INVERCARGILL CAMERA CLUB

RE-FORMED MAY 1929

16th DECEMBER 1893  Page 8 - SOUTHERN CROSS, VOLUME 1, ISSUE 38

SOUTHLAND ART SOCIETY
The work done by Students of the above Society during the past session, supplemented by a number of loan pictures, will be on exhibition in their Rooms, Central Chambers, on Wednesday afternoon from 2pm to 5pm, and in the evening from 8pm to 10pm, and on Thursday evening from 8pm to 10pm.

There will also be on view a collection of Photographs by the Invercargill Camera Club.

A.W. SMITH
HON.SECRETARY



6th MAY 1897  Page 2 - EVENING STAR, ISSUE 10307
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DUNEDIN PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
A careful inspection of the photographs, shown in the exhibition now open at the Choral Hall must lead the independent observer to the conclusion that a considerable proportion of the exhibits fall short of the "possible". In many cases a good negative has been badly printed; examples could be given, if it would serve any good purpose to go into particulars, of elementary faults from an art point of view — such, for instance, as taking up a position from which the picture loses all the effects that might have been secured; a common mistake is to pick out a view of miles and miles of country, with the result that everything is reduced to a minute scale and the picture becomes confused and flat; another defect with a large proportion of the landscapes is that no attention is given to the sky — with many, indeed, there is no sky at all; and it would be possible to pick out a few examples that are quite unworthy of the exhibition. Yet, though all this is true, there is a great deal of excellent work to be found in the gallery, and, so far as we can judge, the exhibition is ahead of the last one promoted by the Dunedin Photographic Society.

Taking first the collection sent in by the Invercargill Camera Club, it is easy to find subjects for commendation. The sunrise view of Half-moon Bay, already referred to, stands inspection, and we should say that while it is W.J.P. Hodgkins's masterpiece it may also be counted one of the most artistic productions in the gallery, its only fault being that the horizon line is not square with the frame. F.W. Bicknell shows a charming pair of studies of native bush. There is more than bush in each of them, and to judge by the title, "Isaac Meditating at Eventide", bestowed upon No. 13, the exhibitor would seem to regard his background as subordinate to the rest of the picture; but we fail to see any connection between the unimpressive looking person sitting on the shingly bank of a creek, apparently about to wash his feet, and the Isaac that Moses tells of, and prefer to take the photograph on its undescribed but easily recognizable merits. A.M. Macdonald's best work is seen in, "Glimpses in the Estuary", three pretty silver prints taken at the proper time of day from advantageous positions, and exhibiting also the merit of very fair preparation. They are more than mere views, the pictorial element being present. D. MacPherson's No. 30; is a pair of small photos entitled "Ocean Waves". The upper one has unluckily been snapped just a tick took quickly, and the rising wave, taken before it has broken, looks like wool. The other one has the water among the rocks very nicely shown, and it is a pretty photograph, in all respects.

The Nelson Camera Club exhibits include two that are well entitled to mention, one of these being A.J. Glasgow's view of the Penguin ashore on a bank; the other, a really first-class work of art by H. Brusewitz, entitled "On the Sands, Eventide". The three persons in the foreground have evidently posed for the occasion — possibly dressed for it as well; but it is not suggested that this ought not to have been done. An artist is at liberty to build up a picture in any legitimate way that he pleases, and one who is capable of such thoroughly sterling work as is here exhibited is not likely to do anything illegitimate. The breeziness of the view, and the truthfulness of the effects in regard to the water-filled sand, are special features of an exceptionally clever photo that is also cleanly printed.

Variety is found in the collection forwarded by the Hawke's Bay Camera Club, local scenes being interspersed with Continental views that possess a special value and are also interesting, and several made up story views also finding a place in the collection. Taking the lot on their merits, we should say that, "The Sheep Market, Avranches", is about the most meritorious, this being a representation of a large number of characteristic figures, all either on the move or profoundly occupied in business. Not one of the crowd seems to be standing for his portrait. The enlargement is fairly well done, and evidently it must have been a splendid negative that was originally taken. This is one of J.N. Tosswill's exhibits. H. Owen has among his exhibits a representation of the interior of the Napier Cathedral during service, the time chosen being the reading of the lesson. It is a bit of mystery how such a view could have been taken, and we are not prepared to say that a photograph does the scene justice, for, the walls being deprived of color, the chief effect is lost; still, it is an interesting and well worked up curiosity in photography. "My Darling", by the same exhibitor, is pretty, and would have been prettier if the faces of the mother and baby represented had been brought more forward. As it is, the light is all on the clothing. "The Order of the Bath", by G.F. Green, shows a baby boy in four stages of his regular dip. The clearest definition is here obtained, and one may suppose that Mr. Green must have taken a lot of pains and spoilt a heap of plates before he succeeded in snapping such a lively little customer in the exact positions required. His trouble, however, is well repaid.

Coming now to the Dunedin Photographic Society exhibits, the first in order to command praise are J.C. Seelye's two enlargements, of which 'Cataract Gorge, Tasmania', is much to be preferred, it having been obviously produced from a very good negative. 'Yachting Snapshots', by R.A. Ewing, is a nice set of three, the printing being a special feature. In "Yachts at Ravensbourue", T. Ross has a nicely grouped little picture of more than ordinary merit — a little on the dark side, but he has happily caught the ripple on the water. Of Mrs Hocken's contributions the pick, undoubtedly, is No. 15, the subject a girl in pose with flowers over her head. Overexposure has entailed a loss of sparkle in the other flower pieces by this contributor, but No. 15 is fairly free from this defect. As an example in most respects of what a flower photograph should be, we may direct attention to "Roses", by A. Hamilton. Here we have the desired roundness in perfection, and the high light that properly taken flowers have under the camera, and if Mr. Hamilton had cut away the top of the bunch, or else shown more of it, the photo would have left nothing to be desired. Mr. Hamilton has several portraits in his collection, and we take leave to express the opinion that in this department his No. 32 is decidedly the best. The figure is well posed, the picture nicely lighted, and though, perhaps, a trifle on the dark side, the flesh is flesh. Mr. Hamilton has not busied himself much with landscapes, which is rather to be regretted, for his "The Swamp at Longbeach" is really capital, being a well-chosen scene, the center, representing the swamp, having all the softness of a black-and-white drawing. Of the remainder of the exhibits sent in by Mr. Hamilton, we should say that No. 43, depicting a wave breaking against the marine parade, Napier, in a storm, is the most remarkable. The view must have been caught very successfully, and though in the enlargement the lights in the foam are lost, there is yet much to admire. It is decidedly a clever bit of work. A.J. Barth's collection comes next in order, and it may be said that the exhibits, as cataloged, show fair average work, but nothing special, until No. 71 is reached. This piece, called "Taken in Tow", represents a fisherman's boat getting a drag up the Lower Harbor in a light wind, just enough to warrant the sail bring set. The beauty of the photograph is the fidelity of the water, particularly the steamer's backwash, but mention must also be made of the sky and the capital lighting of the whole scene. The pick of Mr. Barth's landscapes seems to be No. 74 "Mitre Peak", and its special glory is the atmospheric effect presented. H. Ziele is worthily represented by his enlargement depicting the Dart River, this being a nicely chosen view from a well developed and properly exposed negative, and his yachting views have the merit of clearness. T. Ross has, hard by, a frame of marine pieces that evidently come from good negatives, though the printing is open to criticism. Dr Roberts shows only a few works, but all display some merit, and in his scene of Lake Te Anau he gives the gallery one of its chief adornments in the way of landscape, even though it maybe the case that it has been taken rather high on the plate. No. 87, representing a boy perched in a tree, is also a pretty picture. W. Williams has spread himself over a variety of subjects, and in each branch he does himself credit. We select "The Gentle Craft" as absolutely his best piece. This depicts a mother and her wee boy sitting on the bank of a creek, the little chap learning how to hold a rod. It is a well-selected scene, capitally lighted, the figures are properly placed, and altogether it is a very pleasing landscape, carefully printed. The figure study numbered 108 takes attention by its softness and naturalness, and the shipping scene (No. 113) is a good example of correct work, its special merit being the clearness of the reflections in the water. W. Livingston can always be depended on to avoid the least trace of slumming or dirty work. The excellence of his style in this respect is well exemplified in "Cataract Gorge". The subject is not an ideal one for a photographer, the rocks and steps giving the view a jumbled-up appearance, but, even against this handicap, Mr. Livingston has made an interesting picture; and in some others — notably the view of a boat-builder's yard at Hobart — this exhibitor reaches a high grade of merit. Of the collection sent in by C.W. Kerr we prefer "A Picnic on the Beach"; and the pick of R. Chisholm's lot is no doubt one of the landscapes in the left-hand lower corner of No. 152, showing water in the foreground.

The loan pictures are for the most part very fine, and one of these, hung under the Napier collection, may be reckoned absolutely the best photograph in the exhibition. It represents with splendid effect the breaking of a wave on a beach — that and other things, but it is the wave that we admire, and it is a pity that the artist's name is not stated. We have already announced the result of the competitions, and now add the remarks of the judges (Messrs G. Moodie and W. Esquilant);

GOLD MEDAL: This has been awarded to Mr. A.J. Barth. All this gentleman's pictures show great care and evenness of work. The enlargements are extremely good, and there is good variety; but, above all, the choice of subject shows considerable knowledge of composition. "Mitre Peak", "Catlin's River", "The Old Mill" are gems, and well worth inspection; also the difficult subject, an instantaneous picture, "Taken in Tow". His small work is all good and of even quality. "Lake Ada", a fine picture, would be improved by being a shade lighter. Mr. Barth is fortunate in securing such subjects as "Mitre Peak", Lake Ada", "Arthur River", etc., which add greatly to the value of the collection. The next best collection is that of Mr. W. Williams. His enlargement, "A Calm Morning", is decidedly good, also the one of "Fern Trees". There is nice softness, and the quality is up to the mark. A strong point in this exhibit is the portrait study, which shows considerable skill; the weak point is the landscapes. Next in order comes Mr. H. Ziele, who has two or three very high-class pictures, but his average is spoiled by some of his smaller work, which is rather blotchy and careless, such as his yacht scenes. The enlargement "Dart River, Wakatipu" and "Ferns and a Bush Scene", are really fine enlargements and of very high-class quality; and we should like to make special mention of "Dart River, Wakatipu", as there is no better picture in the hall. Mention should also be made of Dr Roberts and Mr. A. Hamilton's collections.

"KAPAI" CAMERA COMPETITION: This has been awarded to Dr Roberts for his picture of "Mount Haast, Clinton Valley". It is a very good subject and difficult to treat. The detail in the bush is well preserved right into the shadows, and at the same time the snow has not suffered to any great extent, as there is a lovely texture in the snow which gives great delicacy to the picture. The picture is printed on P.O.P. and matted, which is not without fault, as several blemishes are noticeable on the surface, showing a want of care. Mr. H. Ziele with "The Dart" runs Dr Roberts close, this being also a difficult subject and of good composition. It is a pity Mr. Ziele shows such a yellow print from such a fine negative.

At the gallery last night Mr. A.J. Barth described views of Catlin district that were shown by lantern, and Mr. W. Manson assisted Mr. Barth in the musical program.

To-night Mr. R.B. Fletcher is to be the lecturer, and the subject "Picturesque Tasmania".



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WELLINGTON CAMERA CLUB
SECOND NOTICE
OUTSIDE CLUBS
The chief fault to be found with the Exhibition as a whole is that the infinitely more beautiful and often much simpler processes of carbon and platinotype are not more frequently employed. A shiny silver print is perhaps the most inartistic thing in photography, and the marvel is that so much good work is fashioned out of such material.

The New South Wales exhibitors recognize this fact and some of the most beautiful pictures in the show are toned almost as if they were etchings. Mr. E.T. Davis has a picture that is ranked one of the two best in the gallery. In the view of Audley — at the dam on the Hocking River, in the National Park — attention has been given to chiaroscuro with delightful effect, and artistically and technically the view of the quiet river bank is perfect. Had the picture arrived in time for judging it is probable Mr. Denton, who took first and second prizes in the 'scape class, would have had to relinquish one of his prizes. Another delightfully toned picture, with a carefully chosen foreground, is entitled "The Winding Stream". "Sparkles", a beautiful cloud effect, taken full in the face of the sun, comes close to Mr. Denton's prize picture in the seascape class. The fourth picture of this capable photographic artist is equally indicative of his high artistic taste. Most of the other pictures of this club display the brilliance obtainable under the Australian sun. One of James Heron's pictures — a view of a boulder-strewn stream in which cattle, are cooling their legs — possesses this brilliance, and but for the want of a "sky" and an awkward grouping of the cows would be a very pretty picture. J.B. Yorke has two nice river views, with reedy foregrounds. His yachting studies are full of life, that of the yacht Iduna being cleverly lit. A "Summer Evening" idyll by William Johnston is beautifully toned, and its natural grouping and a quiet harmony of light and shade make it one of the best pictures in the Exhibition. The same competitor sends a couple of strong portraits and a delicate flower-study. A striking cloud effect on still water by W. Hamilton is similar in design to Mr. Denton's prize picture, but the grouping and "atmosphere" are not so good. An unnumbered, picture, showing a line of cows slowly crossing a shallow stream, possesses good points, and is only prevented by a commonplace background from being one of the best pictures on view.

It is a great pity that the Nelson Camera Club exhibits were not entered for competition, for in a remarkably good collection there is exhibited by H. Brusewitz the best picture in the hall. This is an enlargement entitled "On the Sands, Eventime", and depicts three women gracefully grouped on the sand, while in the background there is a quiet sea and a fine sunset sky. The focus is just sharp enough to make it artistic, and though thoroughly impressionistic in character, it possesses charms that attract also the ordinary lover of the beautiful. This is the sort of work that our amateurs should take up. Mr. Brusewitz also shows some excellent un-retouched portrait studies. Good work can always be expected from Mr. C.Y. Fell, and his exhibits this year are many. "Dinner" is quite unique in conception and design, and the posing of the little horn blower is most humorous. He also shows a series of coast scenes that are well diversified. Typical bush studies, humorous story pictures, and views of Maoriland scenery complete a fine collection. C. Redworth has a fine series of studies and views. An interior by C.J. Deck is very tastefully taken. His river and bush scenes are also nicely pictured.

The Invercargill Camera Club work comprises a delicately taken study of alpine flora, an artistic view of Half Moon Bay by W.J.P. Hodgkins, and a series of quaint and clever quarter-plates from A. McDonald,the two best being a perfect gem entitled "Hush", showing a mother and child in attitudes of listening, and a pleasing presentment of "Winter". Clara I. Thompson sends the best ladies work in the show. Her prize picture in that class is very artistic, while a companion picture wins the second prize. The club is fortunate in possessing such a capable member.



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WELLINGTON CAMERA CLUB
INTER-COLONIAL EXHIBITION
Photography offers the same broad field to the artist that painting does, and although there are some that still dispute that photography is an art, by far the greater number, and amongst them are some of the ablest art critics in the world, admit that truly artistic effects can be obtained by means of the art science.

If there are any persons in Wellington who hold, the contra view, it is to be hoped that they visited the Exhibition. There they would have had evidence that photography — or rather the camera — in the hands of certain workers is capable of turning out pictures worthy of any artist.

But, again, should I not say photography, for how many can arrange their subject and still at the same time not turn out an artistic picture. The operator must understand lighting, his lens, plate, and most of all his developing and printing.

The Exhibition of 1897, which closed on Saturday, was superior in every way to its two predecessors. There were more pictures, more exhibitors and competitors, and most worthy of note, more workers breaking away from the trammels of that which damns the art in photography — the altogether unnatural and inartistic glossy P.O.P.

Although the digressors are but few, it is a start in the right direction; and the fact that there were such a number of matted prints enclosed in the four walls goes to prove that the photographer is not altogether past hope. To pretend to comment upon the exhibits individually would be a task impossible and unnecessary; for those of my readers who were present took lessons, and those who were not present could not be made to understand.

Those who have read the judge's report — published in the Mail last week — will have seen that he had no easy task in some of the classes. But his decision has given satisfaction. True that some competitors could not quite understand his awards; but Mr. Malcolm Ross has reasons for everything he does and was quite willing to give those reasons when asked, and point out the why and the wherefore of his decision.

One had only to visit the exhibition to realize that amateur photography is advancing. A great advance has been made in every branch of the art, and what was a few years ago considered good will not pass muster now. The majority of the amateurs of to-day are striving to make pictures, and not what may be termed pretty photographs, whose chief excellence was "sharp definition" throughout the whole negative. He is more careful in composing his pictures, even when doing instantaneous work.

As our Amateur Photographic Clubs are organized for two purposes — to assist their members in advancing in the art and to enable them to do their work with convenience, the social features being incidental — there can be no better means of carrying out the first purpose than by frequent exhibitions of pictures and lantern slides. And this is especially true where part of the exhibits are by persons who are not members of the organization giving the exhibition, for then comparisons can be made and the members can see whether they are in advance, stand equal, or are behind other fellow-workers, exhibitions of prints giving the better opportunity for such criticism. Of course there is a great amount of trouble and expense in running an exhibition such as has just been held. But I am of opinion that smaller exhibitions, held oftener and with less expense would be far more beneficial. Why should we not be able to get the best workers in the clubs in other parts of the colony to send us some of their best work. Of course they must not be put to any expense. The exhibits, if carefully handled, need not be framed, for was not the English portfolio one of the most interesting exhibitions held here, and the one from which we derived the most benefit — photographically speaking. However, this is a question for all the clubs in the colony — or even colonies to consider. Meanwhile let me get back to the Exhibition.

INVERCARGILL:
On entering the Exhibition the first pictures on the left were those sent by the members of the Invercargill Camera Club. It was a member of this club, Miss Clara I. Thompson, that carried off first and second honors in the Ladies Class. The judge said "there was only one competitor in it". In the picture "Gathering Mists" there is far too much sameness in the foreground — bordering on the monotonous. The figure introduced is also entirely out of place. The clouds and mountains are very well portrayed. If an inch had been trimmed off the foreground the fog, which is very much in evidence, would not have been seen, besides wonderfully improving the picture. Otherwise the negative appears to be of very good quality. "A Little Pause while Daylight Lingers" is a picture taken on a sandy stretch. The figures in the distance are very happily introduced; and although the picture is lacking in strength, the weird sky and the illumination of the water by the setting sun all combine to make a very pretty picture, which the judge awarded first prize. I congratulate Miss Thompson, and I expect to see something very good from her at our next show. If she goes on improving as she has been doing she will make some of the sterner sex "sit up".

Mr. A.M. McDonald exhibited eight frames, the work being, I think, the best of that from Invercargill. The one I liked best, however, was "Glimpses on the Estuary". It does not follow that because a man uses a quarter-plate he cannot turn out decent pictures. Some people treat a quarter plate with scorn. Only a quarter plate! And although this frame contains three little gems of artistic taste, it does seem a pity that they were not taken on a larger plate. The middle picture, however, is spoilt by the bad placing of the figures. The three instantaneous yachting pictures are also good and of nice even technical quality, the most noticeable fault being the horizon dividing the picture into two equal parts. The expression of the lady in the portrait entitled "Hush!" is excellent. The title is also appropriate, but the picture is marred by halation.

F.H. Bicknell's "Golden Bay" is a trifle hard, and the picture would have been improved if more outlet had been provided, the interest — to use an "Irishism" — being centered too much on one side of the picture.

"Queenstown", by W.A. Hay, is a good enlargement, although it is not as sharp as the contact print. The enlargement has evidently been under-exposed and forced, causing chalkiness. The snow-clad Remarkables in the distance show splendid detail. "Harold's Point, Stewart's Island" is also too much one-sided. If the point where the jetty touched the shore had been included, the picture would have been considerably improved.

"Duck Pond, Colac Bay", is also a pretty little scene, worthy of a larger plate.

Of the six pictures sent by E.B. McKay the best was "Exhibition Grounds, Melbourne". This is a promising subject spoilt for want of a better point of view, the tall tree being the aggressive feature. More foreground would also have been an improvement.

"Half Moon Bay", by W.J.P. Hodgkins, is a subject that should give a very pretty picture. The fault with this print is that the horizon line is crooked. The print is also lacking in brilliancy and would have been improved by including more foreground. The picture is also spoilt by bad trimming.

The view depicting camp life is the best of the three quarter-plates sent in by Mrs D.B. McPherson.

"Three Snapshots", by W. Smith, are examples of what can be done with a hand camera. I should imagine that this gentleman has been using a camera about a week, and was consequently "shooting" because of the novelty of pressing the button. If not, he should certainly give it up, or try to produce something worthy of the name of photographs.

"Golden Bay, Stewart's Island", by W. Manson has too much uninteresting foreground, and is also badly lit. "Public Gardens, Invercargill", is also badly trimmed. If Mr. Mason would trim another inch off the bottom of his picture he would see how the judicious use of the knife improves a photograph. The picture gives evidence of the prevalence of earthquakes in the district.

NELSON:
Of the Nelson pictures — and I might also say of the whole collection in the Exhibition — H. Brusewitz's are the best. The Hanging Committee did well in placing "On the Sands, Eventide", where they did. On entering the building this was the first picture to strike the eye, and it always had its little group of admirers round it. It is a picture that his earned praise from both the sharpist and the impressionist. One that has been admired by artists who are not photographers; and the secretary tells me he could have sold that picture twenty times over. There is not the slightest doubt that the chemical and mechanical branches of photography are discussed until we have lost sight of the art side. Here we have an artist who is standing way up the ladder, as it were, beckoning for us to come up higher. Are we advancing on the ladder? I think so. There are some of us who have taken a few steps. Let us push through the crowd and never rest till we stand on the platform with Robinson, yes, and I will say, Brusewitz. In "On the Sands, Eventide", we have a picture with a fine atmospheric effect. The grouping is really excellent, although the line formed by the three ladies standing in a row might with advantage be broken. There is the appearance of utter unconsciousness of a camera being in the locality. The horizon line is, however, crooked. The three unretouched studies are also examples for some of our professionals of what a man who understands and can manipulate his light is capable of doing without resorting to the curse of portraiture as it is practiced today — the retoucher's pencil.

C.Y. Fell also sent a large contribution — some 30 whole-plate prints and enlargements. These included portraits, genre studies, landscapes, and most worthy of note, some really good seascapes. The pictures which seemed to receive most attention from the public, however, were the enlargement of "The Body Snatcher, or, The Doctor and the Hapuka", and "Dinner! Dinner!" This last picture would be improved if there was a more decided impression of the sea. It is a really clever piece of work, the position of the body and expression on the face being really excellent, and the line of the trumpet and the landscape not clashing. The picture has the appearance, however, of being over-exposed, and is also decidedly impressionistic.

In the other picture, the man being recognized as one of the medical fraternity in our midst, gave the picture more local interest. The seascapes are of very high order, showing what can be done in instantaneous work, and at the same time obtaining artistic effect. Mr. Fell is an out and out impressionist in his work. With such men as Fell and Brusewitz in the Nelson Club, we expect good work from its members.

"Maitai River", by C. Redworth, is a very pretty bit spoilt by too little foreground, the picture not being balanced. A sky is also wanted. The technique is bad. Of this collection I like "Torrark Bay" best. Looking at some of this gentleman's work, I should say that he was capable of turning out pictures much above the average of the collection which he sent to Wellington.

Three pretty little views at Cable Bay, entered under the nom deplume of "Koro", give evidence of very careful work.

Messrs H. Kidson, C.D. Donkin, C.J. Deck, H.A. Hobbs, C. Redworth and F.T. Washboune also exhibited some very good work.



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DUNEDIN PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

INTERCLUB COMPETITION

INVERCARGILL FIRST

For the sixth annual New Zealand Inter-Club competition by photographic clubs there were ninety-six entries by eight clubs, each club being limited to twelve pictures of New Zealand subjects, not more than two from any member. This year the photographs were judged by Professor Shelly M.A., of Christchurch, and they are now at the Dunedin Photographic Society chambers, nicely arranged for exhibition purposes. The exhibition is to open this evening with a private view for members, and on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons and evenings it is to be open to the public.

Miss B.M. Gibson, who is the Honorary Exhibition Secretary, kindly permitted a reporter to have a look at the pictures this morning, and supplied the results of the judging. The Invercargill Camera Club gains first position. An outstanding photograph in this collection is H.H. Gardner’s "Castle Rock", a very difficult subject — difficult in getting the required weight in the foreground and the necessary detail in the low-lying valley. W.J. Ferguson’s ‘Lone Tree' is another marked success, very soft. "Muriel", by R.A. Edwards, and "The Sisters", by A.M. M'Donald, are worthy because of their average all-round merit in portraiture.

The Wellington Camera Circle is placed second. One of the features of the dozen is ‘The Dancer', by A.S. Mitchell, and the judge has very wisely given high value to E.T. Robson’s ‘Stately Poplars', which has a real etching effect; whilst ‘Autumn Morn', by J. Ralph, is notable for its atmospheric lighting.

The Dunedin Photographic Society has to put up with third place, but it has the consolation of producing the champion picture, which is G. Chance’s ‘The Heads, Otago'; also the picture that gains the second highest marks, ‘Fording the Opawa', by the same exhibitor. The judge remarks that these are as nearly to the perfect pictorial photograph as can be. Another prominent exhibit in this collection is Miss B.M. Gibson’s ‘Mill-house, Woodhaugh', in which the grades of mist are cleverly brought out, and, as the judge observed, a tender respect is shown for tone value. C.A. Weedon’s ‘Harbor View' is also conspicuous.

The Wellington Camera Club, placed fourth, has a good collection, the best of which is A.H. Eaton’s charming portrait study.

The placing of the other competing clubs is in this order: Christchurch Photographic Society, Auckland Camera Club, Timaru Photographic Society, Wairarapa Photographic Society.



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PHOTOGRAPHY

INTERCLUB COMPETITION

In the Dunedin Photographic Society inter-club competition, the judge Professor Shelley, of Christchurch, placed the Clubs in the following order:

1924 INTER-CLUB COMPETITION
Invercargill Camera Club	1st
Wellington Camera Circle	2nd
Dunedin Photographic Society	3rd
Wellington Camera Club	4th
Christchurch Photographic Society	5th
Auckland Camera Club	6th
Timaru Photographic Society	7th
Wairarapa Photographic Society	8th

There were 96 entries by eight clubs.



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PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
The annual exhibition of the New Zealand Inter-Club competition camera pictures is to be held in Dunedin this week at the Dunedin Photographic Society rooms.

There are in all ninety-six exhibits, twelve from each club.

The photographs were judged at Invercargill by Mr. J.J.W. Pollard, and after being shown at Dunedin will be taken on to Christchurch.

To-night there is to be a private view for members, and Mr. A.H. O’Keeffe will give an address. Wednesday and Thursday afternoons and evenings the exhibition will be open to the public.

The standard this year is considered to be higher than usual — at any rate, the work is more even.

The results of the judging are as follow:

1925 INTER-CLUB COMPETITION
PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP	MARKS	RESULTS
Invercargill Camera Club	1161	1st
Wellington Camera Circle	1094	2nd
Dunedin Photographic Society	1072	3rd
Auckland Camera Club	1033	4th
Wellington Amateur Photographic Society	999	5th
Timaru Photographic Society	982	6th
Christchurch Photographic Society	933	7th
Wairarapa Photographic Society	851	8th

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CAMERA CLUB DISPLAY
NUMBER OF FINE WORKS
INVERCARGILL HEADS LIST
Considerable interest was taken by local photographers yesterday in the Camera Inter-club Exhibition at the clubroom, 39, Victoria Street. The display includes eight club exhibits, the Invercargill Camera Club having been placed first, Wellington second and Dunedin third.

The winning exhibit contains some notably good work, the highest marks, 96, having been won by a fine landscape, "Windswept", by Mr. W.J. Ferguson. The tone work is excellent, and the picture stands out prominently as the work of a master photographer. Mr. Ferguson has also secured second highest marks with "The Beach Road", another notable and beautiful piece of work. The Wellington exhibit contains some good work, notably ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- "Senorita", a study of the head of a handsome girl. The pose is excellent, and the whole photograph most effective.

The Auckland Camera Club is represented by photographs by Dr. H.J. Tizard, Messrs. J.C. Holland, R.B. Walrond, J. Lediard, A.E. Gee, W.J. Brooks and M. Trenwith and Miss Una Garlick. Dr. Tizard and Mr. Holland have been awarded highest marks. "Cloudland", by Dr. Tizard, is a beach study with particularly fine cloud effect, while Mr. Holland, in "The Old Home", shows a charming picture of the old cottage which was formerly a picturesque feature of the Botanical Gardens. The remainder of the exhibit includes several harbour scenes, waterfall and bush studies, and two or three photographs of the rugged and picturesque west coast.

The exhibition will be open each day until Friday, from 11am to 4pm, and on Thursday Evening for members and friends from 7.30pm to 9pm.



21st JULY 1926  Page 12 - EVENING STAR, ISSUE 19307
3rd AUGUST 1926  Page 6 - EVENING STAR, ISSUE 19318

NEW ZEALAND INTER-CLUB PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
Full details of the New Zealand Inter-Club Photographic Competition, which was decided at Wellington last month, have now come to hand.

The Dunedin Photographic Society won the championship with 1,127 marks out of a possible 1,300, Wellington Camera Club 1,119, Auckland Camera Club 1,018, Invercargill Camera Club (which had held the championship for several years) 1,011, Wellington Amateur Photographic Society 928.

There were eight clubs represented, each of which submitted twelve photographs, no individual member being allowed to submit more than two. Two members of the Dunedin Photographic Society gained the maximum marks (100), Mr. H.H. Gardner with 'The Morn Awakes', and Mr. G. Chance both with ‘Museum Entrance, Christchurch', and ‘Laborers of the Field'. Mr. C.A. Weedon secured 98 with a picture of ‘Victoria Quay, Dunedin'. Seven competitors from other centers also secured the maximum number of marks.



17th AUGUST 1926  Page 5 - EVENING STAR, ISSUE 19330
18th AUGUST 1926  Page 5 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 19871
Page 2 - PRESS, VOLUME LXII, ISSUE 18773
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23rd AUGUST 1926  Page 4 - NORTHERN ADVOCATE

PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION

DUNEDIN CLUB PLACED FIRST
On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday afternoons and evenings this week, at the Dunedin Photographic Society rooms in Liverpool street, may be seen the exhibits of the clubs that participated this year in the inter-club competition and a statement as the results of the judging by Mr. Higinbotham, of Wellington.

This competition originated in Dunedin. Now that it has spread over the dominion the judging is alternately in each island. The entries are limited to twelve by each club, and no individual member may enter more than two pieces.

Invercargill has won five times and Dunedin three-times in previous years, and now in the ninth year, Dunedin wins again. It is said that this placing is generally accepted as fair. Unofficial critics do not agree with all the internal figures of the judge, but it is understood that there is a common agreement as to his having put the clubs in the true order of merit.

The awards run thus:

1926 INTER-CLUB COMPETITION
PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP	MARKS	RESULTS
Dunedin Photographic Society	1127	1st
Wellington Camera Circle	1119	2nd
Auckland Camera Club	1018	3rd
Invercargill Camera Club	1011	4th
Wellington Amateur Photographic Society	928	5th
Christchurch Photographic Society	900	6th
Masterton Photographic Society	766	7th
Timaru Photographic Society	696	8th

Counted in with the above totals for individual exhibits are the club points — that is to say, a marking to each club up to 100 points for the club exhibit, this including versatility, etc. As to these club points, it is to be noted that Wellington, placed second in the aggregate, beats Dunedin by 90 to 85. Particulars as to the first and second groups are appended thus;



18th AUGUST 1926  Page 12 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 19871

EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHS

DOMINION AWARDS
The annual exhibition of photographs that have been shown in competition between various photographic societies in the Dominion was opened privately yesterday morning. Eight societies competed, these being Dunedin, which came first with 1127 points; Wellington Camera Circle, second, with 1119 points; Auckland third, with 1018 points; Invercargill, fourth, with 1011 points; Wellington Amateur Society, Christchurch Society, Masterton, and Timaru. The competition was on this occasion won by the Dunedin Society with an advantage of eight points. This is the third time Dunedin has come first. Southland having gained the premier position on the remaining five occasions. The photographs are adjudicated upon each year in different centers, this year it being Wellington’s turn to do the judging. Each society contributes 12 photos, so that, in all, the exhibition includes 96 pictures. It is worthy of note that on every occasion the award has gone to the South Island.

The photographs are certainly deserving of high commendation, and amongst those contributed by non-successful societies are to be found some of the best instances of camera work to be seen on the walls of the Dunedin Society’s room. A very interesting photo is one of the road to Skippers, with precipitous cliffs overhanging it and the Shotover River running below. The definition is not perhaps as good as it might be, but the picture must have been a difficult one to take, and it has suffered by enlargement.

“After Rain” is an artistic production, and it is clear and crisp. The rushes stand out with wonderful distinctness. Among the pictures there is a great variety in toning, according to the taste of the amateur, also of subjects selected. Subjects that lend themselves to reproduction by the camera have been well covered, and include faces, figures, bush, water, and sea. A pier with steamers and other vessels moored alongside always makes a satisfactory picture, and if the operator of the camera is reasonably expert, it results in something worth looking at. There are several of such pictures on the walls. There is a very fine photo of gannets, and amongst other commendable pictures may be mentioned “The House in the Mist” in which the atmospheric distance had been cleverly caught: “Low Tide”, "When Youth Has Flown”, “An Old Pioneer”, “Barbara”, “Beeches and Birches”, “St. Clair”, which unfortunately suffers through lack of variety. “Shadows of the Midnight Hour”, and “Canterbury College”.

The exhibition will be open to the public to-day and the two days following.

Counted in with these totals for individual exhibits are the club points — that is to say, a marking to each club up to 100 points for the club exhibit, this including versatility, etc. In this class Wellington, placed second in the aggregate, beats Dunedin by 90 to 85.



17th September 1926  Page 1 - Southland Times, Issue 19977

INVERCARGILL CAMERA CLUB
TO-NIGHT at 7.30 T0-NIGHT
Y.M.C.A. ROOMS, TAY STREET.

Under the auspices of the
Invercargill Camera Club

PHOTOGRAPHIC LECTURE
MR E. L. PRYOR (Dunedin)
“MAY IN THE FRENCH PYRENEES”
(Illustrated by Lantern Slides).

Also Demonstration of Printing with Barnett Papera, and Demonstration with the PATHE “BABY” CINEMA CAMERA for the first time in Invercargill.

ALL INTERESTED INVITED
ADMISSION: FREE.



23rd DECEMBER 1926  Page 11 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 19980
Page 6 - Southland Times, Issue 20060
Page 35 - Otago Witness, Issue 3798

OBITUARY
MR ROBERT ARTHUR EDWARDS
The death occurred this morning, after a very short illness, of Robert Arthur Edwards, at the age of 59 years. Although the late Mr Edwards had been suffering from an internal trouble for the last 10 years, he had enjoyed fairly good health, and when his illness necessitated his remaining in bed on Saturday it was not thought for a moment that the consequences would be serious. His death at his residence in Bowmont street came as a profound shock to his wide circle of friends.

Mr Edwards was born at Roslyn Bush in 1867, and was the son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Edwards. The musical talent inherent in him became apparent at an early age, and he received, under great difficulties, tuition from Mr Craig, of Invercargill, and Signor Squarise, of Dunedin. While still a young man Mr Edwards commenced teaching in Invercargill, his tuition embracing the violin and other stringed instruments, the piano and harmony. His knowledge of music and his professional ability made him a popular figure in the musical circles of Invercargill, and at the time of his death he was president of the Society of Professional Musicians. It was only two weeks ago that the deceased was very successful with his pupils in the Associated Board examinations.

He was keenly interested in photography, and was President of the Invercargill Camera Club for a number of years. He was well known as a photographer, and many of his pictures have been exhibited in various parts of the world.

As President of the Appleby Cricket Club he was prominently associated with the activities of the club, and maintained a deep interest in the welfare of cricket to Invercargill.



8th AUGUST 1927  Page 6 - EVENING STAR, ISSUE 19629
9th AUGUST 1927  Page 7 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 20172

PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
DUNEDIN LEADS DOMINION
Following are the results of the New Zealand Inter-Club Photographic Societies ninth annual competition. The prints were this year judged in Dunedin, Mr. A.H. O’Keeffe being appointed honorary judge.

1927 INTER-CLUB COMPETITION
PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP	MARKS	RESULTS
Dunedin Photographic Society	889	1st
Auckland Camera Club	776	2nd
Wellington Camera Club	720	3rd
Invercargill Camera Club	717	4th
Wellington Camera Circle	665	5th
Timaru Photographic Society	662	6th
Christchurch Photographic Society	598	7th

Friendly rivalry among the clubs sustains the interest in this annual event, but so far the championship has not left the South Island, Invercargill holding premier position five times and Dunedin four.

The prints will be exhibited in the club rooms, Liverpool street, and on Monday will open with a private view for members, when Mr. A.H. O’Keeffe will informally address the members, giving his impressions of the prints submitted. On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 9th, 10th, and 11th August, the exhibition will be open to the general public.



10th AUGUST 1927  Page 5 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 20173

CAMERA ART
EXHIBITION IN DUNEDIN
PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIES ADMIRED
Though on a more modest scale than one would expect from a contest embracing the whole of New Zealand, the exhibition of photographs in the rooms of the Dunedin Photographic Society, is worthy of considerable attention. Displays from camera clubs in each of the main centers are to be seen, together with accompanying details of the 1927 awards.

Since the annual competition of New Zealand camera clubs was instituted, some excellent examples of photographic art have been forthcoming. This year the judging took place in Dunedin, and the exhibition was opened to the public yesterday afternoon, following the announcement of the awards made by the honorary judge, Mr. A.H. O'Keefe. During the afternoon, Dunedin camera enthusiasts visited the rooms in satisfactory numbers, and there was a good attendance in the evening, when the work of amateurs in all parts of the country was compared and admired. The exhibition will continue this afternoon and evening, while to-morrow afternoon and evening will be the last opportunity given to the public to view the pictures.

It was with satisfaction that Dunedin amateurs noted the success of their colleagues. Dunedin has secured first place with an excellent range of well-produced studies, including the champion photograph of the exhibition; “A Landscape Near Waitati”, by Mr. G. Chance. This is the gem of the Dunedin collection, and is outstanding in its appeal to lovers of clear and clean-cut work with well-balanced detail. Another excellent exhibit in the Dunedin section is “The Veteran Padre”, a portrait by Mr. F.G. Denton. “Sheila", a three-quarter length study in deeper tones, provides a clever example of how effectively careful lighting can bring the subject into attractive cameo relief. An unusual study was “The Lunch Hour”, depicting a team of wharf horses standing in idleness before a background consisting of the prow of a large ship. It is the work of Mr. J. Treloar, “Melisande", the second study exhibited by him, is the figure of a girl gazing into the depths of a forest pool and is a careful study, though the posing is not particularly arresting.

The Auckland Camera Club secured second place, one of the most effective of its studies being “Ephebos”, done with carbon transfer effect. The figure of the youth is well posed, and the exhibitor has given his print an unusual appearance comparable only with an etching. A fine Maori head study is exhibited by Miss Una Garlick. The title, “Solioquy”, is not perhaps, aptly chosen, but as a character portrait the work is outstanding. There is subdued beauty in “The Lagoon” by Mr. J.C. Holland.

Perhaps the most striking study in the Wellington exhibit, which secured third place, is “The Hay Shed”, by Miss H. Johnson. It is a well-balanced rural scene in unusually dark tones, although the subject is given adequate prominence. “Pastorale”, by Miss G. Campbell, is another pleasing exhibit. The Invercargill Camera Club, which was next on the list of awards, has forwarded some good work, although there is nothing that catches the eye with any special features. “Curiosity", a child study, is quaintly and well done by Mr. A.C.V. Baker, while “Nature s Designing", is a bold and effective piece of outdoor photography.

“Evening”, by Mr. J.W. Jones, of the Wellington Camera Circle, is a beautiful picture depicting two barges moored at the edge of a still expanse of water. It is a careful and adequate study in subdued tones, and the atmosphere created cannot fail to please. The best exhibit from Timaru is "In Summer Sunshine”, a river scene that has been carefully taken and treated. The Christchurch Club secured seventh place, its aggregate being lowered by a number of weak studies containing very little artistic value. The best was "Passing Through”, by Mr. S.H. Head, depicting a railway station scene on conventional lines.

FORMED MAY 1929

INVERCARGILL CAMERA CLUB

4th May 1929  Page 1 - Southland Times, Issue 20765

INVERCARGILL CAMERA CLUB
TO PAST MEMBERS and all those interested in Pictorial Photography. A Meeting of above will be held in the Southland Technical College at 7pm, TUESDAY 7th May.

Business: The Forming of a new Camera Club. All Welcome.

A.N. BAKER
HON.SECRETARY



4th May 1929  Page 1 - Southland Times, Issue 20765

INVERCARGILL CAMERA CLUB
LAST EVENING’S MEETING
There was an attendance of about 25 at a meeting held in the Southland Technical College Hall last evening, called to consider the formation of a camera club in Invercargill.

Mr Sydney Smith, who was voted to the chair, explained the objects of the meeting and after considerable discussion Mr E. Lyon moved that a club be formed to promote pictorial photography in Invercargill, the motion being carried unanimously.

The following office-bearers were then elected for the ensuing year:

ELECTION OF OFFICERS 1929 - 1930									PRESIDENT Mr. Sydney Smith
Vice President: Mr. E. Lyon	Vice President: Mr. W. Morrison	Vice President: Mr. R.R. MacGregor	Hon. Secretary: Mr. A.N. Baker	Hon. Treasurer: Mr. A.N. Baker	Committee: Mr. J. Willett	Committee: Mr. W. Randall	Committee: Mrs Randall	Committee: Miss Brown	Associate Member: Mr. A.J. Campbell	Associate Member: Mr. E. Simpson

The annual subscription was fixed at 2/6 for ladies and 5/- for gentlemen. It was decided to hold meetings every three weeks and a field day was arranged for 3rd June.

On the motion of Mr E. Lyon seconded by Mr W. Morrison, it was decided that the name of the club be the Invercargill Camera Club.

A motion of appreciation was passed to Mr Smith for the capable manner in which he had conducted the meeting and for the continued interest he had evinced in pictorial photography, as mainly by his efforts was the re-formation of a camera club possible.

At the conclusion of the meeting Mr Simpson entertained those present with a home cinematograph, included in the films being pictures of Anzac Day and May Fair in Invercargill which attracted considerable interest.



15th June 1929  Page 6 - Southland Times, Issue 20801

INVERCARGILL CAMERA CLUB
A successful meeting of the Invercargill Camera Club was held in the Technical College rooms, Tay street, on Thursday, a number of new members being present. It was decided to send to Mr Stewart, Principal of the College, a list of members, each member to submit his name to the College office when obtaining the darkroom key. A proposal was brought up regarding the admission of secondary school pupils to the Camera Club. It was decided to send a letter to the principals of the various colleges proposing that upon their consent they send along two delegates to obtain an idea of the activities of the club. A sub-committee was formed for the purpose of drawing up a syllabus of the year’s activities. A demonstration of pictorial photographs was then given by various members of the club. A demonstration of gaslight printing will be given by Mr Edgar Simpson on Tuesday 25th June, the next meeting night.



27th June 1929  Page 4 - Southland Times, Issue 20811

INVERCARGILL CAMERA CLUB
A meeting of the Invercargill Camera Club was held in the Technical College on Tuesday 25th June, Mr Sydney Smith (president) being in the chair. Delegates from the Southland Boys High and Technical High Schools were present by invitation. A report on the recent field day was presented and showed that in spite of adverse weather conditions experienced the club is possessed of a number of enthusiastic members.

A fine selection of pictorial prints was in evidence, and should enable the club to put up a very creditable showing at the forthcoming annual inter-club competition for pictorial photographs by recognized camera clubs in New Zealand. A selection committee consisting of Messrs Campbell, Randle and Morrison was appointed to make the final selection, which must reach Christchurch by the end of the month. A demonstration of gaslight printing by Mr Simpson was closely followed by all present. Mr Simpson was accorded a hearty vote of thanks. At the next meeting a competition for prints (subject open) will be held.



17th August 1929  Page 6 - Southland Times, Issue 20855

INVERCARGILL CAMERA CLUB
The monthly meeting of the Invercargill Camera Club was held in the Technical College on Thursday, when Mr Sydney Smith presided over an attendance of about 20 members. Two handsome prizes for competition among club members were donated by Mr Edgar Simpson. General regret was expressed at the delay in connection with the judging of the inter-club prints in Christchurch. A report regarding the recent field day at Fortrose was before the meeting. Another outing in the near future was arranged. The competition of the evening was for the best print showing an architectural study. This brought forward a number of attractive prints, out of which the judges, Messrs Campbell, Randle and Morrison, selected one by Mr Middlemass as the best effort. A most interesting and instructive demonstration on “Printing in of Clouds” was given by Mr A.J. Campbell, who was warmly thanked. Several new members were present.



18th SEPTEMBER 1929  Page 3 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 20825
19th SEPTEMBER 1929  Page 3 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 20826

EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHY
INTERCLUB COMPETITION
The annual exhibition of photographs in connection with the New Zealand Inter-Club competition was opened in the Dunedin Photographic Society rooms, Liverpool street, yesterday afternoon. Five clubs were entered for the competition this year, which is fewer than formerly, some of the clubs having dropped out. The judges were Mr. James Thomson (Christchurch), Mr. James A. Johnstone (Edinburgh), and Mr. Francis Shurrock (London), who were very frank in their criticisms. The comments were not very flattering in a number of cases, but were very eulogistic in others, while in some instances no criticism was offered. To an outsider all the photos would meet with approval, but a careful inspection by anyone who has engaged in what is a very fascinating study would probably result in an endorsement of the judges remarks. The number of photographs shown by each club in the competition was limited to 12, and no one individual in any club was allowed to enter more than two photographs. The placings by the judges resulted as follows:

1929 INTER-CLUB COMPETITION
PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP	MARKS	RESULTS
Dunedin Photographic Society	1004	1st
Wellington Camera Club	971	2nd
Invercargill Camera Club	847	3rd
Christchurch Photographic Society	824	4th
Auckland Camera Club	729	5th

One of the competitors in the Wellington Camera Club Mr. J.W. Jones, gained the maximum number of points, namely 100, and his subject, “The Storm Cloud", had certainly been very dexterously handled. Two of the Dunedin competitors, Miss Jeans and Mr. C.A. Weedon, came very close to Mr. Jones’s effort by scoring 99 points each. In both cases the subject had been exceedingly well photographed. The work, generally speaking, was well up to standard. The exhibition will be open again this afternoon and evening, and also on Thursday and Friday, afternoon and evening.



5th October 1929  Page 6 - Southland Times, Issue 20897

INVERCARGILL CAMERA CLUB
The monthly meeting of the Invercargill Camera Club was held on Thursday, when Mr Sydney Smith presided over a good attendance of members. The best picture under the heading of night study was presented by Mr Randle, while Mr Baker was awarded first place in the seascape section by the acting judge, Mr E. Simpson, who gave a very interesting criticism on the work submitted. Full details of the recent inter-club photographic competition were before the members, the remarks by the judges being followed with great interest. The Invercargill Club was awarded third place. Mr Randle was congratulated on gaining most points in the local section. Arrangements for hanging the complete set of pictures were made. An inspection of the work of the clubs concerned was then made each individual picture being closely reviewed.



19th June 1930  Page 4 - Southland Times, Issue 21113

INVERCARGILL CAMERA CLUB
A large and enthusiastic meeting of members of the Invercargill Camera Club was held on Tuesday evening, when the election of officers was held and resulted as follows:

ELECTION OF OFFICERS 1930 - 1931							PATRON Mr. J.J.W. Pollard		PRESIDENT Mr. Sydney Smith
Vice President: Mr. Randle	Vice President: Mr. McClymont	Vice President: Mr. Willet	Hon. Secretary: Mr. A.N. Baker	Hon. Treasurer: Mr. A.N. Baker	Committee: Mr. Simpson	Committee: Mr. A. Campbell	Committee: Mr. E. Lyon	Committee: Mr. Morrison	Committee: Mr. Blackley	Committee: Mr. Middlemass

It was decided to enter for the annual inter-club competition. Several new members were elected, including two members of the Dunedin Camera Club now resident in Invercargill. An extensive series of demonstrations and competitions was decided on for the coming season. The question of an opening function in the form of a field day was held over in the meantime, members being asked to concentrate on Inter-club prints.



10th July 1930  Page 4 - Southland Times, Issue 21131

INVERCARGILL CAMERA CLUB
The monthly meeting of the Invercargill Camera Club on Tuesday was well attended. Several new members were welcomed. An entry was forwarded to the Auckland Camera Club, which this year is organizing the inter-club competition for the Dominion at the request of the Dunedin Club. A print trimming competition provided a very interesting feature of the meeting. The syllabus for the year, presented by the secretary, Mr Baker, contained a photograph of the late Mr R. Edwards, founder of the club. The collection of prints forwarded for criticism was most encouraging and augurs well for the success of the club for the 1930 season. Mr Simpson, who recently made a flight over Invercargill, exhibited a fine series of pictures taken from a viewpoint foreign to most camera workers.



4th OCTOBER 1930  Page 8 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXVII, ISSUE 20686

ANNUAL PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION BETWEEN CAMERA CLUBS IN THE DOMINION

LEFT: MENDING THE SAIL, by A.N. Baker, of the Invercargill Camera Club
RIGHT: STILL LIFE, by C.C. Roberts, Auckland Camera Club
An exhibition of the complete sets of prints from all clubs is now being held in Auckland.

15th October 1930  Page 1 - Southland Times, Issue 21214
17th October 1930  Page 1 - Southland Times, Issue 21216

“UNKNOWN NEW ZEALAND”
An illustrated lecture on the above subject will be given by MR ERIC JAMES in the Rooms of the Southland League, Power Board Buildings, Dee Street, Invercargill, on FRIDAY 17th October, at 8pm.

Mr James will show some choice Lantern Slides illustrative of the Hollyford Track, Martin’s Bay, Fox Glacier, and the Milford Region.

The Lecture will be given under the auspices of the Southland League and the Invercargill Camera Club.

Admission is FREE and all interested are cordially invited to attend.



18th October 1930  Page 8 - Southland Times, Issue 21217

“UNKNOWN NEW ZEALAND”
THROUGH WESTLAND AND OTAGO
AN INSTRUCTIVE LECTURE
The Southland League rooms were filled to overflowing last evening when an illustrated lecture on “Unknown New Zealand” was given under the auspices of the Southland League and the Invercargill Camera Club, by Mr Eric James, of Lake Wanaka.

Mr A.S. Russell, who acted as chairman in the unavoidable absence of Mr C.S. Longuet, President of the League, introduced the lecturer to the audience. Mr James, he said, was a true lover of nature and had willingly consented to deliver a lecture on some of the wonderful spots he had visited in both Westland and Otago.

The lecturer then gave a most interesting detailed description of a trip he had undertaken through South Westland and Central Otago to the Sounds District, and by means of a large number of colored lantern slides enabled his listeners to glean some idea of the undoubted scenic glories of the districts through which he had traveled. Mr James traced his journey from Lake Wanaka over the Haast Pass to the West Coast, then southward down Jackson’s Bay over the Red Mountains, thence through the picturesque and rugged West Coast to Big Bay and Martin’s Bay and into the unexplored regions north of Milford Sound. The trip included the exploration of the whole John o’ Groats Valley resulting in the discovery of two new lakes.

Some remarkably fine slides were shown, including colored views of Lake Wanaka, the Haast Pass track and gorge, Mount Hooker and the unrivaled Alpine scenery of the Haast Valley. Settlement, bird and animal life, overland horse mails, luxurious vegetation, numerous river foldings, cascades and glaciers were taken by the camera, the slides of the Fox Glacier region and of Mounts Tasman and Cook being particularly beautiful.

At the conclusion of the lecture, Mr Russell expressed the pleasure all had had in being privileged to hear such an instructive description of what undoubtedly had been a glorious trip and moved a hearty vote of thanks to Mr James, which was carried by acclamation.



16th May 1931  Page 4 - Southland Times, Issue 21395

INVERCARGILL CAMERA CLUB
The annual meeting of the Invercargill Camera Club was held on Thursday evening, a good attendance of members being present. It was decided to hold the annual inter-club competition in Invercargill this year, Mr J.J.W. Pollard being appointed as Hon. Judge. The following officers were elected:

ELECTION OF OFFICERS 1931 - 1932			PATRON Mr. R.A. Anderson	PRESIDENT Mr. Sydney Smith
Vice President: Mr. A.E. Smith	Vice President: Mr. P.H. Vickery	Vice President: Mr. E.R. Wilson	Hon. Secretary: Mr. A.N. Baker	Hon. Treasurer: Mr. A.N. Baker

A syllabus was drawn up and arrangements for field days were made.



30th May 1931  Page 4 - Southland Times, Issue 21407

INVERCARGILL CAMERA CLUB
The monthly meeting of the Invercargill Camera Club was held in the club rooms on Thursday evening, Mr Sydney Smith (president) presiding over a good attendance. This year the local club has been entrusted with the control of the inter-club competition for camera clubs throughout the Dominion, and the necessary rules for this competition were approved. The thanks of the members were extended to Mr F. Petrie for his work in this direction. The syllabus for the coming season was arranged and gives promise of providing a splendid year’s work. A good number of prints were presented for criticism after which a study of prints contained in the 1930 Paris Salon publication was made and provided excellent subject matter for discussion. Arrangements were made for a lantern lecture at the next meeting.



25th July 1931  Page 4 - Southland Times, Issue 21455

INVERCARGILL CAMERA CLUB
At the monthly meeting of the Invercargill Camera Club there was a good attendance. A selection was made of the inter-club pictures for the 1931 New Zealand competition to be held this year in Invercargill, 12 pictures of a very high standard being selected to represent the Invercargill Camera Club. It was stated that the standard of photographic art in New Zealand was increasing to very marked degree, being equal to the highest quality work abroad. The annual exhibition of art photographs was to take place early next month, there being close on 100 pictures for exhibition. Four silver trophies were to be awarded for the four best pictures of various subjects. These were donated by Mr R.J. Gilmour. A hand designed certificate, the work of Mr H.W. Smith, will be given for the best club exhibit. The members of the Invercargill Camera Club extend an invitation to all art lovers to attend this exhibition of pictorial photographs. This, it was stated, would be one of the largest exhibitions of pictorial photographs since the famous Milson collection, which remained in the memory of all those who were able to view it. Mr J.J.W. Pollard is to act as judge.



10th August 1931  Page 6 - Southland Times, Issue 21468

CAMERA ART
FINE PHOTOGRAPHS
NEW ZEALAND INTER-CLUB COMPETITION
WIN FOR AUCKLAND
The annual New Zealand Inter-Club Photograph Competition, conducted this year by the Invercargill Camera Club, attracted entries from seven clubs, and under the altered conditions the renewal of interest has resulted in a fine array of photographs. The judging of the competition was completed last week, and the exhibit was on view for the first time yesterday in the Victoria Hall when a large number of people saw and admired the photographs. The pictures are judged individually, but the competition is for clubs and special marks are added for the. club collections. This year special awards were made in addition to the club marking. The aggregates gave the Auckland Club victory by a small margin over Invercargill, with the club at Hamilton a close third and Dunedin next.

The special individual awards were:
Best Still Life, Decoration or General and Champion Picture, D.F. Lyons (Auckland) 96
Best Seascape or Marine, Dr Tizard (Dunedin) 91
Best Portrait or Figure Study, Mrs Muller (Hamilton) 96
Best Landscape, F.R.S. Petrie (Invercargill) 89

This evening the official opening of the exhibition will take place at 7.30pm in the Victoria Hall when the Deputy-Mayor (Councilor Brodrick) will perform the ceremony. In addition the judge (Mr J.J.W. Pollard) will speak generally on the work shown in the competition. The judge’s comments on the individual pictures arc as follows:

AUCKLAND No. 49 “Ex Libris” by D.F. Lyons — Total 96.
A picture of the books rather than out of them; but a charming study in still life, in which there is an almost complete range of tones, with hardly any effort at modulation, and yet producing an engaging harmony which is developed as much in the juxtaposition of the figures as in the massing of the tones. The fountain pen provides the suggestion of a pyramid, and without it the picture would lack pungency. The base of the pen is a little too well lit. The book end could not be better, in a study of this sort, and the texture of this figure is really very fine. The artist has been very definite in the execution of his plan, and he has achieved a very striking picture, which in addition to its technical beauty and interest, has a touch of humor, and also has far more life in it than the bulk of the pictures in this exhibition. It is a pity, however, that the lower part of the pen was wholly lost.

No. 50 “The Hour Before Dawn” by H. Tornquist — Total 85.
Dancers in action. Cleverly posed; but the female figure should have reached to a higher plane. The position of her knee, apparently resting on the base, rather betrays the method by which this pose was maintained, and there is no explanation for the elevation of the base at this point. The patch of light on the right side of the picture has no explanation, but a clever use of curves is made in the background. The limbs of the male dancer are too slim, especially the legs, and the angles are very ugly. The molding of the man’s uplifted arm is not satisfactory, and the woman’s arm is also bumpy. An ambitious effort, in which there is some very good lighting, but the lines require more careful handling.

No. 51 “Cleaning Up” by R.M. Gillingham — Total 74.
Boats beside a wharf, on water too black and too oily. Rather too much in this picture. It is necessary to approach closely to see what the subject intends, and at once some harshness in the highlights becomes apparent, particularly in the dinghy, and the shadows are seen to be opaque. In studies of this kind, elimination should be persistently sought if pictorial effects are to be secured.

No. 52 “The Waikato” by E.C. Lackland — Total 42.
A picture that is confused in drawing, in tones, and in idea. The general effect is one of roughness. The modeling is not good, and the picture does not hang together at all. The sky is whirling and unconvincing.

No. 53 “Sun-flecked Terraces” by D.F. Lyons — Total 76.
The play of sunlight on these terraces is very happily used, and there is sufficient warmth in the tone to give the impression of a warm day; but it is hard to understand what is beyond the windows, and whether this scene is within or without the building. The lines of the background, particularly on the right, slope away. There is some fine lighting here, and some good tones; but the shrub to the left of the center is so dark that all detail is lost.

No. 54 “The Retoucher” by W.S. Thompson — Total 89.
In spite of the superabundance of detail, this is an attractive picture; but how very much better it could have been with less to distract the eye. The lighting and modeling of the figure are very fine, with the exception of the shadow from the chin to the mouth. The pose is very natural and suggests action. The lighting on the hand is very good; but the effect of the sudden change of tone at the top of the head is not sufficiently explained, and the lighting at the upper left-hand corner is a shade too high. The bottle on the right serves as a support for the stand; but this could have been secured with something less obtrusive. The straight pillar of shadow in the upper left-hand corner is necessary for balance; but there would have been no need for this if the background had been treated differently. There are good tones here, and they cover a very wide range. A larger base in the mount would have improved the general effect of this picture.

No 55 “Morning Calm” by R. M. Gillingham — Total 88.
This picture has almost the effect of a wash drawing, and considered from that viewpoint, is quite an effective piece of work. Simple in treatment, it carries the idea with full effect. Of course, in a wash drawing, the sky would not be quite like this. Pictorially, it is attractive, and though, considered as the work of a camera, the sail is roughly modeled, the lighting, particularly in the foreground, is very good. As a photograph, it loses somewhat in the patch of weak tone between the mast and the stays. In high key this picture is enhanced by its mounting.

No. 56 “Iron Horses” by W. Stewart — Total 76.
This is a striking picture, in which the repetition of the engines is quite effective; but the sharp angle of the smoke of the second engine seems to quarrel with the perpendicular fumes rising from its brother; and the smoke-cloud on the right suggests the influence of a human hand. The white patch on the left of the first train is very useful in maintaining the balance; but some support for the signal would have been a decided improvement. The center of the picture is assisted by the patch of steam, but the shadow effect here is not convincing. With the exception of what has been said about the smoke, the print shows good technical work.

No. 57 “Pastoral” by N. Porter — Total 81.
Sheep in a typical New Zealand scene. The tree which dominates the picture is very well placed, and it gives interest to a picture which otherwise would be extremely dull, despite the splendor of the technical work, which has secured a very fine range of tone, and develops depth without the trick of mistiness so favored by inexperienced photographers. The sky is perhaps a little too grave for what is obviously a brightly lit scene. The picture is very well balanced; but, with all these very fine qualities it lacks atmosphere; and seems to be rather studied. It is the work of a very fine technician rather than of an artist.

No. 58 “Modern Acropolis” by Miss H. Garlick — Total 74.
At first glance this picture rather takes the eye; but I think the trees are very largely responsible for this, though they are a bit tangled on the right. A greater simplicity would have made the study of this dignified building much more effective, and a more decided use of lighting would have lifted this subject a great deal. The print shows a very nice tone; but the contour of the base opposes the straight line of the building, and an awkward shadow behind one of the trees spoilt its modeling. The shadows are inconsistent. By this I mean that, with such a dark base, the shadows thrown by the trees are too positive to be consistent with the general scheme of lighting, and they do not always harmonize. The work on the building is a trifle heavy on the top. Simplicity, and more simplicity, and still more simplicity, is what this picture requires. From a distance too, it will be seen that the picture moves very decidedly to the left.

No. 59 “Superstition” by G. Kelsey — Total 66.
An attempt to exploit an interesting idea. The picture is dominated by the shoulder and arm, and by the circular object, which may be a large crystal or a bubble. This globe has no support, suggesting the latter and yet the title suggests that it should be the former. If the arm had been placed in a different position, it might have been possible to carry out the suggestion of a note of interrogation — a bizarre idea which could have been exploited very effectively. As it is the arm takes a very ugly angle, and is imperfectly modeled. The shoulder is too prominent, and the line falls away too sharply. The hand is elongated to a point of fantasy not present elsewhere in the picture. A good idea worthy of another attempt. The mount could have been longer.

No. 60 “On the Road” by N. Porter — Total 67.
A mob of people moving upon a road which ascends some tree-studded hills. The cattle are very well placed, and there is quite a sense of action. The road in the foreground is used effectively, and the repetition is useful in carrying the motion onwards. The line provided by the bushes on the slope about which the road turns leads down to the cattle effectively, but is a bit too steep. Above this, to the left, is a serious streaky patch. The upper part of the picture is poor in tone, and the foreground does not harmonize with it, in addition to which it is confused. This picture trembles between definition and vagueness, with the result that it does not carry. The line of the hill in the background ia not sufficiently modulated.

INVERCARGILL CAMERA CLUB
No. 1 "A Midland Byway” by H.W. Smith — Total 64.
Although the curved path carries the interest to the central dump of trees, the effect of this picture is one of poor balance. The left-hand side, is too flat. Seen at short range, some detail appears, but then the picture loses its softness, and the tones much of their quality. The boles of the central trees stand too sharply on top of the ground, as if they had been placed there. The sky is a bit muddy, and the line of the hills on the back, sharply etched, is too regular.

No. 2 “The Pioneer” by F.R.S. Petrie — Total 84.
An excellent subject. The face is full of life, and is well modeled. The hand on the right, holding the cord, though perhaps a bit prominent, is a useful aid in supporting the picture on that side, and countering what otherwise would be a positive leaning to the left. While there need be no objection to the cutting of the top of the hat, the effect in this case is to deprive the head-gear of its character, and the raised brim makes the beholder wonder exactly what type of hat was being worn. This is a very good print; but although the general effect is pleasing, the shirtsleeve is not convincing, and here the lineaments do not give sufficient suggestion of strength. If the line from the shoulder had moved out further to the left, the result would have been a much stronger pose.

No. 3 “The Gem of the South” by A.J. Campbell — Total 71.
An attractive picture, but rather conventional, though it can be said that, by the use of the heavy mass on the left, the competitor has set himself a nice problem in composition, and by the use of the headland on the right, seems to have obtained almost sufficient to balance the opposing weight. The capture of the snowed peaks in the distance is a good touch; but the foreground is confused, and, being brightly lit, is too prominent, spoiling the serenity of the scene. The launch is, well placed. This picture shows some fine tones when it is closely examined; but it does not carry as well, in spite of a good sky marred slightly by a line in the upper section of the picture, suggesting an ill defined ridge of mountains. The water is good, and the technical work is very pleasing.

No. 4 “Sand Decoration” by F.R.S. Petrie — Total 89.
An interesting picture involving some nice points in composition. The lines on the sand, the principal item in this study, run more or less to the left of the center and this movement is accentuated by the movement of the trees; but though the shadows thrown from the trees on the left should further emphasize this movement, actually they check it. The cross-currents in this picture should be more effective, however, if the top section were simpler. The texture of the sand is very natural, and it shows some of the warmth of the sun; but the trees lack roundness, particularly the most important one in the center. An excellent piece of work, but as I have already said, more simplicity would have made it outstanding.

No. 5 “F.H.T.” by P.C. Hazledine — Total 85.
A remarkably bright portrait, extremely life-like, and using rear lighting with good effect. The sleeve in the lower right corner is unduly prominent, and the shadow in the sleeve in the opposing corner lacks transparency, although it does service as a support for the hand. The modeling on some of the fingers could be improved, particularly on the first finger. This picture is well balanced and the interest is well maintained, although, had the eyes been lifted a little more, the result would have been a more positive sense of activity. The shadow at the cheekbone is a little hard, distorting the modeling of the face. The back ground is unusual, and, I think, in a subject of this sort does not offend the eye in any way. The lighting on the hair and face is excellent. The texture of the print enhances its value. The smoke of the cigarette could be a little more natural, particularly in the upper portion.

No. 6 “An Autumn Evening” by W.J. Ferguson — Total 68.
This picture lacks cohesion. It seems to be built up of a number of segments, and from the most effective distance it is difficult to determine which is water, which is mist, and which is land. The lines formed by the stocks lead into the center of the picture; but it is here that the principal weaknesses are to be found, because the planes are unrelated. Under a close inspection the picture shows rather hard lines, and confusion in the massing of the shadows. The tone for this subject is very good.

No. 7 “The New Road” by H.W. Smith — Total 61.
If this picture is examined closely, it will be seen that the interest passes at once from the road, proceeding inevitably to the hill in the background. The dark mass in the lower right corner is repeated, more or less, in a triangular shadow in the center and in spite of the distant roadway, too sharply marked, is carried on by the patch of bush. Other lines all tend in this direction, and finally when the hill is reached, it is rather lacking in interest. The base is too heavy; but there is one part of this picture which is decidedly attractive — the little touch of light at the base of the hill in the background. On the left the tones are weak, and although the lines lead so positively, with the exception of the point noted, the distance is not convincingly conveyed. The lineaments in many places are too sharply drawn.

No. 8 “The Shadow” A.N. Baker - Total 90.
A most unusual and striking picture. Here is an example of the elimination of everything unnecessary. The bird has been caught in the act of alighting on what appears to be water. The shadow takes an unusual but highly decorative form, which serves to provide an adequate support for the figure. The curve in the shadow in the lower right corner carries out the suggestion of the rippling water. The shaded water at the base, however, is rather stiff, and does not harmonize with the remainder of the picture. Some work about the wing on the right hand side has not been finished with sufficient smoothness. The shadow is, perhaps, a little too intense to harmonize with the lighting of the rest of the picture. The bird is active, and it must be confessed that the composition is very attractive.

No. 9 “The Thaw” by Wm. Randle — Total 70.
Snow invariably is difficult; but here the surface in the foreground has the liquid suggestion of snow melting. The loss of detail in the upper portion of the picture is unfortunate, particularly as from the best distance there is a very strong suggestion of fog, which takes this part of the scene out of the plane and thus weakens the effect of the whole. The tone of the picture is good, but it must be confessed that the general effect of the picture is not convincing.

No. 10 “Molluscs” by Wm. Morrison — Total 75.
A still life study of an unusual character. Obviously the intention is to suggest some dramatic element in the employment of the shells in the postures to suggest, vaguely, some animals. The long shell suggests some fantastic form of horned armadillo, and the smaller shell an aggressive opponent. The smaller shell is not so well defined as the larger one, and though it serves to keep the picture from toppling to the left, it does not harmonize with the larger figure. I would say that this is an amusing, rather than an artistic, picture, though the tones on the large shell are very good, particularly in the upper portion.

No. 11 “Steaming Coke” by A.J. Campbell — Total 85.
A straightforward industrial study depending, for the great part, on the mass of steam, which has been caught very effectively, but which bulks too largely and too opaquely. It would have been very much better if it had been possible to see through this cloud of steam at one or two points. The picture requires a counterbalance on the right-hand side, since the whole tendency is to droop in the left-hand corner, an effect accentuated by the dark mass of the coke in that corner, the posture of the man and the angle of the wheelbarrow. The texture of the steam, particularly in the center, is excellent, and the print shows good craftsmanship. The sky in the upper left corner is very interesting, the lines suggesting an effort to secure the much, wanted counter-movement; but it is hardly strong enough.

No. 12 “On Wings of Storm” by A.N. Baker — Total 56.
If there is one thing essential to a seagoing bird of this type, it is the spread of wings. Here the wing that is shown is ridiculously small — so small, in fact, that it could not hope to support a body of such size. If this wing had been extended to cut through the left-hand limit of the print, it would have given the impression of a pinion equal to the task required of it. The beak has the appearance of a false nose, and the texture of the body is too woody. The idea was a good one, but in the execution of it the competitor has failed. The sky is by no means convincing.



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14th AUGUST 1931
Page 4 - POVERTY BAY HERALD, VOLUME LV, ISSUE 17546

NEW ZEALAND INTER-CLUB
PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTEST
INVERCARGILL, Last Night  The annual New Zealand Inter-Club photograph competition, conducted this year by the Invercargill Camera Club, attracted entries from seven clubs, and under the altered conditions the renewal of interest has resulted in a fine array of photographs. The pictures are judged individually, but the competitions are for clubs, and special marks are added for club collections this year. Special awards were made in addition to the club-marking.

The aggregates gave the Auckland Club victory by a small margin over Invercargill, with the club at Hamilton a close third and Dunedin next.

1931 INTER-CLUB COMPETITION
PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP	MARKS	RESULTS
Auckland Camera Club	996	1st
Invercargill Camera Club	983	2nd
Hamilton Camera Club	969	3rd
Dunedin Photographic Society	954	4th
Wellington Camera Club	909	5th
Christchurch Photographic Society	749	6th
Palmerston North	677	7th

Special individual awards were: Best still life, decoration or general and champion picture, D.F. Lyons (Auckland), 96; best seascape or marine, Dr. Tizard (Dunedin), 91; best portrait or figure study, Mrs. Muller (Hamilton), 95; best landscape, F.R.S. Petrie (Invercargill), 89.



12th September 1931  Page 4 - Southland Times, Issue 21497

INVERCARGILL CAMERA CLUB
A DECEIVING SIGHT
The appearance of a small but determined body of people rooting up trees, shifting bushes and generally altering the face of the earth at Otatara last week-end was not, as might be well imagined, a new scheme to put Southland's unemployed on to useful and constructive work. It was, on the contrary, several members of the Invercargill Camera Club who were spending the day in an endeavor to improve upon nature and to obtain some excellent “shots”. A most enjoyable day was spent in the open air, and members of the club returned to town much invigorated by their outing.



9th February 1932  Page 4 - Southland Times, Issue 21624

EX-SOUTHLANDER'S SUCCESS
Singular distinction has been achieved by an amateur photographer of Timaru, Mr C.E. Rillstone, who resided in Invercargill about three years ago. Each year, the Royal Photographic Society of London invites photographers, both amateur and professional, from all parts of the world to forward samples of their work for exhibition, and Mr Rillstone has just received word that a photograph submitted by him was one of two from New Zealand which was exhibited at the London Salon. The Timaruvian’s success is of particular interest to Southlanders, for Mr Rillstone, when in this city, was a member of the Invercargill Camera Club and began his photography here. His subject in the competition was a three-horse team pulling a scoop up a steep shingle bank on a riverbed in South Canterbury and was entitled, “Over the Top”.



28th April 1932  Page 6 - Southland Times, Issue 21689

INVERCARGILL CAMERA CLUB
At the annual meeting of the Invercargill Camera Club, which has as its patron Mr R.A. Anderson C.M.G., the following officers were elected for the coming season:

ELECTION OF OFFICERS 1932 - 1933			PATRON Mr. R.A. Anderson C.M.G.		PRESIDENT Mr. A.N. Baker
Vice President: Mr. C.J. Brodrick	Vice President: Mr. F.G. Hall-Jones	Vice President: Mr. J.B. Thomson	Hon. Secretary: Mr. P.G. Ritchie	Hon. Treasurer: Mr. P.G. Ritchie	Hon. Judge: Mr. J.J.W. Pollard

It was decided to meet on the fourth Thursday in each month in Mr Hazledine’s studio, Esk street, and an attractive syllabus of lectures and demonstrations was arranged. The first meeting will be held this evening, when Mr Pollard will give a short lecture on “Composition in Photography”, to which the club invites all interested in photography. In addition to the monthly meetings, field days are held throughout the year and prove both instructive and enjoyable.



5th May 1932  Page 6 - Southland Times, Issue 21695

INVERCARGILL CAMERA CLUB
Government Tourist Department films are to be exhibited at the meeting of the Invercargill Camera Club at Mr P.C. Hazledine’s studio this evening at 8pm. Mr Malcolm, of the Tourist Department, is to attend and speak on the making of these films for the benefit of the members of the club and those interested.



27th October 1932  Page 4 - Southland Times, Issue 21848

INVERCARGILL CAMERA CLUB
An enthusiastic meeting of the Invercargill Camera Club was held last evening in the rooms, Esk street, when various important matters as to the progress of the club were discussed. Arrangements were completed for the exhibition of the New Zealand Inter-Club Photographic Competition, pictures of which are expected to arrive at a very early date. Occasion was also taken to present Mr A.V. Cassels with an award of a bronze pendant for the best seascape taken during the year.



8th November 1932  Page 1 - Southland Times, Issue 21858

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE
INVERCARGILL CAMERA CLUB

EXHIBITION
OF
ART PHOTOGRAPHS
(New Zealand Inter-provincial Competition)

NOW ON DAILY IN
FEDERAL TEAROOMS

Evening Sessions:
THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY.

SPECIAL PROGRAMME OF MUSIC

ADMISSION: FREE.



18th APRIL 1933  Page 9 - EVENING POST, VOLUME CXV, ISSUE 90
22nd APRIL 1933  Page 16 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 21935

NEW ZEALAND PHOTOGRAPHY
EXHIBITION IN LONDON
(From "The Post's" Representative.)
LONDON, March 8.
An interesting exhibition of pictorial photography is now being held at the Royal Photographic Society Gallery in Russell Square. The exhibits are a selection from the Auckland Camera Club, Hamilton Photographic Circle, Hororata Camera Club, Dunedin Photographic Society, and the Invercargill Camera Club, and they have been sent at the request of the London Society to be hung for a month. Most interesting from the point of view of the producers of the pictures will be the criticism's by the London Press and technical journals, but at the time of writing the London critics have not yet received their invitations.

Out of the 143 studies shown one might pick a large number that are well up to the standard of those selected for exhibition purposes in this country. On the other hand, there is certainly a tail to the list which falls below the London standard. One other general criticism which is likely to be heard later is the lack of any special New Zealand type. Officials at the Gallery say that this particular failing is to be found in exhibitions of other Dominion photographers. There is a tendency on the part of the photographers to imitate the style of English photography instead of striking out on a style of their own and selecting views that are typical of the country they represent. Certainly in the present exhibition there are groups of a dozen or twenty together which to a casual observer could have been taken in this or in any country other than New Zealand.

Among the pictures that are typical of New Zealand scenery are Rangitoto (Una Garlick), The Remarkables (E.B. Jeans), Skippers Road (H.W. Smith), The Maclennan Bridge (T. Mayne), Milford Mists (H.W. Smith), and A Sylvan Glade (J.W. Johnson). There are several Maori portrait studies, the best being Georgina, the Guide, and another showing an elderly Maori woman smoking a pipe (both by Una Garlick), and A Maori Belle (E.T. Robson). Other studies of general subjects which seem to call for mention are Shipmates o' Mine — two yachts with all sails set, flying with the wind; Sunlit Columns (I.L. Powell); The New Road (H.W. Smith); A Misty Morning (G.D. Anderson); The Portico (D.V. Erwin) (showing sunlit columns); Water Lilies (J.W. Johnson); Mending the Sail (A.N. Baker); The Hay Shed (Hannah Johnson); Heat (W.J. Thompson) — a stoker at his work; The Sailing Ship (J.H. Kinnear); and Spring Sunshine (W. Middlemass).

A picture notable for the beauty of the subject as well as for the photography is Impudence (R.J. Searle) — a white peacock standing beneath the bough of a tree. In Remembrance (C.P.S. Boyer) is an artistic production of the memorial bridge in Christchurch. The Story Teller (E.T. Robson) — a scene inside a Maori house — combines good subject matter with something typically New Zealand. The Shadow (A.N. Baker) is something of a curiosity showing a bird's shadow in the form of a dragon. Pardon Me (W.J. Thompson) is an amusing still life study of a toy duck, a ball, and a doll. Finally, of the several nude exhibits, by Nell Porter, Elegance and Grace are both very beautiful.



5th May 1933  Page 5 - Southland Times, Issue 22007

INVERCARGILL CAMERA CLUB
MEETING OF MEMBERS
The first ordinary meeting of the Invercargill Camera Club was held last night and was attended by a large number of enthusiastic workers. Unfortunately the member who was to talk on “The Fine Arts of Photography” was unable to attend until late, but he then outlined his subject and will enlarge on it at the next meeting on the 18th.

There was a good entry of prints in the competition, which was an open one, and the judging occupied the attention and interest of the members for some considerable time. The highest points were scored by a child study by P.C. Hazeldine. Mr F.H. Freddy’s picture, “First Church Door”, was second, and a sand pattern study of A.W. Baker third.

Judging by the interest taken this should be a good year for pictorialism and the chances of success in the inter-club competition are high.



10th May 1933  Page 11 - Southland Times, Issue 22011
11th May 1933  Page 6 - Southland Times, Issue 22012

1933 WINTER SHOW
At the Southland A. and P. Association’s Winter Show yesterday considerable interest was taken in the display arranged by the Invercargill Camera Club. Prominent in the display were the photographs which secured for the club second place in the last New Zealand inter-club competition. The whole display is a particularly pleasing one, and illustrates convincingly how a little ingenuity, combined with artistic skill, can find varied and interesting subjects scarcely surpassed by any other city in the Dominion. Indeed, the whole section is exceedingly meritorious, and shows the effective work which is being carried on by the club in an unostentatious manner.



13th May 1933  Page 4 - Southland Times, Issue 22014

SOUTHLAND PHOTOGRAPHER
The art critic of The Times, in referring to the exhibitions of the Royal Photographic Society held in Russell Square, London, stated that the following were specially welcome: "Victoria Quay”, by Mr C.A. Weedon, “Where once the forest stood", by Mr E.B. Jeans, “Albert Town Ferry", by Mr D.Y. Erwin, “A Maori Belle", by Mr E.T. Robson, and “Pioneer Camp", by Mr J.W. Willett. Mr Willett is a member of the Invercargill Camera Club.



23rd May 1933  Page 4 - Southland Times, Issue 22022

INVERCARGILL CAMERA CLUB
At a well-attended meeting of the Invercargill Camera Club the drawing of the competition held by the club, at the Winter Show took place, the winner being Mrs F.H. Freddy, of Selwyn street. The prize, a photograph, was donated to the club by Mr P.C. Hazledine.

The meeting considered the rules drafted by the Wellington Camera Club in connection with the cup presented by his Excellency Lord Bledisloe for competition among the clubs of New Zealand. There was a large entry of prints in the evening’s competition and much time was spent in friendly criticism.



8th June 1933  Page 6 - Southland Times, Issue 22036

INVERCARGILL CAMERA CLUB
Mr P.E. Ritchie, who has left Invercargill to take up his residence in Christchurch, was met by the members of the Invercargill Camera Club and made the recipient of a presentation in appreciation of his services as secretary of the club for the past few years. Mr F.H. Freddy made the presentation and voiced the regret of members at Mr Ritchie’s departure and spoke in high praise of the valuable services he had rendered. Messrs P.C. Hazeldine and F.R. Petrie endorsed the chairman’s remarks, after which Mr Ritchie suitably replied.



6th July 1933  Page 1 - Southland Times, Issue 22060

INVERCARGILL CAMERA CLUB
Motion picture exhibition. A Trip through England, America and Norway, also a film of Stewart Island, in Mr Hazledine’s Studio, Esk Street, Thursday 6th July, at 7.45pm, by Mr G.M. Turner, of Stewart Island. Everyone invited. Silver coin collection in aid of Invercargill Camera Club.



8th August 1933  Page 1 - Southland Times, Issue 22088

INVERCARGILL CAMERA CLUB
MOVING PICTURES
Mr G.M. TURNER has consented to repeat his Stewart Island and Travel Films Exhibition, under the auspices of the Invercargill Camera Club, in Mr P.C. Hazeldine’s Studio, Esk Street, on Saturday Evening next, 12th August, at 7.45pm. Owing to limited seating accommodation, intending patrons should communicate early with Mr Hazeldine to obtain their tickets. Silver Coin Collection.



8th AUGUST 1933
Page 8 - EVENING POST, VOLUME CXVI, ISSUE 33
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9th AUGUST 1933
Page 8 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXX, ISSUE 21565
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NEW ZEALAND INTER-CLUB
PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTEST
AUCKLAND SUCCESS
BLEDISLOE CUP WON
By one point the Camera Pictorialists Club, Auckland won the Bledisloe Cup from the Auckland Camera Club in the annual inter-club photographic exhibition which was conducted here.

The Bledisloe Cup is open to competition each year by camera clubs in New Zealand. The Camera Pictorialists Club, Auckland, is a new club, formed since last year. The cup was previously held by the Auckland Camera Club. In the competition 12 entries are exhibited by each club.



14th August 1933  Page 6 - Southland Times, Issue 22093

INVERCARGILL CAMERA CLUB
MOVING PICTURES
On Saturday evening about 130 people witnessed an interesting moving picture program given by Mr George M. Turner, of Stewart Island, under the auspices of the Invercargill Camera Club at Mr P.C. Hazeldine’s studio. The pictures, most of which had been taken by Mr Turner himself, included a trip to the Yukon River, a launch trip on the Thames from Kingston to Oxford, views of Norway between Oslo and Bergen, and a fine series illustrating Stewart Island scenery and bird life. The bird picture, showing the shags wearing their crests in the mating season were specially admired. There were also pictures of London and a film showing a fight between a cobra and a mongoose. The films were much enjoyed and at the conclusion Mr Turner was heartily thanked.



29th AUGUST 1933  Page 6 - EVENING STAR, ISSUE 21502

PRIZE PHOTOGRAPHS
EXHIBITION OPENED IN DUNEDIN
COMPETITION FOR GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S CUP
The annual inter-club exhibition of photographs of clubs throughout New Zealand was opened in Dunedin to-day, there being some very fine work on show. The exhibition is to be open every afternoon and evening till Saturday evening, in the rooms of the Dunedin Photographic Society in Lilerpool street. The opening exhibition was held in Christchurch early this month, when the judges, Mr. James Thomson (photographer), Mr. James A. Johnstone, D.A, (Canterbury College School of Art), and Mr. Francis Shurrock, A.R.C.A. (Canterbury College School of Art), made the following awards:

1933 INTER-CLUB COMPETITION
PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP	MARKS	RESULTS
Camera Pictorialists, of Auckland	1095	1st
Auckland Camera Club	1094	2nd
Invercargill Camera Club	1016	3rd
Dunedin Photographic Society	924	4th
Wellington Camera Club	883	5th
Christchurch Photographic Society	872	6th

The competition is for the Bledisloe Cup, which last year was won by the Auckland Camera Club, the Camera Pictorialists Club, Auckland winning the trophy this year by one point. Twelve pictures are shown in each group, and were judged for their excellence individually and as a collection.

Two of the photographs shown by the winning club were awarded the maximum of 100 marks. These were "Pioneers and Plutocrats" and "Decoration". In the former, a picture of buildings insignificant and tall, there was, according to the judges, a wonderful control of the masses of light and dark, and all were intended, as was evident by the harmonious relation between subject and title. In "Decoration" the work was considered to be a good example of insignificant material so utilized as to produce a work of perfection.

In the Auckland Camera Club’s exhibit two pictures also gained 100 per cent, of points, those being "Ngauruhoe" and "The Ball Frock", two very impressive studies. The highest individual award in the Invercargill exhibit was 96 points to "Where Goes the Wind?", a fine outdoor study. In the Dunedin section Mrs E.P. Cameron gained 99 points for her "The Madonna in Black" and similar high marking was awarded to "Waterlilies" in the Wellington exhibit.

Well arranged on the walls of the society’s room, the photographs make a very pleasing display, and are well worthy of inspection by those interested in art or photography. Though portraiture is a strong feature, the exhibits generally show the modern tendency towards still-life and genre. The judges state that there has been a larger percentage of really first class works, and a good advance in general quality since they last acted as judges four years ago.



22nd FEBRUARY 1934  Page 1 - Southland Times, Issue 22256

INVERCARGILL CAMERA CLUB
Annual Meeting will be held in Mr Hazledine’s Studio, To-night, at 7.45pm. All interested in Photography cordially invited.

A.V. Cassels
HON.SECRETARY



3rd March 1934  Page 10 - Southland Times, Issue 22264

CAMERA COMPETITION
INVERCARGILL CAMERA CLUB
RESULTS ANNOUNCED
Some time ago the Invercargill Camera Club arranged a camera competition for amateurs and when the competition closed last Wednesday, 52 entries had been received. The standard of the entries was very high, and the judges last evening had no easy task in the placing of the prize-winners.

The following results of the judging and a short criticism of the placed pictures have been supplied:
First prize, £2 2/- — “Morning Shadows”, by Mrs F. Moore, Winton. A picture from a splendid negative. The lighting is very effective, and the trees fairly well placed. The foreground is the weakest feature, but the general competition could no doubt be improved by a further effort in enlarging. The background is nicely subdued, retaining interest in the main portion of the picture, the trees. A more suitable title could have been chosen.
Second prize, £1 1/- — “Rippling Shallows”, by Miss E. McKay, Invercargill. A very nice composition and a picture from a well developed negative. The figures on the right are confused and distract from the general merit Otherwise a most attractive little picture.
Third prize, 10/6 - "Homeward Bound”, by Mr A.E. Brandford, Dublin street, Invercargill. Good tone, river lighting and sky. The steamer is rather too centrally placed and the tunnel is confused with the mountain, giving an appearance of a smoking volcano. A slightly different viewpoint and elevation would have remedied an otherwise excellent effort.
Fourth prize, 7/6 — "The Dam", Mrs F. Moore, Winton. Rather flat toned print and too many points of interest. The main leading lines are good, although broken in one or two places. Quite a promising effort.

Several other entries are worthy of mention, in particular "The Lion of Faith”, by Mr L. Hemmings, and "The Church Tower”, by Miss M. Strang.

The whole of the entries will be on view for the next fortnight in the windows of Stewart’s Pharmacy, Dee street.



3rd March 1934  Page 10 - Southland Times, Issue 22264

INVERCARGILL CAMERA CLUB
ANNUAL MEETING
At the annual meeting of the Invercargill Camera Club there was a large attendance, amongst whom were several new members, including four ladies. Mr F. H. Preddy presided. The balance-sheet, showing the club to be in a sound financial position, was adopted. The secretary gave a brief outline of the club’s activities for the past year. Although defeated by the Auckland clubs in the inter-club competition the Invercargill Club, he said, had put up a good showing, and the local exhibition of the prints had attracted much public interest. Special mention was made of the assistance given by Mr G. M. Turner, of Stewart Island, who had generously given illustrated screenings of his splendid collection of minature moving pictures. The election of office-bearers resulted as follows:

ELECTION OF OFFICERS 1934 - 1935					PATRON Mr. J.W. Smith		PRESIDENT Mr. G.H. Anderson
Vice President: Mr. J. Willett	Vice President: Mr. A.N. Baker	Hon. Secretary: Mr. O.V. Cassels	Hon. Treasurer: Mr. O.V. Cassels	Committee: Miss McLennan	Committee: Miss Wildermoth	Committee: Mr. J.W. Willett	Committee: Mr. F.H. Preddy	Committee: Mr. A.N. Baker

The club has this year secured good rooms of its own. One will be furnished for a meeting and social room and the other fitted up as a dark room complete with all the necessary equipment, including an enlarger donated by Mr W. Macalister, jun. This should be a good inducement to new members, who will have the use of the equipment and also receive from the more experienced members practical instruction in all branches.

A comprehensive syllabus for the coming year was drawn up and several outings were arranged, including trips to Curio Bay, Benhur Hill, Pahia, Bluecliffs and other places of interest, commencing with Curio Bay on the 18th March.



20th July 1934  Page 6 - Southland Times, Issue 22380
30th July 1934  Page 6 - Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 178

UP-TO-DATE PHOTOGRAPH WANTED
At last night’s meeting of the executive of the Southland League a letter was received from the Invercargill Camera Club suggesting that the league should donate prize money for a competition, open to club members and all amateur photographers, for the best photograph of Invercargill. The twelve best prints, it was added, could become the property of the league. “A good set of enlarged photographs should be a decided acquisition to your league, and perhaps it would lead to postcards being made from the winning prints to replace the antiquated ones at present procurable and depicting hansom cabs, lamp-posts, etc.”, stated the letter. Mr C.S. Longuet, the chairman, said he doubted whether the funds of the league would permit a donation. Mr J.H. Tattersfield: “If we establish such a precedent we shall be bombarded with requests from all quarters”. It was decided to inform the club that the league was in sympathy with the proposal, but that it did not have funds at the present time to make the donation sought.



2nd AUGUST 1934
Page 10 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 22330
Page 9 - PRESS, VOLUME LXX, ISSUE 21232
Page 19 - EVENING POST, VOLUME CXVIII, ISSUE 28
Page 8 - EVENING STAR, ISSUE 21788
3rd AUGUST 1934
Page 6 - MANAWATU STANDARD, VOLUME LIV, ISSUE 209
4th AUGUST 1934
Page 15 - POVERTY BAY HERALD, VOLUME LXI, ISSUE 18467
13th AUGUST 1934
Page 5 - CROMWELL ARGUS, VOLUME LXIV, ISSUE 3327

NEW ZEALAND INTER-CLUB
PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
THE BLEDISLOE CUP
AUCKLAND CAMERA CLUB SUCCESS
The Bledisloe Cup presented by the Governor-General for competition in the New Zealand Inter-Club annual photographic exhibition, which was conducted in Auckland this year, has been won by the Auckland Camera Club. This is the fourth year in succession in which the Auckland Club has gained most points. Each club exhibited 12 prints.

1934 INTER-CLUB COMPETITION
PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP	MARKS	RESULTS
Auckland Camera Club	1120	1st
Camera Pictorialists, of Auckland	1071	2nd
Dunedin Photographic Society	1048	3rd
Wellington Camera Club	953	4th
Invercargill Camera Club	908	5th
Christchurch Photographic Society	828	6th

2nd AUGUST 1934  Page 10 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXXI, ISSUE 21868

NEW ZEALAND INTER-CLUB
PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
THE BLEDISLOE CUP
AUCKLAND CAMERA CLUB SUCCESS
The Bledisloe Cup, presented by the Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe, for competition in the New Zealand Inter-Club annual photographic exhibition, which was conducted in Auckland this year, has been won by the Auckland Camera Club, with an aggregate of 1120 points. This is the fourth year in succession in which an Auckland club has gained most points.

In the opinion of the judges, Messrs. J. Weeks, D.J. Payne and S. Champ, a very high general standard was evident, indicating that pictorial photography was making definite progress in the Dominion. The exhibit of Mr. D.F. Lyons, of the Camera Pictorialists, of Auckland, was judged the best print on display, being one of the six exhibits which were allotted the maximum of 100 points. The other five exhibits were displayed by Miss C. Lloyd and Mr. P.S. Herbert, of the Auckland Camera Club, Mr. Spencer Digby, of the Wellington Camera Club, and Mr. W.E. Johnson and Mr. Graham Riley, of the Dunedin Photographic Society.

An exhibition of the photographs entered for competition will be opened at the Milne and Choyce Reception Hall to-morrow evening by the Mayor, Mr. G.W. Hutchison.

GEORGE WILLIAM HUTCHISON CMG

Born 3rd April 1882
Died 14th February 1947

MAYOR OF AUCKLAND CITY
1931 to 1935

18th SEPTEMBER 1934  Page 18 - PRESS, VOLUME LXX, ISSUE 21272

EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHS
PICTURES FROM MAIN NEW ZEALAND CLUBS
GOOD STANDARD MAINTAINED
The photographs submitted for the annual New Zealand Inter-Club competition are at present on view at Messrs Hay's, Ltd., in Gloucester street. The quality of the work submitted has improved steadily in the last few years, until it compares very favorably with the best that is done overseas.

The champion picture this year is the work of D.F. Lyons, of the Camera Pictorialists, of Auckland. It is admirable, both for the technical skill displayed and for its unusual composition. Its subject is the ribbed base of a palm frond, shown in a strong light, that emphasizes the contrasting shapes.

In the Camera Pictorialists group "Portrait of a Painter" is particularly pleasing for the repose of the figure and its treatment in low tones. "Tasman Breakers" is dramatic, showing a storm-beaten headland, the uneasy motion of the sea, and the menace of a dark sky. "Cream Pots" is an example of the type of modern commercial photography which could with advantage be used more in New Zealand advertising.

In the Wellington Camera Club group "Miranda", a portrait, is outstanding. The charm of the subject is well conveyed without in any way spoiling the strong contrasts on which the picture depends for its effect. The composition is excellent, and the treatment of light is unusually effective. "Coon Can" is an interesting arrangement of a group round a table. In spite of the diversity of expression in the nine characters the unity of the design is maintained.

"The Hill Top" is one of the most notable pictures in the Dunedin Photographic Society group. Twisted tree shapes are shown against a moving sky. "Hawea Flat" pleases by its simplicity, and the use of light to give effect to the long, straight lines of furrows.

"Mountain Mists," in the Auckland Camera Club group, is an unusual composition of superimposed dark horizontals with mist between, and low, rounded snow shapes above. "Serenity" has the effect of a watercolor painting, and catches the still mood of reflections, lake, water, and clouds. "Majestic Solitude" is an excellent landscape.

In the Christchurch Photographic Society group "Sunshine in the Alley" is the most pleasing. The plain masses of concrete walls are well used, without any straining after romantic architectural effects. The lighting is good and the figures are well placed. "The Blacksmith" is an interesting occupational study, but lacks force. Two landscapes, "The Heathcote", and "The Bend in the Road", are both pleasing. "The Quack" is a quaint still-life.

Wind-ribbed sand dunes are used to good effect in "Greening Shadows" and "Unequal Struggle" in the Invercargill Camera Club group.



16th OCTOBER 1934  Page 8 - Southland Times, Issue 22453

CAMERA ART
INTER-CLUB PICTURES
INTERESTING DISPLAY OPENED
A photographic exhibition of outstanding merit containing all the entries in the 1934 Dominion Inter-club competition was officially opened in the tea rooms lounge of Messrs H. and J. Smith Ltd., by the Mayor of Invercargill (Mr John Miller) yesterday.

The President of the Invercargill Camera Club (Mr W.J. Willett), in asking the Mayor to open the exhibition, stated that it represented the best work of the amateur photographers in the Dominion.

The Mayor congratulated the Invercargill Camera Club on its enterprise and expressed the hope that the interesting display, representative of the camera pictorialists of New Zealand would be viewed by many of the public. Invercargill had done well in the Inter-Club competition in past years and if they had not won this year they had certainly made a good showing. The exhibition was deserving of public support and he had great pleasure in formally declaring it open.

At the invitation of the president, Mr J.J.W. Pollard spoke briefly on the pictures. He said that while there had been a decided advance in enterprise, so far as the selection of subjects was concerned, the technical standard had not kept pace with it. Continental influence, particularly the German, was noticeable, and it appeared as if the judges had been attracted by the unusual in theme. This was desirable so long as the quieter themes did not suffer. There was a remarkably large number of “perfect” pictures, prints which secured 100 per cent., and it was surprising that one of these six perfect prints was “more perfect" than its fellows. The champion picture, pure design, was cold and hard, like a design carried out in Indian ink, and it would not be favored as much as other pictures which showed more feeling and better tone qualities, such as the decorative study entitled “Hawea Flat”. The portrait “Barbara” was a charming study of a child, but it was difficult to see how “Mountain Mist could be rated at 100 per cent. In “Miranda” there were some fine qualities, though the hand was not at all satisfactory. The Christchurch Club had shown a decided advance on its display of last year, but the Invercargill section was hardly as good, though it contained some interesting work. The standard of the exhibition was not up to that of the two previous years, but the diversity of subject and the enterprise of the exhibitors in seeking new themes would make the display interesting to the public. He congratulated the club on its enterprise and added that he felt sure all the members appreciated the action of Messrs H. and J. Smith, Ltd., in placing such a fine room at the disposal of the club for the exhibition.

The display will be open to the public during the rest of the week.



28th March 1935  Page 1 - Southland Times, Issue 25242

INVERCARGILL CAMERA CLUB
Opening Meeting of year in Club Rooms, Majestic Chambers at 7.45pm TO-NIGHT. Interesting Demonstration. All interested cordially invited.

A.V. CASSELS
Hon.Secretary.



3rd May 1935  Page 8 - Southland Times, Issue 25275

SMITH, SYDNEY C. K
Mr Smith came to Invercargill in 1915 and, for the past 16 years, has been resident in the East Invercargill district. While in Invercargill he has served with the Southland Education Board as senior instructor of manual training, having charge of the Don street training centre, where the senior pupils of the Invercargill and surrounding country primary schools attend for handwork instruction. He was also connected some years ago with the Southland Technical College as instructor in charge of evening classes in building construction, carpentry and joinery and in architectural drawing. Prior to coming to Invercargill Mr Smith was connected with the teaching profession and building trade in Auckland. For the past seven years he has taken a keen interest in the activities of the Automobile Association and for the last four years has been chairman of the finance committee of that organization. As a bowler, Mr Smith has played an important part on the administration side of the Northend Club, having served a term as president and, latterly, as Secretary. He has also been connected with the winter sport of hockey, and as an executive member of the Men’s Hockey Association did much to revive the game in Invercargill. As a member and past president of the Invercargill Camera Club, Mr Smith has done good work, his reproductions of recent years in various illustrated papers of the Dominion doing much to keep Southland before the general reading public. Mr Smith has also always manifested a keen interest in the Winter Show and the exhibits by his pupils, which he arranged, have been a striking feature at the fixture in the past. He is a member of the Invercargill Orphans Club.



7th AUGUST 1935
Page 6 - POVERTY BAY HERALD, VOLUME LXII, ISSUE 18778
Page 8 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LXVI, ISSUE 185
Page 6 - ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, VOLUME 55, ISSUE 252
Page 8 - EVENING STAR, ISSUE 22101
Page 7 - MANAWATU STANDARD, VOLUME LV, ISSUE 213
8th AUGUST 1935
Page 10 - NORTHERN ADVOCATE
Page 10 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXXII, ISSUE 22182
Page 17 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 22644

PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTEST
BLEDISLOE CUP AWARD
TOP POINTS TO AUCKLAND
The annual inter-club photographic competition for the Bledisloe Cup judged under the auspices of the Dunedin Photographic Society, has resulted:

1935 INTER-CLUB COMPETITION
PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP	MARKS	RESULTS
Auckland Camera Club	876	1st
Camera Pictorialists, of Auckland	845	2nd
Dunedin Photographic Society	841	3rd
Invercargill Camera Club	818	4th
Wellington Camera Club	815	5th
Christchurch Photographic Society	754	6th

The best picture is adjudged to be "Professor Von Zedlitz”, by Mr. Spencer Digby, of Wellington, which secured 92 marks of the 100 possible.






30th November 1935  Page - Southland Times, Issue 22752

INVERCARGILL CAMERA CLUB
ANNUAL MEETING
The annual meeting of the Invercargill Camera Club was held on Thursday night when Mr F.H. Preddy presided over a good attendance. The annual report referred to the successful season just concluded and the balance-sheet disclosed a good financial position. The report and balance-sheet were adopted. The following office-bearers were elected:

ELECTION OF OFFICERS 1935 - 1936					PRESIDENT Mr. W.W. Millar
Vice President: Mr. F. H. Preddy	Vice President: Mr. A N. Baker	Vice President: Dr D. Jennings	Hon. Secretary: Mr. J. Crozier	Hon. Treasurer: Mr. J. Crozier	Exhibition Secretary: Mr. G. D. Anderson	Committee: Mr. A. Jordan

Mr H. W. Smith gave an interesting demonstration on portraiture and was accorded a hearty vote of thanks.



15th AUGUST 1936
Page 6 - EVENING POST, ISSUE 40
Page 13 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LXVII, ISSUE 193
Page 14 - EVENING STAR, ISSUE 22418
17th AUGUST 1936
Page 12 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 22961
Page 10 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXXIII, ISSUE 22499
Page 4 - PRESS, VOLUME LXXII, ISSUE 21863
19th AUGUST 1936
Page 15 - POVERTY BAY HERALD, VOLUME LXIII, ISSUE 19097

CAMERA CRAFT
BLEDISLOE CUP
DUNEDIN'S SUCCESS
The Dunedin Photographic Society won the 1936 competition which has just been judged in Wellington, and the Wellington Camera Club was runner-up. The judges, Messrs. A.H Eaton and Nelson Isaac, have awarded the following points out of a possible of 1300:

1936 INTER-CLUB COMPETITION
PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP	MARKS	RESULTS
Dunedin Photographic Society	1023	1st
Wellington Camera Club	1017	2nd
Christchurch Photographic Society	976	3rd
Auckland Camera Club	973	4th equal
Invercargill Camera Club	973	4th equal

The competition is held annually between the various camera clubs of New Zealand for the Bledisloe Cup, each club submitting twelve pictures. The collection therefore represents the best pictorial photography of the Dominion for the year.

The picture exhibited by the Wellington Camera Club is a portrait by Spencer Digby and was awarded 91 points. In their remarks the judges state that the standard of the work displayed is high and its quality is even higher than previously. This had made the task of judging a pleasant one. The subject matter of the prints shown was well varied and embraced portrait, landscape, seascape, still life, architecture, and frank design.

Particular attention was drawn to the following prints, which were of almost uniform excellence: "Sir Michael Myers, P.C., K.C.M.G.", which was an outstanding portrait, by Spencer Digby, of the Wellington Camera Club; "En Paris", by Miss J. Neville, of the Dunedin Photographic Society, an interior with figure, presented with great thought and skill, and "A Busy Port", by E.T. Robson, of the Wellington Camera Club, which captured the essence of its subject and was a bromoil of high quality.

All the pictures entered for the competition will be on display at Messrs. Kirkcaldie and Stains, and the Mayor is to open the exhibition on Monday afternoon at 2.30pm. The whole display is a pleasing one and is of interest to artists and camera users alike.



13th October 1936
Page 3 - Southland Times, Issue 23019

CAMERA CLUB’S WORK
A FINE EXHIBITION
DISPLAY IN SMITH’S LOUNGE
The Invercargill Camera Club again revealed its enterprise when yesterday afternoon in Smith’s Lounge it exhibited to the public of Invercargill the best efforts of New Zealand’s photographers. The photographs were artistically arranged and even those who knew nothing about photographic art were able to appreciate in some measure the patience and forethought that had been put into even the plainest, or should one say the simplest, of the pictures.

In opening the exhibition the Mayor (Mr John Miller) stated that this was the third time he had been present at such a function. He congratulated the club on its enterprise in collecting together the photographic cream of the camera clubs of New Zealand and made special mention of the very fine display that was the work of the Sydney Camera Club. The Mayor said that he hoped the exhibition would be visited by all people who had any aesthetic taste at all, not only by those who were keenly interested in photography as a hobby or as a profession. The work on display would not only arouse interest in the doings of the Invercargill Camera Club, but it would have an educative effect on the people as a whole.

The Mayor said he regretted the absence from the exhibition of Mr J.J.W. Pollard, who had not only been an enthusiastic amateur photographer, but a constructive and learned critic. He had been able to direct people’s attention to the more outstanding exhibits and give them some idea wherein lay their true beauty. The Mayor suggested that, in the future, some person who could perform these duties should be present. He then officially declared the exhibition open and wished it every success.

The president of the Invercargill Camera Club (Mr W. Millar) thanked the Mayor for his attendance and said that Mr Pollard’s departure had been sorely felt, but that the club would endeavor to rectify the omission that had been made.

The works exhibited were done by members of the Dunedin Photographic Society and Christchurch Photographic Society and the Invercargill Camera Club, Wellington Camera Club and Auckland Camera Club.

SOME OF THE PICTURES
The champion picture was exhibited by Mr Spencer Digby, of the Wellington Camera Club. The subject was Sir Michael Myers and the marks awarded were 91 out of a possible 100. In commenting on the photograph the judge had stated that the head was well placed and admirably lighted, in all a very convincing portrait study. Points were awarded for conception, composition, technique and presentation, and Mr Digby’s photograph was very little ahead of the highest marked awards of competitors from other centers.

Mr George Chance, of the Dunedin Photographic Society, scored 90 points with a particularly impressive study entitled “Autumn in South Canterbury”, and Miss J. Nevill, of the same club, gained an equal number of points with “En Paris”, a beautiful photograph of a young woman.

The highest marked award of the Auckland Camera Club group was a photograph by Mr E.C. Lackland entitled “Five O’clock”. The 87 marks awarded this exhibitor for his unusual picture of a traffic scene in Queen street were faithfully earned. Mr F.L. Barron, of the Christchurch Photographic Society, scored 86 points with his study “The Violin Maker”, and Mr A.N. Baker, of the Invercargill Camera Club, gained one point less with “Dessert” and “I Wonder”.

Many of the other exhibits scored high marks and, naturally enough, some of the lower placed exhibits will attract more attention and will appeal more than those mentioned above, for all reveal the touch of the master hand.



17th October 1936
Page 8 - Southland Times, Issue 23023

INVERCARGILL CAMERA CLUB
Last evening there was a large attendance of members of the Invercargill Camera Club and their friends at H. and J. Smith’s lounge, where the exhibition of photographs in the 1936 New Zealand inter-club photographic competition is being held. At the request of the club, the photographs were individually criticized and the merits and technical faults explained by Mr Frank Petrie and Mr W.J. Ferguson. Later in the evening, Mr T.H. Jenkin gave an interesting talk on composition in general. A vote of thanks was passed to the speakers for the valuable and instructive information they had given.



12th AUGUST 1937
Page 10 - EVENING STAR, ISSUE 22725
Page 11 - EVENING POST, VOLUME CXXIV, ISSUE 37
13th AUGUST 1937
Page 9 - PRESS, VOLUME LXXIII, ISSUE 22170
Page 8 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 23268
Page 6 - MANAWATU STANDARD, VOLUME LVII, ISSUE 217
Page 13 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LXVIII, ISSUE 191
Page 7 - Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI
Page 9 - Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20271
14th AUGUST 1937
Page 15 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXXIV, ISSUE 22807
23rd DECEMBER 1937
Page 18 - EVENING POST, VOLUME CXXIV, ISSUE 151

NEW ZEALAND INTER-CLUB PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
DUNEDIN WINS BLEDISLOE CUP
CHAMPION EXHIBIT BY MISS J. NEVILL
The high standard reached in the art of photography in the Dominion is exemplified in the exhibition of photographs at present displayed by the Wellington Camera Club in Kirkcaldie and Stains lounge. The photographs are those which were entered for the trophy given by Lord Bledisloe.

The results of the inter-club photographic competition for the Bledisloe Cup are announced.

1937 INTER-CLUB COMPETITION
PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP	MARKS	RESULTS
Dunedin Photographic Society	1015	1st
Wellington Camera Club	1005	2nd
Christchurch Photographic Society	994	3rd
Auckland Camera Club	953	4th
Invercargill Camera Club	937	5th
Camera Pictorialists, of Auckland	922	6th

The championship of the exhibition was awarded to the head of a boy submitted by Miss J. Nevill, of the Dunedin Photographic Society.

Twelve prints were entered by each club. At the foot of each are attached the judge's remarks, with all of which all photographers are hardly likely to agree. Nevertheless they are instructive and add greatly to the interest.

"There has never yet been a perfect picture", remark the judges, but they reckoned that "Head of a Boy", by Miss Joyce Nevill, Dunedin, approached perfection very nearly and awarded it 97 marks out of a possible 100. The picture won the individual championship.

The competition prints take up one whole wall, the opposite side of the lounge being devoted to an exhibition of photographs by Mr. J.W. Johnson, a local member of the Royal Photographic Society (London) and also a keen member of the Wellington Camera Club. Mr. Johnson has made pictures, not mere photographs, of almost every conceivable subject, and his display is as extensive as it is interesting.



24th AUGUST 1937
Page 7 - EVENING STAR, ISSUE 22735

“TAPESTRY”
W.W. MILLER
INVERCARGILL CAMERA CLUB
80 points

24th AUGUST 1937
Page 7 - EVENING STAR, ISSUE 22735

“BUBBLES”
F.H. PREDDY
INVERCARGILL CAMERA CLUB
66 points

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