WPS Impact – Official Newsletter of the Wellington Photographic Society
This month featuring updates about our membership survey, an article on Star trails and an interview with WPS Photographer Jenny O’Connor.
There is no Thursday meeting this week due to the 125th Anniversary Exhibition Opening Night on Friday 17th November.
WPS Impact – Official newsletter of the Wellington Photographic Society.
This month featuring updates about our 125yr Exhibition, an article on scanning with your DSLR and an interview with WPS Photographer Mary Hutchinson.
There was a very high standard of entries again this year and I would like to thank everyone for your entries.
Overall:
- 1st Prize (Overall) – Kodak Cup – Hilary Troup
- Image: “Nine to Go or Save?”
- 2nd Prize (Overall): – Colour Cup – Gayle Cullwick
- Image: “The Door”
Open Category:
- Highly Commended Certificate: Gayle Cullwick
- Image: Solitude”
- Highly Commended Certificate: Donna Jennings
- Image: Untitled (“Boy”)
Creative Category:
- Highly Commended Certificate – Patrick Flanaghan
- Image: “Ethereal Amazon”
- Highly Commended Certificate – Hilary Troup
- Image: “Net of Gold”
Also special thanks to Jordyn O’Keeffe for her detailed analysis/critique of each entry. It was a very impressive critique and we all learned a lot from her.
WPS Official newsletter of the Wellington Photographic Society
AGM News 2017
The club’s AGM was held on 10 August 2017 and resulted in some changes to the Committee, following the retirement of Gail Teale as President and the decisions of Hilary Troup and Thomas Zink not to seek reelection as Secretary and Treasurer respectively.
The new President is Glen Innes, who joined the club on returning to Wellington in 2016. His previous club involvement has been in the South Island with the Nature Photographic Society and the Fairlie Camera Club.
During this meeting WPS members at the AGM are to elect the officers of the Society, that is the President, Secretary and Treasurer, and up to five committee members. Committee members take responsibility for different areas of the club’s work.
- The current committee is:
- Gail Teale – President
- Thomas Zink – Treasurer/
- Membership Secretary/Property
- Hilary Troup – Secretary
- Julie Brixton – Competitions
- Brendon Lang – Webmaster
- Kerry Whittaker – Programme
- Shannon Doyle – Marketing/
Communications/Impact
At the AGM Gail Teale finishes her two year term and will hand over to a new president. Tom Zink, Hilary Troup and Lesley Moyes are leaving their positions. Gail Teale is leading the preparation for a new committee. If you would like a role on the committee or want to propose a member for a committee role, please contact Gail Teale at President@wps.org.nz
Gail has the full revised committee position descriptions and is happy to discuss nominations.
WPS Impact – The official newsletter of the Wellington Photographic Society
