Whitley Bay PS have informed us of the death of Robin Sinton – who has judged at Stokesley in the past. Robin had been a member of Whitley Bay P. S. only for a short time & formerly of Tynemouth P.S. He was well known in the NCPF region, judging & lecturing at a number of clubs. Our thoughts are with his family.
Me and My Engine by Judy Beveridge LRPS
Sunderland Photographic Association Annual Exhibition was due to be held this month at the Art Centre, Washington. Due to Coronavirus it is not possible to hold an actual exhibition. However the Arts Centre has put an online version of the Exhibition on their website. This can be viewed by following the link https://sunderlandculture.org.uk/sunderland-photographic-association/ or by going to the home page of Art Centre Washington’s website. The Exhibition will be viewable until 8th August.
Matthew Jones, a our Junior Doctors at James Cook Hospital is a very keen photographer and prior to the pandemic, had been working at the St Theresa Hospital at Nzara in South Sudan. A charity photographic commission there has been put on hold as a result of the pandemic and so Matt has decided to use his skills to photograph the Critical Care team at James Cook whilst they worked within their ‘hidden world’.
He’s done a great job – the pictures, taken last month within the COVID Intensive Care Units give a glimpse of what it has been like to work in the ICU during the pandemic.
As an introduction, there is a rather nice slideshow featuring the best pictures here – https://www.careinacrisis.org/About-the-Project
The rest of Matt’s photos can be viewed at https://www.careinacrisis.org/
WCC ANNual EXhibition Promotional A4
Wensleydale CC’s normal summer exhibition at the Leyburn Bolton Arms can’t happen this year, so they have produced a free virtual exhibition – the idea is we will give people something to look at during lockdown, whilst also helping the Wensleydale Railway.
This link will take you straight to the exhibition AnnEx of our website: ANN-EX – Wensleydale camera club
The RPS are producing some free videos with talks by well known photographers. Joe Cornish was the first one. The past 4 are available to watch here https://rps.org/qualifications/arps/catch-up-for-live-talks/
You do not have to be an RPS member to watch them. At least 5 more are planned and you can book to watch them live or catch up later using the link above.
Following the members’ vote the themes for the competitions next season are:
David Smith Memorial Trophy: Flora
Isolation
Shapes in Nature
Thank you to those who have voted so far for next year’s themes. The vote is very close at the moment so vote by Saturday if you want your voice to be heard.
On Thursday evenings we are holding short virtual meetings using Zoom. There is no requirement to download Zoom to your computer or iPad, just click the link in the invitation you are sent. The meeting code is private and a password is used. There is also a ‘waiting room’ so that each participant’s identity can be verified before they join the meeting.
Contact me if you would like to join in.
We will beholding another ‘virtual’ meeting by Zoom on Thursday evening at 7 pm (to finish before 8 pm). Please contact Paula or Simon if you would like to join and haven’t yet been sent an invitation