of mainland New Zealand in terms of the species living  wild here. Over forty different species of native birds have been recorded in our sanctuary valley, twenty-four of them endemic (found in no other country). Dozens of reptile species, hundreds of plant species and thousands of kinds of invertebrates have made Zealandia their home. Many of the animals and plants you will see at Zealandia are highly endangered, and some are practically extinct in areas not protected or managed like Zealandia. Zealandia

Cable Car Museum, Botanical Gardens, Lady Norwood Rose Gardens and Waterfront

Ride the cable car and alight at the Lady Norwood Rose Gardens station or travel to the top, enter the Cable Car Museum or walk a short distance to the top entrance of the Botanical Gardens. Wherever you want to start first. Admire the great views over the harbour from the Cable car or walk the waterfront first and soak in the atmosphere of Wellington before venturing up the Cable car. There are so many places to choose to have your lunch. Nothing can beat Wellington on a great day. Wellington Gardens and Wellington Cable Car

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PSNZ is now on Instagram

Keep on eye on activities and see some amazing images by following: “PhotographicSocietyofNZ”

Scan the QR code and open the PSNZ Instagram page. 

Look out for the public Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/PSNZgroup/members/. If you or anyone you know is interested in knowing more about or joining the Photographic Society of New Zealand, you’ll find a lot of information on the public Facebook page or on the PSNZ website.