Top left - “Look Mum” by Mick Nolan, lower left - “Clare Island Sunset” by Aveen Neilan and “Ship Shape” by Joe Kennedy
Christopher O'Connor introduced our special guest for the night, Des Clinton FRPS. A member of Drogheda Photographic Club, Des has been taking photographs documenting Irish life and it's people for over 30 years and last year was awarded the prestigious Fenton Medal by the Royal Photogaphic Society. Des is a gifted documentary photographer but says he likes most branches of photography and working on themes, building up a body of work on each. He is currently the RPS Regional Organiser for Ireland and is a member of their Visual Art distinctions panel. He lectures and judges widely in Ireland and the UK.
Des started off with slideshow of his work. He showed us a selection of Irish landscapes, environmental shots and other work.
In addition to a very informative talk by Des, club members, John Walshe and Brian Munnelly brought along their photographic panels which they had presented for the recent IPF Licenciate awards in Athlone. They had pointers for those thinking of applying in the future. A most enjoyable evening was had by all.
Motivation
The Motivation theme for June was “A Moment Captured”. Des Clinton judged the Motivation entries and presented the results with a short critique on each. See all entries HERE.
The winners in each section were;
Advanced
- “Ship Shape” - Joe Kennedy
- “Sligo Tidy Town” - John Walshe
- “Capturing a Moment” - Brian Munnelly
Intermediate
- “Look Mum” - Mick Nolan
- “Enjoying the Moment” - Catherine Mullarkey
- “Clare Island” - Norman Little
Beginners
- “Clare Island Sunset” - Aveen Neilan
- “Gee–up, we’re homeward bound” - Derek Fetherstone
- “Inishmore” - Laura Laugere
Well done to all who entered.
The next motivation, chosen by our guest on the night, Des Clinton, is 'Creativity'.
Boyle Arts Festival
Members are reminded to submit their images for inclusion in this year's annual exhibition (see earlier post below for details) which takes place in the library during Boyle Arts Festival from 26th July to 4th August. The club have also some exhibition space in local shop windows, how best to utilise this space will be discussed at the next club meeting.
Club Photo Shoot
Details for a Club Photo Shoot in the coming weeks will be announced shortly here with 'possible' dates being Sunday 24th June or Sunday 1st July. Members will be notified via text during the week.
Next Club Meeting - Tuesday 10th July 8pm, St. Joseph's Resource Centre.
PB
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