What’s On – Dunedin Photographic Society

Coming up at DPS

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From our trusty Secretary, Judith:

Coming up at DPS

March

25^th March, 11:59pm
DPS Projected Image Exhibition entries close at 11:59pm on 25^th March
Open and Nature Sections. Up to 6 images in each section. Check the Society Rules and Bylaws (revised Aug 2021).
Enter at DPS Online Submission Form

25^th March, starting at 1pm

NatMAT hosted field trip to Kaikorai Stream
Meet by the bridge on Donald Steet, Kaikorai Valley.
Stream walk. Light industrial area. Saturday morning car shoppers.

27^th March
Meeting at Mornington Church Hall.

7:15pm Prints for Print of the Month due on the table. Theme: Open.
7:30pm Meeting.
- Print of the Month
- “What makes an image good?” a DPS panel.
- Kaikorai Stream field trip images

April

1^st April Dunedin Festival of Photography – 50^th Anniversary Exhibition entries OPEN
Our very own national competition. The 50^th Anniversary Exhibition invites print and projected images in open, nature, monochrome and portraiture categories. Come and join the hundreds of photographers who have participated in this exhibition since its inception in 1968.
Opens: 1^st April 2023. Closes: 16^th April 2023.
Details: Dunedin Festival of Photography

3^rd April, 7:30pm
ViewFinder
Online meeting in the DPS Zoom Room
Check her for Zoom tips to register.

16^th April Dunedin Festival of Photography – 50^th Anniversary Exhibition entries CLOSE
Entries Close on 16^th April 2023.
Details: Dunedin Festival of Photography

PSNZ Liaison Report – April 2023

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From our trusty PSNZ Liaison Officer, Judith:

Updates for PSNZ and affiliated clubs competitions.

March

South Island Regional Convention and South Island Regional Salon

Date: April 8^th & 9^th
Venue: Lincoln University, Lincoln
Registrations are CLOSE on March 24
Registration fee is $230 per person for everyone

Registrations and Salon entries can be found at the: South Island Regional Convention website

North Island Regional Convention and North Island Regional Salon

Date: May 6^th & 7^th
Venue: The Barge Event Centre, Whangarei
Registrations are OPEN
Registration fee is $230 per person for everyone

Registrations and Salon entries can be found at the: North Island Regional Convention website

Jack Sprosen Audio-Visual competition

Opens: 22^nd March 2023. Closes: 22^nd April 2023. Enter: Jack Spronsen AV on the PSNZ website.

Whanganui Salon – Humanity and Earth

A new category next year is Aotearoa New Zealand Heritage for images that are iconic and recognisably Kiwi. In addition, the Salon retains the previous categories Humanity and the Natural World and Living in a Changing World. The Whanganui Salon is a bit different to other salons seeking images which illustrate the relationship between humanity and the planet we live on.
Opens: 29^th March 2023.
Details: Whanganui Salon.

April

Dunedin Festival of Photography – 50^th Anniversary Exhibition
Our very own national competition. The 50^th Anniversary Exhibition invites print and projected images in open, nature, monochrome and portraiture categories. Come and join the hundreds of photographers who have participated in this exhibition since its inception in 1968.
Opens: 1^st April 2023. Closes: 16^th April 2023.
Details: Dunedin Festival of Photography

Taupo Camera Club Print Workshop
One-day printing workshop with Rachel Smith and Chris Helliwell in Taupo.
Saturday 1^st April
Email: Taupo Camera Club to register.

May

Māwhera National Salon of Photography

Opens: 1^st May 2023. Closes: 31^st May 2023.
Details: Māwhera National Salon of Photography

August

The National Interclub Salons

The Wiltshire Interclub Cup;
The George Chance Landscape Interclub Salon;
The Bledisloe Cup Interclub Salon; and
The Bowron Digital Landscape Salon

all open 1^st August 2023 and close: 30 ^th August 2023.
Details: Interclub Salons

The 50th Dunedin Festival of Photography is coming!

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We’re really excited to be presenting the 50th Festival of Photography this year! On 1 April, entries will open, and the Dunedin Photographic Society invites you to join the hundreds, if not thousands, of photographers who have participated in this exhibition since its inception in 1968.

This year, there will once again be both print and projected image sections, with Open, Natural History, Monochrome and Portraiture categories in both – plenty of options to cover all the photographic bases. Selected images will be curated into an exhibition that will be shown at the Dunedin Community Gallery from 3 – 11 June.

For more info and to enter from 1 – 16 April, go here – and good luck! With your help, we’re looking forward to producing an exhibiton to be proud of!

PSNZ Liaison Report – March 2023

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From our trusty PSNZ Liaison Officer, Judith:

Updates for PSNZ and affiliated clubs competitions.

February

South Island Regional Convention and South Island Regional Salon

Date: April 8^th & 9^th
Venue: Lincoln University, Lincoln
Registrations are open
Registration fee is $230 per person for everyone

Registrations and Salon entries can be found at the: South Island Regional Convention website

Canon Online Round 1

Closes: 25<supth February.
PSNZ members only. Enter in Member Area of PSNZ, at: Canon Online Submission.

March

North Island Regional Convention and North Island Regional Salon

Date: May 6^th & 7^th
Venue: The Barge Event Centre, Whangarei
Registrations will open for this event on March 10^th
Registration fee is $230 per person for everyone

Registrations and Salon entries can be found at the: North Island Regional Convention website

Jack Sprosen Audio-Visual competition

Opens: 22^nd March 2023. Closes: 22^nd April 2023. Enter: Jack Spronsen AV on the PSNZ website.

Whanganui Salon – Humanity and Earth

April

Dunedin Festival of Photography – 50th Anniversary Exhibition

Opens: 1^st April 2023. Closes: 16^th April 2023.
Details: Dunedin Festival of Photography

May

Māwhera National Salon of Photography

Opens: 1^st May 2023. Closes: 31^st May 2023.
Details: Māwhera National Salon of Photography

August

The National Interclub Salons

The Wiltshire Interclub Cup; the George Chance Landscape Interclub Salon; the Bledisloe Cup Interclub Salon; and the Bowron Digital Landscape Salon all open 1^st August 2023 and close: 30 ^th August 2023.
Details: Interclub Salons

Welcome to 2023!

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From DPS Secretary Judith:

Formal DPS activities for this year are starting off very soon. Some focus groups are already underway.

Upcoming events

PROJECTED IMAGE of the Month

Closing time for the first Projected Image of the Month is: Friday 10 February 11:59pm.
Theme: Summer.
Upload your images here: https://dps.org.nz/competitions/monthly-competitions/piotm/

Social meet-up: coffee, chat, & photography

Saturday 11 February
Maggies Cafe (was Morning Magpie), 46 Stuart Street, Dunedin.
10am for Coffee – Chat – Gossip – Conversation.
Break for photography, if you wish …
12:30pm back for Coffee – Chat – Compare images.
More photography, if you wish …

Meeting

Monday 13 February
Mornington Presbyterian Community Centre, 16 Maryhill Terrace, Mornington, Dunedin.
7:30pm.
Speaker is Kavan Chay, showing and talking about some of his recent astrophotography images and successes.
See some of Kavan’s images at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kchayphotos/ or website: https://kchayphotos.com/portfolio
Projected Image of the Month. Theme: Summer.
Focus Group introductions.
Supper.

What’s On: March 2022

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Last week the Council decided we’ll continue with online meetings up until the end of May, then re-assess month by month as we see how things are going. Field trips and photo walks will still be an option, for a bit of safer in-person socialising, and this month the Street group will be organising our activity – details to follow!

Date	Activity	Details	Location
7:30pm, Monday 7 March	View Finder #16: Mieke Boynton – Landscape and Aerial Photography, an interactive presentation		Zoom
7:30pm, Monday 14 March	Club meeting: Speaker: Linda Robertson – Inside photojournalism Focus Group feedback: Honours	Projected Image Of The Month: Open	Zoom
7:30pm, Monday 21 March	Focus group meetings		Zoom and various
10am, Saturday 26 March	Photo walk: We will checkout the protestors if still there, the people and architecture of lower Stuart Street, street art, farmers market, railway station, and skate park. Coffee after at The Corner Store (has outdoor seating)		Meet by Ko te Tūhono in the lower Octagon
7:30pm, Monday 28 March	Club meeting: Speaker: Rachel Gillespie – Travel and tourism in the Mackenzie Country My Recent Photography: Ian Thomson and Gary McClintock	Projected Image Of The Month: Photojournalism	Zoom

Nicola

What’s On: February 2022

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Apologies for lazy photo choice: have blatantly chosen one simply for attention, of our old dog eating a carrot. And now that he has your attention, please see below for upcoming activities 😀 Don’t forget, while we’re at Red, all of our club meetings that would have been at Mornington will be held via Zoom.

Date	Activity	Details	Location
7:30pm, Monday 7 February	No meeting (Waitangi Day)
7:30pm, Monday 14 February	Club meeting: Speaker: William Patino: Composition options. Our Recent Photography: Holiday & picnic images from members.	PIOTM: Open	Zoom
7:30pm, Monday 21 February	Focus group meetings		Zoom and various
7:30pm, Monday 28 February	Club meeting: Activity: Printing and matting, a how to. (Where and when to meet to be confirmed?). My Recent Photography: Tulipa Briggs and Judith Swan.	PIOTM: Deliberate Composition	Zoom TBC

Nicola

A big Red update!

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So announcing we’ll be back to face-to-face meetings earlier this week may have been slightly premature! Now that we’re at Red, we’ll continue on with all meetings via Zoom, until we return to Orange. We should still be able to run some photo walks and field trips, in accordance with Covid regulations, so as always, keep an eye on your emails! And thanks to Melanie Dick for sorting our cute Covid icons so speedily once again!

What’s On: November and December 2021

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Looking through Chiharu Shiota’s ‘The Web of Time’ – Nicola Pye

It was decided at our last Council meeting that we’ll keep using Zoom for our meetings for the rest of the year, regardless of any possible Covid level changes. The underlying reason for this decision is to protect the health of all members, and the issue of vaccination requirements is key. While the Council strongly supports vaccination, any decision around vaccination requirements will likely need to come first from the government and from the Maryhill church where we meet. In the meantime, we’ll carry on as we have been, with meetings over Zoom, and field trips or photo walks in areas where we can socially distance as needed (at least as long as we’re at level 2 or better). Fingers crossed things will be closer to normal when we return next year!

Date	Activity	Details	Location
7:30pm, Monday 1 November	View Finder #14: Tony Carter – Another World, portraits from Ōhura		Zoom
7:30pm, Monday 8 November	Club meeting: Speaker TBC	Projected Image Of The Month: Open	Zoom
7:30pm, Monday 15 November	Focus group meetings		Zoom and various
9:00am Saturday 20 November	Field trip: Maple Glen	Meet at Bayfield Park carpark for carpooling at 9am, to reach Maple Glen about 11:30am. Bring lunch and a cash donation to enter the gardens.	Wyndham and surrounding areas, possibly Invercargill?
7:30pm, Monday 22 November	Club meeting: Ferg Campbell and The Projects Group	Projected Image Of The Month: Reflections	Zoom
10:00am Sunday 5 December	Photo walk: Annual Photo Scavenger Hunt	Meet at the main gate to the Gardens, at the corner of Great King St and Opoho Rd, finish with coffee/lunch at Croque-o-dile café.	Botanic Gardens and surrounding areas
7:30pm, Monday 6 December	View Finder #15: Judy Stokes – The art of painting with your camera		Zoom
7:30pm, Monday 13 December	Club Meeting: President’s Evening	Final meeting of the year	Zoom

Nicola

What’s On: September 2021

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A bit of a disappointing ending to last month with Covid rearing its ugly head again, but hopefully we can slowly start emerging from lockdown very soon. In the meantime, a reminder that we’ll be running ALL DPS activities online until we’re back at Level 1, just to be on the safe side. This means that some activities may need to be cancelled or postponed, and all club meetings will be held on Zoom until then – keep an eye on government announcements if you’re not sure where we’re at 🙂 Covid Alert Levels and Updates

Date	Activity	Details	Location
7:30pm, Monday 6 September	View Finder #12: Esther Bunning – NZ Pacific Studio ANZAC Flags project		Zoom
7:30pm, Monday 13 September	Club meeting: Noelle Bennett – Rules? What rules?	Projected Image Of The Month: Edges	Zoom
Saturday 18 September	Festival judging		Zoom
7:30pm, Monday 20 September	Focus group meetings		Zoom and various
~~6pm, Thursday 23 Septembe~~r	Field Trip: Glenfalloch Night Garden N.B. THIS WILL ONLY RUN IF WE ARE AT LEVEL 1	~~Meet at 6pm towards the Strathallan Street end of the Bunnings carpark, to catch the free bus to Glenfalloch~~	~~Glenfalloch~~
7:30pm, Monday 27 September	Club meeting: AGM Neale McGowan: Postcards of Old Dunedin Phil Hollard: A First for New Zealand	Print Of The Month: Open	Zoom (or if at Level 1: Mornington Presbyterian Community Centre, 16 Maryhill Tce)
TBC	Field Trip: Monarch Wildlife Cruise	All details TBC – an email will be sent out when they are confirmed

Nicola