NZIPP Pro Report July 2014

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BE INSPIRED, BE SUCCESSFUL, BELONG

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Presidents Report

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Commercial Directors Report

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Portrait Directors Report

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Wedding Directors Report

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Honours Council Report

Infocus 2014 Cover Image: © Michael Kenna Keynote Speaker - Infocus 2014

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Iris Awards & NZIPP Honours

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What happened after I attended Infocus

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WWII War Veterans Project Update

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Contents Regional Updates 23

Auckland/Northland Region

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Waikato/BOP Region

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Wellington Region

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Canterbury/Westland Region

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Otago/Southland Region

Obituary 30

Rodney Ellmore

Industry News 32

Life & Times of an Adventurer Photographer

Corporate Members 35

Thanks to our Corporate Members

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Executive Updates

July is the busiest month for everyone on the Board as well as our staff, as it’s the month that precedes our biggest events of the year – the ‘Iris Awards’ and the ‘Infocus Conference’.

Hopefully you are all busy like myself selecting and printing your, (hopefully) award winning images and have paid your ‘Early Bird’ conference registration, booked your flights and hotels and are ready for the biggest learning experience of your photographic year. Remember if you don’t participate then you don’t learn and grow. Staying the same means that you are really just going backwards as everyone around you is still moving forwards by buying into these events and activities. As a Board we can only put these things on in order to help you grow your business but it’s always going to be up to you to take the reins and be active with your membership.

Personally I’m very excited by what we have been able to offer this year in terms of the speaker line up, and also very excited about the level of judges we have on offer to critique your work at the ‘Iris’ awards. There is nothing better than being able to sell yourself, not only as an Accredited Professional Photographer, but also as a current award winning one as well.

I hope you all stand up and get counted as the new ones on the block who have the knowledge and success after this years events. I wish every single one of you all the best in this quest.

Sincerely,

Mike Langford - NZIPP President (on behalf of the Board) Hon FNZIPP, GMNZIPP, Hon F AIPP, MAIPP

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Commercial Directors Report

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WATCH THIS SPACE Just got on a bus at Invercargill airport, I am supposed to have just landed in Queenstown but a two and a half hour bus trip instead due to bad weather.

I think maybe it is a cunning plot by Megan to give me time to right my bit for Pro Report.

So be it. The subject today is “ The law moves in mysterious ways”.

A fellow photographer in the Wairarapa, Geoff Walker, was at the scene of a terrible tragedy on 7th January 2011. The event was when eleven people lost their lives in a hot air ballooning accident in Carterton. Geoff was a friend to some of the people in the balloon and what followed was not only emotionally devastating to the relatives of those that perished, but also to Geoff who witnessed the tragedy.

Part of Geoff’s business is providing photographs to tourists as a momento of their ballooning adventure. On that fateful day Geoff was doing his job, poised with a camera in hand to photograph the balloons descent. Instead he recorded the fatal few moments of New Zealand’s worst ballooning tragedy.

A few weeks ago Geoff contacted me to discuss a situation, that he thought was of great relevance to our industry, unfolding at the inevitable inquest.

From the sequence of images that Geoff had recorded the police requested copies as evidence of what transpired. Geoff co-operated, as a matter of good will, and as is standard practice as a professional photographer with a copyright contract in place. The police in turn passed the images onto the Coroner who placed an embargo on their use in the public sector.

The inquest to the ballooning accident is on going, with a great deal of media interest. TVNZ has applied to the Coroner to lift the ban on the photos and Geoff had been invited along to be part of the discussion on this with the Coroner.

As a fellow professional photographer, and friend, I went to the hearing with Geoff to lend moral support and see how the situation panned out. It had become apparent that if the Coroner lifted the ban on the images and TVNZ got their hands on them (by whatever means they could) they would have a perfect right to air them without infringing copyright. How fair is that?

The question here is, is it within the Coroner’s rights or power to just dish out copyrighted images willy-nilly to all in sundry sighting the fact that it is in the public interest? It would seem that this is possibly so.

One would hope that although this may happen, the Coroner will respect Geoff’s copyright and ownership of the images, and if and when the ban is lifted, the images are not made readily available to the media. This issue is back in the Coroners court later this month and will be interesting to see how it pans out.

Unlike myself, Geoff Walker is not a member of New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography (NZIPP), and as such we could not come to his legal aid (although he has got a good Barrister on the job to give him counsel and present his case). The NZIPP has however made the following statement to be added in support of Geoff’s submission, as a matter that impacts on all professional photographers.

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“The New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography is keen to see the photographer’s copyright protected in cases like this. When a professional photographer records an event, tragic or otherwise, he or she does so as part of their role as a professional and with protection under the NZ copyright laws, which provides that non-commissioned work (images) sits in the hands of the photographer. This work may or may not be done for financial gain.

It is essential that in situations such as this the copyright law should not be overridden and must always be upheld and respected, as this is an intrinsic part of a professional photographers livelihood.”

Terry Wreford Hann NZIPP Commercial Director

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Portrait Directors Report

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With the upcoming conference and AGM comes a time of crystallisation of thought for me. We have been very busy as a board dealing with the responsibility of giving you our members the best environment for advancement and enjoyment in being a professional photographer. For me personally, in the relative twilight of my career as it were, it occurs to me more than ever what a grind it is to be in business. Let’s be honest with ourselves and admit that most of us aren’t perfect at everything. If that’s the case we then need help at our not so strong areas.

With my hat in the ring and all going well, I will be tasked with leading the board in the coming future as your new President. This is not just a big commitment both in energy and time, but a cerebral and philosophical Challenge. In my twenty fifth year as a member I have been reminded on many occasions of my weaknesses and my strengths. The wisdoms I have accrued over this time are now at my disposal to share in helping us all move forward. One of the things I know is that while I am not as good a photographer as many of our gifted members I am a perfect storm when it comes to the marriage of good photography, good selling ability, the love of all people and accepting the reality that being in business requires all my focus and the help of others.

Now I am a sports addict and there are two brothers who are mutually famous for introducing different gladiatorial contests. The war cry for one in boxing is “Let’s get ready to rumble “ and the other in MMA is “It’s Time !! “ Now as I write this I can hear them both throwing this verbal excitement onto an expectant crowd. Honest to God I have a quickened pulse right now thinking about it. Both those phrases I believe are relevant to all our careers right here and right now. The athlete who’s being introduced is there because they’re at the top of their game. They and their loved ones have sacrificed much and have dedicated themselves to being the best they can be.

So tell me did they turn up to an empty gym, with no trainers or people to spar with or compare too. No way. To get to be as good as you can be we all need the help of others. So when I hear for twenty five years the question “what do I get for my membership?“ I think to myself, absolutely nothing if you don’t seek to use the resources of your membership i.e. other people who are happy to share, regional meetings and of course your annual conference.

As you read this, being honest with yourself, are you just a taker or are you a participator. Now in fairness there are different strokes for different folks, but if you don’t buy in to actively seeking to be better what’s the point. If you haven’t registered for INFOCUS, why not? If it’s because you think you can’t afford it or you literally can’t afford it then that’s a symptom that you need help. You aren’t going to get that sitting on your chuff, wasting hours in front of Creative Live or such like. Mixing and sharing with real people is how you grow and learn. How am I or my colleagues going to be able to help you if you don’t turn up? Let alone being inspired by internationally renowned speakers.

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OK so I’m sounding a little bossy, but what I really am is passionate about is helping you get better at what you do, and just as importantly get rewarded accordingly. We have to be able to do more than just pay the mortgage and feed the kids. The next two years or so I will be, with the help of my team, creating a situation where you will never have to ask that question again. I’m not just a show and tell, pretty picture kind of guy. Let’s focus on the business of doing business. Let’s move forward and meet the new challenges we face in this digital world, so that rather than wonder how not to give it all away, you will be inspired by how to educate your market and be rewarded as the artist you are.

It’s a marathon troops. There will be times of self doubt. We are stayers though. Let’s not waste our training and give in. Let’s be inspired by those running next to us who feel what we do, but who keep looking forward and reaching their goals.

kind regards

Russell Hamlet NZIPP Portrait Director

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Wedding Directors Report

JULY 2014

When looking back at my own wedding photos the ones that mean the most to me are those that capture the feelings and emotions, for real.

My Top 5….

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Just married and walking back down the aisle, beaming smiles on our faces, hands in the air….

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Swinging around for the videographer, with the videographer in shot and total happiness on my face….

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A beautiful photo of me and my Mum…..

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Walking down the aisle with my Dad…..

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A beautiful playful photo of me with my gorgeous wrinkly old Gran, late at night we’re both a little sunburnt and a few too many wines….

After all that my top favourites are not (as I once expected) filled with the creative photos that we had chosen our photographer for in the first place.

When all was done and dusted the photos with the most enduring quality were not those that we were looking for to begin with. Now 10 years on, when I sit with my daughters and look at the album, they love to look at the ones that show real love, happiness, family, friends… and there’s no doubt that these mean the most to me too.

So as I reflect on this it makes me realise things about the way in which we market ourselves as wedding photographers. Initially people may choose you for your art, your creative flair, your composition, your lighting.

Sometimes it can just be one stunning photo in your marketing material can swing a client your way, and make them choose you. But the delivery of photos that capture many “decisive moments” will be pivotal in your clients happiness – and their satisfaction in the job you have done for them. Your ability to document their wedding beautifully will delight them in ways they may not be able to comprehend until much later. And this will bring you more referral business – and after all these moments mean so much to family and friends too.

Anticipate moments before they happen, be ready, when something might happen it probably will – keep your camera to your face, things happen so quick if your camera is not waiting, exposure ready and good to go you’ll miss the pinnacle of the moment. Look for the quiet moments, the subtleties are exquisite. Some of the best and most beautiful things happen just after you expect too, so patience pays off.

Don’t miss a moment!

Katherine Williams NZIPP Wedding Director

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Honours Council Report

WOW! I can’t believe how fast this year is going, & sitting here writing this knowing the awards judging are just on four weeks away is frightening (on a number of levels).

Last weekend, I had the honour of judging at the Wellington “pre-Iris” event recently & there were definitely a few standouts in the mix. So looking forward to seeing them come through the judging in a few weeks time!

Something that was highlighted while attending the Wellington “pre-iris” event was that despite our best efforts there appears to still be a little confusion around the Classic & Creative Wedding & Portrait categories. So, I’m hoping the following information will enlighten things more.

The Iris Awards are, and always have been, about championing photography, & ultimately showcasing the best of the best when it comes to the Touring Print Exhibition.

Classic vs Creative Wedding & Portrait Categories While the categories are named “Classic” & “Creative” there is no intention for these terms to dictate or determine the content or style required. The names are merely an attempt to distinguish the application of technique (production) differences.

The “Classic” categories refer to images that have been produced in-camera, where the “Creative” categories allow for the incorporation of Photoshop manipulation. This doesn’t mean that images in the “Creative” category need to be heavily Photoshopped (or Photoshopped at all), nor does it mean that “Classic” entries can’t be creative in their ideas or communication.

Ultimately, if an image has been well captured (reflects great control of lighting, posing, composition, focus & camera technique), shows great post-production control, is well printed & has that additional “WOW” factor then it is highly likely to be awarded accordingly, no matter which category it is in.

Some words that might help define what that “WOW’ factor is: •

Emotion – images that are powerful through the emotion they portray, be it happy, sad, wistful, soulful etc.

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Innovation – presenting something that is fresh, hasn’t been seen before or is a new & interesting perspective on the familiar.

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Timelessness – a quality that enables an image to transcend time & still be appreciated for many years to come.

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Aesthetic – a quality that may well be intangible, but relates to the beauty, or horror, within an image.

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Communication – a strong communication or narrative, where subtlety is often more powerful than a literal interpretation.

Photography is hard work, & entering & achieving awards was never meant to be easy. It’s about rewarding & celebrating the achievements of our most talented people. Enter, win or fail you will definitely learn & grow from the experience.

Kind Regards

Kaye Davis - GMNZIPP, MAIPP, MCGD Chair of the NZIPP Honours Council) On behalf of the Honours Council, including: Ollie Dale, Blair Quax, Tony Stewart & Esther Bunning.

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• hang out with your buddies in the industry, • learn a HUGE amount both professionally and personally (did we mention Amy Scott is the master of communication at home and work), • listen to international and national speakers, who are doing amazing things here and overseas, • get an injection of energy for your business, • catch up with Epson, C.R.Kennedy, IPS, Kodak, NZ Weddings, Bride & Groom, Canon, Fujifilm, Macalister (Nikon), Queensberry, Photo Warehouse, Rothbury Insurance, A2Z Riegers, Momento Pro, Sony NZ • plus morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea, as well as networking drinks.

INFOCUS 2014, Rotorua!

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Iris Awards & NZIPP Honours Entering the Iris Awards & earning a Bronze, Silver or Gold is a significant achievement.

However, there’s a bigger picture to think about than this when looking at the benefits of entering the awards. While not everyone is able to win categories or the grand prize there are other awards that can be achieved within the Awards process.

As a NZIPP full financial member (or member of an overseas affiliated organisation) you also earn points from each of the awards you achieve. A Gold is worth three points, Silver two points & a Bronze award earns one point. These points contribute to a range of NZIPP Honours Awards, enabling you to use the associated title after your name, & providing an added credential when promoting yourself & your business. These Awards also become part of the goal setting challenges attributed with entering the awards.

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NZIPP Associate (ANZIPP) – the recipient is required to earn 10 points within a 4-year period. Represented by a blue ribbon & gong.

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NZIPP Master (MNZIPP) – on achieving their Associate, the recipient then needs to earn a further 10 points, including two Silvers. This means the recipient has earned at least 20 points in total. As with all Honours Awards 10 points must have been achieved within the last 4-year period. Represented by a red ribbon & gong)

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NZIPP Fellow (FNZIPP) – having achieved their Master, a recipient is required to earn an additional 10 points, of which 4 must be Silvers & 1 must be a Gold. The total points needed to achieve NZIPP Fellow is a minimum of 30 points, & again, 10 points must have been earned within the last 4-year period. Represented by a yellow ribbon & gong.

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NZIPP Grand Master (GMNZIPP) – this award is the highest of the NZIPP Honours Awards. To achieve this award the recipient needs to earn a total of 80 points, including 14 Silver & 6 Gold. This relates to an additional 5 Bars to their Fellowship. Again with 10 of these earned in the last 4-year period. Represented by a white ribbon & gong.

* If a member achieves the equivalent points required for the same level again, but not the Silver or Gold’s required for the next level, they receive a “Bar”. E.g. Bar to Associate, Bar to Master or Bar to Fellow.

These awards are hard earned & incredibly valued by their holder, not to forget very much celebrated by the Institute through the presentations made at the annual Awards Gala Dinner. At the Awards dinner, recipients are presented with ribbons & gongs in recognition of their significant achievements within the Iris Awards.

So if you need an additional challenge, other than just entering the awards, consider setting yourself some goals towards climbing the Awards ladder. Best of luck to all those entering the 2014 Epson/NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards.

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What happened after I attended my first Infocus...?

I attended Infocus for the first time three years ago and it totally changed my life!!

My third wee baby had just turned the ripe old age of one and I had only just joined NZIPP. I had to borrow the money to go as my business wasn't really a business back then, I was just kinda floundering I guess. At that stage I was sort of photographing weddings, kinda working with babies and families and even tried my hand (badly) at commercial photography. I read in the Infocus brochure that a couple of awesome wedding photographers were coming over from Canada as keynote speakers. I checked them out and thought they sounded interesting. They were the only ones I was going to see so didn't bother looking up anyone else!! That was a mistake!! I was also very very excited to have the opportunity to met and chat with other photographers who I had been following.

Anyway I arrived in Rotorua at 9am the day before conference started and went and checked the Iris awards. I had no idea how the awards worked and assumed that there would be a lunch break or something. Turns out I was wrong again! I sat there all day, didn't move to get food or water, nothing. I was soooo intrigued with the whole process and sucked up every word the judges said. I watched the wedding category that whole day. Probably should have been in the portrait room but didn't know that till later!!

Next day was Infocus. The only two people I knew in the whole place was my regional chair and another photographer I knew from my time working in a photo lab. The regional chair introduced me to another couple of Christchurch togs and we hung out for the rest of the time and we still hang out together now!! I spent that day scribbling down as many notes as I could and chatting to as many 'famous' togs who would listen. I had a wee list of who I wanted to met. Next day I was prepared for another day note writing and what I experienced totally blew me away. A NZ photographer stepped on stage and I sat up and listened!! Didn't even take a single note. It felt like she was only talking to me. My life was about to change in a huge way!!

While waiting for a taxi to take me to the airport and back home to reality, I text my mum and let her know just how grateful I was that she gave me the money to attend. She asked me if I enjoyed myself and I told her that I now know what I want to do, and what sort of photography rocks my world. Wasn't weddings but portraiture. Attending was the single most important decision I made that year.

I came home so incredibly inspired, motivated and excited about my business. I did the figures and found a space to lease. That was October of 2011. February of that year we had experienced our most destructive earthquake and many parts of Christchurch were in ruins. Lots of people, family and friends told me that I couldn't open a portrait studio that year, no one would want to spend money on portraits. Turned out they were all wrong!! Three years on I have moved to a bigger space, that I share with an awesome photographer, and am loving running my own business. If I hadn't attended Infocus in Rotoura in 2011 I would probably be a struggling wedding photographer and working in retail to pay the bills. I had discovered my passion.

The decision to attend shouldn't be a big one. It's all about following your passion, or in my case finding my passion, and going out and getting it!! Just being in the same room as some of the best artists in New Zealand should be enough to get you all excited. Its about personal development of your craft and learning, improving and keeping you finger on the pulse. Life is all about decision making, sometimes we make good ones, sometimes we drop the ball and make bad ones but those are the ones we learn from the most. The decision to improve your business, wealth, even your social side should be an easy one. Back in 2011 we didn't have the option to pay registration fee over three months so if anyone uses the financial excuse about not going, its not going to work any more.

I hope to met a few more of you awesome photographers in a couple of weeks in Rotoura. Have a wine or two and come away inspired, excited and motivated and maybe a wee bit tired!!!

Make the right decision and attend.

Kate Christie NZIPP Canterbury/Westland Regional Chair

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Q Submission Dates 2014 For those who aren’t qualified yet it’s time to start planning for your Q submissions. Once successful your member profile will appear in the Find a Photographer function on the NZIPP website, and you’ll be able to work towards NZIPP Accreditation.

Final Q submission date for 2014 is...

November 4th, 2014 For more info see the Q Programme under Quick Links on the NZIPP website.

AGM Timeline 2014 Monday 2 June 2014 – Notice of Meeting sent out to all Members.

Monday 23 June 2014 – Close for Board Nominations, Remits, Notices of Motion.

Wednesday 2 July 2014 – NZIPP Coordinator to circulate NZIPP Board Nominations, Remits, Notices of Motion to Regional Chairs and Regional Secretaries. NB: Regional Meetings to discuss & vote on nominations should be scheduled AFTER this date.

Friday 25 July 2014 – Regions to advise NZIPP Coordinator of their Regional Delegates names. Additional Agenda Items and Board & Regional Chair Reports to also be forwarded for inclusion in the final Agenda, to be circulated to the Board, Regional Chairs and Regional Secretaries prior to the AGM. Regional Reports to include reporting on annual financial accounts.

Friday 1 August 2014 – AGM (Friday of Infocus).

Held at the Energy Events Centre, Rotorua at 7.00pm - room to be advised

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IRIS PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2009 - 2013 BOOKS

Epson/NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards 2012

Iris Award books are produced annually by the NZIPP from the award winning entries submitted every year. The books showcase all the major award winners, as well as all the Gold, Silver, and Bronze winning images from each year. The books have been published in conjunction with BLURB and ISSUU and are available in three different formats: •

hardcopy/print - available via Blurb’s print on demand service. The book is a 20 X 25cm landscape format, with a hardcover & dust jacket, printed on Premium Lustre finish paper. Each book can be purchased via Blurb’s print on demand service. Prices vary depending on the book size.

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eBook on iPad - available via Blurb’s ebook service for downloading to an iPad. eBook’s can be purchased for $24.99 USD via Blurb’s eBook download service.

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online book/magazine - a low resolution version is available to view online for free via Issuu’s digital publishing platform .

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Go to the NZIPP website (www.nzipp.org.nz, and click on the Iris Awards tab followed by Iris Awards Books) for more information and download links for each of the three options.

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New Member Benefit Being a member of the NZIPP brings all kinds of benefits like this one….

5-10% discount on Epson Products - Papers and Inks Members need to email Paul Missen ( Aarque Group branch sales manager) Paul.Missen@aarque.co.nz to receive the members discounts – Cash/ Credit Card basis only. Please provide your NZIPP membership number.

This is a 24 hr delivery service from Wellington once the order has been processed.

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NZIPP News WWII War Veterans Project Update I am continually blown away by the amount of time and energy that our members have put in to this project, when I look at Stephens screen grabs of (only) a cross section of the work he has processed so far I feel great pride in belonging to the NZIPP. We will be honouring the project at the awards dinner on the 4th August in Rotorua. When David Moger the Chief Executive of the RNRSA will be presented with a proof album and hard drive of all these wonderful images. Don’t miss this dinner or the fantastic conference and line up of speakers, book now!

The NZIPP board has worked hard to secure sponsorship for the printing (Queensberry) and a presentation folder (CR Kennedy) On the 23rd July there will be an almighty working bee in Christchurch to get as many prints off to the veteran recipients as possible. Any members in Christchurch who would like to help with this please contact NZIPP executive director Megan Jones.

I would like to thank Stephen Goodenough for his incredible effort in collating the files to date. Stephen has spent a great deal of time on this, a daunting job requiring a great deal of experience and patience, he has done this as his contribution to the project.

Terry Wreford Hann NZIPP Commercial Director

1200 AND COUNTING There are now just under 1200 portraits loaded, with post work done on approx 900 files. More images will be loaded this week and sent off for printing at Queensberry.

This has been a very interesting experience for me, not being involved in the image taking, but seeing all the images come though for collation.

So my jobs been the post work, colour correction, dust removal (and the odd bit of dandruff and crumbs in moustaches), the big one checking the names are correct, as there is no margin here for mistakes, of which I have only found 2, So thats pretty good. Also checking the cropping is 2x3 ratio for printing. So its checking every file, as it comes in, looking at whats been done, and then tweaking them from there. Due to the sheer numbers and a good brief was supplied no major photoshop work will be done everything is being corrected and output done through Lightroom.

I often find myself side tracked, when I see the medals on some vets, and then start searching the NZ military website to see what the medals were received for, or on occasion doing a search and finding stories that were published several years ago about some of them and their experiences.

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The variety of a few vets photographed with their medals and photographs displayed in frames has also been great.

I personally had both Grandfathers serve in the NZ Army in WW1 and an uncle fly Spitfires in Asia he was seconded from the RNZAF to the RAF, as I was the only one to show extreme interest in war as a child I have all their medals and my uncles flight log book which I cherish.

On the whole its all coming together well and it’s all because all of you have got behind this, I know there are still some people taking photographs in out of the way areas over the next few weeks some traveling 2-3 hrs or more to photograph a handful of vets, keep it up you’re doing a great job.

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Regional Updates Auckland/Northland Region June has proven to be another busy month. Our monthly meeting was held at the new home of Topic Rentals, & as we do every year, the meeting was all about mock judging for the upcoming Iris Awards. With over 60 submissions, & a judging panel made up of some fine NZ judges (Ollie Dale, Chris Traill & Harry Janssen) the night turned out to be a great success. A big thanks to HP for providing us with a beautiful screen to display the images.

The month of June is also Auckland Photography month, and once again the 2013 Iris exhibition was on show for the entire month. The Vero Centre hosted the exhibition once again, & by all accounts was a great success.

As well as the exhibition we had a small group of NZIPPrs take part in Festival Tuesday, basically 3 hours of wine, cheese & exhibitions.

And finally we’ve been working hard to complete the Veterans Project. As part of that we hosted an open day at Kingsize Studios which saw over 50 Veterans from all over Auckland come in for their portrait to be taken. For those who took part it’s been a most rewarding experience.

This month we have a “meet the neighbours” meeting organised, our guest speaker is Chris McLennan & is hosted by our friends at HP. We’re looking forward to a fantastic night.

Cheers,

Gino Demeer Auckland/Northland - Regional Chairperson

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Regional Updates Waikato/BOP Region So how did this happen? … half way through the year!

So much to do & so little time, seems to be the same story all over the land.

First off thanks to members who braved the elements & travelled to Tauranga for our June meeting “Pechakucha #2” . Mystery Speakers included a mix of new & old members – Special thanks to Nicola Inglis, Claire Birks, Jake Thomas, Larissa Drysdale, Mark McKeown, & Jody Beattie.

I always enjoy Pechakucha evenings, personal / business projects, thought processes, hidden talents… watch out you may be asked next! It’s only 6 mins & a great way to confront those public speaking fears The Travelling Exhibition will arrive in Rotorua at the end of the month ready for the Iris /Infocus build up. So if you are flying in make sure you take 5mins to check it out. Rotorua have been very supportive & have booked a space for us in 2015 also. I urge other regions to organise venues now so we make use of a wonderful advertising tool.

We are skipping the meeting in our area this month, but we have been invited to Auckland to join the neighbours on a Photo walk & evening with Chris McLennan – Travel Photographer. (All details can be found on the Auckland Regional page) Tracy Stamatakos Waikato/BOP - Regional Chairperson

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Wellington Region In April Lottie Hedley - a favourite at last year's Image Nation conference visited Wellington during April, & enthralled us with tales from her Great NZ Cookbook journey around NZ, covering 200 recipes from 80 of NZ's chefs.

She also spoke fondly of her role as Editor of the esteemed Pro Photographer magazine.

But what really resonated with the Wellington crowd was her photojournalism projects throughout communities across the eastern coast of the USA. Lottie's work shows patience, respect & a real sense of compassion. We were fixated & stunned by her story telling.

In May we had the pleasure of hosting Ian Poole in Wellington, one stop of his 4-part tour of New Zealand.

Ian brought along his usual cheeky enthusiasm for great imagery, his honest critique & feedback, & his views on current trends in the industry.

He spoke candidly on his relationship with the NZIPP, & NZ's Iris awards, & also shared plenty of amazing award winning imagery from the 2013 AIPA awards.

In June, sparked by Ian Poole's visit, as this issue goes to print, we're completing our annual Wellington regional print judging. We're all working hard to prepare our prints for the Iris awards, & this will be the final testing ground before sending away those print cases & crossing our fingers.

Keep reading for more great news from the Wellington region next month!

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Regional Updates Canterbury/Westland Region It is that dreaded time of the year again where the weather is never able to seem to make up its mind. Literally one minute it is lovely and warm (14 degrees!) and the next you are being pummelled with freezing cold rain drops the size of M&M’s, while trying to drag the sheets and the towels off the washing line, all the while being yelled at emphatically by a three year old who won’t go inside – telling you that they are getting wet because … “It’s raining MUUUUMMMMM!” So, this month down in Canterbury for the Canterbury Westland meeting we decided to change it up just a little. Instead of the annual print judging night, we held a very successful Image Critique evening. Only a small number of members were able to attend due to a repeat of last year’s June meeting weather woes, including flooding and washed out bridges! Alas, the ones who did manage to make it were rewarded with a productive and relaxing evening filled with pizza, beers and helpful friendly feedback. Two entries for the evening won the Dick Poole award for the night, each gaining entry into this year’s Iris Awards. Congratulations to Juliette Capaldi who took out ‘Best Presented’ and Penny Nichols for ‘Most Potential’. We are all looking forward to seeing these images being judged at the Iris Awards in August.

The day after the Image Critique evening the sun was back out again and it was time for our ‘Printing For Success’ seminar with Evoke Studio’s Sean Dick.

We covered all the important things to take into consideration when printing your work.

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And lastly; how to achieve the overall look that you want when mounting your images.

It was amazing the difference in an image simply by choosing the right paper. It all of the sudden became crystal clear how paper choice and mounting can mean the difference between an image being average and award winning. With the help of Jason Boa of Aarque Graphics and his Epson 4900 we were all able to see Sean’s printing process from receiving a print file to it coming off the printer. It was intriguing how the small subtle changes that you can make on your screen have such a large impact on the overall look of your finished work.

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Sean is obviously a talented problem solver and has an extremely keen eye for detail. Everyone was quite enthralled by the whole business, so much so that we lost track of time and were promptly given the boot by half a dozen senior ladies who had the room booked after us for their weekly coffee catch up and book swap. Richard Linton was able to fend them off (literally!) just long enough for the last print of the day to roll off the printer.

Thank you Sean for your time, it was very educational and mind boggling all at once. I hope that your prints are as successful at this year’s Iris Awards as they were last year.

Rebecca Watson Canterbury/Westland - Regional Secretary

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Regional Updates Upcoming Meetings‌

Otago/Southland Region

Fortnightly Dunedin coffee meetings are still going ahead regularly please contact Alan: alan@dovephotography.co.nz for details.

The Otago/Southland AGM was held at the Front Room gallery in Queenstown on Tuesday the 5th of June at which time Jackie Ranken was elected the new regional Chair, with Marina Mathews continuing on as the regional treasurer and Nicola Wilhelmsen voted in as secretary.

Jackie Ranken thanked Emily Adamson on behalf of the region for her two years as co-chair and for her help in doubling the membership in her time involved with the committee. As the region is quite large it was recommended by Emily Adamson that there also be elected regional sub chairs, so as to continue to stimulate each part of the region. This proposal was unanimously accepted and as a result Jen Corish was elected as the Wanaka sub chair, Rochelle Dillon as Southland sub chair and Simone Jackson as the Dunedin sub chair.

In conjunction with the AGM, was a presentation by Tony Stewart on better business practices which was greatly appreciated by all who attended.

After a little hiccup with the South Island Touring Print exhibition, it was finally shown in Dunedin and is now residing in the popular Skyline venue in Queenstown, where it will stay for three weeks before heading south again.

As the fastest growing region in the NZIPP for 2013 /14, we would like to welcome our latest members and invite them to contact me, Jackie Ranken, as regional chair, or any one of our sub regional chairs, to find out what’s happening.

New Member: Jo Boyd

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Obituary Rodney Ellmore 1940 - 2014

My dear friend Rod Amazingly enough, there’s another funeral happening today at exactly the same time in Orewa for another long time member of the Institute, that of John Rykenburg, he passed away a day before Rod. Rod and I purchased new suits to wear at Sarah’s wedding. I’m wearing it today, as best I can.

My name is Lester de Vere, a professional colleague and dear friend of Rod’s.

It was during Rod’s term as President of the Institute in 1992 that we really sealed our relationship, at the time. I was the Auckland Chairman and we spent many hours together organising the conference of the day.

You’ll be familiar with Rod’s understanding that if it’s going to be done, it will be done properly and this wonderful attitude didn’t change over time.

We practically lived together in the same studio space in two locations in Parnell over a five year period and during this time we had a ball, we shared lots as you can imagine and in the words of Richard Wallace... Iron sharpens Iron, we appreciated each other’s strengths and I clearly learnt more from Rod than he was ever going to learn from me other than patience.

We shared premises with Jim Davison in The Strand and then with Karen EllisGreen in Stanley St.. both here today.

Between us all what happened between jobs was always entertaining. Rod’s favourite trick after lunch, especially if it was a warm day was to slowly nod off on the couch, always fun to watch, especially when the phone went.

Going to the movies wasn’t out of the question either.

The Stanley St studio was over the road from Kodak.. we spent many hours testing different films by shooting each other and recording the results as we went, so we had hilarious times taking shot after shot and while I gave up being normal and started pulling different faces, Rod stoically maintained his normal visage and kept his Britishness intact.

Not many knew the Stanley St premises had a live-in Opossum that would stay in the studio overnight, Rod and I had to check every morning to make sure the droppings and spray had been cleaned up before the first shoot.

Perhaps the most awkward situation for Rod was when he had a serious blow-fly problem in his interview room, it had nothing to do with him of course, but something rather large and furry had died in the ceiling cavity and as the blow fly numbers grew, so did the stench so you can imagine Rod prior to a meeting opening windows and spraying air freshener ... it was always going to be a chuckle, after the event.

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Rod did enjoy the finer things in life, his photography gear was always in immaculate condition, he did the rare thing of changing camps late in his career by moving from Mamiya to Hassleblad which he just loved, as he did European cars and the odd drop of fine wine.

When Bathurst came around on the annual calendar, we enjoyed the day watching TV at his place with his cats and copious amounts of food with the odd beer.. a good petrol head bonding day all round.

Perhaps my greatest admiration for this fine fellow was his analytical take on things, he had a rather unique ability to analyse a situation whether business or personal that I greatly respected and came to rely on.

Rod always shared a sometimes left field but always logical approach to any subject.

I know he would sometimes appear intimidating to guest speakers if they weren’t 100 % up with their topic. He had the ability to smell the proverbial before it had even been spouted.

We would look at each other and a quiet nod was all it took to understand what we were being told wasn’t necessarily reality.

Rod leaves a rather big gap in my life, in all our lives.. he held the unspoken mana of ultimate professionalism as a photographer and businessman, his peers looked up to him as the Source of technical ability and knowledge during his career, its been an absolute privilege to have had him in our lives...

If there’s a studio in heaven.. start straightening things out and give it a good clean, the Master is in the house.

Lester de Vere

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Industry News Life and times of a photographer adventurer

By Mike Crean - The Press/Stuff Guy Mannering’s wife Margie and daughter Leslie often cursed the old trunk in which he kept his “stuff”.

He lugged it around wherever the family moved.

The battered, bulky object seemed always in their way. They labelled it The Black Dog. When Mannering died in 2003, Margie felt emboldened at last to open it.

Inside she found diaries, letters, photos and other mementoes of his life. And what a life it was.

If all the items could be put together, what a tale they would tell of this Christchurch high- adventurer.

A decade later, the tale has been told. It is dramatic and its sequel is tragic.

Just after Margie and granddaughter Nikki had compiled a book from the contents of the trunk, Margie was killed in a car crash.

At least three Guys figure in Canterbury’s highly regarded Mannering family.

The first’s real name was George but he was known as Guy. He is Guy-1, a pioneer of mountaineering in the Southern Alps. The second was his son, photographer and adventurer, Guy-2. The last, Guy-3, is an Oxford farmer, environmentalist and all-round “top bloke”.

The newly published book, Guy - the Adventures of New Zealand Photographer Guy Mannering, tells the story of Guy-2, with an introduction by Guy-3. It was launched in Christchurch yesterday.

Mannering lived a life of extremes. From a flimsy tent hundreds of kilometers from Scott Base across the icy wastes of Antarctica, to the blazing furnace of heat in Colorado’s Grand Canyon. From marble halls at diplomatic receptions in Bangkok, to grass huts of stone-age tribesmen in Papua New Guinea’s remote ranges.

From humid Mekong River banks where Pathet Lao rebels peer unseen from jungle on one side and Viet Cong are not too far away on the other, to breezes shushing the silence of evening as steaks spit on the barbecue in camp below the Southern Alps.

The camera is the common factor in Mannering’s ventures. A largely selftaught photographer, he worked and operated a professional studio in Christchurch for many years. His work captured attention and brought invitations to adventure that yielded folders of photographs. The images stunned viewers in the days before colour TV. Another factor is the jet boat, pioneered in the Mackenzie Country and built in Christchurch by friends of the Mannerings, the Hamilton family.

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Put camera and jet boat together and you get the Colorado River adventure. Margie went too and her narratives make lively links between Mannering’s diary entries describing the successful 1960 attempt at the first “up-run” of the river. No rapids, waterfalls, logistical and mechanical breakdowns or human frailties could stall these Kiwis in their home-made boats. They traversed Grand Canyon downstream, then made history with the return trip.

Mannering drove one of the boats but still managed to take photographs.

For the Hamiltons it was a triumph but jet boats would have no part in Mannering’s next venture, the Antarctic - except that movie film coverage of the Colorado adventure impressed Americans at McMurdo Base and made Mannering a celebrity.

The Department of Scientific and Industrial Research invited Mannering to document a season on The Ice. His alpine experience helped him cope with the environment while snapping pictures of penguin flocks, husky packs and seals. He brought back images of vast landscapes sculpted by ice, of floes dwarfing aircraft, of cargo ships following in the wake of ice-breakers.

Mannering’s diaries describe the challenge of handling film in plunging temperatures. They relate nerve-tingling tension as planes struggle to take off and land on ice. They explore the beauty of twinkling stalactites in underground caves and the horror of twisted metal from a plane crash.

The Mekong is one of the world’s great rivers. By 1965, planning was underway for a giant dam on it. However, neighbouring countries of Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Cambodia were de-stabilised by Communist incursion. The Vietnam War had not yet started but French colonists had left and tensions were building up.

Into this scenario steps Mannering on a United Nations mission to explore ways to improve access up the river for engineers, geologists and their supplies. New Zealand as a Colombo Plan partner offered jet boats for the venture.

Mannering’s twin tasks were to gauge the potential for jet boats to serve the inland waterway and to train local people in handling the craft. As Margie says in her narrative: “He was delighted with the idea”, and: “The chance to photograph this exotic country was compelling”.

Mission Daunting became almost Mission Impossible, such was the lack of co-ordination between the factions involved, the mix of languages (English barely one of them) and the tendency of interpreters to fail to turn up for work. The boating side of things, by contrast, was easy. But heat and illness took a toll, as did the threat of war drawing ever nearer. Intermittent communications with the outside world failed to assuage the fear.

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Mannering records his admiration for American pilots landing overworked DC3s expertly on short, bumpy jungle airstrips. He speaks of the elegance and courtesy of native peoples and the generosity of a few expatriate Europeans. He describes the wonders of animal, bird and fish life on the Mekong. He marvels at the ancient architecture of Angkor Wat. His photographs convey all these things.

Margie joined her husband there for some weeks. Her story of how they organised this is almost a book in itself.

A year later Mannering was in Papua New Guinea on a geological and mapping expedition of uncharted highlands along the Sepik River and some of its tributaries. It was jet boat time again and it was history-making time again. His party probed further inland than European boats had ever been and encountered villagers who, cut off from the world since the dawn of time, had never seen white people.

Getting the boats so far upstream involved building a “railway” to bypass an impossible stretch of river. Mannering writes of how quickly the natives caught on to the requirements and rallied to help by cutting trees, laying them in rails formation and binding them with rope they had made themselves. They willingly added their manpower to sliding the boats along the “railway”, some pushing, some pulling. It is an engrossing account, enhanced by Mannering’s photos.

There was more to Mannering’s life. Guy-3 says a further book may yet appear. It may cover Guy-2’s other expeditions, including his jet boat trip up the Ganges with Sir Edmund Hillary. But the four expeditions in this book show that Mannering deserves to figure in an adventure hall of fame.

Guy - The Adventures of New Zealand Photographer Guy Mannering, written from his diaries by Margie Mannering and Nikki Latham. Hardback $60; soft cover $40.

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