The Whanganui Salon 2019 – Humanity and Earth By Club President John Smart LPSNZ
IT WAS A fantastic experience to host the Whanganui Salon again after a gap of 27 years. Particularly moving were the links to the past that remain, with several club members and visitors able to reminisce and share their experiences of the former glories of the Salon and its prominence in the mid-20th century New Zealand photography world. Having Whanganui Camera Club Patron and former PSNZ President Vonnie Cave MNZM Hon FPSNZ FPSNZ MNZM present the awards to winning photographers who attended the awards dinner in October was especially poignant. We were delighted to receive over 400 entries across the three categories under our Salon theme “Humanity and Earth”. All images given awards by our three judges can be seen on the club web site: http://www. whanganuicameraclub.org.nz/whanganuisalon-2019.html
Vonnie Cave presenting Category Winner Certificate to Roger Smith
The relationship between Humanity and Earth is the defining issue of our times. As photographers, we can play a small but important role in shining a light on it. The three categories provided opportunities to illustrate both the good and the bad of our impact on the planet. Our three judges - Drew Hopper (Australia), Petra Leary (Auckland) and Simon Woolf FPSNZ (Wellington) - did a fabulous job in identifying the most evocative images from the high quality and highly diverse entries.
Category winners Human Settlements and Technology: Lake Powell by Les Rackham Humanity and Nature: Keep Vehicles Away from Nesting Birds by Roger Smith
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