Photographic Assignment

A highlight of the Cathay Camera Club is our lively judged Assignments where members present their best pictures which are critiqued by visiting professional photographers and artists. These are programmed usually once a month. Members have the opportunity to enter prints or slides of their choice or they may also show their work which should follow a particular subject to be found on the Club Calendar. The critique is given in a positive and constructive manner and may touch on topics ranging from a photo’s technical features to its concept and commericial value. Points are allocated to each picture which count towards an annual award.  If so inclined, members may indicate their images as Unmanipulated per the club guidelines.

The winners of the 2011 monthly competition have been announced and the scores published. The results from the 2010, 2009 and 2008 competition years are also available.

2012 Competition

This years competition is still in full swing. We keep track of and publish our monthly scores, announcing the year’s winner at our annual Christmas dinner party. Scores are also available in an XLS format.

Members upload their images here for competition. Please upload one at a time; upload the second and on after seeing “uploaded successfully” wording.

Workshops / Talks / Demonstrations

Another popular event is the monthly club night where a visiting professional photographer, graphic artist or club member expert gives a talk or demonstration on a particular photographic technique or topic. Club night topics are decided at least one month in advanced and are announced on the front page or through the mailing list. We have been fortunate to have had speakers such as Michael Pitts, a local BBC Cameraman and Robert Houston the editor in chief of Action Asia magazine and many other knowledgeable and experienced technicians, editors and authors.

A set of Workshop reports is available for your perusal.

Outings & Activities

Group club outings and other activities are arranged on a semi-regular basis by club members. This is a great chance to learn from the more experienced club members as well as an enjoyable social outing. Recent outings have included insect shooting in Sai Kung; night shoots in Jordan, Jat’s Incline and Yau Ma Tei; visits to Lamma Island, Macau and Zhaoqing; a two-day trip to Shantou; gallery and studio visits and an underwater photography introduction.

Please consult our Google Docs hub for a full listing of our outing reports.

Exhibitions

Members are given the opportunity to showcase their work in an annual public exhibition which has usually been held in the main foyer of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. In the past we have also exhibited at the Fringe Club. Our 2010 exhibition ‘Rewind’curated by Lorenza Mazzucco, featured 60 photos by 24 of our members. A panorama was made of the 2009 exhibition ‘Impressions’, and the flyers of 2008, 2007 and both 2006 iterations are now on display for posterity.

Photo Book Project

In 2009 we published a club based Photo Book. As we intend to make this a bi-annual feature, another book is planned for the coming year. The book is self-funded and will feature the favourite works of our members. Those interested in the publishing details may find the project slides of use.