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We have received this sad news from Gwynfa Camera Club. Our friend and member Ken Watkins has passed away suddenly at his home in Beddau. We understand that his passing was not Covid related. Ken was a member of our club for many years and during his time at the club occupied numerous committee positions, […] We’ve received this from Colin Kelly of Neath PS. We have had discussions with the three Selectors for this years Salon, about possibly going to an online remote system, two of the three selectors were unhappy about a remote selection and would prefer our usual method of a selection weekend. We are now abandoning the […] The WPF urges all clubs and members to follow Welsh Government advice. Some of us are thinking about online activities that we might provide. Please keep your eye on Newsflash and PAGB e-news. We hope you all keep safe and healthy. Peter A Young – WPF President […] I am pleased to announce that the 42nd Welsh International Salon of Photography is open for entries. This year, because of the COVID-19 situation, we have converted our 2 print sections to digital. Prints will be back! There are 6 digital sections for Mono, Colour, Nature, Photojournalism, PhotoTravel and Scapes. 155 Awards are available […] I’m pleased to announce that the WPF has purchased a Zoom Pro licence which it is making available to clubs from 6-Jul-20. It enables a meeting of up to 100 people for 24 hours which one of the WPF Executive will host (but almost certainly not for 24 hours). This will enable clubs, who have […] The WPF invites members of affiliated Clubs and Societies to submit images to be selected for an online slideshow which will then become part of the WPF permanent archive. The images selected will reflect the diverse photography taken by a selection of WPF members during the Covid 19 Lockdown. The rules are below: Restricted to […] The WPF has decided to host a free virtual conference in place of our annual event at Carmarthen. This is due to the practical difficulties of arranging a meeting which takes into account government guidance and the potential risks to attendees. As far as is reasonable we will retain the same dates, sessions, speakers and […] List last updated 4th July 2020. Huge thanks to Susan Surridge, WPF Judges & Presenters Secretary who has taken considerable time and trouble to compile a list of WPF judges and lecturers who are prepared to do online judging or presenting during the current pandemic. You can find the updated list here. […] I am pleased to confirm that the WPF executive committee voted today to go ahead with the award of AWPF, subject to government restrictions. The assessment day is still planned for 1st November, but we are unable to arrange a workshop prior to this date, because of the present virus conditions. We may have to […] When a judge or lecturer (I’ll call them speakers for convenience) is listed in the PAGB Handbook, he/she has entered into a compact with all the clubs affiliated to the Alliance. That compact says, in essence, that the speaker will give his/her time to the clubs for no remuneration. Reasonable expenses are payable and those […] The Ace of Prints should have had a closing date of 21st June and a judging date of 5th July and we would normally now be sending out a formal reminder and a set of rules. However, we have no option but to formally cancel the 2020 event. We choose our 2 Clubs for the […] The latest edition of WPF Newsflash can be found by clicking here. If you wish to be added to the list of those who receive this newsletter (which goes out about twice a month) please send Leigh Woolford your email address. […] Lucy Jane Purrington has put together a short video describing how and where 20 of her images were made.It is well worth a watch. You can find this video here. We’ve received this from Les Loosemore:- Like many Judges and Presenters, I have tried to accommodate club requests for Zoom evenings to try and maintain some continuity of events during the shutdown. Accordingly, I have now prepared (as well as actively creating more), a number of Zoom Presentations. A list of his presentations can be […] This from David Straker at Abergavenny… Thanks David! In case anyone is kicking their heels, I’ve added a page on the Abergavenny website for interesting YouTube channels, including for general photography and editing. http://www.abergavennycameraclub.org.uk/help/links-youtube.htm For the uninitiated, channels contain multiple videos and are often the work of one person or team. If you know […] Roy Carr of Barry CC has an online exhibition of his ‘A Year in Their Life’ photographs starting at the Cynon Valley Museum on Saturday 30th May at 10 a.m. You can see it here. Some of you will have seen the exhibition and already know that it is well worth a visit. It features […] |
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