Weekly MCC News #24 – 09July2023

We are looking for members to assist with the August Introduction to Photography Course.

Members will be required to assist course participants to locate and change settings on their cameras and to provide general support during the sessions and workshops. We currently have Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Pentax, Lumix and Sony users attending.

Sessions will be held at the Clubrooms, except for the 27 August workshop.

• Session 1: Tuesday 1 August. 7.30pm-9.30pm
• Workshop 1: Sunday 6 August, 9.30am-12pm
• Session 2 Tuesday 8 August, 7.30pm-9.30pm
• Workshop 2 Sunday 13 August, 9.30am-12pm
• Session 3 Tuesday 15 August, 7.30pm-9.30pm
• Session 4 Tuesday 22 August, 7.30pm-9.30pm
• Workshop 3 Sunday 27 August, Melbourne University 9.30am-12pm
• Session 5 Tuesday 29 August 7.30pm – 9.30pm

Please get in touch if you can help out.

Contact: Graeme Diggle, ph: 0409 598 770 or email below.

This year, MCC is coordinating the Interclub Portrait Competition previously managed by Camberwell Camera Club. The participating clubs this year will be Williamstown, Camberwell, Caulfield, Eastern Suburbs, Warragul and Melbourne.

We invite all members to consider entering their best portrait photos for consideration as part of our club entry. There are 3 sections:

• Single person portrait
• Two or more people
• Creative portraiture – Polyptychs (diptychs, triptychs, etc) are permitted in this category only.  

Image Size

• JPEG images of up to 3840×2160 and 5MB. 

Entries are open now and close on 30 September 2023

MCC will be again participating in Open House Weekend this month. We will be holding our ‘Instant Melbourne Exhibition’ over two weekends 22-23 July and 29-30 July (Open House weekend).

Thank you to the 30 exhibitors who participated in the Instant Melbourne project, taking photos around our city with Instax Instant cameras. The 600 photos will be mounted and on show for the two weekends. The Exhibition opening will be held on Thursday 20 July at 8pm.

In addition we also would like exhibitors and Members to please sign up to help out on the roster at the exhibition weekends to welcome our visitors.

There are 2-hour shifts available, please click on the link to choose a date and time that suits. Thank you in advance for volunteering to help out at your club.

The next meeting of the Conceptual Group will be Wednesday 19 July, 7:30 at the Clubrooms

Bring or upload Work in Progress, especially any changes you have made since our guest critic gave feedback.

For the benefit of newer members, we’ll discuss Artist Statements. If you already have a sample of an Artist Statement bring or upload it as a fillip for newer members.

We will also consult with members on:

• Title of the Exhibition 
• Dates and times 
• Advertising to the public 
• Selection of “hero images”
• Opening of the exhibition
• Staffing the exhibition
• Portrait sessions?
• Post-exhibition exhibition?

The next Nature Group outing will be on Sunday 23 July to visit Werribee Zoo.

This will be a particularly good opportunity for members new to nature photography. 

Unless you are a member of the zoo you will need to book tickets online or purchase on arrival.

Meeting details:

• Time – 10am
• Date – Sunday, 23 July
• Place – Just inside from the main entrance
• BYO lunch or purchase something from one of the food outlets.

The exhibition will continue until 30 July.

MCC members’ participating photographers: Greg Branson, Lesley Bretherton, Des Crossley, Paul Dodd, Ralph Domino, Sally Paterson, Matt Smith, Russell Spence, Renee Sterling, Ruth Woodrow, Mary Willis – are exhibiting their works at the Visual Foray exhibition at Wolfhound Gallery during July.

Wolfhound Gallery
Level 1, 386 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
See website for opening hours

Image: Matt Smith

The Mosman Photography Club is holding their annual photography awards competition which is open to entries from across Australia. Categories include:

Open

• Open
• Monochrome
• Animals and Birds
• Smartphones 
• Landscapes of Mosman

 Portfolio

• Art
• Landscape

Important Dates:

• Entries midnight on 1 August 2023
• Judging will be completed by the end of August 
• Shortlisted entries announced early September
• Awards Event will be held on the evening of Friday 13 October, in Sydney

The Graham Burstow Monochrome Prize was established in 2023 in honour of Graham Burstow OAM SAPS PSQA FFRPS FAPS EFIAP – who was one of the founding members of the Australian Photographic Society, and since that time he contributed enormously to the Society and it’s members. He was involved in the establishment of the APS national and international exhibitions. Graham was the APS President from 1982 to 1984, and he was the Print Division Chairman for ten years.

Graham’s stunning photographs are held in many institutions around Australia, including the National Library in Canberra, and HOTA on the Gold Coast. His images show his great passion for street photography, especially in Mono.

ONE SECTION – MONO STREET PHOTOGRAPHY: Acceptances gained in this exhibition may be used towards APS honours.

19 May 2023- 28 January 2024

Great photography can hold up a mirror to the world and reflect our innermost thoughts and feelings.

MIRROR: New views on photography showcases over 140 photographs from the State Collection, alongside creative responses from emerging and established Victorian storytellers to tell fascinating tales of Victoria through a contemporary lens.

Displayed in stunning immersive detail, the photos of Rennie Ellis, Viva Gibb, Helmut Newton and more combine with the words, performance and sounds of Alice Skye, Christos Tsiolkas, Jason Tamiru, Walter Kadiki and other storytellers to produce new narratives of Victorian people and places.

Free, no bookings required.

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