Are you under 19 or still at school and interested in photography? Then you might be interested in our FREE youth membership.
The new membership category is designed to make it easy for young people to develop their interest and photographic skills. A WPS youth membership can help you get started on your photographic journey.
Please feel free to contact us, if you would like more information about WPS and its activities.
Contact us at memberships@wps.org.nz
Our annual exhibition showcases the best work of our members. We try to include the work of as many members as possible, with a wide variety of styles and subjects. One thing they have in common for this year’s exhibition is that all the images have been shot within the Wellington region.
Inspired by Wellington’s unique landscape and way of life, this exhibition showcases photographs captured by members of the society. The exhibition celebrates the character and diversity of our great city and offers a uniquely local perspective, with each photograph having been shot in the Wellington region, which we hope provides insight into how Wellington is used for travel, trade and recreation.
Opening night:
Monday, 28 October 2019, 7.00pm to 8:30pm
Exhibition hours:
Monday, 28 October 2019, 6:00pm–9:00pm
Tuesday, 29 October 2019, 9:30am–7:00pm
Wednesday, 30 October 2019, 9:30am–7:00pm
Thursday, 31 October 2019, 9:30am–7:00pm
Friday, 1 November 2019, 9:30am–7:00pm
Saturday, 2 November 2019, 9:30am–7:00pm
Sunday, 3 November 2019, 9:30am–4:00pm
Our September issue is ready and waiting to be read!
In this issue you’ll find a profile of the life and career of Peter Bush, who is one of New Zealand’s top sport photographers, an interview with the societies new president Shannon Doyle, and an interview with recent autumn Fresh Shoots competition winner Vandy Pollard.
There are heaps of other little great bits and pieces as well to dig into as well.
This month’s magazine has articles about pioneering NZ photojournalist George Silk an interview with Grant Sheehan and details on upcoming competitions, images from our recent Annual Print Competition and an article exploring Minimalist Photography.
We hope you enjoy this month’s issue.
Members of the Wellington Photographic Society are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting: 7.30 pm 8 August 2019 Tararua Tramping Club Rooms, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mt Victoria, Wellington
Julian will be discussing the techniques behind the capture and production of his digital infrared images, which he has been shooting since 2007, focusing on the Wellington region and locations further afield. Culminating in a solo exhibition at Thistle Hall in 2010, this series of images aims to escape the usual infrared subject of nature and opt instead for urban scenes with introduced colour. Julian graduated from Otago Polytech School of Art in 1995.
Doors open at 7:00pm, meeting starts at 7:30pm.
This month’s magazine has articles about from making use of those unused sparklers, our upcoming competitions, our forthcoming AGM and images from our recent Projected Image Competition.
We also explore the work of early documentary photographer Jacob Riis and show some highlights from the recent couple of months of meetings and activities.
Tararua Tramping Club Rooms, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mt Victoria, Wellington
Our annual Print Competition is an opportunity to submit photographic prints to be presented and shared with other members and have their work looked over by a qualified judge.
Topics: Open & Living Earth
Closing date: Sat 12pm, 13 July, You can bring prints to the meeting on 11 July.
This is the fourth in our series of seasonal workshops celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Wellington Botanic Gardens and the Fresh Shoots Photo Competition.
Mark Berger, APSNZ and long-standing member of WPS, will lead the workshop and explore the art of seeing and creating creative black and white images. Primarily the workshop will focus on in-camera technique but will also touch on post-production tips for fine-tuning your black & white images.
The workshop will commence at 10:30am starting in the Treehouse Seminar Room at the Botanic Gardens and followed by a photo walk around the gardens.
Registrations are now closed as the workshop is full.