Caulfield Photographic Society enjoyed considerable success in 2019. We are a small club with less that 50 members but we have some excellent photographers. Many have been involved with the club for a long time whilst others joined as beginners, enthusiasts or completed our Introduction to Photography Course. Take a look at some of the successes.
2019 VAPS Interclub Competition
The VAPS Interclub Convention in 2019 was held in Churchill in Gippsland. An inter-club competition is run as part of the convention that is open to Victorian Clubs. Caulfield Photographic Society placed 3rd in Digital Projected Images and Fifth in Print. Individual awards were received by Mario Mirabile who received an individual Third place and Tony Harding received a Merit in the Open Prints.
2019 Australia Cup for Australian Photographic Clubs
The Australia cup is run by the Australian Photographic Society as a challenge to find the best images from photographic clubs Australia wide. Awards are given to both clubs plus individuals. We are so excited by our results . .
Club Award: We were awarded an APS Silver Medal having placed in 3rd overall.
Individual Awards: Daniel Tang was awarded an APS Bronze Medal for his image “Punksteam”.
You can download all results and the images for awarded clubs and individuals at The APS Australia Cup Website. Here is a sneak peak at the Caulfield Photographic Society Images.
Individual Successes
Many members enter local, national and international competitions independent of the club with some excellent results during the year. Here are a few examples from 2019 and a hearty congratulations to all.
2019 Conceptual Photography Prize
The Australian Photographic Society (APS) started a new initiative in 2019 with the Conceptual Photography Prize. We were lucky enough to have 3 finalists - congratulations to Mario Mirabile, Tony Harding and Paul Robinson. Check out all the finalists on the APS Website
Finalists, their family & friends await the announcements for the winning images
Olive Cotton Award for Photographic Portraiture
Congratulations again to Mario Mirabile who was a finalist.
Heritage Bank Photographic Awards
Both Mario Mirabile and Daniel Tang were finalists.
Several Members also participated in Exhibitions throughout 2019:
Gary Beresford exhibited at Meeniyan Art Gallery Visions of the Bush
Mario Mirabile exhibited at Shot in the Heard of Melbourne (SITHOM) run by the Australian Association of Street Photographers Inc; plus he was delighted to exhibit 10 images at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg in April 2019. The "Melbourne: City and People" exhibition of 20 prints was part of the celebrations for the 30th anniversary of the Melbourne - St. Petersburg Sister City relationship.