E&D NEWS

E & D News Our inspirational E&D sessions via Zoom are the highlight of every month – all due to the calibre speakers Kim Stevens is able to attract to our shores. Responding to several requests, CTPS Council has decided to open up the monthly Zoom presentations to other photographers/members of the Western Cape Photographic Forum (WCPF), which has been met with a most positive response.

Explore your creative spirit - Richard Martin (16th September)

Richard trusts his intuitive approach to photography more than his intellectual one and believes that over-analysing ones approach can negatively affect creativity - a philosophy that was noticeable throughout his presentation. Many of his superb images where in black & white, which he explained goes

back to his early years in photography when he still worked in film and spent hours in his darkroom. He also stressed that during the first 15 to 20 years of his career, he avoided including any people in his images, but today they are an essential part of highlighting his story. "I am not a great believer in rules, although it is necessary to know and understand them – so as to be able to break them when creativity makes it necessary. My photography is a celebration of the visual world. It originates straight from the heart, honest and direct. Inspired by colour, texture and light, I make photographs to express feelings surrounding my experiences, searching for visual equivalents to those feelings," he explains. For more information: http://www.richardmartinphoto.com

Abandoned Architecture - James Kerwin (21st October)

His talk was packed with stunning architectural images of the most fascinating interiors of abandoned buildings, which he had researched and taken at some of the most obscure and out-of-the way locations throughout Europe, including countries in Eastern Europe. Most of them were found off the beaten track, or at places that had not yet been over-run by tourists or been overexposed by photographers. It was a fascinating journey of two hours. He went into great detail about how he achieved his excellent images and also explained what gear he used, which included amazingly few items. He also touched on some of the post-production methods. It became clear that he was very particular about the type of light he worked with and often went back to the same place over and over again until he was satisfied. For more information: http://www. jameskerwin.uk or e-mail him at Info@jameskerwin.uk

Forthcoming E & D Presentation

18th November - Russell Smith

Whereas the previous two E & D speakers were from Canada and Georgia, Russell is South African, and no stranger to CTPS as he did a most interesting E & D presentation in February this year on the unusual subject of food photography. This time he will give a talk about a photographic series he called Portraits in the Pandemic, which he started as a results of lockdown – while only having his two boys as models, a camera and his garage as a studio. Many members missed his previous talk as it was prior to our now usually recorded Zoom presentation and were most disappointed afterward – so don’t miss this presentation on a totally different subject.