Weekly MCC News #34 17September2023 – Melbourne Camera Club

A reminder about the Interclub Portrait Competition

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.

Further information click here.

Entries close on 30 September 2023

Image: Red-eyed Leaf Frog – Geoff Shaw (Highly Commended – Open A Grade PDI – Aug 2023)

News Updates

AGM & Nominations for MCC Board Positions

Annual General Meeting – Thursday 5 October 2023

This year’s MCC AGM will be held as a Hybrid Meeting – in person at the Clubrooms and on Zoom. Further details and formal notification will be distributed to eligible MCC Members in due course.

Nominations are now open for MCC Board positions, and must be on the prescribed forms published on the MCC website. Nominations close 10pm Thursday 21 September 2023.

Further Information

Ballarat International Foto Biennale: Abandoned Exhibition by Greg Branson

Abandoned

If you are visiting Ballarat next weekend drop into Greg Branson’s exhibition at the Midtown Cellars at 405 Sturt Street.

Greg will be there from 2-4pm on Saturday 23 September. Come and see the exhibition and chat with Greg about the ideas behind the images.

Exhibition Link

BIFB program and events

Celebrating MCC Members

2023 National Veterans Creative Arts Festival (USA)
Congratulations to Chassity Jackson on her success in the US:

First place in the the Color Photography & Digital Photography categories for two images.
These images next compete at the National level in St. Louis, Missouri…Chassity’s hometown!

Nyland Prize
Congratulations to Harry Clarke who was shortlisted for the Nyland Prize, with his entry exhibited in the RSASA Gallery.

MAPh (Museum of Australian Photography)
Harry Clarke and Sally Paterson were shortlisted for the MAPh LOOK! Members’ Photography Prize and Exhibition, their entries currently on show with all finalists at the LOOK! exhibition MAPh. Refer What’s On Outside MCC section for exhibition dates and details.

The Mono Awards

This year The Mono Awards attracted over 4,000 entries from around Australia and New Zealand with judges “blown away by the quality and depth of work submitted across the three categories” – People, Places and Animals.

Ruth Woodrow:

Top Ten, People – “After the Fires”
Highly Commended, Places – “Lamp Post”
Highly Commended, People – “Riley Open”
Highly Commended, People – “Riley on a Box”
Highly Commended, People – “Framed”
Commended, People – “Riley Closed”
Commended, People – “Riding Through the Pandemic”
Commended, People – “On the Beach”
Commended, People – “In Her Bedroom”

Paul Dodd:

Highly Commended, People – “Dancing with Chiffon #4”
Highly Commended, People – “Dancing with Chiffon #2”
Commended, People – “Seductive”
Commended, People – “Riley Jade Low Key #2”
Commended, People – “Riley Jade Low Key #1”
Commended, People – “My Diabolical Self”
Commended, People – “Lost in Thought #2”
Commended, People – “Lost in Thought”
Commended, People – “Dancing with Chiffon #3”
Commended, People – “Dancing with Chiffon #1”
Commended, People – “After Newton #1”

Siena Creative Photo Awards 2023
Paul Dodd had another awarded picture from the Sienna awards: Finalist, Architecture – “The Icon, St Kilda”

Image credit left: Chassity Jackson

Celebrating Members page on website

MCC Member Discount on Selected Spicer Paper Products

Spicers is a dynamic and solutions-focused company with a passion for supplying quality materials, equipment, and solutions to their customers in the commercial print, labelling, signage, visual display, and architectural industries.

A leader in the traditional market of commercial print paper products, they now hold significant positions in their growth markets: digital media, consumables, hardware and architecture.

They aim to be the business partner of choice for customers, by delivering on their promises, every day.

Spicers are offering MCC members a discount of 30% on their range of Hahnemuhle sheet paper and a 45% discount on their 17” rolls of paper.

If MCC Members are interested in buying Spicers papers online, please use this special discount code on their website (link below):

#BAUHAUS_CC

A sample pack will available at the Clubrooms after 21 September (located on the back table in the Gallery).

The contact at Spicers for any paper related queries is:
Daniela Barth, email: Daniela.Barth@spicers.com.au

Spicers Website

Printing Offer for MCC Members

Photography Studies College (PSC) are offering MCC members 20% discount on for all Fine Art Papers – Ilford, Canson, and Hahnemuhle papers.

‘Proofing/Testing’ paper will not be discounted as it inexpensivep RC (Resin coated) paper for testing or cheap and cheerful family album prints.

PSC’s Digital Centre Production Manager is happy to work with MCC members to choose the appropriate paper for a particular image.

More information, pricing, upload link and contact information can be found on the MCC website: Resources and Links page

Resources & Links

Interclub Portrait Competition – Entries closing on 30 September

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

Outline and Rules

What’s On

Digital Editing Group

Monday 18 September, 8pm

As the level of understanding of digital editing techniques varies enormously among members, we will aim to provide information to members at basic, intermediate and advanced levels in each meeting.

This month we will have a look at tools and techniques in Lightroom and Photoshop for examining and rectifying the tonal composition of your images.

Mid-Week Outing

Tuesday 19 September, 10.30am

This week’s outing will be to the St Kilda Botanical Gardens.

We will meet at 10.30 am for the usual coffee at: “Lady of St Kilda” 204 Barkly Street, on the corner of Smith Street, and virtually opposite where Acland Street joins Barkly Street.

It’s then a short walk on Blessington Street to the gardens.

Conceptual Photography Group

Wednesday 20 September, 7:30pm

Several photographers who have work on display at the Ballarat Biennale will form a panel to discuss their work and the “Ballarat Experience”. If you have been already, come along and share your experience – if you have not but may be interested, come along to get even more reasons to go.

This will be our final chance to review work for our annual exhibition – Alternative Intelligence.

We will also begin our investigation into the ideas of Roland Barthes, French literary critic, philosopher, and semiotician (think “Da Vinci Code”).

Guest Speaker – Peter Harlow

Thursday 21 September, 8pm

Peter Harlow is an emerging abstract aerial photographer who demonstrates a natural talent for capturing unique, colourful and stunning images. With a background as a pilot, a passion for photography and a desire to push the boundaries of conventional aerial imagery, Peter is always seeking ways to capture fascinating and often mesmerising images.

Peter’s work has been recognised for its fresh and imaginative style and has been acknowledged by his peers for his originality and distinctive style.

Please join us in person at the Clubrooms, or via Zoom:

Link: See Email

What’s On Outside MCC

Ballarat International Foto Biennale
26 August to 22 October 2023

The Ballarat International Foto Biennale is well worth a visit to explore the huge number of exhibitions around the town of Ballarat, including some MCC members exhibitions, details below.

The BIFB was founded in 2005 and attracts significant International and Australian photographers as one of Australia’s pre-eminent photographic festivals. Held every two years it showcases work from domestic and international artists that is new, previously unseen in Australia or contextualised afresh; the Open Program fosters the development of new artists.

MCC Members’ exhibitions:

Gaye Beal at Il Piccolo Gelato, Link
Greg Branson at Midtown Cellars and Bar, Link
Lesley Bretherton at Craig’s Hotel, link
Des Crossley at Irish Murphy’s, link
Kaye Linsdell at Kilderkin Distillery, link
Renee Sterling at Craig’s Hotel, link

BIFB program and events

MAPh | LOOK! MAPh Members’ Photography Prize and Exhibition 2023

LOOK! is an exclusive annual photographic award and exhibition that celebrates work produced by MAPh Members. The exhibition is currently on display in the Atrium Gallery at MAPh.

Congratulations to MCC Member Lesley Bretherton who was the winner of the Portraiture Category with her image of Michael Meszaros Sculptor.

MCC Members Harry Clarke and Sally Paterson have their finalist entries on display at the exhibition.

LOOK! MAPh Members’ photography prize
EXHIBITION – ATRIUM GALLERY

Dates: 30 August – 27 November 2023
Opening Hours: Tue–Fri 10–5, Sat–Sun 10–4

Museum of Australian Photography
860 Ferntree Gully Road
Wheelers Hill

MAPh Website

VAPS Newsbrief

Latest Issue

Monthly issues of VAPS Newsbrief are available online, published at the start of each month.

Newsbrief link

Celebrating MCC Members’ Photography Success

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MCC does not endorse any competitions/exhibitions that are listed, the content is for informational purposes.

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