more pictures here and in our Facebook coverage.

Chairperson  - Ali Ghorbani
Vice chairperson – Sandy Rie
Secretary – John Meldrum
Treasurer – William Tam
Committee Members – Bernhard G., Bing, Brett Craig, Eric To, Lorenza, Wesley, Diane, Rick.

Membership fee remain – HK$275 full time students; HK$550 Individuals and HK$825 Couples

The following highlights was drafted by John, former Chairperson as well as Secretary:
“We welcome Ali Ghorbani as our Nominated Chairman for 2012.

Ali will be ably supported by Sandy Rie as Nominated Vice Chairman.

William has retained the Nominated Treasurer position for a further term, many thanks William for all your past work as Treasurer.

John retains the position of Nominated Secretary but is open to and encourages other members to apply for this position!
It is his fifth year and needs a change!

Nominated Committee Members for 2012 are:
Bernhard G., Bing, Brett Craig., Eric, Lorenza, Wesley and we further nominated Diane and Rick in their absence.

Nominated Workgroup Members were chosen as well but we seek more:
Exhibition: Diane, Jeff, Lorenza and S.H.
Inviting Speakers / Judges: Ali, Jeff, Sandy plus all can assist with this during the year
Social, PR, Annual Dinner: Diane, Irene plus need more!
Website: Eric took over from Mart but anyone else interested to assist is welcome.

Meeting venues were discussed, retain the Studio for Comps but seek free venue for Club Nights if possible.

Membership Fee proposed to remain the same in 2012 – $550 Individuals, $825 Couples and $275 full time students.

Preferred Exhibition Dates selected for Cultural Center, we need to notify the L&CSD ASAP for October/November booking.

Continue with Slides, introduce Digital images for competitions.

Special Motion unanimously passed subject to ratification on the 30th -Recognize Mart van de Ven as an Honourary Member for 2012 for his work on the website revamp.”

Members attending: John, Jeff, William, Ali, Andrea P., Bernhard G., Eric, Sandy, and Wesley;
Past members attending: Bing Hum, and Brett Craig
Guests attending: Jenny, Pauline and Sammy

Due to not having a quorum of financial members, decisions taken at this meeting will be confirmed at our next meeting on January 30th

Please click here to view the club calender of 2012 

(pdf file).

Welcome to the new year!

Please check out the newly uploaded albums:
Award Dinner 2011 (Christmas Dinner); VC Competition 2011; Photojournalism; and others in our Gallery section.  Use arrow keys to navigate.

Location: Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Tsim She Tsui
Dates:
Friday, 28 October, 19:00-21:00
Saturday, 29 October, 09:00-21:00
Sunday, 30 October, 09:00-20:00

Club members will be exhibiting a selection of over 60 photographs showing their diverse range of talents and interests at our Annual Exhibition “FRAMED” at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre ground floor foyer from Friday 28th October, 7pm, to Sunday 30th October, 8pm, free entry.    Cathay Camera Club was established in 1982 and is Hong Kong’s premier English speaking photography Club. We meet twice a month for competitions, presentations and discussions on all aspects of photography. The Club also organizes photo outings and practical workshops. We welcome visitors and new members from absolute beginners to aspiring professionals.

Cathay Camera Club成立於1982年。是香港主要的英語攝影會。我們每個月有兩次聚會，聚會內容包括比賽、講座、討論及分享。本會也舉辦外影和實習工作坊。我們歡迎訪客、或想成為會員的朋友，無論你是初學者、或追求 專業的攝影愛好者都無任歡迎。

Facebook Event

by Ali G

by Ha Si Hung

by Mart van de Ven

Print Open

“Spring Passes Away”

Wesley ]]> http://cathaycameraclub.com/2011/04/top-scoring-image-from-april-competition/feed/ 0 http://cathaycameraclub.com/2011/04/corinne-vionnet-snapshot-composite/ http://cathaycameraclub.com/2011/04/corinne-vionnet-snapshot-composite/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 08:39:57 +0000 admin http://cathaycameraclub.com/?p=459 Switzerland-based Corinne Vionnet is our guide to the world’s most famous landmarks, monuments millions have visited before. Her art is created not by acrylic, oil, or watercolor, each piece is made by combining hundreds of tourist photos into one. After conducting an online keyword search and sifting through photo sharing sites, this Swiss/French artist carefully layers 200 to 300 photos on top of one another until she gets her desired result.

For more images, MyModernNet

by Jeff Poon

by Jeff Poon

Print Open

“Exhausted”

Eric

Slide Special

“Soothing Water”

Eric

“Black Swansong 2″

Jeff

Slide Open

“The Setting Sun”

Eric

‘Stainless’ series contains photos taken by the artist in subway, depicting passengers on a moving train. These works are made possible through a highly sophisticated camera and computer programme invented by the artist himself. 

“It is an ever-present human desire to go further and leave some trace behind in the fraction of the time we are given,” says Magyar. “My drive is not different. I aim to grasp the devices at hand, push towards new frontiers by converting already existing technologies for photography in the hope of coming up with something new, a new device, a new language, a new frontier.”

About the artist

Hungarian Adam Magyar is a winner of America’s International Photography Awards (IPA) in 2009 and receiver of Grand Prize at the Hungarian Press Photo Awards in 2004. A photo from his ‘Stainless’ series was auctioned at the Frieze Art Fair last year to raise money for The Prince’s Trust. He was commissioned for projects involving the new Birmingham Library and Stratford Tube Station in UK. His images appear frequently in many photo magazines including Photo Magazine and British Journal of Photography. His works are collected by the Hong Kong Heritage Museum and private collectors in Asia and Europe. He currently lives and works in Germany. 

Location and Date

Opening reception is on Tuesday 22 March 2011 from 7 to 9p.m. at the gallery.
The exhibition is on until 18 April 2011.

Online gallery of works in the exhibition.

Karin Weber Gallery
G/F. 20 Aberdeen Street
corner Hollywood Road, Hong Kong Tel : (852) 2544 5004
Email : art@karinwebergallery.com
Web: http://www.karinwebergallery.com

This Vimeo video of Blind Photographer Pete Eckert has been gaining a lot of attention the past week or so, recommend having a look if you haven’t seen it yet.

From the Artists Wanted website: “Pete was the Grand Prize recipient of Artists Wanted: Exposure 2008, an international photography competition, and was awarded $2,008 with a formal reception at Leo Kesting Gallery in New York City on Thursday August 7, 2008.”

Thanks to Michael Shevloff’s father for forwarding on more details and presentation of colour images by the great Russian Photographer Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii from the early 1900′s documenting the Russian Empire.

These are stunning colour images from over 100 years ago!

The 5.8MB file is available for download.

The US Library of Congress purchased the original glass plates for this collection of 1,902 images back in 1948. More details at http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/prok/

Photography with a Conscience/Purpose

Some of the most memorable photos ever have made poignant comments on or records of the human condition. While it won’t be easy in such a safe (dare I say ‘shallow’?) place as Hong Kong, try to present a single image (colour or black & white, print, or digital slide) that expresses for you one small but significant statement about the human condition. This singular image does not have to have people in it, but obviously some link with an aspect of human existence is essential.
You must also present a sealed envelope in which you have placed a simple written statement of intent, or what you think your photo ‘says’. That will be opened and read out after club members have voted on the images and said what they think each image means or expresses for them.
Please note: traditional slides won’t be accepted for logistic reasons.

Some examples can be found here.

A great competition start for 2011, 26 members and guests attended our “Black and White” comp on Jan 24th. We held another “surprise” members judging evening and enjoyed the additional comments from both judges and photographers. Special thanks to Lorenza, Dhiraj and Michael Shevloff for being our judges.
Some photos of the evening are up in the Gallery

Top Open prints, scoring 18 each, were from Ali, Bernhard Wamelink and Wesley.
Top Special Prints, scoring 17 each, were from Ali and Bernhard Wamelink.
Top Open Slides scoring 16 each, were from Eric and Lorenza (judges don’t vote for their own images).
Top Special Slide, scoring 17, was from Jeff.

The score sheet is now available , many thanks to Diane for compiling this.

Opening will be Friday 21 Jan 2011 6-8pm at The Upper Station Gallery.
G/F 22 Upper Station Street
Sheung Wan
HK
Exhibition from 22nd January to 11th March 2011

• One link from a security blog.
• The War on Cameras is a long but fascinating (and disturbing) read.
• The War on Photography, from 2008 but relevant.

Jan 24th Black and White
Feb 21st Chinese New Year
Mar 21st Long Exposure
Apr 18th Fear and Unease
May 23rd Dirty and Disgusting Things
Jun 20th Disposable Camera
Jul 18th Self Portrait
Aug 15th Urban Macro
Sep 19th Finding the Unusual in the Usual
Oct 17th Advertising
Nov 21st Photo Journalism
Dec 5th Vice Chairman’s Christmas Competition – theme to be announced soon!