Putting you in the picture about the Southern Photographic Society, Isle of Man
The 2021-2022 season got underway this week and it was great to see so many familiar faces as well as some very welcome new members and visitors.
Continue reading “New Season: Welcome Back!”
The opening of the 50th Anniversary Exhibition on Monday, 2nd August, was a great success at the Erin Arts Centre, Port Erin.
Members (past and present) were joined by guests, one of the founder members and representatives of local associations and the other photographic societies.
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There was almost a full turnout of members for the 50th Anniversary dinner and presentations on Friday 18th June.
The Colby Glen Hotel was an excellent venue for the two-course meal organised by Sue Clegg, and Sue surprised everyone by baking a cake shaped like a Canon EOS camera and embellished with a gold 50. It tasted as good as it looked!
Continue reading “Anniversary Dinner & Presentation Evening”A selection of Southern Photographic Society members’ images from 2020 and 2021
Continue reading “Showcase”
Members enjoyed a guided tour of Tynwald Chambers on Sunday 13th June.
Onchan MHK Rob Callister (above right) was our guide for the ‘behind the scenes’ tour of the Tynwald Chambers, including the House of Keys, the Legislative Chamber, the Tynwald Chamber and some of the more modern areas.
Our grateful thanks to Rob and to Jim Gibson for arranging the tour.
The 2021 Annual General Meeting took place on 9th June, and was followed by the results of the Lockdown Challenge.
President Brian Goldie welcomed everyone, thanked the committee, and encouraged all members to keep supporting the club and making suggestions to keep it moving forward.
Continue reading “AGM Report & Lockdown Challenge Results”
The competition season ended on a high note on Wednesday with the Image of the Year. All entries have been seen previously in competitions, and it was wonderful to see them all again in the same event.
Continue reading “2021 Image of the Year results”Members have made their entries to the Lockdown Challenge final.
Following eight themed challenges during the March/April 2021 lockdown, and over 200 images in total, members were asked to select up to three of their own challenge images to go into a final selection.
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James Brew was our judge for the final regular competition of this shortened season, with just the Image of the Year remaining.
Continue reading “May Open Results”
On Wednesday evening the postponed March open competition was judged by Barry Murphy and we were pleased to welcome him back for a second visit.
Continue reading “Postponed March Open Results”