The exhibition is being held this year at the Te Auaha Gallery in Dixon St and will run from 13-27 October.
Our annual exhibition is the opportunity to showcase the best work of our members to family, friends and the public and we try to include work from each member.
The June Issue of Impact magazine is out now!
Inside you’ll find articles on Duotoning, developing B&W film at home, images from our WPS@Home competition, a review of Colour Efex Pro by Keith Molloy and much more.
Plenty of other great stuff inside as well!
Download your free copy today!
Catherine will be talking to us about making the most of unpromising photographic situations.
Catherine is a portrait and fine art photographer with a home studio in Wellington. She used to be a financial wire agency journalist before taking up photography 10 years ago, and she doesn’t miss it one bit.
Catherine started out with the Wellington Photographic Society and learned a lot from her time as a member. She only let that membership lapse when she became heavily involved with the NZ Institute of Professional Photography, of which she is currently President.
Catherine is a Master of Photography with the NZIPP and a Fujifilm X Photographer.
Doors open at 7:00pm.
Postponed due to Coronavirus outbreak, More Information available in the link below:
https://mailchi.mp/5fece804881c/37vuivjwn3-5022305
Wellington photographer Carissa Corlett will be talking to us about her lifestyle photography.
Doors open at 7:00pm, meeting starts at 7:30pm.
Join us to hear from two very talented Wellington street photographers – Robert Fletcher and Holly Neill – talk about their methods and why they love street photography.
Robert’s profile:
Noticing the details. Moving from the UK to Wellington gave me the opportunity to explore and discover a new city and a new country. A chance to see the small details others overlook daily and walk past on their way to work; like the specific way that light will hit the brim of a hat, the view through a doorway, or light reflected off a window. I have spent the last four years capturing these details to show how I see the world around me.
I had an interest in photography from an early age – my parents were big advocates – but I did not take this seriously until I started walking the streets of Wellington and discovered the thrill of capturing those events that are only there for a brief moment of time. Taking inspiration from the likes of Fan Ho and Saul Leiter, along with more contemporary photographers like Matt Hall (@the13thsecond) and Craig Whitehead (@sixstreetunder), I aim to show Wellington and its people to the world through my eyes.
See Robert’s work on Instagram: @streetsandshadow
Holly’s profile:
I’m a photographer with two main focuses: wildlife and street. Street photography gives me a sense of freedom, with a light set up and the prospect that anything around the corner could become a image. My passion for street photography began when I was trying to find a way to be creative during the working week. I started taking my camera to work every single day, shooting on my commutes and lunch breaks regardless of the weather. I challenge myself to notice the smaller details that I wouldn’t usually pay any attention to. Having my camera on me at all times has enabled me to capture some of my favourite images. I enjoy showing a different perspective of our capital city, and am always on the hunt for the next shot.
See Holly’s work at: www.hollyneillphotography.com
Doors open at 7:00pm, meeting starts at 7:30pm.
This year, we will host a monthly photo topic and invite members to take images to the theme during the month. This is an opportunity to share our work on an informal basis. This month’s theme is “Street (doors and gates of Wellington)”.
Send your favourite three images to wpsimpact@gmail.com by the last day of the month. All submissions will be included in a short presentation of images at the first club meeting of the following month.
We will hear from some of our members on their approach to sport photography.
Doors open at 7:00pm, meeting starts at 7:30pm
Join us for our first competition of the year – a B+W themed, 12-hour photo competition.
Entrants will be able to choose from a list of themes, and will then have 12 hours to conceive, photograph, edit and submit a series of 5 images to represent that theme.
Themes will be released at 10am on 22nd February, with images to be submitted by 10pm 22nd February (same day).
This photo competition is open to anyone in the wider Wellington region.
Sean Aickin from Splendid, a small analogue photo shop in Newtown, will give us his take on black and white photography.
With a photographic father, who had his own photo shop, there was little doubt Sean would end up in the photographic industry. Starting out in the late 90s, Sean has worked in various photo stores in New Zealand and Australia before spending 15 years at Wellington Photographic Supplies. As a steadfast analogue fan, he thought it would be a good idea to open an analogue-focused photo shop and, in September 2018, he realised this dream.
Splendid photographic shop is the analogue photographer’s dream shop, stocking film from all over the world and making film photography that much easier in New Zealand. As well as starting Splendid, Sean has been an active photographer within the music industry, photographing bands from all over the world, and he also loves a good street photograph.
Doors open at 7:00pm, meeting starts at 7:30pm
This year, we are going to have a monthly photo topic and invite members to take images to the theme during the month. This is an opportunity to share our work on an informal basis. This month’s theme is “Black and white”. Send your favourite three images to wpsimpact@gmail.com by the last day of the month. All submissions will be included in a short presentation of images at the first club meeting of the following month.