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Phil Greig – Cinema, Colour Grading & Digitisation

Phil was born in Nelson, New Zealand. Initially involved in arts, music, electronics and large scale stage productions he began his career in the Cinema Industry as a projectionist and technician. He moved on to work as a technical manager for some of New Zealands’ largest cinema chains before moving into the Film production industry in the late 1990’s.

Phil had a number of years working for Oscar-winning Director/ Producer, Peter Jackson as a Post Production film lab Technician, Digital Intermediate specialist and projectionist before getting inspired to develop his own projects. Phil went on to develop R&D digital strategies, working at the NZ film Archive. He now works full time as a producer, film restorer/ editor and specialist audio and video digital technician, in New Zealand’s vibrant film and entertainment industry.

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Astrophotography for beginners with Keith Molloy

We’re hosting a tutorial on astrophotography. This will be run by the local astrophotographer Keith Molloy.

The cost will be $80 for members of the general public and $60 for Wellington Photographic Society members. Numbers are limited to 35 so get in quick.

The format for the day will be an indoor tutorial run by Keith followed by a practical session on the south coast that evening. The level will be targeted at both beginners and those looking to improve their skills. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn more about astrophotography.

Date: May 3 @ 2:00 pm – 11:30 pm Venue: Tararua Tramping Club, 4 Moncrieff St

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Regional Interclub Battle 2025

Hosted by the Whanganui Camera Club on 12 October at their clubrooms in 2 Handley St from midday

The Wellington Interclub Print Battle is an annual competition between several photographic clubs in the lower North Island.

Wellington and Manawatu Club members are invited to come for either a 2 day weekend or just the Sunday afternoon Print Battle: Information Guide

The clubs participating in the 2025 competition are:

  • Kapiti Coast Photographic Society
  • Wellington Photographic Society
  • Whanganui Camera Club
  • Johnsonville Camera Club
  • Porirua Photography Club
  • Manawatu Camera Club
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Trenna Packer Salver nature competition

Trenna Packer Salver nature competition 

Call for submissions for WPS’s entry 

Now is the time to start submitting images to be considered for selection in WPS’s entry for the Trenna Packer Salver nature competition, which is a competition for a set of six nature digital images and is run by the Nature Photography Society of New Zealand. 

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Trenna Packer Salver nature competition

Trenna Packer Salver nature competition

Planning ahead for a WPS entry

Following on from entering the Photographic Society of New Zealand’s Wiltshire Cup and Bowron Landscape Trophy interclub competitions, the next competition we’d like to enter as a club is the Trenna Packer Salver competition. This is a competition for a set of six nature projected images and is run by the Nature Photography Society of New Zealand.

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Photography Brainstorming Session

Photography Brainstorming Session

Join us for an engaging and interactive brainstorming session where club members will explore thought-provoking questions across a variety of photography-related topics! From photographic history and culture to cutting-edge technology, composition, and business, we’ll dive into discussions that spark creativity and inspire fresh ideas.

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PSNZ Interclub Competitions

Hey @everyone WPS is looking to enter the two digital inter-club competitions currently being run by the Photographic Society of New Zealand (PSNZ), namely the:

  • Wiltshire Digital Image Cup for a set of four open digital images;
  • Bowron Digital Landscape Trophy for a set of four digital landscape images.
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Competition Summary 2025

Wellington Photographic Society Competitions summary

Set out below is a summary of the annual competitions run by the Photographic Society of New Zealand (PSNZ) or its affiliated clubs that members of WPS can enter, either as part of a club entry into an inter-club competition or as individuals.

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