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Cape Camera November/December 2023

News from the Council

I am truly proud to be a member making a clean sweep of the
of CTPS. As we begin our awards in the annual compe-
Festive Season celebrations, tition (see p17).
we can look back on the Thank you very much for
many reasons our society your hard work calculat-
and members have to ing the winning scores in
celebrate. the different ranks, Jacoba
Top of mind is, of course, van Zyl, and for running
our Celebration of Photog- the annual, and all our other
raphy exhibition, which our competitions, Lesley Parolis.
team of miracle workers, led I don't believe we always appre-
by Anna Engelhardt, managed ciate how much work Lesley puts into all these
to plan, curate and host in record additional competitions, for example, the annual club bat-
time. Read more from p8. tle across the oceans with the Scottish club Kirkcaldy. You
I believe CTPS made a huge contribution to promoting can see all the images that were entered by both clubs and
photography in the Western Cape with this exhibition, their scores on p22.
which is still showing the numerous Groot Constantia visi- Last, but not least, I would like to celebrate our council
tors the high quality work produced by our club members, and club members who always come to the party when we
until December 31st. This gives exposure to smaller clubs ask for assistance when there is work to be done or at-
that are not able to hold print exhibitions and I was es- tendance required to make an event a success. Thank you!
pecially touched by the reaction of a junior member from Last year you all contributed to making us the Top Club
a rural club. She says she was so touched when she saw in the Western Cape for our salon acceptances. But, we'll
her print amongst all the other impressive works, that she need you to repeat the wonderful results of the recent
started crying. Vanderbijlpark Salon (61 points!) in the remaining salons
Our own club achievers were celebrated at our year end of the year if we want to catch up with the points gained
function, which was, as last year, held in the glamorous by Tafelberg Fotografieklub this year (see p4).
and elegant Simon's Function venue. Thanks to Joyce Gold- Please stay safe during the holiday season and I do hope
schmidt and Anna Engelhardt it was again a grand occasion you will treat yourself to plenty of good photography
that made everybody feel good. Read more from p14. time. Remember, our competition evening in January is
The annual awards form a major part of this event and this only on the 17th and please consult our website for all oth-
er changes to the calendar.
year the evening belonged to Kim Stevens, who was hon-
oured for her work for the club, high scores in monthly Nicol du Toit
competitions, her PSSA achievements and for almost President

Contact CTPS Council

President Nicol du Toit 0823778285 Members & events Anna Engelhardt 082 413 2112
Vice-President Lesley Parolis 082 780 6925 Outings Andre Mouton 071 892 1981
Secretary Rudi Pothas 082 51 69215 Cape Camera Trudi du Toit 082 572 6127
Treasurer Andre Mouton 071 892 1981 Website Andre Mouton 071 892 1981
Competitions Lesley Parolis 082 780 6925 Venue Mike de Villiers 074 113 1415
E & D Steff Hughes 082 356 3979 Public Relations Trudi du Toit 082 572 6127

Off-Council workers Editorial team

Weekend outings Richard Goldschmidt Cape Camera Editor Trudi du Toit
Member promotions Jacoba van Zyl Proofreader Lesley Parolis
Members & Events Joyce Goldschmidt Competitions Lesley Parolis
Special Projects Kim Stevens Events Photographer Joyce Goldschmidt
Facebook Kim Stevens & Steff Hughes Judges comments Anna Engelhardt
Investments Richard Goldschmidt Member profiles Dave Gordon
Snapshot Andre Mouton Publisher Andre Mouton
AV Group Ken Woods PS Tips Kim Stevens
Venue Assist Phil Green Travelogues Brian Jones

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