NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB

COMPETITION

PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND
HISTORY
BLEDISLOE CUP

In July 1919 the Dunedin Photographic Society initiated a competition for Inter-club sets of four monochrome prints.

In 1932, Governor General Lord Bledisloe, Patron of the then Wellington Camera Club, donated a cup for this premier competition. It was first presented in 1932 to the Auckland Camera Club. In 1953, the Cup was held by the Wellington Camera Club, who on formation of the Photographic Society of New Zealand, handed it over to the Society. It is now awarded annually to the club with the best set of four prints.



15th April 1919  Volume 26 Number 4 - Page 276 The Australasian Photographic Review

DUNEDIN PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
The Hon.Secretary of the Dunedin Photographic Society writes:

“Enclosed herewith please find preliminary notice of an Inter-club Competition which the Dunedin Photographic Society purposes holding in June of this year.

“It is suggested that the competition among the photographic societies of New Zealand be made an annual one, and that the club gaining first place be Champion Club of New Zealand for that year; it is also suggested that the winning club hold the competition for the year following.

“We find it very difficult to ascertain particulars of the various societies scattered throughout New Zealand, and we shall be very glad if you will publish details of this proposed competition in the A.P.-R”.

To be held in the Club Rooms, South British Building, Liverpool Street, Dunedin, in June, 1919.

RULES:
1. All work submitted must be the bona fide work of the exhibitor: each exhibit to consist of not more than twelve pictures from any one club, and all pictures to be mounted, but not framed.
2. In order that this may be solely a New Zealand competition, exhibits are limited to New Zealand subjects only.
3. No one member of a club may send in more than two prints in the club exhibit.
4. Entrance fee, 5/- per club. The Dunedin Photographic Society will pay postage one way.
5. All work to be judged as a club exhibit, the club gaining first place to be adjudged the Champion Club of New Zealand for the year.

Particulars may be obtained from and all communications to be sent to the Secretary, 277 High Street, Dunedin, New Zealand.



16th JULY 1919
Page 4 - EVENING STAR, ISSUE 17097
18th JULY 1919
Page 4 - STAR, ISSUE 12696
Page 8 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LVI, ISSUE 17216
Page 7 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME L, ISSUE 170
Page 5 - DOMINION, VOLUME 12, ISSUE 252
Page 13 - SUN, VOLUME VI, ISSUE 1693
Page 5 - SOUTHLAND TIMES, ISSUE 18144
Page 6 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 17680
Page 5 - PRESS, VOLUME LV, ISSUE 16578
Page 4 - LYTTELTON TIMES, VOLUME CXVII, ISSUE 18152
21st JULY 1919
Page 10 - EVENING POST, VOLUME XCVIII, ISSUE 17

DUNEDIN PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHS
A most interesting collection of photographs is on view in the Dunedin Photographic Society Rooms, Liverpool street. The exhibits comprise 69 pictures which had been sent in from various centers in connection with a recent inter-club competition and are very fine specimens of the photographic art. All the work is of New Zealand subjects, this being one of the conditions of the competition, which, by the way, is the first of its kind to be held in the Dominion. It is intended to make it an annual event, however, the judging to take place in a different center each year.

This year Mr. O'Keeffe, of the Dunedin School of Art, judged the prints, and placed the competitors as follows:

1919	NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION	POINTS
1st	Dunedin Photographic Society	921
2nd	Southland Technical College Camera Club	872
3rd	Wellington Amateur Photographic Society	854
4th	Auckland Camera Club	841
5th	Invercargill Y.M.C.A. Camera Club	836
6th	Hamilton Photographic Society	518

All the prints are to be sent to each competing center in turn and exhibited there. The exhibition will be open here to-night, also to-morrow and Friday afternoons and evenings, and those interested in photography would do well to visit it.



18th JULY 1919
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21st JULY 1919  Page 10 - EVENING POST, VOLUME XCVIII, ISSUE 17

DOMINION CAMERA CLUBS
RESULTS OF COMPETITION
The inter-club competition held by the Dunedin Photographic Society resulted as follows; Dunedin Photographic Society (921 marks) 1, Southland Technical College Camera Club (872) 2, Wellington Amateur Photographic Society (854) 5, Auckland Camera Club (841) 4, Invercargill Y.M.C.A. Camera Club (836) 5, Hamilton Amateur Photographic Society (518) 6.

This is the first competition of its kind, and it is intended to make it an annual one among the various photographic societies of New Zealand. One of the rules was that all the work submitted must be of a New Zealand subject only, thus placing all clubs on the same footing.



29th AUGUST 1919  Page 9 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LVI, ISSUE 17251

PHOTOGRAPHIC DISPLAY
AUCKLAND CAMERA CLUB
The display of photographs opened yesterday at the Camera Club's Room includes a number of beautiful studies, the exhibition consisting of the winning photographs in an inter-provincial competition held by the Dunedin Camera Club. Dunedin proved the winner, the Southland Technical College came second, Wellington third, Auckland fourth, Invercargill Y.M.C.A. fifth, and Hamilton sixth. Some of the prize exhibits are exceptionally fine. Dunedin's collection of 12 includes a splendid sepia study of rugged pine trunks, two fine bits of architectural detail, and a couple of head studies. The Southland display also contains some attractive pictures, two river studies with beautiful lighting effects, standing out conspicuously. Wellington has sent in some very good figure studies, including a most happy little group of children on the sands; the pastoral scene and seascape are also of high standard. In Auckland's display, "The Crystal" is the most arresting study; the pose of the draped figure and the draping itself is beautiful. A mob of cattle driven in the dust-clouds at sunset is another fine piece of work, while the forest studies are also good. In the remaining displays there are some, excellent seascapes and landscapes. The whole collection is of high artistic standard, and representative of the best work of the Dominion's photographers.



6th SEPTEMBER 1919  Page 7 - WAIKATO TIMES, VOLUME 91, ISSUE 14157

HAMILTON AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY
EXHIBITION IN HAMILTON
There is at present on view in one of the sample rooms in Paul’s Arcade, Hamilton, a most interesting collection of photographs, comprising 69 pictures which had been sent in from various centers in connection with a recent inter-club competition, and they are fine specimens of the photographic art. All the work is of New Zealand subjects, this being one of the conditions of the competition, which it is intended to make an annual event, the judging to take place in a different center each year.

This year Mr. O’Keeffe, of the Dunedin School of Art, judged the prints, and placed the competitors as follows:

1919	NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION	POINTS
1st	Dunedin Photographic Society	921
2nd	Southland Technical College Camera Club	872
3rd	Wellington Amateur Photographic Society	854
4th	Auckland Camera Club	841
5th	Invercargill Y.M.C.A. Camera Club	836
6th	Hamilton Photographic Society	518

The Dunedin Photographic Society collection includes some artistic studies. “Beech Trees", by G. Chance, obtained 95 marks out of a possible 100, and is a splendid piece of work with a beautiful tone. “River Sedges” secured 90 marks, and there are also two fine architectural studies, some pretty harvest and wood scenes, besides striking portrait studies.

Southland Technical College Camera Club shows some fine forest, portrait, architectural and water studies, the work being of good quality and evidencing much artistic talent among the exhibitors. "A Forest Glade” is extremely pretty.

The Wellington Amateur Photographic Society collection is one that at once impresses the spectator. A study of a child was marked by the judge “in perfect repose”, and was awarded 95 marks. Wharf, harbour and pastoral scenes, a study of an old veteran fishing, seas breaking on the rocks, and a magnificent architectural study complete the list.

Auckland Camera Club: in their exhibit the highest marks went to “The Crystal”, but there will be many who will prefer the photograph of a drover and his mob of cattle, the soft tone and clear atmosphere of which are very pleasing. "A Wet Day" and water and bush scenes are artistic creations.

Invercargill Y.M.C.A. Camera Club provides “The Spirit of the Dunes”, “The Boat Landing", "A Bush Path", “In Summer Time", a moonlight scene, and several portrait studies, all very attractive.

Hamilton Amateur Photographic Society: despite the fact that it is only a “baby club”, exhibits some good work, and the points awarded are an encouragement to the club to continue. “In Harbour” gives some good light-on-water effects, and “Yachting", "Sunshine and Shadow”, and "Misty Morn”, and the various studies show much promise.

The exhibition will be open until Tuesday, and will doubtless attract many people.



23rd SEPTEMBER 1919  Page 10 - NEW ZEALAND TIMES, VOLUME XLIV, ISSUE 10391

PHOTOGRAPHY
ANNUAL MEETING OF WELLINGTON BODY
The annual meeting of the Wellington Amateur Photographic Society was held in their club rooms in the Y.W.C.A. building, Boulcott street, last week.

The report and balance-sheet were read and confirmed, after which Mr. P.N. Denton, President of the society since its inception, addressed the meeting. Mr. Denton traced the history of the society, indicating the early difficulties experienced, which now happily had been overcome. In this connection he specially eulogized the work of Mr. George Greig, their first Hon.Secretary, and tendered thanks to Miss Birch and the Y.W.C.A. authorities for their hearty co-operation in extending their hospitality to the society. Mr. Denton stressed the advantage to be gained from the members participation in the monthly competitions, and the highly educational nature of the criticisms thereon, also the advantages to the junior members of the assistance in lectures, demonstrations, and advice given at each of the meetings. An exhibition of photographic work held in the Art Gallery during the year had, in spite of handicaps, been successful, and brought forward some excellent work.

The society has recently taken part in a New Zealand Inter-Club competition, held in Dunedin, the results of which have already been published, Wellington securing third place. The whole of the competing pictures are now in Wellington, and arrangements are being made for an exhibition, the date of which will be advertised in a few days. This exhibition will be open to the public without charge.

At the conclusion of Mr. Denton's address, he was accorded a vote of thanks by the members and elected a life member of the society, as was also Mr. Greig.

On the motion of Mr. Denton, Mr. A.S. Mitchell was elected president for the ensuing year, Mr. E.B. Woodhead was elected Hon.Secretary and Miss Hume elected Hon. Treasurer. A strong committee was also formed, and an appeal for members made.



27th SEPTEMBER 1919  Page 9 - DOMINION, VOLUME 13, ISSUE 2
1st OCTOBER 1919  Page 9 - DOMINION, VOLUME 12, ISSUE 5

WELLINGTON AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
An Exhibition of Photographs which took part in the New Zealand Inter-Club Competition recently held in Dunedin will be held in the Y.W.C.A. Buildings, Boulcott Street, on the afternoons and evenings of Wednesday and Thursday next, October 1st and 2nd. Admission free.

E.B. WOODHEAD
HON.SECRETARY



9th JULY 1920  Page 7 - STAR, ISSUE 19995
10th JULY 1920  Page 7 - NEW ZEALAND TIMES, VOLUME XLVI, ISSUE 10638

AUCKLAND CAMERA CLUB
PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
The following are the awards in the Auckland Camera Club photographic exhibition: Dunedin first; Wellington second; Auckland third. In the judge's opinion the best portrait is by A. Dickinson, Dunedin; the best landscape, W.J. Ferguson, Dunedin.



9th JULY 1920  Page 2 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LI, ISSUE 163

AUCKLAND CAMERA CLUB
ANNUAL EXHIBITION
An excellent photographic exhibition of work from the various clubs of the Dominion is being held by the Auckland Camera Club in the rooms of the Society of Arts. In the annual competition Dunedin has again come first with a fine display, Wellington has been awarded second place, and Auckland third, Hamilton, Southland Technical College, and Timaru have also sent in some very commendable work.

In the opinion of the Judges, Messrs. W.H. Bartlett and R. Proctor, the best portrait of the exhibition is "Ina", an undoubtedly fine study by Mr. A. Dickinson, of Dunedin. The best landscape is pronounced to be "A Bend in the River", by W.J. Ferguson, also of Dunedin. In the Auckland section the best exhibits are by Messrs. J.H. Kinnear, R.B. Walrond, and W. Fletcher. The exhibition will open again this evening and will conclude to-morrow.



9th JULY 1920  Page 6 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LVII, ISSUE 17518

CAMERA CLUB EXHIBITION
MANY ATTRACTIVE PHOTOGRAPHS
The annual exhibition of the work of the leading camera clubs of the Dominion opened yesterday at the Society of Arts building, Rutland Street. Several of the exhibits show a perfection of composition and mastery of the technical side of photography, which amateurs rarely have the chance of seeing; the atmospheric conditions for photography in New Zealand are said to be well-nigh perfect, and the success attained by the Dominion's leading photographers suggests that they know how to make the best use of their advantages.

Dunedin has been awarded first place in the competition this year; included in its twelve exhibits are a beautiful seascape, "Sand Dunes", by A.C. McLeod, and a fine architectural study, also a portrait by A. Dickinson.

The exhibit from Wellington, placed second, contains a number of very fine photographs, among the best of which are "The Tower", by B. Clarke, a daybreak study, by F.W. Johnson and "The Artisan", by A.S. Mitchell.

In Auckland's exhibit, given third place, the work of J.W. Kinnear, famed for his marine studies, and R.B. Walrond, who exhibits some charming creek scenes, stands out prominently, while the picture of an old man drowsing, "Noonday Heat", by W.L. Fletcher, is an excellent piece of work.

The remaining exhibits are from Hamilton, Southland, and Timaru, in each of which there are several attractive photographs.



18th AUGUST 1920  Page 6 - WAIKATO TIMES, VOLUME 93, ISSUE 14440

AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY
INTERCLUB COMPETITION
EXHIBITION IN HAMILTON
Each year an inter-club competition is held among the amateur camera clubs of New Zealand, and, after the Judging of the exhibits, the pictures are sent to the various competing clubs for exhibition. This year six clubs entered for the contest — Auckland, Wellington, Timaru, Dunedin, Invercargill and Hamilton — and the pictures are now on exhibition in the various chemists shop windows in the town. Dunedin was successful in winning the competition, with Wellington second and Auckland third.

Some exceptionally fine photographs are on view, the exhibitors showing in their work not only a good knowledge of the technique of their art, but also an artistic sense that is admirable. Amateur photography plays its part in fostering those finer qualities the possession of which makes life better worth the living, and it is pleasing to see that Hamilton has its Camera Club, which, though still young, is of vigorous growth.

The first prize was awarded to "A Bend in the River", by W.J. Ferguson, of Dunedin. This is an artistically produced photograph of a stream meandering away into the distance through sandy, tree-dotted banks, with a huge tree in the foreground. The photograph perhaps does provide a particularly pleasing "picture", but it is certainly a good example of photographic art.

In Mr. Bailey's shop window are to be found the entries of Wellington, Southland and Timaru, comprising a pleasing selection of pastoral and yachting scenes, flower, animal and portrait studies, exteriors of buildings and charming bits of Nature. The prize winners are: Wellington: "Spring is Here with Dancing Elves", a gladsome scene of whirling figures in a pastoral setting by E. Robson, 1; "The Artisan" a convincing study of an old man busy with saw, by A.S. Mitchell, 2. Southland: "On the Avon River", by K. Stout, 1; St. John's Church, E. Lyon, 2. Timaru: "The Old Tree", by G.O. Chaplin, 1.

In Manning's Pharmacy Dunedin's entries are exhibited, and include some striking work. "A Bend in the River", as stated above, won the competition. "Sand Dunes", by A.G. McLeod, which secured second club prize, shows a fascinating stretch of wind-swept sand and tussock, with background of open sea and cloudy sky. There is also a beautiful colonnade with artistic lights and shadows named "Halls of Learning", and an attractive little bit of old Dunedin, "The Alley Way".

Hamilton's entries are in the Railway Pharmacy window, and the local club has every reason to be proud of its exhibit. The first prize has been awarded to A. Harris for "Fires of Industry", showing Matangi factory with its huge chimney belching forth smoke; while the second prize went to C.R. Cooke for "Evening Shadows", a charming glimpse of the old Waikato and its verdure-clad banks. "Stepping Stones" and "Autumn at the Lake" are attractive, and there are other photographs of much merit.

At Irvine's shop the Auckland exhibit is housed. J.H. Kinnear won the first prize with his natural "Ship Study", of a barquentine with all sails set on a sea of beautiful ripples; while R.B. Walrond came second with a lovely scene of Southern Walroa. "Noonday Heat", river and pastoral scenes, and a view of Grafton Bridge on a wet day are interesting subjects.

The photographs are attracting much attention, and the exhibition should do much to encourage and develop the art of amateur photography in this district.






14th JULY 1921
Page 6 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LVIII, ISSUE 17833
Page 4 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LII, ISSUE 166
15th JULY 1921  Page 6 - EVENING POST, VOLUME CII, ISSUE 13

NEW ZEALAND INTERSTATE CLUB COMPETITION
INVEBCARGILL. Wednesday  The New Zealand Inter-Club photographic competition resulted: Invercargill, 1118; Wellington, 1113; Dunedin, 1013; Timaru and Christchurch, 961; Hamilton, 747.



14th JULY 1921  Page 5 - Southland Times, Issue 19276

CAMERA ART
NEW ZEALAND INTER-CLUB COMPETITION
WIN FOR SOUTHLAND
The judging in the New Zealand Inter-club Photographic Competition was completed last night, and the awards were announced, the Southland Technical College Camera Club winning by a narrow margin from Wellington. The conditions of the competitions provide for twelve pictures from a club to be judged individually. The competition, however, is decided on a club basis, extra marks being allotted to the collective exhibit. Six clubs entered this year, and the pictures entered showed an advance on the work of previous exhibitions. The pictures were hung in the Museum Hall last evening, and there the result was announced as follows:

Southland Technical College Camera Club 1118 1st
Wellington Amateur Photographic Society 1113 2nd
Dunedin Photographic Society 1013 3rd
Timaru Photographic Society 961 4th equal
Christchurch Photographic Society 961 4th equal
Hamilton Photographic Society 747

This year the judge has furnished a brief criticism of each picture. His remarks on the exhibits are as follow:

SOUTHLAND TECHNICAL COLLEGE CAMERA CLUB
THE APPROACH OF SPRING (A.M. Macdonald) - I have been back to this picture three times, and on each occasion I have increased my marking. The more one sees of this work, the more one is attracted by its qualities. Here is an idea full of possibilities and the subject has been treated artistically and skilfully to the full. When spring approaches there is not much warmth in the sun and this picture has just the right tone to convey this idea. The trees belong to the early spring. It is noticeable, too, that the foreground leads with almost imperceptible ease to the heart of the subject, and that the principal tree balances the view without dominating it. It is the lowest key and yet it is not made over-prominent. There is an idea behind this picture and the interest is concentrated on the interpretation of it to the neglect of all other things. I would prefer the tree on the left to lead in rather than away, but the fault is very slight and I might not find many people in agreement with me in that view. Tone and composition are of high order. There is a nice tone gradation and just balancing. It is a beautiful print, and the distance is excellently done. There is a skilled hand here and the touch of an artist. Fancy lettering I do not like as a rule, but it seems to fit here, and I would not dare to mark off for it. The picture is well presented. Altogether I may say that this is a picture I should prize, one to which I could return again and again and see something to admire.

THE WHITE COAT (A.M. Macdonald) — When we start out to deal with an idea we must not allow anything to intrude to take the mind of the observer to other things; there must be nothing to start the observer asking distracting questions. Here the central idea is the White Coat, and the competitor has elected to try a difficult subject in a high key, for which he is entitled to credit. There is, however, that bowed head to ask us for an explanation. If the observer did not know the title of this picture, and even after he had learnt it, there would come the question: “Why this bowed head?” This point raises the question of unity of interest. The texture of this print is really fine and the technical work throughout skilfully done. The material of the coat has been well caught. In such a high key the shaded face naturally takes the eye, but here there is good lighting and enough line. In the background to the right I detect a sweeping shadow, which is accentuated as one moves back from the picture. It is distracting. The tone scale is excellent. Well presented and a really fine effort.

PHYLLIS (R.A. Edwards) — Straight portraiture, well posed and attractive, with plenty of contrast and some well-balanced gradations. The light on the left cheek strikes me as rather high and I would like more distinctiveness in the right shoulder. There are blemishes on the forehead. The face is interesting. I am not certain, however, that the heavy tone of the curl is well placed. The general effect is pleasing, without being out of the run of conventional portraiture.

THE STAIRCASE (R.A. Edwards) — This is a straightforward piece of interior work, well balanced and with the lines generally leading in the right direction. The high light on the pillar gives us a double interest, but it preserves the balance. The frame at the top of the stairs takes the attention overmuch. The tone is excellent and the print excellently done, though there are one or two blemishes, which in such a picture are damaging. I have marked down on composition for the distractions which destroy the unity of purpose in the picture, a point on which I hold strong opinions.

NIGHT STUDY (A. Dickison) — In a Night Study there must be nothing to suggest that the picture was taken in daylight. It is necessary, therefore, that the fall of the shadows should be carefully observed. The lamp-posts in this picture are very prominent and there is evidence of a glowing mantle in them, but the light rays have so small effect, in spite of their proximity to the camera, that the observer begins to have doubts. The heavy shadow of the split statue on the right should be relieved a little more. The light along the ground accentuates the absence of light higher up. This is a panel and the competitor was right in treating the subject in this fashion, but it is necessary that the lines should be straight. The perpendiculars, especially the edge of the statue, challenge comparison with the columns on the building and there is a suggestion of error as a result. The lighting is good, but there is some patchiness on the print. A good effort, but with some serious faults.

WINIFRED (A. Dickison) — Here we have a straightforward piece of portraiture not distinguished by any unusual effort, and therefore points are lost on the marking for conception. The side-lighting is good, and the molding throughout is pleasing. The figure is well poised and it is attractive, but there is a downward tendency about the lines from the shoulders and it leads from the face. At the same time these lines seem to accentuate a suggestion of stoop in the line of the back of the neck. The face is animated and the tone gradation is excellent, with a sufficiency of contrast in an effort of this kind. This picture improves as one returns to it. A pin point on the chin might have been attended to, since the observer is tempted to look into this picture and must detect this small blemish. Taken all in all, however, this is an attractive portrait and does credit to the exhibitor.

THE SENTINEL (W.J. Ferguson) - Here is an attempt to make a picture. Marks for conception and treatment necessarily are high. The use of the heavy key with the high lighting culminating in the beacon is good, and one notices that the detail is preserved even in the deep shadows. The waves lapping the bases of the rocks are there to give reality to the scene, and tell us that this is the sea. The rocks are not mere patches of blackness. What a fine tone this picture displays! The composition is simple and effective, with everything leading to and supporting the central idea of the Sentinel. There is however, a serious doubt about the light rays. It is noticeable that the light is cut off sharply on the railing, suggesting a definite beam, but that it spills down the side of the rock on which the beacon is posted. Try as I may, I cannot reconcile the boundaries of the beam with the center of the light in the beacon. There are some shadows, mere patches, on some of the posts in the center, which are difficult to reconcile with lighting from the beacon. These things are noticeable as soon as one looks at the print and therefore it is a serious fault. The glow behind the hill on which the beacon stands is rather too light and needs toning down slightly — it suggests light from some unexplained source. The sky is good. A fine print, well done, and well shown. More efforts of this kind are required.

THE BLACK HAT (W.J. Ferguson) — Here is an attempt at something more than straight portraiture, an effort to give us something out of the ruck, with bold contrasts. The treatment generally is excellent, especially the gloriously rich tone of the hat. Unfortunately the figure is cut too sharply at the shoulders, giving the figure a “stuck-in” effect. If the blocking out had been withdrawn a little more to encourage the imagination to carry on the lines of the shoulders, this serious fault would have been obviated. The stripes on the blouse are too hard and the texture of the material loses thereby. On the crown of the hat there is an overlapping of light. The face is a bit muddy but generally the tone is good. A fine crisp print. Technically it must be marked high because some work has been done, and it has been dona well.

THE PEACEFUL RIVER (J.W. Willett) — The general idea is good: the peaceful river flowing past at our feet and turning with a big sweep so as to keep our attention, but there are serious faults. First and foremost is that the river at the point at which it should be most interesting, loses all character. There is not water here, but rather waves or even a suggestion of mud. I may be gifted with poor eyesight, but in the left-hand lower corner there is no water, and we must have water to have a river. Then there is a patchy point in the bushes on the left side of the picture and blemishes to the right. The sky is good without being distinctive. This picture is presented well, but it loses heavily because of its technical faults and the fatal downfall of the river.

MORNING (S. Smith) — There is an idea above ordinary here, but we fine down to a good scenic study, of rather cool tone and with evidences of much work on the background left and right. I don’t, like the line across the foreground leading us away from the direction in which the well lit fence would have us go. Long shadows convey the suggestion of a sun low down, but the first shadow is unexplained. The roof of the summerhouse is rough and that patch on the railing is rather too weighty. It is a vigorous print with some good tones, but it does not get there.

THE OLD AVENGE (F.R. Petrie) — Pines are always difficult when they are to be lit. This avenue is interesting, but some of the shadows are blocked off too sharply. There is the line of the road and the line of the trees on the right, giving a blocky effect. The pines at the top of the picture are patchy. The general effect is hard and stiff. I should think that this subject would repay another attempt.

THE TWISTED TREE — Here we have dual interest and a loss of the main subject of the picture. The attention is led to the tree, but goes past it to the bridge in the background, and the “twist” in the pine is high and the eye does not pick it up soon enough to save the picture. If the background had been thrown more out of focus or if the subject had been treated on panel lines to concentrate attention on the twisted pine, the result would probably have been much better. The masses balance well, but there are roughnesses in the technical work.



15th JULY 1921  Page 6 - Southland Times, Issue 19277

CAMERA ART
NEW ZEALAND INTER-CLUB COMPETITION
THE JUDGE'S COMMENT
Following is a further installment of the notes of the judge in the New Zealand Inter-Club Photographic Competition, won by the Southland Technical College Camera Club, with Wellington second and Dunedin third:

WELLINGTON (2nd)
gray DAY IN AUTUMN (T.W. Kerry) — Attention is drawn to a spot which presumably is the sun, but can one be sure? Taking the strength of the sun into effect and the character of the day, I think the reflections are a wee bit too heavy. The lighting at the tree is not quite right, and there is some streakiness behind the tree. There is, however, good atmosphere in this study in gray and some pleasing tones.

STILL WATERS (J.W. Jones) — Water or looking-glass? Where we have reflections in water, however still the water may be, there must never be this element of doubt. A close examination of the reflection of the boat is necessary to get any suggestion of water. There is a bad spot near the funnel of the boat. I think a better picture would have resulted if an effort had been made to capture the figure and use it in a close-up. There are some good tones in the picture, though it suffers from flatness.

WOODLAND WATERS (J.W. Jones) — The lighting in this picture is extremely valuable. The foreground is rather heavy with some pleasing tones and shadows full of interest. The lighting leads to the central point but there is not enough to hold the attention there. The water is well done. The lighting from the left comes in well, striking to the tree on the right of the middle, but the actual central point is not strong enough. The sky is excellent. In general effect a rather attractive picture.

BARBARA MARY (A.S. Mitchell) — The figure is badly posed. It is awkward and this lack of grace is a bad mishap. The lighting carries with it no special distinction and the tones are really too flat. The print is very ordinary.

ROSALIND (A.S. Mitchell) — A good straight portrait of an interesting subject. The lighting is good and the tone a pleasing soft gray. The figure is well posed and the molding of the face is pleasing. There are some excellent contrasts without any of them being too glaring. The background is streaked at one place. One of the most serious faults is the result of the hands being caught in the dress at the lower right-hand corner. The effect of this is to leave a little black pillar, which will obtrude. I would have liked more base to support the weight on this study.

BY MURMURING STREAM (A.H. Eaton) — I feel sure that this stream would chatter rather than murmum. The rip and the shingle suggest it to me. The attention going along that stream positively jumps from one patch to another. The effort to use the logs in the middle as a pivot for the picture was praiseworthy, but the key has been raised too high and the result is an over-bright patch, unjustified. The print is not without some good tones. There should have been more distinction between the sky and water in bay (I think that is what it is) in the background.

NOW COMES STILL EVENING ON (A.H. Eaton) — The gradation in this print is pleasing and the perspective is excellent. I like the way in which this picture hangs together. The balance is good. The general tone is suggestive of the approaching evening, but some of the shadows from the left are hardly long enough to convince one that the sun is really low down. The lighting on the trees in the middle left is perhaps a trifle too high, but not very much so. The general effect is pleasing and sympathetic; a good picture.

STORM SWEEPS OVER THE DUNES (R. Gillingham) — Here is a pictorial effect and an idea to build on. The storm and the dunes offer possibilities. The picture has been well composed. It will be noticed that the eye is caught by the lighting in the foreground carried past the center and then turned into the heart of the picture and on to the great clouds. They might have been a bit wilder a bit stormier. The tone gradation on the dunes is really beautiful. One notices, however, that the storm has not yet touched one portion of the dune, although the grasses in other places give the impression of wind. The grasses at the top of the slope in the middle are too upright to carry out the storm effect. In spite of these things, a really fine effort.

PORT NICHOLSON (E.T. Robson) — Good tones and good gradations, nice soft grays, but too much crowding and confusion on the left. One is worried as to whether the sails belong to a steamer, or to which boat a funnel belongs. The funnel of the tug is a bit smudgy. The sky is excellent and the picture is well shown, but there is nothing definite about it and while a port may be a tangle of boats we do not want the observer of the picture worrying about fitting things together as in a jigsaw puzzle.

PASTORAL SYMPHONY (E.T. Robson) — This is rather heavy in effect, but there are some good contrasts and evidence of a great deal of work having been done to secure the lighting effects. The trees have been unduly emphasized and their outlines are rather too sharp, giving them the appearance of having been stuck in. The shadows from the tree in the center are not entirely justified. The lighting in this picture is inclined to be uneven.

AUTUMNAL STILLNESS (J.W. Johnson) — This is really like autumn, cold and dull, a study in grays, but the scene is too tangly on the left for my fancy. The lighting is a bit blotchy on the left. The piece of scrub in the center gives unnecessary accent to some white railing behind it. There are some beautiful tones in this work, however, which convey the atmosphere and feeling of an autumn day.

SUN, STEAM AND SMOKE (J.W. Johnson) — This is a patchy piece of work. The picture is divided into masses which do not have any relationship, and the masses are rather evenly matched. The lighting interest tends to take one away to the left and out of the picture. The air is smoky and cold. The effect of the sun in the smoky atmosphere is rather good. The left lower corner contains some faults. The heavy shadows, however, are too dead.

HAMILTON (6th)
MORNING MIST (James Treloar) — A good effort. The path leads the observer straight to the point where the mists become effective and yet there is interest in the center of the picture. The balance of this picture is thrown rather much to the left, however, by the prominence and bulk of the principal tree and the patchy effect on the left edge of the picture is weakening. There is good tone here and the mist of early morn is conveyed effectively.

THE GROVE (James Treloar) — A grove of trees present many difficulties to the photographer. Here there are a number of tree trunks stuck down in something approaching order and approximating disorder. There is patchy lighting, rather, and the parallel lines of light and shade leading across the picture are distinctly weakening. The tone of this print is rather good and the general effect not unpleasing.

THE PROSPECTOR’S CAMP (John Christie) — There is too much in this picture, but there is an effort to preserve the central idea and that is admirable. The stones in the foreground takes the eye right to the hut. The patch on the left, however, takes one away from the main interest. The trees are a bit tangled. The print is a bit hard for such a subject. I should say that more concentration might give better results, but the hut is badly placed for picture-making, restricting the field of operations. A fairly vigorous print.

THE OLD MILL (John Christie) — A mill of this kind should supply material for a good study, but it has not done so in this case. The subject as it is shown here is lacking in interest and the lighting is very flat. The print is weak and there are suggestions of halation or fogging in upper corner. The sky is dead.

THE BUSH CREEK (Flora Miller) — This is a bit tangled, but there is one thing popping out — the line of light in the creek and the trees have an irritating effect. There is some goodly balancing otherwise and a retention of interest until the tangling of the trees loses it. The trees are not sufficiently distinct and yet are too much so. The picture falls between these two stools. The mounting is rather skimpy.

STUDY (Miss Paterson) — I will not tolerate coloring by water colors or paints. This is a glaring attempt. The ordinary processes like ozobrom and bromoil are legitimate, but to import colors is a terrible fault in a competition like this. This is painting, not photography. The lines of the picture lead from the face and there is much clashing in them. To justify such a weak title as “Study” we require a strongly conceived and strongly executed subject. I must admit that the coloring has been rather well done, but that cannot count in this competition.

STUDY OF A HEAD (Miss Paterson) — The exhibitor has had a shot at something worth while, but she has scored an “outer”. She must not set out to give us a study of a head and then drag our interest other wheres. The lighting on the shoulder, for instance, is too powerful and there is a general tendency in the system of lighting to keep the attention in the lower part of the picture. The light at the base forms with a white patch on the side of the picture and the shoulder, a three-point triangle of interest, all of it below the head! The molding of the shoulder is quite good and generally the print is good, but it needed more work on it.

THE LANDING (Selwyn Miller) — There are many good points about this picture. The stick is rather ugly, but it has the advantage of taking the attention to the principal point of interest and it breaks up what would otherwise be a rather dull stretch of water. The sky is quite good and the balance is pretty well kept. The print is a trifle hard and this feature is accentuated by the titling, though the placing of the lettering helps the balance. The mounting does not help to soften the effect.

SUNSET (C.R. Cooke) — The conventional sunset. A good tone secured and the sky well done within limits. The water is good, but there is a cross effect in this picture, always a danger in efforts of this kind, which is a serious blemish. The line at the middle is not sufficiently broken. The lower edge of the print shows white against the deep tone of the print — a bad fault.

SARGENT ART GALLERY (C.R. Cooke) — A straight picture with no pretense at pictorial effect. The setting is ugly and the balance of the view is weighed down on the left by the black mass there. The lighting is flat and the foreground very disturbing. This subject may offer better opportunities if the camera is taken closer to the building.



16th JULY 1921  Page 10 - Southland Times, Issue 19278

CAMERA ART
NEW ZEALAND INTER-CLUB COMPETITION
THE JUDGE’S COMMENTS
PART III
Following is a further installment of the comments of the judge in the New Zealand Inter-Club Photographic Competition:

DUNEDIN (3rd)
THE CLOSE OF DAY (Geo. Chance) — Too messy and heavy and the patch to the left is bad. The sky is good, but when one stands back from this picture, as one is compelled to do there is a loss of detail which gives us a confused result. It is a good print, but too heavy and the black line in it is over emphatic. The sky is really attractive.

AT SUNSET (Geo. Chance) — A heavy print. The lines lead well to the central point and then away. The clouds are patchy and the waves do not contain enough life. After so many sunsets is is not always easy to make one really interesting and this is the fault I find with this picture. The masses are opposed rather boldly. The picture hangs together rather well. The mounting is effective and there are some good tones.

THE COLONIAL (S. Devereux) — This is a weak effort in portraiture. It has nothing to take the attention except its poor tone and general weakness. The background is so obvious and so disturbing. I should say that the subject would repay treatment in a different pose and under different conditions. The production lacks finish. The hands are badly placed and the mere fact that they are cut off gives them prominence.

DINNERTIME (S. Devereux) — An interesting subject, treated in a straightforward fashion without any effort at special effect. The interest is in the horse which gets the title idea in the picture and preserves the interest. There are weaknesses in the foreground, but the worst feature in this picture is the boom which leads us away from the main topic and out of the picture. The eye goes straight to this boom because of its distinctive lines and position. The tone of this print is excellent and the presentation of the subject attractive.

ROGER (W. Craddock) — An interesting boy, posed awkwardly. The patch of light across the left upper corner is very bad and so is the object in the right lower corner. This boy would take well and a better picture would result if the print were larger and softer effects sought. Here he looks too big for the mounting.

NIGHT: KING EDWARD COLLEGE (D.J. Sherriff) — A fine architectural study with some character in it. This is the way in which a doorway should be treated. Everything in this picture with the possible exception of the window to the left that is stressed slightly too much, leads the observer inside. The window to the left might have been subdued slightly and the right hand door post could also have come down a shade. The lighting, however, is excellent and the tone quality splendid. The doorway has life in it. This is not a plain matter-of-fact photograph of stones; it is a picture of a building that is inviting to human beings. The character of night is well sustained. A fine piece of work. The glow from the lamp is exceedingly good and the tone right.

THE PORCH (Miss A. Champion) — Straight Work, with some fine tonal qualities, but no great pictorial effect. That light patch on the left side low down is weakening and should be toned down. The balcony is a bad line and throws the eye awry. It is a good print but the picture is not distinguished by pictorial effort and in a competition like this this shortcoming is serious.

STREET SCENE (Miss A. Champion) — An ordinary subject with an ordinary title, so that one wonders if it is worth the while of the exhibitor who is evidently a pretty good technician. There are some good tones in this print, but the picture is patchy and the crooked houses to the left are not worthy of attention. They confuse the eye. It is a good print and that is all.

ELLIE (T.A. Dawson) — Ordinary portraiture and rather too heavy in effect. The figure is well set and is interesting, but the shadow on the left side is deep and the left eye is given an unnatural effect by the lighting of it. In a portrait this is disastrous. The faults of this picture lie mostly on the left side, but there is a suggestion of patchiness in the middle. A good tone, a trifle heavy. The heavy tone has the effect of making the blouse rather too dark, so that the higher tone at the base takes the eye. The head stands away from the background. The texture of the hair is good. It is a vigorous print and a lot of attention has been paid to it.

WITHIN SIGHT OF HOME (T.A. Dawson) — The idea is good but the treatment is exceedingly faulty, especially on the technical side. The figure on the horse is far too heavy in tone for the remainder of the picture, throwing the balance out completely. The man looks as if he had been stuck into the picture as an afterthought. The lighting is uneven. The lines about the mount are a distraction.

WINTER NIGHT (Miss B.M. Gibson) — This is a good effort. There is atmosphere here, a real suggestion of winter. The halation from the lights is a bit overdone, but the glow in the damp air excuses much of it. We might with advantage have a little more definition about the horse. There is a suggestion of patchiness about the multitude of lights, but there is certainly concentration of interest in spite of them. I would have preferred the reason for the top light to have been slightly more prominent. The cart ruts are used well. There are some fine gray tones in this picture and the shadows are excellently handled. A really fine picture.

SUMMERTIME (Miss B.M. Gibson) — A pictorial treatment of an out-of-door subject of a straightforward nature. There is no subtlety about this work as one finds in a picture like “The Approach of Spring" and yet the quality of “Summertime" is extremely high. The tone might have been made slightly warmer to heighten the effect of the summer sun and improve the atmosphere of the picture. The clouds are good and generally the picture balances well. The interest is centered on the horses and it is a pity that the heads should be placed against the trees with the result that they are to a certain extent “lost”. The man is looking at the camera. The texture of this print is good and the technical work of a high class nature. The picture is animated and certainly attractive.

CHRISTCHURCH (Equal) 4th
KEEPING PACE (Geo. A. Fraser) - Keeping pace with the boat or with each other? I do not like the tint of this print and the sky is far from satisfactory. The picture has an idea, however, and it has action. The shape and size of the picture assist to make it attractive. It balances very well but I would have liked a little more weight to the right.

THE SHELTERED COVE (Geo. A. Fraser) — It is hard to agree that this is really a cove. It looks less interesting than a cove. The picture is weak in composing, especially as it lacks any central point about which to build. The tone is not at all distinctive. I regard this as a weak exhibit.

IN THE BED OF THE OTIRA (Thomas W. Rowe) — Ozobrome process. One of the dangers of the ozobrome process is that valued detail is lost. There is an example of it here. The waterfall would probably have been shown to better advantage in straight printing, but under the ozobrome work the effects have become too broad for the size of the print. The result is that the water has ceased to look real. The water at the foot of the waterfall looks like cotton wool, the white spot at the top is like a white lamp hanging up. No matter how much distance I give this picture I cannot make it gee. Subject is worth another try.

AUTUMN (T.W. Cole) — Sheep under the trees, with a roadway in the middle. The thoroughfare leads well to the mist effect at the back, but it is unfortunate that it should have divided the sheep the way it does; a motor car must have passed. The picture is lacking in interest; and, especially the foreground. The tone is good and the technical work equally so, but the work lacks distinction.

THE MEADOW (E. Harding) — Unfortunately here is another example of a picture failing to justify its title. It is a view of a stream, trees and a restricted piece of sward. I would not call this a meadow. The tree and the creek represent the main point of interest. The clouds are badly placed about the tree. As a straight forward print this is very fair and the mounting is good. But we must have more pictorial effect.

BLUEGUMS (J.S. Wearn) — The panel is the only way in which to treat gums. The panel effect is necessary for a close-up view, but they lend themselves to decorative treatment better than to use with other detail. The tone is an important thing in this picture, and the exhibitor has not secured it. More coldness would have improved his result immensely. The print is hard and the picture is very much split. The mounting, however, ruins the whole show. Its color is abominable, and it is too squat for this picture.

THE CASTAWAY (J.S. Wearn) — This is an attempt to do something, but it might well have been treated on a larger scale.The effort has been well worth the while. The figure is well posed and the picture is well contained. There is a patchy effect high on the left and the sea might be distinguished from the land rather more. The lines lead well and the tone is good. The mounting, however, could be improved.

MAIDS OF THE SAWDUST RING, No. 1 (W.S. Baverstock) — The figures are deliberately posed and the picture is rather too full of interesting objects. That white patch inside the doorway is irritating, and the ring on the van is also distracting. This is a bright print, but it has no depth. The shadows are muddy. The subject is interesting, and the mounting quite suitable.

MAIDS OF THE SAWDUST RING, No. 2 (W.S. Baverstock) — Once again the posing is stilted and deliberate. The girl is not balancing on the pole and there is no need for the extended arm. The print is flat and uninteresting. Again there is the white ring. If this print is meant as a companion to “Maids of the Sawdust Ring No. 1", as its title suggests, it is hopelessly wrong in having an entirely different tone.

AWAITING THE FISHERMAN (N.H. Skinner) - This decorative picture takes the eye, though there is nothing very difficult about its construction. It is a straightforward piece of work which gains chiefly by its contrasts and the interest in its sky and water. The figures are looking out to sea doubtless but away from the most interesting part of the picture. The water is excellent, but the clouds might be a bit heavier. The sun’s light is not strong enough for the amount of cloud before it. A good print, with some excellent tones in it.

MID-WEEK STILLNESS (N.H. Skinner) — This is a good idea. The subtle suggestion of the week-ender’s absence is novel and assists this venture in a river scene immensely. The association of Nirvana and the Styx is also in the same key. The post is one of the weaknesses of this picture. It splits the picture at a point where division is not needed. There is another effect of regularity in the line of the grass on the bank. The general effect, however, is distinctly good and interesting. This idea might be worked well from another angle.

SUMMER (E. Harding) — Not nearly warm enough for summer. There must be something to suggest the summer and here there is nothing. The streak of light is also a serious mistake, splitting the picture badly.

TIMARU (Equal) 4th
APPLE TIME (G.O. Chaplin) — The treatment of this subject spoils it. The blocking out was a serious mistake, but it is possible that nothing short of ruthless trimming would have given results even as good. A warmer tone is needed for apple time. The sky and those white patches give the picture a blotchy effect, and one finds it impossible to keep looking at it. The use of the titling in one corner helps the picture out a bit, but really it is lacking in interest and is too weakened by the white edging. The mount, too, is over attractive.

ONCE UPON A TIME (G.O. Chaplin) — I have a feeling that I have seen this before, probably the idea treated in this fashion by some other photographer. The result here, however, is not satisfactory. The cold, bare appearance of the stage is not suited to the reading of pleasant stories such as we would hope for the young reader. There is much weight on the left, and insufficient to balance it. This is interesting, but it does not quite arrive. One must confess, however, that the interest is held and that there is good posing here shown.

QUIET MOMENTS (J. Lindsay) — Straight portrait, looking into light coming from the side. Nothing distinguishing about this effort. The light is very strong and one rushes naturally to the thought that it is too strong for reading and too strong to permit of the subject sleeping. Is she reading or is she sleeping? I confess to uncertainty. The white cap is helpful in the composition, but here is confusion and the chair is too high. The general effect is rather patchy. There might have been more base in the mount. There are some roughnesses in the print, which are seen when one looks in to the picture. Otherwise it is a vigorous print.

THE FISHERMAN (W.W. Wade) — Very ordinary. It is necessary in good photography that the presence of the camera should not be revealed. Here we have a fisherman obviously giving more attention to the camera than to the job he has on hand. This is fatal. Bad posing is anathema to me. The sky is blank and there is a terrible lot in this picture to take away the attention without any recompense. When a print of this size is attempted we have to be careful of the points of interest. The water is not of good quality especially as one must go close to the picture to make out what it is all about. There is too much color in the mounting.

IN QUIET WATERS (A.L. Emerson) — A water picture offering many points of interest. It is delicately treated, if in a straightforward manner. Set in a high key, there is yet a full gradation of tone and a fine representation of still water. The sky unfortunately is a bit blobby and the patch immediately over the motor boat gives a patchy appearance. This blobby effect is serious. The picture is well arranged and meets the eye attractively. The line of the wall leads out of the picture, but the mass of the sailing ship with its towering masts is sufficient to keep the eye within bounds and within the limits of our subject.

THE SHORN PINE (G.T. Palmer) — Small and ordinary. Here is a subject which might well have afforded opportunity for a panel effect with a concentration of interest. The waves are woolly and the sky hardly good enough for our needs. The shorn limb jutting out naturally takes the eye, but it is crudely projected and leaves us with the stiff of the purely decorative without anything sufficiently decorative to justify the stiltedness. A bigger print and a concentration on the pine should be better. The print is good, vigorous, and capable.

SOLITUDE (A.L. Emerson) — A small print and therefore must suffer to some extent, but the competitor has treated his subject well within the limits he has set. In fact I doubt if this subject would stand treatment on a large scale. The sky might have been made a little more interesting, and it would have been advantageous to have overcome that streak on the left. The tone is good and the texture of the print pleasing. There is good distance and an excellent gradation. The balance is good and the general effect quite in keeping with the subject set. This little picture gets high marking, because within its limits, it is a good piece of work. With more experience and more boldness this exhibitor will do good work.

PATIENCE (G.T. Palmer) — Nothing distinguishing here. The straight picture of some waiting cattle in surroundings that do not make for pictorial effect. There is a lot in this picture, too much interest and an assortment of blemishes. The roofs are too light and chalky, the tree is too heavy in the background, there is a bad, heavy spot on the central cow’s eye. I would suggest that this subject might be treated with more effect if the attention were limited to the cattle with just enough to show that they are waiting in yoke. The technical part of the picture is fairly well done, but the tones are uneven.

AUTUMN’S CARPET (J. Lindsay) — An ordinary subject again, but with possibilities. Naturally one looks for the leaves and the tints of autumn, but the leaves here are in need of clearer outline so that the observer may not be in doubt about them. That white patch on the left lower corner is bad. The patch on the creek is also a weakening effect. The interest is retained fairly well, however, and with some technical improvements this might be made into a much better picture. I would like a warmer tone, using browns rather than greys to give the autumn idea.

THE HAYMAKERS (A. Newton) — An ordinary subject treated with little, if any, pictorial result. The main topic is the making of hay, but we have a hundred and one things to take the eye away from the principal topic of the picture. Away to the left in the background is a patch of high light taking the eye and giving it nothing of interest to pay it for the journey. The house attracts and affords nothing of interest. We have nothing to suggest the paddock from which the hay was taken which would have been more to the purpose than the objects shown here. The sky is dead white — a terrible fault in such pictures. The toning is uneven and the tint quite destroys any suggestion of reality. This might be attempted from a different angle, with more concentration on the hay makers, a warmer and less garish tone, with cumulus clouds in the sky.

THE OLD DAIRY (E.H. Ombler) — In a picture of a dairy it is rather disturbing to have a pump made one of the most prominent features, pushing its sinister suggestions into the mind of the observer. There is nothing milk and watery about this effort, however, though some of the high lights are a bit chalky. If anything the print is too hard and there are some patches on the dairy. More softness might have lost some of the brilliance of the sun but would have supplied a more sympathetic treatment, suited to the subject. The massing is rather blocky, especially as the contrasts are severe.

THE PILLAR (E.H. Ombler) — A good effort spoilt. The panel idea was quite right, but the picture contains too much and is cut into two sections, light and dark. The interest rushes by the pillar and goes to the window in the high light. It is impossible to give one’s attention to the subject of the picture. The left edge of the picture contains a distraction, but the fatal fault is that the central interest in the picture is not the pillar. The print is good.



28th JULY 1921  Page 7 - EVENING STAR, ISSUE 17725

PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
The exhibition of photographic work under the auspices of the Dunedin Photographic Society, and on at its last day in that society’s rooms, Liverpool street, is admittedly a credit to all concerned. The contributing bodies are the Hamilton Photographic Society, the Christchurch Amateur Photographic Society, the Southland Technical College Camera Club, the Wellington Amateur Photographic Society, the Timaru Photographic Society, and the Dunedin Photographic Society. Each is strongly represented by work that would claim attention in any city.



28th JULY 1921  Page 4 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 18309

NEW ZEALAND INTERSTATE CLUB COMPETITION
The exhibition of photographs entered in the New Zealand Inter-Club Competition was continued yesterday in the club rooms of the Dunedin Photographic Society, Liverpool street. The clubs or societies represented are Southland Technical, Wellington Amateur, Dunedin, Timaru, and Christchurch (bracketed for fourth place), and Hamilton, the winners being named in the order in which they are mentioned. In the Southland section a gardens scene, “Morning", (S. Smith), "The Black Hat” (W.J. Ferguson), and “The Old Avenue (F.R. Ritchie) are features, and other subjects which take the eye are: Dunedin section, “Patience” (G.T. Palmer), “Apple Time” (G.O. Chaplin); Wellington section, “Woodland Waters” and “Still Waters” (J.W. Jones), and “Barbara Mary” (A.S. Mitchell). Several excellent subjects are also shown in the Christchurch and Hamilton sections. The exhibition will be open again this afternoon and evening.



15th August 1921  Volume 28 Number 8 - Page 414 The Australasian Photographic Review

NEW ZEALAND INTERSTATE CLUB COMPETITION
The conditions of this very interesting competition provide for twelve pictures from each club to be judged individually. The competition, however, is judged on a club basis, extra marks being allotted to the collective exhibit. Six clubs competed this year, and the photographs entered showed a creditable advance in all-round quality on the display of previous exhibitions. On this basis, the following were the awards:

1921	NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION	POINTS
1st	Southland Technical College Camera Club	1,118
2nd	Wellington Amateur Photographic Society	1,113
3rd	Dunedin Photographic Society	1,013
4th equal	Christchurch Photographic Society	961
4th equal	Timaru Photographic Society	961
6th	Hamilton Photographic Society	747

Accompanying the summarized result of the competition, we received a detailed criticism by the judge of each picture entered, but as this would take up at least six pages of our space, we are unable to find room for it, particularly as it would lack general interest, in the absence of any reproduction of the pictures commented upon.

However, as full publicity was given to these comments in the local press, and the entire collection of pictures circulated amongst the clubs interested, competitors will have a good opportunity of noting any little deficiencies.

Inter-club activities like this are a healthy sign, and it is to be hoped that they will be continued from year to year, with a corresponding benefit in all-round artistic standard.

WINIFRED

A. DICKSON
Southland Technical College Camera Club
One of the prize-winning set in the
New Zealand Inter-Club
Competition, 1921

THE BLACK HAT

W.J FERGUSON
Southland Technical College Camera Club
One of the prize-winning set in the
New Zealand Inter-Club
Competition, 1921

THE WHITE COAT

A.M. MACDONALD
Southland Technical College Camera Club
One of the prize-winning set in the
New Zealand Inter-Club
Competition, 1921

THE PEACEFUL RIVER

JOHN WILLIAM WILLETT
Southland Technical College Camera Club
One of the prize-winning set in the
New Zealand Inter-Club
Competition, 1921

MORNING

W. SMITH
Southland Technical College Camera Club
One of the prize-winning set in the
New Zealand Inter-Club
Competition, 1921

THE TWISTED TREE

C. GILMAN
Southland Technical College Camera Club
One of the prize-winning set in the
New Zealand Inter-Club
Competition, 1921

THE SENTINEL

W.J. FERGUSON
Southland Technical College Camera Club
One of the prize-winning set in the
New Zealand Inter-Club
Competition, 1921

THE STAIRCASE

R.A. EDWARDS
Southland Technical College Camera Club
One of the prize-winning set in the
New Zealand Inter-Club
Competition, 1921

PHYLLIS

R.A. EDWARDS
Southland Technical College Camera Club
One of the prize-winning set in the
New Zealand Inter-Club
Competition, 1921

THE OLD AVENUE

F.R. PETRIE
Southland Technical College Camera Club
One of the prize-winning set in the
New Zealand Inter-Club
Competition, 1921

THE APPROACH OF SPRING

A.M. MACDONALD
Southland Technical College Camera Club
One of the prize-winning set in the
New Zealand Inter-Club
Competition, 1921

NIGHT STUDY

A. DICKSON
Southland Technical College Camera Club
One of the prize-winning set in the
New Zealand Inter-Club
Competition, 1921

12th JULY 1922
Page 5 - WAIKATO TIMES, VOLUME 96, ISSUE 14993
Page 5 - POVERTY BAY HERALD, VOLUME XLVIII, ISSUE 15873
13th JULY 1922  Page 8 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LIX, ISSUE 18141

AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY
INTERCLUB COMPETITIONS
HAMILTON FOURTH
WELLINGTON, Wednesday
The New Zealand Inter-Club photograph competition resulted: Invercargill, 1127 points, (possible points, 1300); Wellington, 1088; Auckland, 1018; Hamilton 1006; Timaru 923; Dunedin 918; Christchurch 885.



13th JULY 1922  Page 4 - WAIKATO TIMES, VOLUME 96, ISSUE 14994

AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY
INTERCLUB COMPETITIONS
The Hamilton Amateur Photographic Club is to be congratulated upon attaining fourth position in the New Zealand Inter-Club photographic competition, beating strong clubs like Dunedin and Christchurch, and being only 12 points behind Auckland, an average of one point per photograph, as twelve photographs were entered by each club. The photographs entered in the competition will be exhibited in Hamilton shortly.



14th JULY 1922  Page 8 - EVENING POST, VOLUME CIV, ISSUE 12

PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
Since the awards have been made in the annual New Zealand Inter-Club Photographic Competition, the works entered by the various clubs, and now on view in the Art Gallery, Whitmore street, have assumed a new interest. The adjudications had not been completed when the exhibition opened, so that the identity of the competing clubs and their respective exhibitors could not be divulged. Each club's exhibits are now separately grouped, and a card, bearing titles and particulars of the awards, is attached. Many people who saw the works before the awards were made have since returned to view them; and, indeed, one may re-visit such an exhibition as this and each time discover some new charm.

By courtesy of the Wellington Art Society, the exhibition has been extended, and will now remain open until 4pm to-morrow.



14th JULY 1922  Page 8 - PRESS, VOLUME LVIII, ISSUE 17506

AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY
INTERCLUB COMPETITIONS
The New Zealand Inter-Club photograph competition, held at Wellington resulted as follows: Invercargill, 1127 points; Wellington, 1088; Auckland, 1018; Hamilton 1006; Timaru 923; Dunedin 918; Christchurch 885. The possible points were 1300.



17th AUGUST 1922  Page 6 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 18635

PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
On view in the Dunedin Photographic Society rooms in Liverpool street is a remarkable collection of photographs, the product of the annual inter-club competition which was recently judged in Wellington.

In those who have been admitted to the secrets of the photographers act the pictures must excite admiration, and they will come as a revelation to others who are unacquainted with the possibilities of artistic picture getting with the camera, or whose acquaintance with the camera is limited to the snapshot folding variety.

Every class of subject has been exploited by the competitors, and generally speaking, sound artistic perception is evidenced right through the collection, in its soft, imaginative treatment of the beauties of sea, landscape, portraiture, architecture, and incident.

The exhibition will be open again this afternoon and evening, and it should be visited by everyone who can appreciate the refreshing effect that such a feast of art affords.

The collection shows conclusively that there are photographers in New Zealand who are not a whit behind their more experienced fellow artiste in England, for there are prints on view, which would grace any exhibition and which would stand comparison with the beet work.

The competition this year attracted even better support than before, eight societies sending in 12 pictures each. In the case of Whangarei, it was the club’s first exhibit, and the judge did not make any award, but the club will have the opportunity now of viewing the whole collection, and it will doubtless put the experience to use next year.

The following table shows the position of the various clubs and the marks awarded to the best pictures.

The possible marks for the clubs was 1300, and for individual pictures 100:
CLUB SCORE		IMAGE TITLE ENTRANT, IMAGE SCORE
INVERCARGILL 1127	1	The Old Barn R.A. Edwards, 100	The Moonlit Cottage A.M. Macdonald, 100
WELLINGTON 1068	2	Portrait A.S. Mitchell, 95	Pastures by the Sea A.H. Eaton, 95
AUCKLAND 1018	3	Ngauruhoe A.E. Gee, 100	A Difficult Step J.C. Holland, 95
HAMILTON 1006	4	Golden Glory Selwyn Miller, 95	In a Daisy Field Miss Patterson, 95
TIMARU 923	5	In the Shadows E.A. Ombler, 95
DUNEDIN 918	6	Madge Miss Allis, 90 Wandering Miss Allis, 85	The Archers Miss Champion, 85 Through the Pines D.J. Sherriff, 85 Davie D.J. Sherriff, 80
CHRISTCHURCH 886	7	The Picnic N.H. Skinner, 90

22nd SEPTEMBER 1922  Page 4 - NORTHERN ADVOCATE

PHOTOGRAPHIC ART
WHANGAREI EXHIBITS CRITICIZED
Reporting upon the New Zealand Inter-Club photographic competition which was held recently in Invercargill and to which members of the Whangarei Photographic Society sent a number of exhibits, the judge stated that the numerical strength was stronger than it had been during the two previous years. He declared that the Southland Technical College Camera Club had to have a fine Exhibit to win for the second time running. The general standard was higher than in 1921, but in one or two sections there were weaknesses. The portraiture was not so strong and the architectural section was weaker. He noticed however, more pronounced efforts to get "atmosphere" into the pictures, a quality which is essential to artistic photography. The Southland exhibit, he continued, was undoubtedly the strongest, but he indicated that a pleasing feature was the progress shown by Hamilton. Referring to the Whangarei exhibits he wrote that members of the Hamilton Photographic Society would be interested in the Whangarei exhibit, because Hamilton's progress was a striking example of what could be done from small beginnings. The photographs in the Whangarei section belonged to the "snap-shot" variety, but showed some sound technical work, minus any attempt to manipulate prints. With more experience Whangarei would send out some good work, because such scenes as Mr. Howard Smith's yacht in full sail off Kioreroa, and the topsail schooner off Marsden Point and with Manaia as a background suggested that members were on the track of pictures, but had yet to learn how to develop their possibilities. In the yacht scene the sky was lacking in control, but the lower half of the picture was decidedly pleasing. Mr. Roy Drummond's harbour view was the most ambitious effort from the point of view of size, but its tone was not pleasing. Another of his exhibits, a view taken in Mair Park was described as a tangle and utterly devoid of interest.



9th FEBRUARY 1923  Page 12 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LIV, ISSUE 34

NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB
AN EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHS comprising prints from 11 different clubs in New Zealand, will be held at Society of Arts Buildings, Kitchener Street, from noon to 4pm SATURDAY, under the auspices of the Auckland Camera Club. Admission Free.



9th FEBRUARY 1923  Page 7 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LIV, ISSUE 34

CAMERA ART
A NEGLECTED STUDY
INTERESTING COLLECTION
OF DOMINION WORK
There are many reasons apart from the artistic aspirations of its people why one would expect Auckland to be greatly interested in photography, and to find here the most flourishing camera club in the Dominion. But it is not so. A faithful few enthusiasts continue the rather thankless task of trying to keep the photographers together and put the art on a higher plane, and that they have not been entirely unsuccessful is proved by an interesting exhibition of work from all over the Dominion that was opened in the Society of Arts Gallery, Kitchener Street, to-day. While the work will appeal more to people who have got beyond the "press the button" stage in photography than the ordinary camera owner and the man in the street, any person of artistic instincts must be interested in the development of the study of photography, and while the work might have been shown to more advantage, it must be remembered that the local camera club is much in the same state as Mr. Massey'e government in regard to finance, and moreover no charge is made for admission to the exhibition.

Invercargill carries off first honors with a distinctive collection that scores a total of 1127 points. Wellington second with 1088 points, Auckland third with 1018 points, Hamilton fourth with l006 points, Timaru fifth with 923 points, Dunedin sixth with 918 points. Christchurch seventh with 885 points, and Whangarei also sends in a modest contribution.

In most of the collections there is a good deal of evidence of "manipulation of both negative and print, but this has become such a recognized branch of photography as distinct from the "straight-out" print that it would be absurd to question it.

Still open to argument, however, is the question of the extent of this manipulation, but very few of the prints in the exhibition can be said to exceed what one would be disposed to describe as the fair limit. In the winning collection there is evidence of much better conception of subject and treatment than in any of the other collections. Photography is so widely practiced that a mere picture no longer excites interest, except perhaps as a memento; to attract attention to-day the photographer must catch an "effect", and that is where the artist comes in.

In the winning collection sent from Invercargill there are several prints that would grace the walls at a much more ambitious exhibition. "Moonlight Cottage", by A.M. McDonald, is reminiscent of an etching of a Spanish exterior; "The Old Barn", by R.A. Edwards, is another distinctive print (though showing perhaps rather too much hand work); and in "The Moaning Bar", by Miss Burwell, there is a nice poetic feeling. Outstanding in the Wellington collection are "Pastoral", by A.S. Mitchell; "Summer Landscape", by R. Gillingham; "The Ford", by S.E. Cousins; "Pastures by the Sea", by A.H. Eaton; "The Glittering Mirror", by R. Gillingham. Auckland does not do itself justice in its exhibit. Three prints that catch the eye are: "Wet Weather", by W.L. Fletcher; "Rocks Outstanding Bold", by T.D. Leedham; and "Stepping Stones", by J.C. Holland. Of Hamilton's collection "The Golden Glory", by Selwyn Miller, is attractive. In the Timaru contribution there are two clever prints by E.H. Ombler — "In the Shadows" (street scene with walking figures taken against the light) and a harbour scene, "Her Journey's End". In Dunedin'e exhibit the eye is caught by "Harbour, Otago", by G. Chance, and "Mountain Sheep", by Miss Gibson. "Picnic", by N.H. Skinner, is the outstanding print in the Christchurch, and it is one of the cleverest bits in the whole exhibition.



19th May 1923  Page 2 - Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084

DOMINION AMATEUR COMPETITION
For several years past a most interesting competition has been held by the various Photographic Societies in New Zealand in which each competing Society enters twelve pictures representing the best work submitted during the year. The Society holding the competition appoints its own judges and the Society obtaining the highest marks is declared the champion for that year and has the right to manage the competition the following year.

Four years ago, the Timaru Photographic Society made its first appearance in this annual competition, and although very much outclassed, the opinion expressed by many was that the local Society would not be long in making its way further up the ladder, and so it has proved.

Steadily the Timaru Photographic Society has forged ahead till last year it was “placed” very creditably having actually higher marks than the veteran Society — Dunedin — and the exhibition of these photographs in the Society’s rooms when 96 pictures were hung will be remembered by the large number who saw them as the quality of the work shown was a revelation to those who look upon the camera as a mere mechanical contrivance.

As the result of Timaru’s progress, the Society has been offered and has accepted the entire control of the Inter-Club Competition for this season, which besides being a compliment to the Society is a compliment to the town itself.

The judges whom the Society has appointed are gentlemen well qualified to act in that capacity. They are — Mr A.J. Rae, art master of the Technical College; Mr J. Hardcastle, late of the “Timaru Herald” and Mr J.R. Stewart, of the Lorne Studios.

Already, the principal Societies have notified their intention of competing, viz. Wellington, Dunedin, Auckland, Christchurch, Invercargill, and Wanganui, so the competition promises to be a keen one and the exhibition which follows should draw a large attendance.

The secretary of the Timaru Photographic Society states that anyone interested in the society or its work is always welcome to attend the monthly meetings (held in the Society’s "Rooms, opp. the Y.M.C.A.), on the first Thursday in every month. At the next meeting on 7th June a demonstration on the making of lantern-slides will be given by Mr G.O. Chaplin and a most interesting evening will be assured.



30th JUNE 1923  Page 2 - WAIKATO TIMES, VOLUME 97, ISSUE 15278

HONOR FOR HAMILTONIAN
Mr James Treloar, whose work in connection with amateur photography in Hamilton is well known, has had a single honor conferred on him, having received a certificate for his entry in the Colonial Competition. This competition is open to the whole of the colonies and dominions of the British Empire. Mr Treloar's entry, which is entitled "Through the Dust", shows a mob of sheep on a dusty road, and is a particularly fine piece of photography. It was on exhibition in the New Zealand Inter-Club competition in Hamilton some time ago.



20th SEPTEMBER 1923  Page 8 - PRESS, VOLUME LIX, ISSUE 17873

NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB
PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
Photography as an art has made great strides of recent years, and New Zealand camera workers have not fallen behind their brother craftsmen in older countries. At present there are on exhibition at the Concert Hall at the Y.M.C.A. building the prints from the recent New Zealand Inter-Club competition, which is the Dominion equivalent of the London Salon of Photography. Everyone interested in art will find the inspection of these photographs well worth while. The exhibition will be open to-day for the last time from noon to 2pm, and in the evening from 7pm to 9.30pm. There is no charge for admission.



7th DECEMBER 1923  Page 18 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LX, ISSUE 18576

AUCKLAND CAMERA CLUB
(Incorporated)

AT CLUB ROOMS, HOLLAND'S,
39 VICTORIA STREET WEST.

EXHIBITION OF INTERCLUB PHOTOGRAPHS
FROM THE NINE LEADING CLUBS OF NEW ZEALAND

Admission Free

TO-DAY (FRIDAY), 1pm to 5pm; 7pm to 9pm.
TO-MORROW (SATURDAY), 10am to 12.
MONDAY, 1pm to 4.30pm.

7th DECEMBER 1923  Page 9 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LIV, ISSUE 292

NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB
PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
A highly interesting exhibition of photographs arranged by the Auckland Camera Club, was opened this afternoon in the club rooms, Holland's, 39, Victoria Street West. To-morrow it will be open from 10am to noon, and again on Monday from 1pm to 4.30pm. No less than nine clubs from various parts of New Zealand have sent exhibits, and as no charge is made for admission the public should take advantage of this opportunity of seeing some really first class work.



8th DECEMBER 1923  Page 15 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LX, ISSUE 18577

CAMERA CLUB EXHIBITION
FINE DISPLAY OF WORK
OUTSTANDING PHOTOGRAPHS
A very fine display of photographic work of particular interest to camera enthusiasts is being held by the Auckland Camera Club, in their rooms above Mr. J.L. Holland's premises at 39 Victoria Street, West. These photographs were exhibited at the annual inter-provincial competitions held recently at Timaru and following the usual plan they are being exhibited in turn by the camera clubs and societies, eight in number, which were represented at the competition. Each of these organizations were entitled to submit twelve prints for judging and these are now being shown in club groups.

The Invercargill Club, which was awarded first place, has three particularly fine pictures, "The Overseer", a tropical figure study; "All Clear", a railway scene; and "A Mountain Valley", an especially fine piece of New Zealand scenery. The beauties of New Zealand bush and landscape have received considerable attention at the hands of the camera artists and in various groups will be found negatives well worthy of study, not merely because of the subjects, but for the rare craftsmanship revealed. Such pictures which should be noted are "The Sentinels of the Valley", by a member of the Dunedin Club; "The Survivors", in the Wellington Circle group; "A Promise of Spring", submitted by the Wellington Society; and "The Wood Enchanting", from the Wellington Club.

Among the figure studies is a cleverly posed and lighted portrait in the Dunedin section, entitled "Mavis", while in the Auckland group Mr. E.H. Clark has a Maori study, "The Princess", which is much more faithful to the characteristics of the race than is usual with such efforts.

The Auckland group contribution is not up to the usual standard of the work of local enthusiasts. However, there are one or two negatives which command attention. Of these, "A Rock Bound Coast", by Dr. H.J. Tizard, and "A Journey's End", by Mr. J.C. Holland, are among the best. Another picture in this collection which is attracting attention is "Koura Fishing", by Mr. R.B. Walrond. The effect could be said to be almost freakish, particularly in the foreground where the light and shadow on the water has the appearance of being laid in with a brush.

The exhibition will be open to-day from 10am to noon and again on Monday between the hours of 1pm and 4.50pm, the public being admitted free.



10th DECEMBER 1923  Page 8 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LIV, ISSUE 294

CAMERA ARTISTRY
DISPLAY OF PHOTOGRAPHS
NEW ZEALAND PRIZEWINNERS
An exhibition of the outstanding photographic studies shown at the annual inter-provincial camera competitions, held recently at Timaru, is being made at the Auckland Camera Club rooms (above Mr. J.L. Holland's premises, Victoria Street). Each of the eight camera clubs in New Zealand submitted twelve studies for competition, and after they had been judged they were sent round the circle of the clubs for exhibition. They are now being displayed in Auckland, and in addition to being of particular interest to those who make a hobby of photography they are well worth study by all lovers of the beautiful.

This year first place was won by the Invercargill Club, and in its collection are three especially fine exhibits in a tropical figure study, "The Overseer", and a picture of New Zealand scenery which embalms all the most striking and beautiful characteristics of the southern bush, and a clever railway study. The Wellington and Dunedin clubs have some very fine production work, mostly in scenic studies, but from Dunedin comes a very fine piece of portraiture entitled "Mavis". The work of the Auckland section is not quite so noticeable as it has been in former years, though one cannot help being struck with the penchant that local camera artists have for marine work. A study which has most striking effects of light and water is a fishing scene entitled "Koura Fishing", by Mr. R.B. Walrond, and in "The Princess" Mr. E.H. Clark has achieved a piece of camera portraiture that is notable for the manner in which the Maori characteristics are brought into relief.



23rd AUGUST 1924  Page 12 - PRESS, VOLUME LX, ISSUE 18159
25th AUGUST 1924
Page 8 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXI, ISSUE 18796
Page 13 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LV, ISSUE 201
Page 7 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 19259
Page 4 - WAIKATO TIMES, VOLUME 98, ISSUE 16073

PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUBS
NEW ZEALAND COMPETITION
The New Zealand Inter-Club photographic competition was judged on the 22nd August, by Professor J. Shelley. There were 12 pictures in each club exhibit, and the maximum marks were 1300. The results are as follow: Invercargill 1083; Wellington Circle 1045; Dunedin 1024; Wellington 1013; Christchurch 1099; Auckland 983; Timaru 971; Wairarapa 753. The exhibition of photographs closes to-night at the Y.M.C.A.



23rd AUGUST 1924  Page 15 - PRESS, VOLUME LX, ISSUE 18159

PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUBS
NEW ZEALAND COMPETITION
The exhibition, of photographs from the New Zealand Inter-Club photographic competition is attracting a lot of attention and continues to draw a good number of visitors each day to see the advance made in artistic photography during the past year. The exhibition is a representative one of camera workers from all over the Dominion, and the large number of artistic prints shown is a source of pleasure to all who view them. The exhibition is open to the public to-day for the last time from noon to 2pm and from 7pm to 9.30pm in the evening. No charge is made for admission.



8th SEPTEMBER 1924  Page 8 - EVENING POST, VOLUME CVIII, ISSUE 60
9th SEPTEMBER 1924
Page 6 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LV, ISSUE 214
Page 8 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXI, ISSUE 18809

PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
In the Dunedin Photographic Society inter-club competition, the judge Professor Shelley, of Christchurch. There were 96 entries by eight clubs.



8th SEPTEMBER 1924  Page 8 - EVENING STAR, ISSUE 18733

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 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.



9th SEPTEMBER 1924
HAWERA & NORMANBY STAR, VOLUME XLVIII, ISSUE XLVIII
Page 8 - PRESS, VOLUME LX, ISSUE 18173
Page 6 - FEILDING STAR, VOLUME 2, ISSUE 332

WELLINGTON AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
The Dunedin Photographic Society inter-club competition was judged by Professor Shelley, of Christchurch, who placed the Invercargill Camera Club first, Wellington Camera Club second, and the Dunedin Photographic Society third. There were 96 entries by eight clubs.



9th SEPTEMBER 1924  Page 6 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 19272

PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
The Dunedin Photographic Society exhibition of the 96 photographs entered in the sixth annual New Zealand Inter-Club Competition was opened for a private view for members in the club’s rooms last evening. The entries this year represent eight clubs. Each club is limited to 12 pictures, all of which must be of New Zealand subjects. The judge is Professor Shelley, M.A., Christchurch, and his awards are as follows; Invercargill Camera Club, Wellington Camera Circle, Dunedin Photographic Society, Wellington Camera Club, Christchurch Photographic Society, Auckland Camera Club, Timaru Photographic Society, and Wairarapa Photographic Society. The exhibition will be open to the public this afternoon and evening.



27th NOVEMBER 1924  Page 8 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LV, ISSUE 282

CAMERA ARTISTS
DOMINION'S BEST WORK
ON VIEW IN AUCKLAND
Under the auspices of the Auckland Camera Club an exhibition of the camera studies entered for the annual inter-club camera competition of New Zealand is being made at Holland's Rooms in Victoria Street West. This competition was won by the Invercargill Camera Club from seven competitors, including Auckland, and the display of the work of all the most notable camera artists in the Dominion opens a most interesting field for discussion among those who are interested in pictorial photography. A view of the eight collections will generally satisfy all observers that the Invercargill Camera Club has the merit of all-round excellence in its win, and deserves its place, but there can be no question that the points awarded the various individual studies leave room for differences of opinion.

The placing of the various collections are: Invercargill Camera Club 1083 points, Wellington Camera Circle 1045 points, Dunedin Photographic Society 1024 points, Wellington Camera Club 1013 points, Christchurch Photographic Society 1009 points, Auckland Camera Club 983, Timaru Photographic Society 971 points, and Wairarapa Photographic Society 753.

It is when one comes to consider the points that have been awarded to the various studies individually that the greatest interest enters into the exhibition. These are plainly indicated at the exhibition, and it draws attention to the fact that the champion study of the competition, the work of Mr. George Chance FRPS, of Dunedin, is a seascape which is distinguished by outstandingly artistic work, but which has the notable weakness that one does not realize until looking very closely into the study that it is a marine study and not a landscape. Mr. Chance is a talented photographer, as the fact that he is a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society of London indicates, but the point mentioned is one that can scarcely escape notice in this instance. There are other individual cases wherein the understanding photographer is likely to take issue with the judge in individual cases, but in the main most people will agree with his placings of the several collections.

The most highly-placed studies in the Auckland collections are a portrait by Mr. C.J. Ellerbeck and a study in still water, shadows and trees by Dr. H.J. Tizard. The former is an idealized study of an old Auckland "character", in which an effort is successfully made to catch the altruistic spirit which was the chief motive of the subject, in what citizens were pleased to call his eccentricity; the other is a study of nature in somewhat gloomy repose. Another highly-placed Auckland picture is a study of a pair of yoked oxen, entitled, "The Toilers", in which effort has been made to give expression to cheerful resignation to fate. These are only a very few of the many suggestive, inspiring and interesting points of the exhibition, which will be open from 9.30am to 5pm every day till Saturday and also on Friday evening.



28th NOVEMBER 1924  Page 12 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXI, ISSUE 18878

PHOTOGRAPHIC ART
INTERESTING DISPLAY
SOME FINE STUDIES
Many beautiful photographic jems are contained in the collection of inter-club camera competition studies now on view at Holland's studio in Victoria Street West. The exhibition, which has been arranged under the auspices of the Auckland Camera Club, shows that the art of pictorial photography in New Zealand has attained a high level, many of the studies showing a mastery of technique and an appreciation of the beautiful in nature that have combined in the achievement of notable success.

The competition was won by the Invercargill Camera Club, whose display is one of all-round merit. It includes several striking landscapes, a couple of portraits, and some outdoor studies of hills and valleys, trees and clouds, that are outstanding features of the display.

Wellington, which was given second place, is represented by a number of interesting photographs, prominent among them being a study of poplars against a wind-swept sky, and a team of horses plodding along a dusty road.

Some striking seascapes are included in the Dunedin exhibit, which was placed third, while a charming picture of an old mill, softly toned and harmonious in composition, also attracts attention.

In the Auckland exhibit, pride of place has been given to a skilfully executed portrait by Mr. C.J. Ellerbeck; as a pictorial character-study, it is without equal in the exhibition. Another fine piece of work is "The Sentinel", by T.D. Leedham, depicting one of the best-known features of the wild and rugged scenery of Auckland's West Coast. "Chelsea", and "The Toilers", a study of yoked oxen, by J.C. Holland, a rather sombre creek scene by Dr. H. Tizard, and a study of trees on a windy day, by W.J. Brooks, are all worthy of note.

The outstanding feature of the Christchurch entry is a strong and vigorous wave study. In striking contrast is a very fine photograph entitled "Deepening Night", showing a busy railway yard enfolded in the shadows of twilight.

Timaru and Wairarapa camera artists are also well represented, the work throughout being of commendably high standard. All those interested in photography should make an effort to visit the exhibition, which will be open to-day and to-morrow from 9.30am to 5pm, and also this evening.



11th MARCH 1925  Page 5 - Wairarapa Age

WAIRARAPA CAMERA CLUB
The Wairarapa Camera Club are to be congratulated this year on securing an exhibition of the pictures of the Inter-Club competition, which has aroused considerable interest in camera work throughout New Zealand.

Although the competition has only been in existence six years, great rivalry exists between the two islands, but, as on previous occasions the honors are still with the South, the Invercargill Club having scored the highest points for the fourth year in succession.

The photographs are being shown in sections of each society, the whole comprising a very fine collection of over 100 pictures. Each picture is criticized by Professor Shelley, of Christchurch, thus enabling the average amateur to see where mistakes are made in lighting atmosphere, mounting and other details. George Chance, of Dunedin, holds the champion picture, a very fine piece of work, entitled “The Heads Otago”. Other well known artists are H.H. Gardncr, and W.F. Ferguson, Invercargill, who are only a few points behind. Among the Wellington circle the work of J.W. Jones and A.S. Mitchell gains the best awards.

In the Wellington Amateur Photographic Society, the pictures of G.H. Eaton have caught the judge’s eye. The Timaru and Auckland Societies are well represented.

The Wairarapa Camera Club have made their first entry into the competition, and although well down the list their work has been favorably commented upon and this has given the club the privilege of exhibiting the pictures in Masterton, not only for their own benefit, but for the sake of other amateurs who are anxious to improve their work. Later on it may help the Wairarapa Camera Club to compete more successfully with the older established camera clubs.



12th MARCH 1925  Page 4 - WAIRARAPA DAILY TIMES

WAIRARAPA CAMERA CLUB
PHOTOGRAPHIC DISPLAY
A FINE COLLECTION
A most interesting exhibition of excellent photographs is being made by the Wairarapa Camera Club in St. Matthew’s Parish Hall, where the photographs that were entered in the New Zealand Inter-Club Photographic Exhibition are on view.

The photographs are well-arranged on a stand and are divided into sections for each Society, those represented being Invercargill, Dunedin, Timaru, Christchurch, Auckland and Wairarapa.

Some of the pictures are so good that a visitor is impressed by the great advance that has taken place in amateur photography. There is a great diversity of subjects including portraits studies from life, landscapes, all very artistic. An amateur photographer visiting the exhibition could not fail to learn much. A review of the pictures by an expert critic is also obtainable, helping a visitor to appreciate the finer points of each picture.

The exhibition is open, from 2pm to 5pm and 7pm to 9pm, to-day and to-morrow, and is undoubtedly worth a visit.



13th MARCH 1925  Page 4 - WAIRARAPA DAILY TIMES

WAIRARAPA CAMERA CLUB
PHOTOGRAPHIC DISPLAY
The interesting exhibition of excellent photographs which is being made by the Wairarapa Camera Club in St. Matthew's Parish Hall, where the photographs that were entered in the New Zealand Inter-Club Photographic Exhibition are on view, will be concluded to-night, when the hall will be open to the public from 7pm till 9pm.



7th July 1925  Page 6 - Southland Times, Issue 19596

PHOTOGRAPHIC ART
INTER-CLUB COMPETITION
INVERCARGILL LEADS AGAIN
The result of the New Zealand Inter-Club Photographic Competition again shows the Invercargill Club to be well in the lead in the art of photography. Great praise is due to the local Club for maintaining the standard that has put it in the forefront of camera work for some years.



17th July 1925  Page 11 - Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 243

PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
The results of the 1925 Photographic Inter-Club Competition, held this year in Invercargill, under the auspices of the Invercargill Camera Club, have just been made public, the marking being as follows: Invercargill Camera Club, 1161 point; Wellington Camera Circle, 1094 points; Dunedin Photographic Society, 1072 points; Auckland Photographic Society, 1026 points; Wellington Amateur Photographic Society, 999 points; Timaru Photographic Society, 952 points; Christchurch Photographic Society, 933 points; Wairarapa Camera Club, 851 points. The judge of the competition was Mr. Pollard, Invercargill. This is the fourth occasion of Invercargill’s win, their team work (points are given for the best exhibit) being particularly fine.



10th AUGUST 1925  Page 8 - EVENING STAR, ISSUE 19015

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.



26th SEPTEMBER 1925  Page 11 - EVENING POST, VOLUME CX, ISSUE 76

PHOTOGRAPHY
The New Zealand Inter-Club Photographic Competition for 1925 was held this year in Invercargill, eight clubs competing.

The full set of 96 photographs is now in Wellington and will be exhibited in Room 3, Old Technical College, Wakefield street, from Monday 28th September to Friday 2nd October, both dates inclusive. The exhibition is under the auspices of the Wellington Amateur Photographic Society and the Wellington Camera Circle, and all photographers and others interested should call and see these examples of photographic art. Admission is free.



10th NOVEMBER 1925  Page 12 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXII, ISSUE 19171

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 harbor 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.



10th NOVEMBER 1925  Page 5 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LVI, ISSUE 266

CAMERA CLUB'S EXHIBITION
The exhibits in the New Zealand Inter-Club Camera Competition are on view in Auckland at Holland's Club Room, 39 Victoria Street. The exhibition, both in regard to the number of subjects and their general excellence, is up to the usual standard, and there are a number of character studies and landscapes which illustrate the high degree to which the photographic art has been brought. Some of the photographs are almost like brush pictures, and, with a few exceptions only, there is no obvious working up. In the winning collection, Invercargill, there are two subjects which, however, do show signs of the air brush, and discounts their merit from a purely photographic standard. Wellington and Dunedin took the second and third awards, and in all three winning exhibits there is a uniformity of mounting, which allows the subjects to be shown to advantage. In the case of Auckland, who occupy fourth place, the matter had been overlooked, and, like, some of the other centers, marks were lost on this account. The exhibition is distinctly interesting, and well merits a visit.



28th JUNE 1926  Page 11 - EVENING POST, VOLUME CXI, ISSUE 152
29th JUNE 1926  Page 11 - PRESS, VOLUME LXII, ISSUE 18730

PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
The annual competition between the nine photographic societies of the Dominion is to be held in Wellington towards the end of next month, and, judging by the pictures that have come to hand so far, the quality of this year's photographs will be even better than last year, when the display was made at Invercargill, the home club winning the Dominion championship, with the Wellington Camera Circle in second place. Over a hundred pictures are already listed for showing.


21st JULY 1926  Page 10 - MANAWATU STANDARD, VOLUME XLVI, ISSUE 197
22nd JULY 1926
Page 10 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXIII, ISSUE 19386
Page 20 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LVII, ISSUE 172
Page 7 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 19848
23rd JULY 1926  Page 12 - PRESS, VOLUME LXII, ISSUE 18751
18th AUGUST 1926
Page 12 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXIII, ISSUE 19409
Page 9 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LVII, ISSUE 195
23rd AUGUST 1926  Page 4 - NORTHERN ADVOCATE

NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB  PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTEST
ANOTHER WIN FOR DUNEDIN
An exhibition of the works of the photographic clubs which participated this year in the New Zealand Inter-Club competition was opened Wednesday 21st July 1926. Dunedin, which had won three times previously, won again.



21st JULY 1926  Page 12 - EVENING STAR, ISSUE 19307
24th JULY 1926  Page 8 - Southland Times, Issue 19930
27th JULY 1926  Page 4 - Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII
3rd AUGUST 1926  Page 6 - EVENING STAR, ISSUE 19318

NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB  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 9 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LVII, ISSUE 195
Page 2 - PRESS, VOLUME LXII, ISSUE 18773
Page 6 - WAIKATO TIMES, VOLUME 101, ISSUE 16877
Page 12 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXIII, ISSUE 19409
Page 15 - Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 42
Page 7 - New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12528
19th AUGUST 1926  Page 3 - Hokitika Guardian
20th AUGUST 1926  Page 2 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 19873
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:

PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP	MARKS
Dunedin Photographic Society	1127
Wellington Camera Circle	1119
Auckland Camera Club	1018
Invercargill Camera Club	1011
Wellington Amateur Photographic Society	928
Christchurch Photographic Society	900
Masterton Photographic Society	766
Timaru Photographic Society	696

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;

DUNEDIN PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
ENTRANT	TITLE	POINTS	ENTRANT	TITLE	POINTS	ENTRANT	TITLE	POINTS
G. Chance	Museum Entrance, Christchurch	100	G. Chance	Laborers of the Field	100	H.H. Gardner	The Morn Awakes	100
C.A. Weedon	Victoria Quay, Dunedin	93	Miss E. Turnbull	Stairway	91	C.A. Weedon	Sunlit Doorway	90
F.J. Denton	When Youth Has Flown	90	E.B. Jeans	His Day’s Work is Done	87	T.A. Dawson	An Old Pioneer	85
J. Treloar	Spirit of the Cave	73	W.B. Seymour	Wake of the Southerly	65	E.B. Jeans	Mother and Child	60
WELLINGTON CAMERA CIRCLE
A.S. Mitchell	Barbara	100	H. Moult	Beeches and Birches	100	H. Moult	Winter’s Mantle	100
J.W. Jones	Sunlit	100	J.W. Jones	Landscape	100	A.S. Mitchell	Gordon Short	93
H.C. Milne	Misty Morn	93	A.H. Eaton	Time of Harvest	93	J.W. Johnson	Tidal Reaches	77
A.H. Eaton	Eventide	75	H.C. Milne	pastorale	60	J.W. Johnson	New East Frieze	50

The Dunedin Photographic Society members include several who reside in other parts of the dominion, and two of these are exhibiting this year with much credit — namely, Mr. Denton, of Wanganni, and Mr. Treloar, of Hamilton, both of whom have exhibited in the Old Country.

One of the best pieces in the Wellington collection is Mr. Moult’s ’Winter Mantle', the snow being very expertly treated, and the Auckland group includes what is very nearly a masterpiece in Mr. H.E. Jones’s ‘Snow Queen', the rose, blooms being wonderful as to crispness and the suggestion of color.

The exhibition is on the whole fairly up in the standard, according to those who have had the opportunity of a private view, and it ought to attract all camera students.



17th AUGUST 1926  Page 13 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 19870

PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
The Dunedin Photographic Society, which won the New Zealand Inter-Club Competition recently, will exhibit the photographs that were submitted by the various clubs taking part at its club rooms in Liverpool street to-morrow and the two following days.



18th AUGUST 1926  Page 2 - PRESS, VOLUME LXII, ISSUE 18773

PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
A display of the exhibits of the Camera Clubs that participated this year in the inter-club competition was opened to-day, Invercargill has won five times, and Dunedin three times in previous years, and now in the ninth year Dunedin wins again.



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.

The awards are as follows:
Dunedin Photographic Society, 1127 Points; Wellington Camera Circle 1119 Points; Auckland Camera Club 1018 Points; Invercargill Camera Club 1011 Points; Wellington Amateur Photographic Society 928 Points; Christchurch Photographic Society 900 Points; Masterton Photographic Society 766 Points; Timaru Photographic Society 696 Points.

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. Particulars of the first and second groups are as follows:

DUNEDIN PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
ENTRANT	TITLE	POINTS	ENTRANT	TITLE	POINTS	ENTRANT	TITLE	POINTS
G. Chance	Museum Entrance, Christchurch	100	G. Chance	Laborers of the Field	100	H.H. Gardner	The Morn Awakes	100
C.A. Weedon	Victoria Quay, Dunedin	93	Miss E. Turnbull	Stairway	91	C.A. Weedon	Sunlit Doorway	90
F.J. Denton	When Youth Has Flown	90	E.B. Jeans	His Day’s Work is Done	87	T.A. Dawson	An Old Pioneer	85
J. Treloar	Spirit of the Cave	73	W.B. Seymour	Wake of the Southerly	65	E.B. Jeans	Mother and Child	60
WELLINGTON CAMERA CIRCLE
A.S. Mitchell	Barbara	100	H. Moult	Beeches and Birches	100	H. Moult	Winter’s Mantle	100
J.W. Jones	Sunlit	100	J.W. Jones	Landscape	100	A.S. Mitchell	Gordon Short	93
H.C. Milne	Misty Morn	93	A.H. Eaton	Time of Harvest	93	J.W. Johnson	Tidal Reaches	77
A.H. Eaton	Eventide	75	H.C. Milne	pastorale	60	J.W. Johnson	New East Frieze	50

18th AUGUST 1926
Page 15 - EVENING POST, VOLUME CXII, ISSUE 42
Page 6 - WAIKATO TIMES, VOLUME 101, ISSUE 16877

PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITS
WELLINGTON CAMERA CIRCLE SECOND
DUNEDIN, 17th August: An exhibition of the exhibits of the camera clubs that participated this year in the New Zealand Inter-Club competition was opened to-day. 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.



24th AUGUST 1926
Page 7 - Otago Witness, Issue 3780

EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHS
DOMINION AWARDS
The annual exhibition of photographs that nave been shown in competition between various photographic societies in the Dominion was opened privately on Tuesday 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 awards are as follows:
Dunedin Photographic Society 1127 Points
Wellington Camera Circle 1119 Points
Auckland Camera Club 1018 Points
Invercargill Camera Club 1011 Points
Wellington Amateur Photographic Society 928 Points
Christchurch Photographic Society 900 Points
Masterton Photographic Society 760 Points
Timaru Photographic Society 696 Points

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.

Particulars of the first and second groups are as follows:
DUNEDIN
G. Chance (“Museum Entrance, Christchurch”) 100
G. Chance (“Labourers of the Field”) 100
H.H. Gardner (“The Morn Awakes”) 100
C.A. Weedon (“Victoria Quay, Dunediu”) 98
Miss E. Turnbull (“Stairway”) 94
C.A. Weedon (“Sunlit Doorway”) 90
F.J. Denton (“When Youth Has Flown”) 90
E.B. Jeans (“His Day’s Work Is Done”) 87
T.A. Dawson (“An Old Pioneer”) 85
J. Treloar '“Spirt of the Cave”) 73
W.B. Seymour (“Wake of the Southerly”) 65
E.B. Jeans (“Mother and Child”) 60

WELLINGTON CAMERA CIRCLE
A.S. Mitchell (“Barbara”) 100
H. Moult ("Beeches and Birches”) 100
H. Moult (“Winter's Mantle”) 100
J. W. Jones (“Sunlit”) 100
J. W. Jones (landscape) 100
A.S. Mitchell (“Gordon Short”) 93
H.C. Milne (“Misty Morn”) 93
A.H. Eaton (“Time of Harvest”) 93
J.W. Johnson ("Tidal Reaches”) 77
A.H. Eaton (“Ever de”) 75
H.C. Milne (Pastorale") 60
J.W. Johnson (“New East Frieze”) 50



23rd AUGUST 1926  Page 4 - NORTHERN ADVOCATE

NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB  PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
An exhibition of the works of the photographic clubs which participated this year in the New Zealand Inter-Club competition was opened at Dunedin on Friday. Dunedin, which had won three times previously, won again.

The points were: Dunedin Photographic Society, 1127; Wellington Camera Circle, 1119; Auckland Camera Club, 1018; Invercargill Camera Club, 1011; Wellington Amateur Photographic Society, 928; Christchurch Photographic Society, 766; Timaru Photographic Society, 696.



15th September 1926  Volume 33 Number 9 - Page 456 The Australasian Photographic Review

NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB  PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
The Annual New Zealand Inter-Club Photographic Exhibition was held in Wellington in July, under the joint auspices of the Wellington Amateur Photographic Society and the Wellington Camera Circle. Mr. J.A. Heginbotham kindly acted as judge, and Mr. J.W. Pickles as Secretary of the Exhibition. Eight societies competed, sending in sets of 12 pictures each, and the judge very favorably commented on the standard of work, which was higher than that of previous years. Pictorial photography in Wellington is very gradually attracting more attention, and the attendance on this occasion was very gratifying to the Wellington Clubs.



15th October 1926  Volume 33 Number 10 - Page 508 The Australasian Photographic Review

NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB  PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
HELD IN WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND, JULY, 1926
Remarks by Judge, Mr. J.A. Heginbotham:

I do not believe in destructive criticism, but I do believe in constructive criticism. My object throughout has been to enlighten with a view to improve the work of the competitor and to raise the quality of the work of the clubs. Outside the question of composition, the strong point in photo graphic work is its quality tone values. These should be true in production, all things being equally well done. If the result is not as anticipated in the finished proof from the negative, it should be for the artist to correct the values before presenting his picture. The half-tones should be as good and as true as it is possible to render them in black and white work done by hand. It is quite possible to correct the tone values on the negative by hand-work, and to my mind it should be done without revealing the work on the print for exhibition. By doing so skill is shown, and is to the credit of the exhibitor.

Much of this skill is apparent in the best pictures of this exhibition. The values in many have been corrected to convey the feeling of the artist and to reveal what it was his intention to depict. But, alas! how many pictures reveal no knowledge of the use of half-tone values, and it is to this class of exhibitor these competitions reveal so much if he has eyes to see. I wish to draw attention to it for improvement in future competitions. Every little part of a picture should have variety in half-tone value, both in the high lights and in the darkest of its dark parts. No flatness any where. but variety everywhere, in the whole of the print. It is tone value that creates an atmosphere in the picture; that gives distance; that gives perspective on land and in the sky. This must not be forgotten. There must be feeling in picture making. A straight-out print from a negative seldom satisfies. One sees room for improvement. Do it. Try it. If failure results at first, it has taught something. This constant trying and doing is what improves one’s work. The men who have scored in this competition are men who have worked with feeling, with knowledge, which is to be seen in their pictures. Do likewise. Reveal the fact that you possess some knowledge of half tone values. Do not, for goodness sake, exhibit an unmeaning mass of blackness that has no value, that does not help your work, but rather detracts from its worth. Observe your subject closely, and try to produce your conception of it. That is picture making. There is great charm in it. Much more might be said on tone values alone with profit, but I hope enough has been said to make you remember that they are important to the picture.

Then there is the question of diffusion, which in some pictures exhibited in this collection is carried to unmeaning. Nothing is plain, it is all diffusion. There is a certain charm in diffusion if rendered correctly. One picture by a Dunedin artist is just right. Diffusion is carried just as far as I personally like to see it done. Look at it and compare it with others of the collection. In enlarging from a small picture a certain amount of diffusion must take place. Should it amount to what may be termed a fuzzy type, scrap it. It is not fit for competition, and will not benefit the exhibitor or his Club. There are some fuzzy types exhibited in this collection as object lessons of what not to do.

On the question of composition, there are no fixed rules that cannot be broken—but not with impunity. The study of composition is a study of picture making. To help in this direction a visit should be paid to the Art Galleries wherever to be seen. There are also many books on the subject. Then we have reproductions of well-known good pictures. And above all, in the various clubs there are shining lights, or men you acknowledge possess enlightenment on this subject. Get them to help by demonstration, lectures and so on.

I should, in conclusion, like to say a word with regard to presentation of the pictures in this collection. The mounting all round has been the greatest sign of improvement. The various clubs have submitted their work harmoniously mounted with very few exceptions. Some with marked improvement. This helps the exhibition as a whole, and is to be strongly commended.

A number of pictures were awarded 100 points, and the judge declared the best picture in the Exhibition to be “Barbara", by Mr. A.S. Mitchell, of the Wellington Camera Circle. The pictures will be shown in the other New Zealand centers by the clubs concerned.



30th OCTOBER 1926  Page 12 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXIII, ISSUE 19472

AUCKLAND CAMERA CLUB
PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
An exhibition of 100 magnificent photographs is at present being held in the Auckland Camera Club rooms, 39, Victoria Street West. Admission is free.



30th OCTOBER 1926  Page 22 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXIII, ISSUE 19472

PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
INTERCLUB COMPETITIONS

100 MAGNIFICENT PHOTOGRAPHS ON VIEW AT

AUCKLAND CAMERA CLUB
ROOMS, 89 VICTORIA STREET WEST

Admission Free.
Hours: 9.30am to 4.30pm and Friday Night.

3rd NOVEMBER 1926  Page 11 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXIII, ISSUE 19475

AUCKLAND CAMERA CLUB
PHOTOGRAPHIC DISPLAY
The photographs exhibited by various New Zealand Camera Clubs in the annual exhibition recently held in Wellington are now on view at the Auckland Camera Club room in Victoria Street West.

The outstanding exhibits in the Dunedin section, which won the first prize, are those of Mr. G. Chance, "Labourers of the Field" and "Christchurch Museum Entrance", and Mr. H.H. Gardner's "The Moon Awakes".

The Wellington section includes "some fine photographs, chief among them being "Sunlit", "Winter's Mantle", and "A Misty Morn".

In the Auckland section are "Low Tide", exhibited by Mr. M. Trenwith, "A Storm Coming", by Dr. H.J. Tizard, "Cornwall Park", by J.W. Cumming, and "Gannets", by Miss U. Garlick. Other exhibitors are Messrs. R.B. Walrond, J.C. Holland, A.E. Jones, T.W. Leedham and R.U. Lediard.

There are two outstanding photographs, "A Tar Sprayer" and "Where Tempests Rage," in the Invercargill section.

Two fine studies of shipping are on exhibition from Mrs. Russell and E.P. Robson, of the Wellington Amateur Photographic Society. There are also photographs from Christchurch, Wairarapa and Timaru Societies.



3rd NOVEMBER 1926  Page 16 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LVII, ISSUE 261

CAMERA ART
INTERCLUB COMPETITION
SOME BEAUTIFUL WORK
Each year sees finer work shown at the inter-club competition arranged under the auspices of the Auckland Camera Club. At this year's competition one hundred very fine photographs are on view at the clubrooms, over Holland's, in Victoria Street East. No amateur photographer should miss the exhibition, which is organized solely in the interests of the art, there being no charge for admission. Eight clubs have competed, each sending in a representative collection of work by its members, and the standard of excellence is very high right through.

Compared with the work of previous years, one notices this year evidence of a more artistic appreciation of the possibilities of the subject. Some of the prints have quite a poetic touch about them, particularly those depicting scenery. "Quite a Corot suggestion about that", said an enthusiast, pointing to a very charming landscape with a few sheep and some oak trees, such as the great Frenchman loved to paint.

First prize was carried off by Dunedin with a charming set of views, of which three, Mr. H.H. Gardner's "The Morn Awakes," and Mr. G. Chance's "Labourer of the Field", and "Museum Entrance", were so good that the judges gave the maximum marks — 100. Second prize went to Wellington Camera Circle, of which the pick were "Sunlit", by J.W. Jones, "Winter's Mantle", and "Birches and Birches", by H. Moult, "Barbara", by A.S. Mitchell, and "Misty Morn", by H.C. Milne.

The Auckland Camera Club was placed third, with a nice even lot of pictures, "Low Tide", by M. Trenwith, "A Storm Coming", by Dr. H.J. Tizard, "Cornwall Park", J.W. Cuming, and "Gannets", by Miss Una Garlick, being the most outstanding. Other exhibitors in Auckland's section are J.C. Holland, "After Rain" and "Sunlight and Shade", R.B. Walrond. "House in the Mist" and "The Engineer", G. Lediard "Snow Queen," and H.E. Jones "Alice".

Invercargill, which has always been well represented at these contests, comes fourth this year, two very fine exhibits being "A Tar-sprayer", by A.J. Campbell, and "Where Tempests Rage", by G.R. Petrie.

The Wellington Amateur Photographic Society comes fifth, two of the most notable exhibitors being Mrs. Russell and E.T. Robson. The other competing clubs are Christchurch, placed sixth, Wairarapa seventh, and Timaru eighth.



8th AUGUST 1927
Page 7 - WAIKATO TIMES, VOLUME 102, ISSUE 17173
Page 8 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LVIII, ISSUE 185
Page 8 - EVENING POST, VOLUME CIV, ISSUE 33
Page 6 - NORTHERN ADVOCATE
Page 7 - WAIKATO TIMES, VOLUME 102, ISSUE 17173
Page 4 - NELSON EVENING MAIL, VOLUME LXI
9th AUGUST 1927
Page 7 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 20172
Page 13 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXIV, ISSUE 19710
15th October 1927
Volume 34 Number 10 - Page 499 The Australasian Photographic Review

NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB  PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
The 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’Koeffe being appointed honorary judge. Seven clubs competed.

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



8th AUGUST 1927  Page 6 - EVENING STAR, ISSUE 19629

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.

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.



8th AUGUST 1927  Page 8 - EVENING STAR, ISSUE 19629

EXHIBITION OF CAMERA PICTURES

entered in the
NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB
COMPETITION for 1927

will be held in the Club Rooms of the
DUNEDIN PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
South British Buildings, 3 Liverpool street,

TUESDAY 9th, WEDNESDAY 10th, THURSDAY 11th, AUGUST.

Afternoons 2.30pm to 4.30pm, evenings 7pm to 9pm.

8th AUGUST 1927  Page 8 - POVERTY BAY HERALD, VOLUME LIII, ISSUE 16413
9th AUGUST 1927  Page 6 - MANAWATU TIMES, VOLUME LII, ISSUE 3582

PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
The result of the New Zealand Inter-Club Photographic Societies annual competition, judged in Dunedin this year, are: Dunedin 889 points, Auckland 776, Wellington Camera Club 720, Invercargill 717, Wellington Camera Circle 665, Timaru 662, Christchurch 598.



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.



10th AUGUST 1927  Page 2 - EVENING STAR, ISSUE 19631

PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
WORK FROM NEW ZEALAND AS A WHOLE
In Monday’s issue of this paper the announcement was made that the New Zealand Inter-Club Photographic Society’s ninth annual competition, fixed for Dunedin on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of this week, had resulted in the Dunedin Photographic Society gaining first place with 889 points, the Auckland Camera Club being second with 776, the Wellington Camera Club third with 720. Mr. A.H. O’Keeffe was the judge, and from what could be heard from the many visitors who inspected the photographs in the Liverpool street rooms yesterday that gentleman’s awards are giving great satisfaction.

Everybody picks out G. Chance’s "Landscape Near Waitati", as a good thing, worthy of the 95 marks with which it tops the Dunedin collection. The atmosphere is right throughout, without break or anything disjointed, and close examination fails to reveal anything that could be wished otherwise.

J. Treloar’s "Lunch Hour", depicting a team of horses on a wharf, is another noteworthy exhibit, very satisfying in that it gives an idea of bulk that suits the nature of the picture. There is no space that needs filling up. The lighting is well massed and the composition excellent in every way. Note the freedom in the horses and the man. "Melisande", by the same exhibitor, is another prominent success, the figure of a girl gazing into a pool being as poetically treated as is possible in photography. The movement of the drapery in the wind and the mellow tone are points of high merit.

S.A. Beck’s portrait of a man with a cigarette in his hand also claims attention. Possibly the cigarette and the hand might be bettor, but the head is beautifully modeled and rendered with true fleshiness. Some say it is the best head in the exhibition.

The Auckland Camera Club is to be complimented upon the remarkable improvement attained this year. Gerald Jones’s "Ephebos" stands out in regard to artistry. Nothing better in that respect is to be found in the gallery. The figure of the youth gives rise to a question as to the modeling of the trunk. That is the only criticism one hears. A distinctive merit is the absence of that stiff appearance that is a common fault in photography. The story is well carried out. Una Garlick’s Maori head is another good contribution from Auckland.

A nice rural scene by H. Johnson is one of the best things in the Wellington collection, and "Curiosity", a child study by A.C.V. Baker, is the special attraction in the Invercargill set, this being properly deemed worthy of high marking.



14th SEPTEMBER 1927  Page 5 - EVENING POST, VOLUME CIV, ISSUE 65

EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHY
All interested are invited to inspect the exhibition of 84 Photographs, the result of the 1927 inter-club competition in New Zealand. The pictures comprise sets of twelve pictures from seven clubs, and were judged in Dunedin by Mr. A.H OKeefe.

Dunedin Photographic Society being placed first, Auckland second, Wellington Camera Club third, followed by Invercargill, Wellington Camera Circle, Timaru, and Christchurch. All classes of subject are treated, and lovers of camera art will find much to interest them. The exhibition is being held in the clubroom of the Wellington Camera Club, room 5, Fowlds's Building, Herbert street, from Thursday to Saturday this week, afternoons and evenings.

The Inter-club prints were on view for three days, during which time the rooms were well patronized.



14th SEPTEMBER 1927  Page 2 - EVENING POST, VOLUME CIV, ISSUE 65

EXHIBITION OF PICTORIAL PHOTOGRAPHY

1927 INTERCLUB COMPETITION

(84 Pictures)

THURSDAY, 15th, to SATURDAY, 17th

WELLINGTON CAMERA CLUB

ROOM 5, FOWLDS'S BUILDING,
Herbert street.

2pm to 4.30pm and 7pm to 9.30pm

Public invited.
Collection only

16th SEPTEMBER 1927  Page 12 - EVENING POST, VOLUME CIV, ISSUE 67

WELLINGTON CAMERA CLUB
PHOTOGRAPHIC SHOW
An interesting exhibition of photographs was held on Wednesday at the rooms of the Wellington Camera Club. The pictures shown were those submitted by the various New Zealand clubs to the recent inter-club competition held in Dunedin, at which Wellington secured third and fifth places, Dunedin being first and Auckland second. Mr. J.A.G. Heginbotham, who reviewed the pictures at length in congratulating the Wellington clubs on their successes, stated that in his opinion the quality of the work shown was not as high as that exhibited in previous years. He stressed the point that the correct rendering of tone values was the essence of good photography, and illustrated this point by reference to various pictures, showing how the proper modeling of the subject was dependent upon the correct relation of its tone values. The highly "fuzzy" and pigmented effects were condemned as being poor art and out of date, as was also the type of photograph which showed a critical definition of every minor detail. The pictures, which are fairly representative, include the work of G. Chance FRPS (Dunedin), J.W. Jones FRPS (Wellington), A.C.V. Baker (Invercargill), G.E. Jones FRPS (Auckland), and many others. The exhibition is open to the public for the remainder of this week.



17th OCTOBER 1927  Page 8 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LVIII, ISSUE 245

SEEN THROUGH LENS
FINE CAMERA STUDIES
INTER- CLUB COMPETITION
WON BY DUNEDIN
There is some very beautiful work in this year's exhibition of the photographs entered for the camera club inter-club-competition, which opened to-day in a fine large room in Schmidt's Studios, Queen Street. This year the first prize goes to the Dunedin Camera Club with 889 points, Auckland being second with 776 points, Wellington third with 720 point 8, Invercargill fourth with 717 points, Wellington Camera Circle fifth with 665 points, Timaru sixth with 662 points, and Christchurch seventh with 598 points.

One may not agree with the judge's marks in individual cases, but his general placing is undoubtedly fair. Out of a possible of 100 points, he awards 95 to one of the Dunedin landscapes, which, though quite good, would not strike many people other than the judge as being so near the possible. Then his award of 90 points for a scene on the wharf, also in Dunedin's collection, seems uncommonly high. But in all judging the individual predilections of the judge are bound to come out. The Auckland Club has tried many ways of getting over the judging difficulty, but it has been found most satisfactory to have one man for all classes of work. One would imagine one man to judge portraits, one to judge the landscape, and one to judge the marine work would be the fairest, but even that way of doing things is not quite satisfactory, as not three men would be likely to have the same standards of awarding points.

Generally speaking, the work is very straightforward. Not so long ago there was a tendency to "work up" negative and print too much, and get those effects described by the man in the street as "fuzzy". It has always been a moot point as to how far the photographer may legitimately go in doctoring his negative and his print. There is undoubtedly a point beyond which a picture becomes more of a drawing than a photograph. Judging from the work in this year's exhibition, the tendency nowadays is more to legitimate photography than to the, "hand-worked" style of picture.

In the Dunedin collection there are rather more portraits than in some of the entries. They are all good, especially two by F.J. Denton. According to the judge, the best picture in the collection, and, in fact, in the show, is "Landscape near Waitati," by G. Chance, which gains 95 points. Next in the judge's opinion comes "Lunch Hour", by J. Treloar, of Hamilton, a scene on the wharf with a team of lorry horses having their nose bags put on, which gets 90 points. A fine bit of architectural work in the collection is "The Doorway", by C. Weedon, who has managed the subject with much skill. The light streaming through, obviously from two different windows, leads to some telling effects.

Of the Auckland collection, the judge thinks most highly of G.E. Jones "Ephos", the picture of a boy in a skin as a Greek shepherd lad, which gets 86 points. "The Lagoon", by J.C. Holland, gains 84 points. It is a charming, restful scene down at Rangitoto, and shows what an artist can do with the simplest material. Probably dozens of people have seen the same view without realizing its possibilities. Many would prefer this print to any in the winning collection. "Soliloquy", by Una Garlick, gets 79 points. It is an excellent portrait of a well-known Rotorua guide. Another nice subject is the same exhibitor's little scene from Rotorua. A fine straight out print is the winter scene in the National Park by R.B. Walrond. There is a nice tone in a print by Mr. Trenwith, "The Launching of the Boat", which brings in Rangitoto.

The highest marks in Wellington's collection go to "Hay Shed", by Miss H. Johnson. It is a farmyard scene, full of interest. Another pleasing exhibit in this entry is Miss G. Campbell's "Pastorale".

Invercargill's two leading prints are "Nature's Designing", by A.J. Campbell, 79 points, and "Stooking", by R.R. McGregor, 77 points. The latter is one of the best harvesting pictures we have seen.

In Wellington Camera Circle the first place is given to "Evening", by J.W. Jones, with 80 points, a picture of some old hulks against a sunset sky. A lovely print is "Mountain Mists", by H.C. Milne, one of the best things in the show, and another print that is a clever treatment of the subject is "Distance Lends Enchantment", a view from a tussock cliff along a sea beach, by the same exhibitor.

Timaru's best print is considered to be "In Summer Sunshine", by H. Stuart, 66 points. A fine subject in the collection is "The Wheelwright", by C.S. Probert, the incident being the steamy one of shrinking the tyre on to the wheel.

Christchurch scores only 598 points, and the judge places "Just Pretending" first with 69 points, the photograph being by W.S. Baverstock.

The exhibition will be open until Friday, and should not be missed by anyone interested in the camera. There is no charge for admission.



18th OCTOBER 1927  Page 11 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXIV, ISSUE 19770

ART OF THE CAMERA
INTERCLUB COMPETITION
MANY EXCELLENT PHOTOGRAPHS
The art of the camera can be made no less intricate and elusive than the art of the painter's brush. An illustration of this is supplied in the exhibition of photographs from the competition between the various camera clubs of the Dominion, opened at the Schmidt Studios yesterday. It contains some beautiful pictures.

The inter-club competition was won by the Dunedin Photographic Society and among its exhibits is the picture placed first by the judge. It is Mr. J. Chance's "Landscape near Waitati", a delightfully simple composition with trees in the foreground and hills stretching far away back. There is beautiful combination of light and shadow and a judicious treatment of middle distance. The same exhibitor has another strong landscape in his "On the Kaikoura Road". Mr. C. Weedon's "The Doorway" is another work in which simplicity is the keynote. "Melisande", by Mr. J. Treloar. is another fine composition, the central female figure being remarkably brought out.

The gem of the Auckland collection is undoubtedly Miss Una Garlick's "Soliloquy", a powerful study of a tattooed wahine with hair turning gray. The light of reminiscence is in the eyes, the smile of remembrance on the lips. It is the finest portrait in the exhibition. Mr. J.C. Holland's "The Lagoon" is noticeable for its restful lighting and the excellent manner in which Rangitoto is brought out in the background. Another picture of more than average merit is "Derelicts", by Dr. Tizard.

The Auckland club gained second place in the competition.

A picture full of force and most arresting is Mr. E.T. Robson's "Drawing the Fires" in the Wellington collection. It is a study of two workmen extinguishing the furnace fires after the day's labor. Among the Invercargill exhibits, "Nature's Designing", by Mr. A.J. Campbell, is an exceptionally strong picture — windswept trees and billowing clouds.

Very few of the photographs can be called uninteresting and an excellent feature is in the fact that exhibitors have practically discarded attempts to obtain "freak" effects. A wide range of subjects is illustrated and there are many photographs treated from an entirely fresh outlook. The exhibition will be open until Friday.



20th OCTOBER 1927  Page 4 - EVENING STAR, ISSUE 19692

SEEN THROUGH LENS
FINE CAMERA STUDIES
INTERCLUB COMPETITION
WON BY DUNEDIN
There is some very beautiful work in this year’s exhibition of the photographs entered for the camera club inter-club competition (says the Auckland 'Star'). This year the first prize goes to the Dunedin Camera Club with 889 points, Auckland being second with 776 points, Wellington third with 720 points, Invercargill fourth with 717 points, Wellington Camera Circle fifth with 665 points, Timaru sixth with 662 points, and Christchurch seventh with 598 points.

One may not agree with the judge's marks in individual cases, but his general placing is undoubtedly fair. Out of a possible of 100 points he awards 95 to one of the Dunedin landscapes, which, though quite good, would not strike many people other than the judge as being so near the possible. Then his award of 90 points for a scene on the wharf, also in Dunedin's collection, seems uncommonly high. But in all judging the individual predilections of the judge are bound to come out. The Auckland Club has tried many ways of getting over the judging difficulty, but it has been found most satisfactory to have one man for all classes of work. One would imagine one man to judge portraits, one to judge the landscapes, and one to judge the marine work would be the fairest, but even that way of doing things is not quite satisfactory, as no three men would be likely to have the same standards of awarding points.

Generally speaking, the work is very straightforward. Not so long ago there was a tendency to “work up” negative and print too much, and get those effects described by the man in the street as “fuzzy”. It has always been a moot point as to how far the photographer may legitimately go in doctoring his negative and his print. There is undoubtedly a point beyond which a picture becomes more of a drawing than a photograph. Judging from the work in this year’s exhibition, the tendency nowadays is more to legitimate photography than to the “hand-worked” style of picture.

In the Dunedin collection there are rather more portraits than in some of the entries. They are all good, especially two by F.J. Denton. According to the judge, the best picture in the collection, and, in fact, in the show is "Landscape near Waitati", by G. Chance, which gains 95 points. Next in the judge’s opinion comes 'Lunch Hour', by J. Treloar, of Hamilton, a scene on the wharf, with a team of lorry horses having their nose bags put on, which gets 90 points. A fine bit of architectural work in the collection is 'The Doorway', by C. Weedon, who has managed the subject with much skill. The light streaming through, obviously from two different windows, leads to some telling effects.



12th SEPTEMBER 1928  Page 9 - EVENING POST, VOLUME CVI, ISSUE 54

PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
Every year a competition is held between the photographic clubs of New Zealand, and these competitions may be taken as an index as to the standard of photographic art in the Dominion. This year the competition is being held at Wellington, and the competing pictures are now on view at the club room of the Wellington Camera Club, corner of Wakefield and Tory streets. In conjunction with this exhibition is being shown a representative collection of pictures by some of the leading photo pictorialists of the world. It is not often that two exhibitions of this kind coincide, and the opportunity of seeing international and New Zealand artists together should not be missed. The exhibition will be opened this evening by Sir J.P. Luke, M.P., and those interested are invited to attend. The pictures will be available for public view to-night, to-morrow, and the follow Thursday night.

SIR JOHN PEARCE LUKE
CMG

Born 16th July 1858 Penzance, Cornwall, England
Died 7th December 1931 (aged 73) Wellington, New Zealand

20th MAYOR OF WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND
In Office 1913 – 1921

13th SEPTEMBER 1928
Page 14 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXV, ISSUE 20050
Page 24 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LIX, ISSUE 217
Page 4 - WAIKATO TIMES, VOLUME 104, ISSUE 17506

PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTEST
DUNEDIN WINNING CLUB
WELLINGTON, WednesdayA Wellington exhibitor entered the champion photograph in the New Zealand Inter-Club photographic competition held this evening. However, Wellington was beaten by Dunedin for the club championship, by 21 points. Five clubs, each represented by 12 pictures, entered. The club championship resulted: Dunedin, 1046 points; Wellington, 1025; Invercargill, 953; Christchurch, 805; Auckland, 796. The champion picture competition resulted: Mr. C. Boyess (Wellington), 93 points; Miss E.B. Jeans (Dunedin), 91; Mr. E.T. Robson (Wellington), 89.



13th SEPTEMBER 1928
Page 5 - EVENING POST, VOLUME CVI, ISSUE 55

ART OF THE CAMERA
NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB  EXHIBITION
The extraordinary beauty of photographic work well done is shown in the sixty odd exhibits at the New Zealand Inter-Club Exhibition of Pictorial Photography, which is being held in Wellington just now under the auspices of the Wellington Camera Club. Besides the entries from the five clubs, there is also on view a collection of "Photograms of 1923", considered to be the best efforts of the year of the leading workers, and including samples of the work of J.M. Whitehead, James M'Kissack, Leonardo Missonnie, J. Dudley Johnston (president in 1923 of the Royal Photographic Society, whose picture, "Snow Roofs", was so talked of at the time), F.O. Libby, and J.B. Eaton. With this high-class work hung on one side of the room and the Dominion photographers efforts on the other, a big difference in standard might be expected, but in several cases at least the comparison is quite favorable.

Sir John Luke officially opened the exhibition last night in the Wellington Camera Club room at the corner of Wakefield and Tory streets, other speakers being Mr. Malcolm Ross F.R.G.S., president of the club, and Mr. A.S. Mitchell ARPS. Although a Wellington photographer, Mr. Boyer, exhibited the champion picture, "The Look-out", scoring 93 points, the Dunedin Club won the inter-club competition, Wellington being second, Invercargill third, Auckland fourth, and Christchurch fifth.

In individual placings in the Dunedin section, Miss E.B. Jeans was awarded first place with her exhibit, "Where Once the Forest Stood", C.S. Erwin's well named portrait study, "Really", being placed second. Among the Invercargill exhibitors, A.N. Baker ("The Mighty Fallen") and A.M. Macdonald ("Labour") were each given 88 points, and A.N. Baker also secured second place with "Design in Brass". "Golden Gate", a seascape by J.H. Kinnier in the Auckland section, received 78 marks, with Miss Una Garlick's "Tatooed Maori Wahine" second. F.L. Casbolt (Christchurch) shows some delightful bromoils, his "Museum Entrance", a gem, being placed first. Among the Wellington pictures, and next, to Mr. Boyer's champion, the judges, Messrs. A.S. Mitchell and A.H. Eaton, placed "The Weight of Years" (Mr. E.T. Eobson) with 89 points, considering it the best portrait in the collection. "Nature's Stronghold" and "Industry" (Mr. Robson and Mr. Boyer) are third equal with 88 points.

It is six years since a photographic exhibition has been held in Wellington, and there is likely to be another stretch of time before one is again staged here, so that all who are interested in the camera art should see the present exhibition. It will be open between 8pm and 10pm, tonight, and also on Thursday next at the same time.



6th NOVEMBER 1928  Page 6 - EVENING STAR, ISSUE 20016
7th NOVEMBER 1928  Page 7 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 20559

PHOTOGRAPH COMPETITION
DUNEDIN SCORES ITS FIFTH WIN
WELLINGTON PRODUCES CHAMPION PICTURE
The photographs entered in the New Zealand Inter-Club competitions are now on view at the rooms of the Dunedin Photographic Society. This is the tenth annual competition, for which five clubs entered namely, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Invercargill. The championship again comes to the Dunedin Society, making its third successive occasion. The championship has so far not left the South island, Dunedin and Invercargill having held the honor of first place on five occasions each. The photographs were judged in Wellington on September 12. Each club sent in twelve exhibits. The totals are as follow:

CLUB	POINTS
Dunedin Photographic Society	1046
Wellington Camera Club	1025
Invercargill Camera Club	953
Christchurch Photographic Society	805
Auckland Camera Club	796

In the Dunedin collection the best picture, according to the judge’s marks, is Miss E.B. Jeans’s ‘Where Once the Forest Stood', the subject being three old trees with bush in the background. It is given 91 marks. Next in order is T.A. Dawson’s ‘Wide Open Spaces', with 87 points. G.S. Erwin’s ‘Really’ (a portrait) scores 82 points, and J. Treloar’s 'Sunshine' (a figure study) 82 points. Then follow A.V. Bowden and C.A. Weedon 80 points each, T.A. Dawson and Miss R. M’Lean 78 points each, G. Chance 76 points and 72 points, J. Treloar 76 points, and Miss E.B. Jeans 72 points.

The best picture in the whole competition is declared by the judge’s figures to be C. Boyer’s 'The Look Out'. It is a seascape, showing a tug towing a punt on a swelled but subsiding sea and sunset. The judge thus comments on it: “A masterpiece of composition, tone, and quality. Probably the most striking picture in the exhibition. The title might have been improved, the look-out being of minor interest. Altogether a commendable effort”.

Two tie for first honors in the Invercargill collection — A.M. Baker’s ‘The Mighty Fallen' and A.M. M'Donald’s 'Labour', 83 points each.

In the Auckland lot there is a tie between A.E. Gee’s ‘Coast Scene' and J.H. Kinnear’s 'The Golden Gate', 78 points each.

Christchurch’s best is F.L. Casbolt's ‘Museum Entrance' 81 points.

The exhibition will be open till Friday night, each evening, 7pm to 9pm, and on Thursday afternoon, 2.30pm to 4.30pm.



10th JANUARY 1929  Page 11 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXVI, ISSUE 20150

CAMERA STUDIES
COMPETITION BY CLUBS
MANY BEAUTIFUL, PICTURES
YEAR'S BEST PHOTOGRAPH
The perfection of modern methods of photography could scarcely be exemplified more strikingly than in the exhibition of competition prints arranged by the Auckland Camera Club yesterday. Sixty beautiful art photographs submitted by various camera clubs throughout the Dominion for inter-club competition comprised what is probably the finest pictorial collection of New Zealand landscapes ever assembled in one exhibition. Unfortunately, the view was limited to one day.

The best photograph of the year, according to the judges, is a powerful seascape entered by Mr. C. Boyer, of Wellington. It is entitled "The Look Out", and represents a whale chaser being towed through the whaling grounds by a tug, from the crow's nest of which the look-out gazes over leaden wastes of ocean. It is semi-silhouette in outline, and has some marvelously beautiful cloud effects. The judges describe it as "a masterpiece of composition, tone and quality".

Mr. Boyer also exhibits a landscape depicting an early-morning scene in the railway station yards at Dobson, near graymouth. While by no means original in subject its artistry is unquestionable — a superb picture for framing.

The Dunedin Club is placed first by the judges in the inter-club competition. Not only is its display superior to the other collections in uniform excellence, but it betrays welcome signs of originality in an exhibition which is singularly lacking in imaginative quality. Mr. G.S. Irwin's comic portrait of a youth in horn rimmed spectacles, for instance, is a curious study in whimsical expression, and is remarkable for its strength of treatment. Another vigorous picture is Mr. James Treloar's "Sunshine", an action study of two girls changing their attire in a cave by the sea. Mr. George Chance has a picturesque bush scene, featuring a tumbledown wooden shack, but the finest contribution of these Dunedin camera students is the landscape idyll submitted by Miss E.B. Jeans showing a single row of trees prominent against a tastefully lighted background.

Second place is allotted to Wellington, which exhibits several splendid pictures, including those of Mr. Boyer, and Mr. E. Osborne's "Water Baby", a domestic study, which finds admirers principally on account of its subject. Christchurch has a graceful still life, bearing the poetic label, "The Rose is Sweetest Washed with Morning Dew", and an impressive example of night photography, both by Mr. J.H. Head. Invercargill has a fine picture of human interest entitled "Labour", by Mr. A.M. McDonald, a sterling reproduction of light and shade effects by Mr. E. Rillstone, a bizarre, "Design in Brass", and two exquisite pictures by Mr. A.N. Baker, an effective snow scene and a great seascape considered by the judges the finest of its kind in the exhibition.

Auckland cannot be said to shine beside the work of its Southern competitors, but Miss Una Garlick's graphic Maori portraits and a typical seascape of Mr. J.H. Kinnear are outstanding exhibits. Mr. E.C. Lackland displays a photograph entitled "The Old Mill", an etching-like print of a familiar local landmark.



10th JANUARY 1929
Page 6 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LX, ISSUE 8

CAMERA CLUB EXHIBITION
Some very fine photographs were shown yesterday at the Auckland Camera Club rooms, the prints being those entered for the inter-club competition. Dunedin Club took first prize, and Wellington the second. Auckland, unfortunately, has rather dropped back of recent years, which is surprising when one considers the wealth of subjects, the fine light, and the fact that it is the largest town in the Dominion. This year's exhibits from the South are of a very high order of merit, and several of the landscapes and seascapes would grace any exhibition. The judges considered that a seascape by Mr. C. Boyer, of Wellington, was the best picture of the year. It is a picture of a whale-chaser being towed, and the look-out man in the crow's nest is gazing out over a gray expanse of sea. Composition, tone and quality are all excellent.



10th JANUARY 1929
Page 11 - EVENING POST, VOLUME CVII, ISSUE 8
Page 7 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 20612
Page 8 - PRESS, VOLUME LXV, ISSUE 19514

POWERFUL SEASCAPE
PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
AUCKLAND CAMERA CLUB
THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHS
INTERCLUB COMPETITION WON BY DUNEDIN
The best photograph of the year at the Auckland Camera Club exhibition, according to the judges, is a powerful seascape entered by Mr. C. Boyer, of Wellington. It is entitled "The Lookout", and represents a-whale-chaser being towed through the whaling grounds by a tug, with a look-out in the crow's nest. It is a semi-silhouette, and has some beautiful cloud effects. The judges describe it as "a masterpiece of composition, tone, and quality".

The Dunedin Club is placed first by the judges in the inter-club competition. Not only is its display superior to the other collections in uniform excellence, but it betrays welcome signs of originality in an exhibition which is singularly lacking in imaginative quality. Second place is allotted to Wellington, which exhibits several splendid pictures. Auckland cannot be said to shine beside the work of its Southern competitors.



24th August 1929
Page 6 - Southland Times, Issue 20861
3rd SEPTEMBER 1929
Page 11 - PRESS, VOLUME LXV, ISSUE 19714

PHOTOGRAPHY
DOMINION CLUB COMPETITION
The prints submitted by the various clubs in the New Zealand Inter-Club Photographic Competition were on view at the Y.M.C.A. last evening. There was a very fine entry of photographs from clubs all over New Zealand and the exhibition is of the greatest interest to photographers, both amateur and professional. The competition was conducted this year by the Christchurch Photographic Society.

The clubs represented, in their order of merit, are as follows: Dunedin, Wellington, Invercargill, Christchurch, and Auckland. In all there are 60 prints in the exhibition. The judges were Messrs J. Thomson, J.A. Johnstone, and F.A. Shurrock. The champion print is "The Storm Cloud", by Mr. J.W. Jones, of Wellington, whose entry scored 100 per cent, of points. The second best entries were from C.A. Weedon, of Dunedin, and Miss Jeans, also of Dunedin, who each scored 99 per cent, of points. The exhibits will be on view again to-day.



11th SEPTEMBER 1929
Page 18 - EVENING POST, VOLUME CVIII, ISSUE 63

NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB  PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
The annual inter-club photographic competition was held this year at Christchurch the judges being Mr. James A. Johnstone, D.A., Edin.; Mr. Francis A. Sturrock, A.R.C.A., Lond.; (both of Canterbury College School of Art), and Mr. James Thompson, photographer, Christchurch. Sets of twelve pictures were entered by each competing club, with the following result: Dunedin, 1004 points; Wellington, 971; Invercargill, 847; Christchurch, 824; Auckland, 729.

No club exhibit marks were this year awarded by the judges. The champion picture was declared to be that of Mr. J.W. Jones of the Wellington Camera Club, entitled "The Storm Cloud", which secured the maximum of 100 marks. After exhibition at the southern centers, the pictures will be sent to Wellington, and will be for public inspection at the clubroom of the society.



14th SEPTEMBER 1929  Page 15 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 20822

NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB
EXHIBITION of PHOTOGRAPHY

From TUESDAY, 17th, till FRIDAY 20th September.
Afternoons, 2pm till 4pm; Evenings, 7pm till 9pm.

DUNEDIN PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
2 Liverpool street.

Inspection invited.

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:

Dunedin Photographic Society 1004; Wellington Camera Club 971; Invercargill Camera Club 847; Christchurch Photographic Society 824; Auckland Camera Club 729.

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.



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

NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB  PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
The annual exhibition of photographs in connection with the New Zealand Inter-Club competition was continued in the Dunedin Photographic Society rooms, Liverpool street, yesterday. There is a very interesting collection of photographs, not only from local enthusiasts, but also from Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Invercargill. A particularly good photograph is “The Storm Cloud", by Mr. J.W. Jones, Wellington Camera Club, and it has been very dexterously treated. The exhibition will be continued this afternoon.



15th October 1929  Volume 36 Number 10 - Page 503 The Australasian Photographic Review

NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB  PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
At the Annual New Zealand Inter-Club Photographic Competition, held this year in Christchurch, the Wellington Camera Club secured second place, and also the honor of having the Champion Picture, “The Storm Cloud”, by Mr. J.W. Jones, the maximum of 100 marks being awarded.



12th NOVEMBER 1929  Page 7 - EVENING POST, VOLUME CVIII, ISSUE 116

CAMERA ART
INTERCLUB DISPLAY
The photographs comprising the exhibits in the eighth inter-club competition recently held in Christchurch are now on view in the rooms of the Wellington Camera Club in Wakefield street, where the display was formally opened last night by Lady Luke, at a pleasant social evening. Judged in Christchurch, these pictures are being sent round the competing clubs in order that each may see what the others entered.

The total of marks possible was 100, and the points on which merit was judged were selection of subject, composition, technique, and presentation. The marks gained by the competing clubs were: Dunedin 1047, Wellington 971, Christchurch 847, Invercargill 824, and Auckland 729. While Dunedin won the inter-club prize, the champion picture was adjudged to be that of Mr. J.W. Jones, of Wellington, which was awarded the full 100 marks. It is a fine study of a storm cloud working up, the foreground nicely balanced by an apprehensive looking group of sheep and weatherbeaten trees, with lighting which gives the effect of roundness to both.

There was a large attendance of members at the opening, and Mr. A.S. Mitchell F.N.Z.I.A., treated them to a frank criticism of all the pictures, and his comments should prove of value to those members whose composition and treatment require improvement. In the absence of Mr. Malcolm Ross, the club's president, Mr. Mitchell welcomed the members. Invercargill, he said, had held the inter-club championship for a number of years, no doubt as the result of the uniform spirit of enthusiasm and co-operation, which had resulted in a pleasing success in the grouped work, but owing to the loss of several members, its exhibits this year were not so good as usual. Dunedin showed a prevailing tone and character in its collection, which was a most creditable one. The pictures will be open to the public on Wednesday and Thursday evenings.



17th DECEMBER 1929  Page 15 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXVI, ISSUE 20440

PHOTOGRAPHER'S ART
EXHIBITION IN AUCKLAND
CAMERA CLUB COMPETITION
EXCELLENT WORK DISPLAYED
An outstanding exhibition of the photographer's art was opened yesterday afternoon in the Auckland Camera Club's rooms in Security Buildings, and will be available for inspection each evening and on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons during this week. The exhibits, which comprise the work of the most skilled members of five of the leading camera clubs of the Dominion, were prepared for the annual inter-club photographic competition, which this year was held in Christchurch, and organized by that club. The honors in the competition again went to the Dunedin Club, which has been singularly successful in its competitive work. Auckland occupied fifth place. Already the exhibits have been shown in four of the centers which competed; Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill and Wellington, and now they are being finally displayed in Auckland.

Each club entered 12 photographs, only two of which could be the work of one member. So high is the general standard of the work that it can be said without flattery that it was no disgrace for Auckland to occupy fifth position.

The range covered by the exhibits is an interesting feature. Studies of practically every description are included, although there is a preponderance of landscape work, much of which found high favor with the judges.

The masterpiece is a picture entitled "Storm Clouds", from the camera of Mr. J.W. Jones, of Wellington, for which he was awarded the highest possible number of points. The photograph is a rural scene with storm clouds beating up over heavy, country and sheep flocking for shelter in the foreground. The judges commended the print as being a "highly meritorious work, exhibiting the qualities necessary to a work of art".

Another picture highly praised is a study in the Auckland Domain, with the hospital building showing through the trees, by Mr. E.T. Robson, of Wellington. He was awarded 97 points. It is regarded as an unusual rendering, showing the possibilities to be obtained by photographic means.

A woodland scene, in which a most difficult mood of nature is admirably portrayed, earned C.A. Weldon, of Dunedin, 99 points, for "Sunbeams", and a fellow club member, Miss E.B. Jeans, secured a similar award for an excellent picture of the Remarkables. The highest points in the Auckland Club's entry were secured by two pictures taken by the club secretary, Mr. R.S. Lediard.



30th SEPTEMBER 1930
Page 5 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXVII, ISSUE 20682
Page 3 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LXI, ISSUE 231

DOMINION CAMERA CLUBS
ANNUAL COMPETITION
Entries have been received from Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin and Invercargill for the annual competition between camera clubs of the Dominion, which is to be held in Auckland this year under the control of the Auckland Camera Club. Each club has to send a general collection of 12 photographic prints, the work of club members. The exhibits have arrived in Auckland, and will be unpacked on Thursday, when the judging will take place.

After the judging there will be an exhibition of the competition prints in the rooms of Kodak Limited, Queen street. The exhibition will probably open next Monday, and will continue for about a fortnight. It is expected to contain the work of many well-known photographers.



3rd OCTOBER 1930
Page 15 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXVII, ISSUE 20685
Page 6 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LXI, ISSUE 234

DOMINION CAMERA CLUBS
ANNUAL COMPETITION
The judging of the entries in the annual competition between camera clubs in the Dominion, for which each of the affiliated clubs sent 12 selected prints, was concluded last evening. The Dunedin Club secured first place, Wellington second, Christchurch third, and Invercargill and Auckland, equal fourth.

The judges, Mr. Gerald Jones FRPS, and Mr. A.C. Hipwell, of Auckland, said the work as a whole was of a gratifyingly high standard. A very large percentage of the exhibits were landscape studies, but the figure studies, while not very numerous, were of a high quality. The mountings in the case of the winners were good, and this fact had helped to place them on top. The general standard was very even.

An exhibition of the prints will be opened on Monday in Kodak Limited, buildings, in Queen Street, and will probably continue for a fortnight.



4th OCTOBER 1930  Page 12 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXVII, ISSUE 20686

ART PHOTOGRAPHS
CAMERA CLUB'S EXHIBITION
A splendid selection of 60 art photographs will be exhibited in the premises of Kodak Limited, Queen Street, for two weeks, commencing on Monday. The prints are the work of members of five Dominion camera clubs, and were all entries at the inter-club competition held earlier in the week.

The Dunedin Club secured first place, Wellington second, Christchurch third, and Auckland and Invercargill fourth. The judges were Mr. Gerald Jones FRPS, and Mr. A.C. Hipwell, of Auckland.

Almost every class of photograph is represented in the exhibition, and although the majority of the prints are landscapes, there are several figure studies and seascapes of a very high order. A magnificent picture of the, Kawhia Heads the work of Mr. R.S. Lediard, of Auckland, was adjudged the best individual exhibit, 99 points being awarded. Mr. Lediard has obtained a most realistic study, the cloud effects and lighting making the picture a real work of art. The second photograph, a figure study portraying an artist at work, gained 97 points. The photographer is Mr. J. Treloar, of Dunedin.



15th JULY 1931  Page 5 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 21387
Page 2 - EVENING STAR, ISSUE 20845
16th JULY 1931  Page 2 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 21388

EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHS
Towards the end of last year the annual competition between the various photographic societies in the Dominion was held at Auckland, and for the past few months the photographs which were included in the exhibition have been on circuit through the principal towns.

The concluding stages of the circuit were reached when the Dunedin Photographic Society opened its exhibition of the photographs yesterday in its rooms, Liverpool street. Groups representing Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Invercargill societies are shown, with the awards as made at the competition affixed to each work.

In the group competition Dunedin secured first place, Wellington second, Christchurch third, Invercargill fourth, and Auckland fifth. The Dunedin group is particularly strong, and reflects great credit on the members of the society who took part in the competition. One of the most outstanding photographs of the group, and indeed of the whole exhibition, is a study by Mr J. Treloar of Mr A.H. O’Keefe, well known in Dunedin art circles, whilst other local works which are well worthy of mention include a landscape by Mrs Ball, a charming scene entitled “Towards the Mountains”, by Mr T.A. Dawson; “The Day’s Work Done”, by Mr G. Chance; and a most artistic woodland scene, “Misty Morn”, by Mr G.D. Anderson.

The champion work of the exhibition is submitted by Mr R.S. Lediard, of Auckland, this being a view of Kawhia Heads, which is remarkable for its unusual treatment. Another Auckland work worthy of mention is a skilfully produced study of still life by Mr C.C. Roberts. “Autumn Sunshine”, a lovely bush scene, by Mr J.W. Johnson, of Wellington, is perhaps the most outstanding work in the capital city group, whilst two Christchurch photographs, “The Road Through the Hills”, by Mr F.R. Lamb, and “Evening by the Creek”, by Mr G.R. Ramshaw, are excellent examples of artistic reproduction.

“Mending the Sail”, a strong life study by Mr A.N. Baker, and “Sunlit Pines”, by A.J. Campbell, are two of the most pleasing works in the Invercargill group. The exhibition will remain open each evening until Friday.



11th AUGUST 1931
Page 3 - HOROWHENUA CHRONICLE
Page 8 - PRESS, VOLUME LXVII, ISSUE 20312
Page 12 - EVENING POST, VOLUME CXII, ISSUE 36
Page 9 - MANAWATU STANDARD, VOLUME IV, ISSUE 214
Page 11 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 21410
Page 9 - NORTHERN ADVOCATE
Page 7 - EVENING STAR, ISSUE 20868
Page 10 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXVIII, ISSUE 20948
Page 5 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LXII, ISSUE 188
Page 3 - WAIRARAPA DAILY TIMES
14th AUGUST 1931
Page 4 - POVERTY BAY HERALD, VOLUME LV, ISSUE 17546

NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB  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. The marks were: Auckland 996, Invercargill 983, Hamilton 969, Dunedin 954, Wellington 909, Christchurch 749, Palmerston North 677.

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 AUGUST 1931  Page 12 - Southland Times, Issue 21470

CAMERA ART
NEW ZEALAND COMPETITION THE JUDGE’S COMMENTS III

The judge’s notes on the individual pictures in the New Zealand Inter-Club Photographic Competition are concluded as follows:

CHRISTCHURCH
No. 73. "Popular Crescent, Christchurch”, by F. L. Casbolt. Total 58.
A snow scene. While there is every suggestion of coldness, the snow is too dead, and the modeling of the rotunda in the center is weak. The water in the foreground is glassy, and the sky rather too dead. The poplars are very heavy, and the remainder of the picture is not strong enough to balance them. The scene on the right of the print has the impression of houses on a pedestal.

No. 74. “Pasture", by F.L. Casbolt. Total 47.
A landscape which does not carry, largely as a result of poor tone, and the effect of a branch of a tree falling through the center of the scene. The middle of the picture is weak because it lacks distance, and the sky is flat.

No. 75. "Winter Feed", by F.R. Lamb. Total 72.
Carting hay from a stack. The two figures serve to balance the mass of the stack in the right-hand upper corner, and to keep the picture compact. It is unfortunate that the horse’s head appears to be so large, an effect which is accentuated by the shortness of the legs, due to the hay at the base. This picture is well lit, though the shadows on the stack near the top figure do not seem to be quite right. There are some good tones, and except the point beneath the horse, the shadows are transparent.

No. 76. "Meagre Shelter", by H.C. Milne. Total 50.
Sheep under some trees, evidently sheltering from the sun; but owing to the cold tone of the print, and the harshness of the highlights, one might suspect that in places the ground is covered with snow. The tree in the foreground is too sharply etched, and lacks roundness. The background, like the foreground, suggests a winter scene very strongly, but the foliage denies this. This picture is too harsh to carry conviction.

No. 77. “Noeline", by A. Pollock. Total 56.
A child with a woolly dog. The tones are very irregular. The high-lighting has lost the texture of the dress. The modeling of the face is uncertain, particularly on the point of the right cheek. The right arm is too heavy in tone. The pose is rather stiff. The fighting on the hair is very good, and the expression of the face very pleasing, but the picture lacks animation.

No. 78. "A Prelude To Night", by Miss M. Kent. Total 53.
The heavy tones in this picture are overdone. The small portion of the snow-capped heights has been caught effectively, but the cloud below them is rather woolly, and the sky above similarly unreal. It will be noticed that to the right of the center the cloud sits artificially on the hillside. There is a lack of cohesion in this picture, due to the heavy printing.

No. 79. "Midst Desolate Hills", by F.R. Lamb. Total 56.
Two sheep looking over a tussock-covered rise. The fact that these hills are desolate must be taken for granted, since the mist hides them. There is a very bad patchiness on the right-hand side, extending from the base to the top. The picture is weak in interest. Something more positive is necessary to make a study of this kind effective.

No. 80. “By The Lakeside", by H.C. Milne. Total 61.
Here the sweep of the principal lines goes out of the picture, and in again, assisted in this return by the tree on the right, carrying the attention to the lighting in the sky. It seems a pity that the trees in the middle ground are so devoid of interest, and that the suggestion of distance on the right-hand side is lost. One portion of the sky is very pleasing, but the right-hand upper corner is decidedly weak. A brighter tone would have improved this picture, and added to the interest by increasing the effects of the lighting.

No. 81. “Departing Day", by A. McSherry. Total 53.
A seaside scene which does not carry conviction. The line of the foreground leads quite well to the main point of interest, the patch of light and the two figures, but from this point the angle is a bit too sharp. The work on the sky is irregular. The upper portion is patchy, and very poor in tone. The waves are stiff. The balance is quite good, but the proximity in tone of the base and the mount is unfortunate.

No. 82. "The Boat Harbour", by J. Manahan. Total 49.
A water study too heavily printed. The straight lines of the masts are disturbing features, dividing the picture into sections, and the background is too stiff and dead. The shadows are too heavy.

No. 83. “On The Estuary", by J. Manahan. Total 60.
The suggestion of calm in the main part of this picture is not carried out in the sky, and the lighting on the water is not in agreement with that portion of the picture. The boats are well placed, but they lead into a dark mass almost devoid of detail. The water in the foreground is good, but the picture weakens considerably as the eye proceeds. There is an almost positive parallelogram in the foreground.

No. 84. "Colonial Landscape", by C.R. Ramshaw. Total 60.
The main figure in this picture is a tree which looks very much like a bunch of flowers. There is practically no background outside of the sky, and despite some very pleasing tones, the picture lacks carrying power. The foreground is weak. The sky has been toned down and is not pleasing.

MANAWATU
No. 37 “Sandhills” by W.E. Ward. Total 51.
There are always possibilities in sand hills, both for brilliant results and for disaster. It is necessary to secure first a decision as to purpose, whether sheer decoration or some less rigid treatment is to be attempted. For the great part in sand hills decorative effects are achieved through a careful adjustment of lines, and it is noticeable in this picture that nothing of this kind is secured. If decoration is not sought, the texture of the sand must be realistic, and some point of interest secured to hold the attention. Here the texture of the sand is fairly good; but the marram grass is not sufficiently defined. On the left hand side the tone fades away badly, and on the right-hand side the sea is almost lost.

No. 38 "Tree Tops” by W.E. Ward. Total 54.
It is hard to justify this title. The picture is a landscape with a large tree centrally placed, and one has no idea that the artist’s purpose is to lift one to the tops of the trees. Lines lead to the left-hand corner, and the distant trees on the left hand side could serve a good purpose in preserving balance; but this they are not strong enough to do. A sharp angle formed by a piece of scrub in the foreground, and the shadow of the main tree, is a fault; and the distance is not transparent enough to carry the interest. The sky represents a very good attempt to hold the picture down, but in the right-hand side is rather flat. This is quite a nice print, but in the center lacks depth.

No. 39 "The Fairy Pool” by B.J. Bell. Total 37.
No fairies ever came here. The stiffness of this picture is entirely foreign to the idea. The water is too much like tautened strips of chiffon. It does not flow, and there is not even any suggestion of reality in the rocks. Again there is a blank sky. The picture is flat and artistically devoid of interest.

No. 40 "The River” by G. Framgee. Total 43.
There is no suggestion of water here, and the lines made by the trees are confusing, and the foreground is equally so. The whole picture tends too much to the left, and this is accentuated by the form of the base. The sky has no point of interest, and with rather poor tones, the picture is decidedly weak.

No. 41 “Pohangina Valley” by G.B. Flick. Total 57.
Had this picture made better use of the retreating hills to the left of the center, the effect would have been very' much better. The line of the stream leads very well to this point; but there is not sufficient to hold the interest. The tree placed on the left serves to mask a part of this portion of the landscape; but it also shows rather disturbing halation in the upper left hand corner. The geometrical effect of the crossed twigs on the right-hand side is very ugly. The lighting on the hill in the middle right-hand is inadequate. A picture of this type requires a very nice adjustment of tone values, and the retention of interest at its central point. In this respect this print is weak, and the tones are rather muddy.

No. 42 “Enchantment” by B.J. Bell. Total 60.
The statuary is rather overpowering, and, while it could be utilized in such a scene as this, it is too large for a print of this size. There are some very pleasing soft tones in this picture; but the lines in the margin of the lake are very hard. The best part of the picture is on the right-hand side, where the lighting on the tower is quite good. The white urn in front of the building is also disproportionately emphasized. An effective sky, and the water is decidedly good.

No. 43 “The Winding Road” by J.B. Flick. Total 54.
In this little picture the opposing heavy lights on the edges of the print give 3 rather stolid effect; but the winding of the road, though not very positive, is strong enough to hold the interest. It disappears, however, into a flat scene, and the picture does not carry on. The movement from one plane to another is rather sharp. A bad patch in the sky appears on the right, and quite destroys any suggestion of reality there. The best part of this picture is in the lower portion of the right side.

No. 44 “The Gateway” by A.F. Kilner. Total 58.
An architectural picture in which there is a series of repeated arches in different tones, and the lighting of the third arch is quite effective. The pillar to the left is rather too strong, and serves to accentuate the flatness of the main part of the interest. The open gate is a good touch, but the scene beyond is confused and lacking in interest. It seems that in studies of this type, the tendency to go for straight effects robs pictures of character and dramatic interest. The shadows are not sufficiently marked, and with such even balancing, the general effect is of weakness.

No. 45 "The Quadrangle” by A.F. Kilner. Total 57.
How often this type of picture appears, and how rarely it is successful! A study of this kind requires not a cold print with the headlights suggesting weakness, but something warm and full of sunlight, with luminous, transparent shadows and a contrast not too severely weighted on one side or the other. This is one of the great dangers of heavy contrasts, and in all architectural studies the thing to be aimed at is the suggestion of life within. Here the arch is irregular, and when one has looked through it, the building is not sufficiently interesting to hold the attention. The small tree in the center is a handicap; but the worst feature is the flatness of the central part. The sky is dead.

No. 46 “The Sapling” by A.J. Bowden. Total 53.
One advantage this little picture has is that it does not attempt, too much, although even here further concentration would have increased the artistic value. The sky, though by no means convincing, shows an effort to strengthen the composition; but the patch in the center is not placed to secure the best effect. The tree is cut off by the high grass, and the tone of the grass has the effect of leaving the tree detached from the soil. On the left is a small patch of scrub used to secure a triangular scheme of massing; but beyond this the distance moves into a lighter tone detaching it from the rest of the picture.

No. 47 “Flooded Waters” by G. Framgee. Total 50.
A conventional picture, with an effective representation of water. The sky could have been much better, and the water in the background would have yielded much better results if it had been given a little more detail. The tones in the background are thick, and the same remark applies to the trees and the river-bank forming the central part of the picture.

No. 48 “To Pastures New” by Miss T.E. Bell. Total 47.
Sheep supply one of the great problems of photographic art, but they have been handled with artistic results. Not so in this picture, however. Here there is a dispersal of interest, and, for the great part, an absence of design. This picture is devoid of pictorial purpose. It is a snapshot of a flock of sheep, and nothing more. The animals walking out of the picture on the left represent a very serious artistic sin; but when one looks at the blank white sky, and the triangular piece across the upper left, corner, one realizes that this is the work of a neophyte. Technically it is weak, though there are some good tones in the patch of trees on the left, and the texture of the sheep is quite good.



30th SEPTEMBER 1931  Page 3 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LXII, ISSUE 231

ART OF THE CAMERA
AUCKLAND CLUB'S SUCCESS
DOMINION AWARD GAINED
NOTABLE PRINTS
Notable success has been achieved by members of the Auckland Camera Club in the Dominion inter-club competition, which will be opened on the first floor of Messrs. Milne and Choyce's building on Friday afternoon. Out of seven competing clubs, Auckland exhibitors gain the highest marks individually, and the club exhibit takes the lead for the whole of New Zealand with 82 marks out of a possible 100.

The competition has been organized by the Invercargill club, and the judge is Mr. J.J.W. Pollard, art critic and editor of the "Southland Times". With keen competition from Hamilton, Christchurch, Wellington, Palmerston North, Dunedin and Invercargill, the achievement of the Auckland Camera Club is particularly creditable.

To its secretary, Mr. D.F. Lyons, goes the distinction of showing the champion picture, a delightfully artistic representation of a marble statuette, posed against a background of books standing on end. The pure white of the statuette is thrown into bold relief against the brown of the first book, and counterbalance is obtained by the ivory colored binding of the middle book of the five. The added touch of artistry is a fountain pen in an onyx stand in the foreground. Mr. Pollard has awarded 96 points out of a possible 100 for this print, conception gaining the full 20, treatment 42 out of 45, and technique only one short of the maximum.

Other notable prints by members of the Auckland Camera Club are "The Modern Acropolis" (a study of the War Memorial Museum by Miss Una Garlick) and "The Hour Before the Dawn", an impressionistic study of acrobatic dancers by H. Tornquist. There is a wealth of artistic treatment in a study of fishing boats by R.M. Gillingham, the reflections of the sunlight on the water being very happily caught. Mr. Lyons also contributes a clever study of sunlight on the terraces on the Domain gardens.

Among the exhibits by the other clubs mention must be made of a print entitled "Dominance", by Mr. J. Treloar, of Hamilton. This is a study of pines on a hillside, in which the lighting is finely reproduced. To Hamilton goes premier award in portraiture. This is "The Aviatrix" a study of a girl in flying kit, by Mrs. Muller. This picture attracted great interest at the Auckland Winter Exhibition, where it was described by the judge as worthy to take rank with exhibits in international salons.






27th AUGUST 1932  Page 10 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LXIII, ISSUE 203
29th AUGUST 1932  Page 6 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXIX, ISSUE 21273

PHOTOGRAPHIC HONORS
AUCKLAND CLUB'S SUCCESS
COMPETITION IN WELLINGTON
For the second year in succession, the Auckland Camera Club this week gained first place in the New Zealand Inter-Club annual photographic competition. This year the competition was held, in Wellington, six clubs being represented, and each entering twelve pictures. The following is the result: Auckland, 1141 points, 1; Invercargill, 1095 points, 2; Dunedin, 1065 points, 3; Wellington, 1050 points, 4; Christchurch, 985 points, 5; Hamilton, 906 points, 6.

The pictures were pronounced by the judges as being of outstanding merit, and the exhibition is probably the finest collection of New Zealand pictorial photographic work ever assembled. The achievement of the Auckland Camera Club is regarded highly, as in face of exceedingly keen competition, it has again succeeded in placing Auckland foremost in pictorial photographic work.

The honor of exhibiting the champion picture goes to Mr. E.C. Lackland, of Auckland. It is an excellent example of bromoil transfer, entitled "Shortland Street", and it gained 93 marks out of a possible 100. Mr. Lackland has been congratulated by his fellow club members on his success.

The collection of photographs will be on view in Auckland on the premises of Milne and Choyce early in September.



27th August 1932  Page 4 - Southland Times, Issue 21797

PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
The New Zealand annual photographic inter-club competition was held in Wellington this week, six clubs having entered sets of twelve pictures. The judges were Messrs A.H. Eaton and J.M. Ellis, and the following is the result: Auckland, 1141 points, 1; Invercargill, 1095 points, 2; Dunedin, 1065 points, 3; Wellington, 1050 points, 4; Christchurch, 985 points, 5; Hamilton, 906 points, 6.

The marks were awarded on the following basis: Conception 20, composition 25, treatment 25, technique 20. presentation 10; total 100; club exhibit marks, 100. The champion picture was that of E.C. Lackland, a bromoil transfer entitled “Shortland Street”, which gained 98 marks. The pictures were pronounced by the judges as being of outstanding merit, the exhibition being probably the finest collection of New Zealand pictorial photographic work ever assembled. It is interesting to note that since the inauguration of this competition the Invercargill Camera Club has been placed first on five occasions and second on two occasions. Otago has won five times, while this year’s competition gives Auckland its second win. The competition is judged in a different center each year.



14th SEPTEMBER 1932  Page 7 - Southland Times, Issue 21811

PHOTOGRAPHY
NEW ZEALAND COMPETITION
SOUTHLANDERS SUCCESS
In the annual New Zealand Inter-club photography competition and exhibition recently organized and judged in Wellington, the Invercargill Camera Club again secured a prominent position in the awards. During the 12 years life of this exhibition, Invercargill has secured first place on five occasions and second on two occasions and has now the best record of any competing society or club. This year’s judging was as under (12 photographs being allowed from each society competing):

Auckland Camera Club 1
Invercargill Camera Club 2
Dunedin Photographic Society 3
Wellington Camera Club 4
Christchurch Photographic Society 5
Hamilton Camera Club 6

The champion individual pictures were as follows:
E.C. Lackland (Auckland), 98 points 1
F.R.S. Petrie (Invercargill), 95 points 2
N. Porter (Auckland), 94 points 3 equal
G. Chance (Dunedin), 94 points 3 equal
H.W. Smith (Invercargill), 93 points 4

The 72 pictures entered will be on exhibition at the different centers during the next two months and should reach Invercargill some time in November.



17th SEPTEMBER 1932  Page 14 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXIX, ISSUE 21290

PHOTOGRAPHIC ART
INTERCLUB CONTEST
PRINTS SHOWN IN CITY
The Auckland Camera Club was congratulated by the Mayor, Mr. G.W. Hutchison, upon winning the annual Dominion inter-club photographic competition for 1932, at the opening yesterday of an exhibition comprising all the prints entered for the contest. The exhibition is being held on the premises of Milne and Choyce, Limited.

A silver challenge cup was recently presented by the Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe, as a trophy for the competition. Each of the seven clubs competing this year was required to submit 12 prints. The judges, Messrs. A.H. Eaton and J.M. Ellis, of Wellington, awarded Auckland 1141 points, Invercargill 1095, Dunedin 1066, Wellington 1050, and Hamilton 906. "Shortland Street", by E.C. Lackland, of Auckland, was adjudged the best print in the competition.

Mr. Hutchison, who is patron of the Auckland Camera Club, said he was glad that its name would be the first engraved on the base of the Governor-General's cup. By its twofold success this year the club had upheld the reputation of Auckland, which was the home of at least two photographers who had won distinction oversea. Mr. Gerald Jones had been an exhibitor in older countries for many years and lately had won an award in an international competition. Mr. Herman Schmidt had had his work accepted five times for exhibitions open to the whole world. The Mayor also congratulated Mr. Lackland on his success.

The president of the club, Mr. Nello Porter, thanked Mr. Hutchison for the interest he had shown in its work.

The Auckland entries include a larger variety of subjects than those of the other clubs, and landscape has a less prominent place among them. The champion print, a bromoil, is an afternoon view of Shortland Street from some distance up Swanson Street. The scene is framed by tall buildings and parked motor-cars emphasize the curve of the street winding up the opposite hill. In the foreground pedestrians are silhouetted. This print was awarded 98 marks out of a possible 100. The entry includes a fine study of the nude by Nello Porter, two contrasting portraits by H. Tornquist, three examples of table-top photography, a clever arrangement of modernistic china plates, and a beautiful study of the doorway of the Good Shepherd Mission House, with tree shadows on the wall, by R.M. Gillingham.

The Invercargill entry contains some splendid work, notably a study of a fisherman at work on a net, by F.R.S. Petrie, and as a whole will please many people no less than the Auckland collection. This and the other southern entries are notable for landscape subjects. The exhibition will be open to the public daily.

GEORGE WILLIAM HUTCHISON

Born 3rd April 1882 - Mangonui
Died 14 February 1947 - Auckland

MAYOR OF AUCKLAND CITY
In Office 1931 - 1935

8th NOVEMBER 1932  Page 4 - Southland Times, Issue 21858

CAMERA ART
INTER-CLUB PICTURES
DOMINION COMPETITION
REVIEW OF EXHIBITION
The Dunedin Camera Club exhibit this year in the New Zealand Inter-Club Competition, while it shows, as usual a high standard of bright prints, is marked by a tendency to rather strident effects, with a consequent loss of atmosphere. Important figures in the prints are too sharply defined and, therefore, appear detached or far too prominent. This is shown in the work of such a fine technician as George W. Chance. In “The Sentinel of the Lake”, the cabbage trees are too keenly limned and there is not enough carry to the distance. The print is vigorous, but rather, too, emphatic. “The Storm” is a picture with plenty of action. The trees carry the effect of wind with unmistakable effect, and there are some fine tones, but, though not so marked as in the first picture, the definition of one plane from another produces a result which is deficient in atmosphere. In “At Low Time” by T.A. Dawson there is a good arrangement of line and mass, but lack of contrast militates against full effect. The large tree in “Morning—Eglington Valley” by T.A. Dawson, is rather too bulky, but the lighting of the distant hills is very good. “The Sun Hat” by C. Weedon would have been a much better study if a hole in the brim had let a beam of light through to break up and lessen the effect of the shadow. It would also have increased the interest of the lighting on the face, vastly enhancing the portrait. “Evening Light” by C. Weedon lacks interest. The landscape needs more subject matter. In “Cut of the Shadows” by R. Throp there are some good tones, but the picture does not carry, and the arrangement of the sheep detracts from the general effect. “On the Banks of Lake Hawea” by G.C. Riley is a fine vigorous print with good distance, and fine freedom, but it is rather postcardy in general effect. “From the Hilltop” by P. Beck is a good landscape in which the spacing of the trees is extremely effective. The tones are very good. “Sweet Sixteen” by P. Beck is a straight portrait, which would have been far more effective if the exhibitor had been more enterprising in his lighting. “Consultation” by Miss E.B. Jenns is a table-top group nicely arranged, with good unity of interest. The background is handled skilfully. “Winter Morning” shows an excellent arrangement of line and mass, but the tones are a bit hard and stiff for complete satisfaction.

CHRISTCHURCH
“The Rugged Coast” by A. Pollock, the general effect is one of overweight. The tones of the rocks are too heavy, and the sky is too ponderous. There is movement in the sea and it has been well treated. “Christ’s College” by F. R. Lamb is in two planes. The distant buildings are well lit, and they are satisfactorily arranged, but the ornamental gateway in the foreground is too heavy in tone. “Concentration” by F.R. Casbolt shows a little boy playing with a toy. The pose is natural, and effective, but the shadows on the limbs are not good, and the line in the background is unsatisfactory, while the face of the child is not sufficiently defined. “Towards the Heads” by F.R. Casbolt is a dignified study, marked by good composition, but the water is not real and there is insufficient sense of distance. Flaws in the balance of tones in this picture, as well as the tendency of the tree to fall over the figure, spoil the effect of “Old Age” by V.S. Whiteside. “On a Sheep Station” by G.A. Fraser could be vastly improved by a drastic trimming to remove the foreground and concentrate the interest in the distant valley, which is marked by beauty in grouping and lighting. “Tussocks” by G.A. Fraser is a Bromoil, but the picture lacks interest, and conviction. “The Gloaming” by H.C. Milne lacks interest and definition. There is not enough suggestion of distance and the general effect is one of flatness. “Shades of Evening” by H.C. Milne is muddy in tone and there is not enough definition. Even if the details were less vague, however, it is doubtful if such a subject could give good results. “Dunes—North Beach” by A.W. Beale shows good texture in the sand, but pictorially the subject is weak. “A Relic of the Coaching Days” has divided interest, and the effort to define the objects has been too heavy. The tree on the left has no link with the ground, while the tips of the posts are too emphatic. “Under the Trees” by H. Martenelli lacks depth, and the planes do not associate well enough. The tones are too hard.

WELLINGTON
“Portrait Study” by J. W. Johnson, repays careful attention. Here is a fine subject, but the effective distance of the picture is so short that the interest is cramped. If the beholder steps back the lighting on the face is so marked that it detaches itself from the over-dark tones on the rest of it. “A Roller” by C.P.S. Boyer is cramped and stilted. The undulating effect in the beach has a disturbing effect. There is no suggestion of sweep in this picture and the tones are not satisfactory. “Winter Evening” by F.B. Dawson is poor in tone and almost wholly devoid of interest. “Water Lilies” by J.W. Johnson is another pool study, this time in an effective tone, but the water would have been quickened if it had bubbles. The arrangement of the overlapping leaves is excellent. “The Bush Track” by Miss H. Johnson, is too contrasty for such a study, and the eye is not carried deep enough. The general effect is superficial. “Cloisonne Ware” by J.F. Salmon is a fine print, and the tones are very fine. The background and bare merge and the two objects are sitting on nothing. Good contrast in tones are displayed, but the arrangement does not make for unity. “Nancy" by C.H. McGill, despite the faulty arrangement of the left arm, shows an interesting figure, brightly treated, the elimination of the patch of light at the waist behind the arm would be an advantage. The background is too prominent, and is detached from the figure. “The Ploughman”, by R.J. Searle lacks definition in places, and does not carry to the distance. “Autumn Sunlight” by C.P.S. Boyer is an architectural study. The pillars are unsatisfactory and the effect is rather top heavy. “Three of a Kind” by Miss D. Tinney, is a good dog study, which would have been much better if the third head had been advanced a little more to disclose the eye of the dog. The modeling is good, and the tones excellent. “Evening Glory” by I.L. Powell possesses an effective sky, but the high lights in the lower part of the picture are too emphatic and disturbing. The tone of the mass on the left is rather too heavy. “Sunbeams”, by J. Chapman-Taylor, rays streaming through trees, is overbalanced by the heavy contrast in tones. This picture does not give an impression of authenticity.

HAMILTON
“Winter” by J. Treloar, a snow scene, is too harsh. The lines lead well, but the tree near the center is rather too bulky. This exhibitor did much better in “All on a Summer’s Day” in which the small figures, increasing the effect of the trees, lead to a highly decorative effect. The foreground is deficient, and the emphatic shadow an obtrusion, but the foreground, in any case, rises vertically like a wall. “The Glory of the Heavens” by D.L. Wenham, a cloud study is weak. Mr Wenham’s study “The Pines” suffers through being too heavy and emphatic in tone. In “The Doctor Ordered Port” by M.N. Keenan we have a touch of humor. The young man is pouring wine from a champagne bottle and using a champagne glass, though the wine is too dark to be convincing as champagne. The double shadow on the background is weakening, and some of the high lights on details could be toned down with advantage. “Landscape” by F. Louden has good points about it, but the foreground is too uninteresting. “Towards the Goal” by F. Louden is a fine active picture which, with a few changes, should have scored well. The judges complained of a diversity of interest, but it seems that the interest is unified and leads to the focal point of the player with good effect. If the foremost figure were a little bolder, and the players in the rear a little less prominent this would have been a high-scoring subject. The tone of the print is not wholly satisfactory and the ground seems not level enough for polo. This picture would repay more treatment. “Entrance to the Garden” by Mr James has some good tones, and the lighting on the steps is good, but it does not carry, and the general effect is flat. “Homeward” by F. Pye is not well arranged, and the most prominent figure appears to have posed. “The Fringe of the River” by Mr James has too much in it. The trees are tangled and though the print is vigorous the effect is one of confusion. “Figurehead Design” by H.E. Gaze is a fine print. It would have been more effective if the picture had been limited to the head as a medallion. Here the profile is beautiful and the modeling excellent, but the part of the body which intrudes does nothing more than give a suggestion of strain to the pose. In “The Aftermath” by H.E. Gaze, a seascape, there is a fine sweep of line. The sea is hardly convincing, and the lines, especially the one highest in tone, are too severe to gain the proper effect. One would suggest another attempt at this subject which should produce a very decorative picture. There is a disturbing effect in the clouds, especially just right of the center. Taken generally the Hamilton exhibit shows an advance on the previous years working and this club is steadily advancing.


OFFICIAL OPENING
KEEN INTEREST IN EXHIBITION
NEED FOR ART GALLERY STRESSED
During the hours the exhibition was open yesterday quite a large number of people visited the Federal and evinced a keen interest in the works of the various clubs. Shortly after 3pm the official opening ceremony was performed by his Worship the Mayor (Mr John Miller) who was called upon to address the gathering by Mr A.N. Baker, President of the Invercargill Camera Club. After voicing his pleasure at being present the Mayor went on to express regret that there was no art gallery in Invercargill to display such pictures as were on view that day. It was necessary that they be exhibited to the best advantage and Messrs Millars Ltd., had kindly lent their premises for that purpose. It was to be hoped that some day an art gallery would be obtained. His Worship drew attention to the fact that amateur photographic exhibitions had been held annually for 12 years past, each club taking part being allowed 12 pictures each with not more than two from each individual member. Invercargill had already secured five first placings and twice had been second, Dunedin had won five times and now Auckland had gained its second win. A good deal of knowledge was to be derived from the judge’s remarks attached to the pictures. In officially declaring it open the Mayor said he felt sure that such an educative exhibition would be visited by a large number of people. The gathering was also addressed by Mr J.J.W. Pollard, who was judge of last year’s exhibition. He said he agreed with the Mayor that it was unfortunate that Invercargill did not possess an art gallery. By supporting such exhibitions the amateur photographers were performing a valuable service in that they were keeping pictorial art alive in this part of the world. At one time it was said it was impossible for the camera to lie and for it to be a medium of art. Fortunately, means had been discovered of making the camera lie (for all art was a lie, he said) and as an instrument of development of distinctive art the camera had been accepted all over the world. As a result of inter-club competitions it was possible for people down here to develop their own appreciation of the artistic in the pictorial line. Mr Pollard made appreciative reference to the interest taken by his Excellency the Governor-General (Lord Bledisloe) whose cup presented for the best club exhibit in the annual amateur photographic competition had this year been won by Auckland. The action of his Excellency, he said, should do a great deal to stimulate further interest in pictorial art which, with a few fluctuations, had been steadily mounting throughout the years. After commenting on some of the more outstanding exhibits, Mr Pollard described the whole display as most promising and said that generally the standard was as high as any in the past. It was very gratifying to see Invercargill so well placed. Its record was even better than the Mayor had quoted because, before the Invercargill Club had been formed, some of its members, had combined with Dunedin in the annual competitions. With the withdrawal of their support when the local club was formed, the standard of photographic art had waned in Dunedin. It could be fairly claimed that Invercargill had done particularly well and was likely to continue to do so. The speaker concluded by expressing the hope that Invercargill would some day acquire an art gallery because the cultivation of things beautiful was as necessary to the welfare of the people as that of things of value in a material sense.



16th NOVEMBER 1932  Page 11 - EVENING STAR, ISSUE 21261

EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHS
INTERCLUB COMPETITION
The placing in the New Zealand Inter-Clubs photographic competition this year is: Auckland 1, Invercargill 2, Dunedin 3, Wellington 4, Christchurch 5, Hamilton 6. The collection was judged in Auckland by Messrs A.H. Eaton and J.M. Ellis; then shown at Hamilton, Wellington, and Invercargill in that order; and it is now in Dunedin, on view at the Dunedin Photographic Society rooms, in Liverpool street, open in the afternoons and evenings until Saturday evening of this week. Then the collection will be exhibited in Christchurch.

The plan of attaching the judges remarks to each of the seventy-four pictures, with a table showing the points of merit, is a great help to novices and non-experts.

The general opinion so far as can be gathered is that the standard of work this year is higher than usual.

The Auckland Camera Club has not only the honor of winning the Governor-General’s silver cup for the best collection, but also carries off the individual championship, this being awarded to E.C. Lackland for his photograph of Shortland street, Auckland, concerning which the judges remarks are: “This work reaches a very high level. It is safe to say it is one of the gems of the exhibition. It has many fine qualities and carries a very great deal of interest, especially in the matter of treatment. The composition is good and the values well-nigh perfect. This print is achieved by the bromide transfer process, and displays a sound knowledge of the medium".

The greatest number of points awarded in the Invercargill lot is 95, that being the total gained by R.S. Petrie for "The Fisherman". The judges report runs thus; “It is very obvious that this is the work of an expert. Both the arrangement and the lighting are excellent. Technically one of the best prints in the exhibition, the background and secondary features being well controlled".

George Chance gained 94 points, the greatest total in the Dunedin collection, with "The Storm". The judges report thus: “A noteworthy picture in which the atmospheric effect of the wind in the trees is most striking. The composition is first rate, and the tone values are very satisfactory. It is an accomplished work".



5th AUGUST 1933  Page 11 - PRESS, VOLUME LXIX, ISSUE 20926
7th AUGUST 1933  Page 7 - Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 834

NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB  PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
The New Zealand Inter-Club exhibition of photographs, an annual event, in which the leading camera clubs of the Dominion participate, will open at Hay's, Ltd.'s, store on Monday, August 7th. The salon comprises a total of 72 prints, contributed by groups of workers in Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, Invercargill, and Christchurch. A cup for competition among the various clubs was presented last year by his Excellency Lord Bledisloe, himself a keen photographer.

The judges, Messrs J. Thomson, J. A. Johnstone, and F.A. Shurrock, in summing up on the standard of work, said that, during the last four years there had been an advance in the general quality, and there was now a large percentage of first-class work.

Thanks to the courtesy of the manager, Mr. J.L. Hay, very satisfactory arrangements for showing the prints have been made in the gallery of his store. The exhibition, which will be free, and open to the public during shopping hours, from Monday 7th to Saturday 19th, is under the auspices of the Christchurch Photographic Society.



8th AUGUST 1933
Page 8 - EVENING POST, VOLUME CXVI, ISSUE 33
Page 9 - POVERTY BAY HERALD, VOLUME LX, ISSUE 18161
Page 6 - EVENING STAR, ISSUE 21484
Page 8 - Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 835
9th AUGUST 1933
Page 8 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXX, ISSUE 21565
Page 2 - NORTHERN ADVOCATE
Page 6 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 22027
Page 11 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LXIV, ISSUE 186
Page 7 - Feilding Star, Volume 10, Issue 4092
Page 4 - Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI
Page 4 - Wairarapa Daily Times
Page 4 - Waikato Times, Volume 114, Issue 19019
Page 4 - Wairarapa Age
Page 4 - Southland Times, Issue 22089
Page 3 - Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 269
10th AUGUST 1933
Page 6 - Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 187

NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB
PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTEST
AUCKLAND SUCCESS
BLEDISLOE CUP WON
By one point the Camera Pictorialists Club, Auckland (1095 points) won the Bledisloe Cup from the Auckland Camera Club (1094) in the annual inter-club photographic exhibition which was conducted here.

The Invercargill Camera Club (1016) was third. Other results were as follows: Dunedin Photographic Society, 924; Wellington Camera Club, 883; Christchurch Photographic Society, 872.

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.



8th AUGUST 1933  Page 16 - PRESS, VOLUME LXIX, ISSUE 20928

AN EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHS
WORK OF DOMINION SOCIETIES
The work submitted in the annual New Zealand Inter-Club exhibition of photographs, held this year under the auspices of the Christchurch Photographic Society, is at present on view at Messrs Hay's, Ltd. Six clubs the Camera Pictorialists Club, Auckland, the Auckland Camera Club, the Invercargill Camera Club, the Dunedin Photographic Society, the Wellington Camera Club, and the Christchurch Photographic Society, competed, and their group exhibits were placed by the judges in that order. Each club submitted 12 photographs.

The prints submitted are competing for the Blesdisloe Cup, awarded by the Governor-General. This year it has been won by the Camera Pictorialists Club, Auckland, with the Auckland Camera Club second by only a small margin of points. Four prints, two from each of these clubs, were so good that the judges were unable to decide among them in choosing the best in the exhibition.

The judges remarked that there had been a great improvement since they last acted as judges five years ago. Some of the prints were so good that they did not see how they could be improved.

In the Camera Pictorialists Club, Auckland group, "Pioneers and Plutocrats", by E.C. Lackland, showing old houses against a bright background of newer business structures, and "Decoration", by R.M. Gillingham, were judged the best scoring 100 per cent, and being commended as excellent. Similar honors were gained for the Auckland Camera Club by a portrait "Jan Kukelik", by H. Tornquist, and "Ngauruhoe", by P.T. Herbert.

In the other groups outstanding prints were: Invercargill, "Where Goes the Wind", by H.W. Smith (99 points); Dunedin, "The Madonna in Black", by Miss E.P. Cameron (99 points); Wellington, "Water Lilies", by R.G. Tearle (99 points); Canterbury, "The End of the Season", by A.W. Beals (92 points).



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 Liverpool 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:

Camera Pictorialists Club, Auckland 1,095; Auckland Camera Club 1,094; Invercargill Camera Club 1,016; Dunedin Photographic Society 924; Wellington Camera Club 883; Christchurch Photographic Society 872.

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.



31st AUGUST 1933  Page 13 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 22046

PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S CUP
The annual exhibition of photographs of clubs throughout New Zealand is now being held in the Dunedin Photographic Society Rooms in Liverpool street. The opening exhibition of the six competing clubs was held in Christchurch early this month, when the judges — Mr. James Thomson (photographer), Mr. James A. Johnstone, D.A. Edin. (Canterbury College School of Art), and Mr. Francis A. Shurrock, A.R.C.A., London (Canterbury College School of Art) made the following awards:

PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP	RANK	MARKS
Camera Pictorialists, Auckland	First	1095
Auckland Camera Club	Second	1094
Invercargill Camera Club	Third	1016
Dunedin Photographic Society	Fourth	924
Wellington Camera Club	Fifth	883
Christchurch Photographic Society	Sixth	872

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

Two of the photographs in the list submitted by the Camera Pictorialists, Auckland have been awarded the maximum of 100 points. These are “Pioneers and Plutocrats”, by E.C. Lackland, and “Decoration”, by R.M. Gillingham. 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, these being not only full of interest but also of meaning. In “Decoration” the work was considered to be a good example of insignificant material so utilized as to produce a work of perfection.

Two pictures in the Auckland Camera Club exhibit also gain 100 per cent, of points. These are “Ngauruhoe”, by W.J. Thompson, and “The Ball Frock”, by H. Tornquist.

The highest individual award in the Invercargill exhibit was 96 points to “Where Goes the Wind?” by A.W. Smith, a fine outdoor study.

The following photographs are shown in the Dunedin section: “The Wash”, by Miss R. Robinson — an excellent study of a ship at sea, 90 points; “Joe”, by R. Throp, 62 points; “In Evening Light”, by W.E. Johnson, 49 points; “Maple”, by W.E. Johnson, 48 points; “Nor-Wester”, by J.G. Johnston, 61 points; “Cheltenham Gold", by J.G. Johnston, 52 points; “Chequers”, by Dr Tizard, 57 points; “The White Boat”, by George Chance FRPS, 89 points; “The Road to the Sea”, by George Chance, 82 points; “The Madonna in Black”, by Mrs E.P. Cameron, 99 points; “Mending the Nets”, by Miss L.V. Bagley, 88 points; and “The Road Menders”, by Miss E.B. Jeans, 82 points.

Of Mrs Cameron’s photograph the judges say: “The only blemish is the dark cream center tint of the mount, which should have been gray of the same tone”. But for this fault Mrs Cameron would have been awarded 100 points.

V.S. Whiteside secures the highest number of points in the Christchurch section with “In Port”, 94 points.

The exhibition has many interesting studies. There is a wide variety of subjects, and lovers of the photographic art are given plenty of opportunity for comparison. The judges comments are attached to the bottom of each picture, and the idea in their minds when making their decisions is thus easily discovered. These comments and the decisions reached no doubt form a basis for argument.

The judges note reads as follows: “The judges found that they had to distinguish arbitrarily between what they considered to be casual selection, and searched for and carefully considered selection, both in regard to subject matter and choice of viewpoint, even mood entering into their decisions. It is not to be thought that, the judges consider their decisions to be in any way final, but they have done what they believed to be right from the evidence before them”. The exhibition will be continued till Saturday night.



12th September 1933  Page 9 - Southland Times, Issue 22118

SEVENTY-TWO ENTRIES IN THE DOMINION INTER-CLUB COMPETITION FOR LORD BLEDISLOE’S CUP.

Magnificent Display of


Pictorial Art

by Leading Amateur Photographers in the Dominion.

EXHIBITION TO BE OPENED BY HIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR, JOHN MILLER, ESQ.

Tuesday 12th September, at 2.30pm.

TAKE THE LIFT TO THE SECOND FLOOR!

Do not fail to inspect this truly magnificent display which is now open and concludes on Saturday.

The prize-winners this year were as follows: Auckland Camera Pictorialists, 1st; Auckland Camera Club, 2nd; Invercargill Camera Club, 3rd.

THE WINNING ENTRIES ARE ON DISPLAY

In our Tearooms Lounge all the Week.

WE ARE PRIVILEGED TO FEATURE THIS DISPLAY FOR ONE WEEK ONLY



13th September 1933  Page 8 and 9 - Southland Times, Issue 22119

CAMERA ART
ANNUAL DISPLAY
THE OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY
SOME FINE PICTURES
A small but interested attendance of people was present in Messrs H. & J. Smith’s tea rooms yesterday afternoon when the exhibition of pictorial photographs from clubs throughout New Zealand which competed for the Bledisloe Cup at Christchurch recently was opened by his Worship the Mayor (Mr John Miller). The display of photographs was a striking one and it is anticipated that the exhibition will be favored with excellent public support before it is concluded at noon on Saturday. Mr F.H. Freddy, president of the Invercargill Camera Club, introduced the Mayor and in doing so mentioned that each club entered 12 photographs in the competition. After judging was completed the photographs were sent round for exhibition purposes. He said it was desired to thank Mr J. W. Smith for the use of the fine room allotted them and for his generosity and assistance.

His Worship said he would like to state that the competition had been in existence for 14 years, and during that time the Invercargill Club had always taken a very good place, coming first on six occasions and taking a prominent place on other occasions. This year it had been placed third. The Bledisloe Cup had been won by Auckland. They were keen photographers in Auckland, but he doubted if they were any keener than the Invercargill photographers. The Invercargill Club was working under difficulties and was anxious to have a room and studio, where it could demonstrate its work to the public and to the younger members. The club was deserving of help and he trusted that people would go and see the pictures.

DESIRABILITY OF ROOMS
Mr J.J.W. Pollard said he wished to endorse the Mayor’s remarks regarding the desirability of the Invercargill Club having rooms. Lack of rooms had been and would be a handicap to the club — not only to the present members, but to the work of recruiting new members. He certainly hoped the public would come along to the exhibition and remember to put something in the box. The Mayor had said the Invercargill Club’s record was creditable and it certainly was. In the early days of Dunedin’s success that club had been helped by Invercargill. That the exhibition served a good purpose was proved by a comparison of last year’s exhibition and the present one. This year there were fewer striking pictures, but there was more evidence of photographers going for a theme.

Mr Pollard went on to say he had noticed that several pictures were marked 100 per cent. He was bound to say that if he saw anything marked 100 per cent, he became sceptical. Nothing was perfect. By the 100 per cent, marking it was possible to obtain the idea through which the judges worked. They seemed particularly attracted by ideas. A good, straight, sound print always appealed. In a picture a good, sound, straight print must be regarded as a beginning. More must be looked for. Judges who revealed their reasons for marking took great risks. Looking at pictures it was necessary to search for consistency and for atmosphere, to look for what had been aimed at and achieved and to see there was not overemphasis in certain directions. The club was vigorous and when its members saw the work of their rivals they would see a greater daring and more branching-out into new ideas. The Japanese had influenced pictorial activity in the last four or five years and it was for the good, as long as the Japanese were not merely copied. They went for simplicity. Speaking as one who had judged, he said that if he could not find a fault in a picture he would think something was wrong with himself. A judge who gave several markings of 100 per cent, put himself in the position of judging between two perfect pictures. There were no degrees of perfection.

AN EXCELLENT DISPLAY
Mr Pollard concluded by saying he joined in congratulating the club on the excellence of the display, and he joined with the Mayor in hoping the public would patronize the display. If people only developed a love of things beautiful they would develop that which would last longer than anything. If anyone had an artistic sense and art to feed it on they could never be unhappy or lonely in this world. The judges at the exhibition in Christchurch were Mr James Thomson, a photographer, Mr James A. Johnstone D.A., Canterbury College School of Art, and Mr Francis Shurrock A.R.C.R., Canterbury College School of Art.

The awards were as follows:
Camera Pictorialists, Auckland 1095
Auckland Camera Club 1094
Invercargill Camera Club 1016
Dunedin Photographic Society 924
Wellington Camera Club 883
Christchurch Photographic Society 872

It was mentioned yesterday that in the leading club’s exhibit two photographs were awarded 100 per cent., these being “Pioneers and Plutocrats” and “Decoration”. Two of the Auckland Camera Club’s pictures “Ngaurahoe” and “The Ball Frock”, had also gained 100 per cent. The highest award gained by an Invercargill competitor went to Mr H.W. Smith, who gained 96 points with his picture “Where Goes The Wind?”

SURVEY OF THE PICTURES
THE CHANCES OF PERFECTION
Part 1 - (By J.J.W.P.)
When perfection is obtained there can be no room for criticism, and certainly no room for differential placing; but in granting the possible number of marks to several pictures in the New Zealand Inter-club Competition this year, the judges have challenged the impossible and shown that they consider perfection need not be flawless and that there can be degrees of perfection. It is true that an effort has been made to discriminate by giving four exhibits an “excellent” in addition to the one hundred per cent, of marks, while leaving the others with the plain century. An observer will notice also that improvements have been proposed in some pictures which the judges, by the marks, have declared to be without flaw. Half a dozen perfect pictures in seventy-two is a high average, too high in fact, and it is to be hoped that exhibitors are able to appraise properly the judicial valuations. There are other pictures in this class, because two that have been awarded ninety-nine suffered the loss of a mark through errors in mounting.

A survey of the exhibition will lead to the conclusion that there has been a bolder reaching out for ideas, a more definite treatment of themes, than in previous years and that the competitors are appreciating the value of simplicity and elimination to secure their effects. A tendency to duplicate values in technical qualities is suggested by the marking, leading to some inconsistencies in the awards, which should be guarded against in a competition in which pictorial merits are to be emphasized. The judges seem to have been attracted a great deal by the more ambitious processes, the high markings leading to the suspicion that valuation under other headings has been unduly influenced. Technically the exhibition is of a high standard, and the general average of the competition seems to be higher than it was last year, though there are not so many striking pictures. Portraiture and figure studies are more strongly represented this year, and there are two nude subjects, though both are unfortunate. An important development in modern photography is the employment of new angles of vision, but the New Zealand amateurs have not moved very far along this way. Doubtless there will be a more positive exploitation of this in the next competition.

AUCKLAND PICTORIALISTS
Originality is always to be welcomed, and so the high marks obtained by “Decoration” by R.M. Gillingham (100, excellent), in the winning club’s exhibit is easy to understand. This is a good example of the effective use of insignificant details, and the use of lines at right angles — a dangerous expedient — has been nicely adjusted. “Pioneers and Plutocrats” by E.C. Lackland (100, excellent), is well balanced, and it shows some pleasing tonal effects, though the dark shadows should have been more penetrable. In “Grace and Poise” by H.J. Schmidt (100) the composition is assisted by the background, but the elevated picture does not satisfy one’s conception of grace, and the modeling of the male figure, the upraised arm and the right leg especially, is faulty. These obvious blemishes seem to have escaped the judges. “Secrets” by Guy D. Kelsey (94) has been severely treated in comparison, though the shadows under the chickens feet give the impression that they are not firmly placed on the ground, making the stance artificial. The subject is excellent, a touch of humor which is always attractive. “Nude” by Douglas F. Lyons (88) on the other hand has been generously marked. Here the posing is too obvious, and the unattractive lines have been accentuated by the undue contrast in tones. The shadows are flat, with the result that the modeling is bad. Mr Lyons also missed in “Storm Centre” (66), the subject being insufficiently developed in a print that has few technical merits. “Neo-Greek” by Guy D. Kelsey, is one of the few architectural studies in the competition. The tones are good, but the general effect is one of coldness without austerity, of abundance rather than simplicity, and the dominance of the centrally placed column is too marked. In “The White Launch” by R.M. Gillingham (60) there are some pleasing tones, but the beam is too emphatic and the water too oily in appearance — a fault difficult to avoid in wharf subjects. “The Old Waterwheel”, by Gerald E. Jones (94), though well composed, is lacking in interest, chiefly because it gives no hint of a third dimension. In “Shadows of the Past”, by Gerald F. Jones (87), there is an excellent idea, but the human figure is placed so as to encourage, rather than to arrest the tendency to move to the right. The confusion of lines and shadows militates against the general effect.

AUCKLAND CAMERA CLUB
The Auckland Camera Club, which ran second to the newer club in Auckland, was also credited with three pictures which scored 100 marks. The portrait “Jan Kubelik”, by H. Tournquist (100 excellent) is a strong study in heavy tones. The general effect is excellent, but the single high light on the cheek should have had a companion, and the modeling at the throat is hardly satisfactory. Some of the heavy shadows, too, are too black. The background in this picture is effectively arranged. “Ngauruhoe”, by P.S. Herbert (100, excellent) is of fine quality in the middle section, but the cloud arrangement to the left of the mountain is too suggestive of a repetition and the base is heavy. The mountain is the dominant figure, but the picture’s principal quality is the excellence of its print, especially in the middle. H. Tournquist’s “The Ball Frock” (100), is an attractive study, with a nice arrangement of tones, and lighting to secure a decorative effect. The balance is not altogether satisfactory, and the arrangement of the white frock could be better, especially, at the shoulders, while the feet would have been much better if one had been lifted to lighten them. In “The Will”, by J.D.C. Douglas (84), the lighting is at fault, and in “Graham John”, by W.J. Thompson (66), the flatness of the upper part of the face is a serious blemish, which, associated with the narrowness of the shoulders, spoils the picture, the marking of which is over-high. “Lyre of the Winds”, by R.E. Brially (90), is an effective study, with atmosphere and feeling — one can almost hear the wind — but the fallen tree on the right tangles the composition. P.S. Herbert’s “Derelict” (79), is an attractive print, with some delicate tones, covering a wide range. The boat might have been placed a little higher than the skyline with advantage. In “Composition”, by H.E. Ash (95), the arrangement is neither decorative nor impressive and the vessel in the center is too close to the edge of the book behind it. The tone of this vessel is pleasing but the book to the left is not a help. Nelle Porter’s “Aspiration” (88) is good in texture and the attempt to utilize a circular movement was worthy of better results. The straight line of the right leg conflicts with the curves, and the left leg has the appearance of being truncated. Despite these serious faults it is worthy of higher marks than the other nude study. “Heat”, by W.J. Thompson (98), is an excellent study, marred by the faulty drawing of the left hand. The arrangement is effective and the tones admirable. This is well posed and the lighting is good. “Voila Tout”, by H.E. Ash (64), a macabre subject, is flat. The composition is not cohesive, and the tone too indefinite for a study of this character. This picture needed a bolder treatment.



15th September 1933  Page 8 - Southland Times, Issue 22121

CAMERA ART
INTER-CLUB CONTEST
SURVEY OF THE PICTURES
THE CHANCES OF PERFECTION
Part 2 - (By J.J.W.P.)
The Invercargill Camera Club has been more conservative in its approach but the general standard of its exhibit is good, despite the effect of some severe marking in one or two instances. “Where Goes the Wind”, by A.W. Smith (96) is an attractive study of two children, well-posed on the back of a rise. The whole picture breathes action, but is rather deficient in tone values, and atmospherically is not too convincing. “Ao-Te-Aro” by H.W. Smith (70) is a much more ambitious effort into which a great deal of work has been put, and the effect is rather striking. The lower right-hand corner does not merge into the picture as well as it should, but the lines generally lead into the main point of interest very well. “Sisters”, by P.C. Hazledine (93) is a portrait of unusual merit. The posing is striking and the tone gradation and texture are excellent in the judges comments, reference is made to the confusion of the neck of the near sister by the right shoulder strap of the subject further away, but it is difficult to agree with this criticism. The portrait is one of the most pleasing in the exhibition. “Down Below” by A.N. Baker (79) is the result of unusual “angulation". The picture was taken from above, hence some extraordinary foreshortening. The spacing of the figures is rather too regular, but the print has good qualities, and deserves attention. “The Sun’s Declaration” by F.R.S. Petrie (92) is a very pleasing sand study. The dark masses on the left could have been brightened, and there is an awkward hole between the right and left masses, but though the texture of the sand is rather rough, the lines on this picture are used with good effect and the general arrangement is one that attracts and holds the eye. “Sunrise” by W.J. Fergusson (60) is rather heavy in effect for this subject. The lighting on the sheep will cause some discussion, but a subject of this kind requires rather more lightness to suggest that day is coming. The effect of this is rather in the nature of a sunset. “The Grip of Winter” by F.H. Freddy (86) has converging lines as its main feature, but the background is not strong enough to support this concentration, although the movement of the smoke in the distance is an excellent touch. This picture has the recommendation that it reveals an attempt to get away from stereotyped work, and it shows some very good tones. “Ranunculus Lyllii” by G. Anderson (89). The contrast of the background certainly takes more attention than it deserves, but the line of the flowers and the arrangements of them is very good although the molding of them is not fully satisfactory. “Joy” by P.C. Hazledine (60) is a bright, straightforward piece of portraiture, marred by the straight line of the coat touching the chin. A bolder use of lighting would have enhanced the quality of this picture. “The Sturdy Exile” by A.J. Campbell (69) is very good technically. The distance is not quite satisfactory, but the tree dominates the whole composition far too much. “On the South Coast”, by A. Cassels (60) a study in rocks and the breaking sea is like many of such efforts, rather unreal. The diversity of interest is not an assistance to the picture, and the rocks are too artificial to carry conviction. “Storm Swept” by J.W. Willett (64) has a weakness in the foreground and in the middle, accentuated by the tone of the two side masses, but it has action and it is certainly a very good print. The Invercargill exhibitors will probably do better in the next, competition if they show more originality in theme.

DUNEDIN PICTURES
In the Dunedin Photographic Society pictures, attention will be given to the “Madonna in Black”, by Mrs E. Cameron (99), largely by reason of the fact that the judges could penalize it only on the score that the central tint of the mount was dark cream instead of gray. The position is triangular, and everything is concentrated upon the figure but the tones are too solid to be actually effective, and so the portrait lacks life. The face provides a striking contrast, but the tone here is rather flat. “The Wash” by Miss R. Robertson (90) is far too heavy. One would expect a sparkling print for this subject, which really requires greater dimensions to be really effective. Neither of the two portraits “Joe”, by R. Thropp, (62) and “Mabel” by W.E. Johnson (48) has any outstanding pictorial merit. Mr Thropp’s study falls into two portions, the upper part being rather too flat in tone. In “Evening Light” by W.E. Johnson (49) there is a superabundance of detail, and this criticism could be applied also to “Mending the Nets”, by L.V. Bagley (88) although this picture has a great deal more to recommend it, particularly in the quality of the print. Elimination must be used to obtain really effective pictures. “The Road Menders” by Miss E.B. Jeans, (82), suffers from a lack of concentration due to the size of the print and the contrast of the masses has the effect of enlarging them and spoiling the position. In “Chequers” by Dr Tizard (59) there is some very attractive tone work but the raised lid requires more definite support, and the arrangement of the draughts is not sufficient to make the picture sufficiently striking for such an effort. In “Norwester” by J.G. Johnstone (61) the effect of the sand hill is decidedly woolly, and this with the central placing of the tree spoils the general effect. “Cheltenham Bold”, by the same exhibitor (52) is an interesting study, though lacking in action, and certainly the dress of the subject is not in keeping with the industrial aspect of the picture. George Chance has two pictures which are decidedly interesting because they suggest some new method in printing the effect to secure more softness. “The White Boat” is the more effective of the two. The placing of the boat is not quite happy in view of its confusion with the mast pile. “The Road to the Sea” (82) is rather conventional. It is a pity that Mr Chance, whose prints are invariably attractive from a technical point of view, does not show more boldness in his choice of treatment of subjects. The black edging used by a number of the Dunedin exhibitors does not suit either of these studies.



16th September 1933  Page 6 - Southland Times, Issue 22122

CAMERA ART
INTER-CLUB CONTEST
REVIEW OF PICTURES
Part 3 - (By J.J.W.P.)
In the Wellington Camera Club exhibit there is another print which the judges consider to be without fault. This is “Waterlilies” by R.J. Searle (99), which lost one point because the center tint of the mount was cream. It is an attractive picture, though rather flat and carrying insufficient distinction in lighting for such a subject. The arrangement of the leaves is quite good, and the composition is sound, In “Kings of their kind” by C.P.S. Boyer (89) the dogs have been caught effectively by the camera. The posing is good and tone and texture are pleasing, but the general effect was rather one-sided, and this could have been remedied, preferably by added space on that side. “The Sun breaks through” (69) strong beams stretching down from heavy clouds require something to balance, them. There are some good tones in this print, but the subject is rather conventionalized. “Winter Sunshine” by C.P.S. Boyer (56) is another picture which, though technically quite effective, is lacking in interest, and is rather stiff in arrangement. “Portrait” by A.S. Mitchell (62), a good subject, but the figure is not well placed, and the feather in the hat is far too prominent. “Picking Daisies” by Miss H. Johnson (67) has interest and there is some attractive lighting, but the figures are not well placed, though there is certainly an effect of movement and life. “Earthenware” by J. Chapman-Taylor (67) is an excellent attempt in still life, but the vessels are not molded well, the dark shades interfering with the roundness. The general effect is a little monotonous, but there is a decided attempt to obtain a pictorial arrangement. “Homeward Bound” by Ian Powell (66) would have been much better if the horizon had not been placed so centrally, the shortening of the foreground would strengthened this picture a great deal. “Sunlit” by the same exhibitor (57), is marred by deficiencies in tone, and in “Study” by J.W. Johnson (70), the contrasts are too marked. In “The Fringe of the Lake”, by Miss M. Davidson (48), there is too much weight on the left and this effect is accentuated by the movement of the lines in the foreground, which are heavily marked.

CHRISTCHURCH SOCIETY
Typewritten titling has a bad effect on the Christchurch exhibit and must have cost all the pictures severe losses. In “A Golden Task”, by F.R. Lamb (56), the excessively deep foreground makes the observer feel that he is looking up. There is some excellent tonal work in this picture, and severe trimming would have made a marked improvement. “The End of the Season”, by A.W. Beale (92), has a heavy cloud of peculiar shade at the top and this dominates the picture excessively. Though technically this print is attractive, the composition is faulty. “The Cottage in the Vale”, by G.A. Fraser (59), lacks distinction. The tones are rather too even, and the quality of the print is not good. This is the characteristic, too, of “Low Tide”, by the same exhibitor (70), who does, not seem to have obtained a firm grip of the process he is using. “Tire Lake”, by Miss T. Kent (85), might have been improved if the trimming had narrowed the print markedly, but the lighting arrangement is too geometrical, and the tones are deficient. “Flower Study”, by F.L. Casbolt (69), is too heavy and the shadows are turgid. In the same exhibitor’s “Landscape” (57), a lighter tone would have been better, but here, too, the tones are not satisfactory and there is a lack of interest. “In Port”, by V.B. Whiteside (94), is not bold enough, and the figure is not emphasized sufficiently. If Miss E.J. Thompson had been able to suggest the autumn tinting of the foliage, or the falling of the leaves, a little more emphasis on the apple, the effect of this picture would have been increased. She has striven for simplicity — she could have eliminated more detail. “South Otago”, by A.W. Beale (57), is too diversified in interest, and “Rolleston Avenue”, by H. Milnes (52), is rather confused, though there is some good lighting. “Swan Retreat”, by Miss T. Kent (57), also lacks concentration, and variety.



16th September 1933  Page 6 - Southland Times, Issue 22122

CAMERA ART
INTER-CLUB CONTEST
REVIEW OF PICTURES
In the Wellington Camera Club exhibit there is another print which the judges consider to be without fault. This is “Waterlilies” by R.J. Searle, which lost one point because the center tint of the mount was cream. It is an attractive picture, though rather flat and carrying insufficient distinction in lighting for such a subject. The arrangement of the leaves is quite good and the composition is sound. “Kings of their kind” by C.P.S. Boyer the dogs have been caught effectively by the camera. The posing is good and tone and texture are pleasing, but the general effect was rather one-sided, and this could have been remedied, preferably by added space on that side. “The Sun breaks through” strong beams stretching down from heavy clouds require something to balance, them. There are some good tones in this print, but the subject is rather conventionalized. “Winter Sunshine” by C.P.S. Boyer is another picture which, though technically quite effective, is lacking in interest, and is rather stiff in arrangement. “Portrait” by A.S. Mitchell, a good subject, but the figure is not well placed, and the feather in the hat is far too prominent. “Picking Daisies” by Miss H. Johnson has interest and there is some attractive lighting, but the figures are not well placed, though there is certainly an effect of movement and life. “Earthenware” by J. Chapman-Taylor is an excellent attempt in still life, but the vessels are not molded well, the dark shades interfering with the roundness. The general effect is a little monotonous, but there is a decided attempt to obtain a pictorial arrangement. “Homeward Bound” by Ian Powell would have been much better if the horizon had not been placed so centrally, the shortening of the foreground would strengthened this picture a great deal. “Sunlit” by the same exhibitor, is marred by deficiencies in tone, and in “Study” by J.W. Johnson, the contrasts are too marked. In “The Fringe of the Lake”, by Miss M. Davidson, there is too much weight on the left and this effect is accentuated by the movement of the lines in the foreground, which are heavily marked.

CHRISTCHURCH SOCIETY
Typewritten titling has a bad effect on the Christchurch exhibit and must have cost all the pictures severe losses. In “A Golden Task", by F.R. Lamb, the excessively deep foreground makes the observer feel that he is looking up. There is some excellent tonal work in this picture, and severe trimming would have made a marked improvement. “The End of the Season", by A.W. Beale, has a heavy cloud of peculiar shade at the top and this dominates the picture excessively. Though technically this print is attractive, the composition is faulty. “The Cottage in the Vale", by G.A. Fraser, lacks distinction. The tones are rather too even, and the quality of the print is not good. This is the characteristic, too, of “Low Tide", by the same exhibitor, who does, not seem to have obtained a firm grip of the process he is using. “Tire Lake", by Miss T. Kent, might have been improved if the trimming had narrowed the print markedly, but the lighting arrangement is too geometrical, and the tones are deficient. “Flower Study", by F.L. Casbolt, is too heavy and the shadows are turgid. In the same exhibitor’s “Landscape”, a lighter tone would have been better, but here, too, the tones are not satisfactory and there is a lack of interest. “In Port", by V.B. Whiteside, is not bold enough, and the figure is not emphasized sufficiently. If Miss E.J. Thompson had been able to suggest the autumn tinting of the foliage, or the falling of the leaves, a little more emphasis on the apple, the effect of this picture would have been increased. She has striven for simplicity, she could have eliminated more detail. “South Otago”, by A.W. Beale, is too diversified in interest, and “Rolleston Avenue", by H. Milnes, is rather confused, though there is some good lighting. “Swan Retreat", by Miss T. Kent, also lacks concentration, and variety.



3rd NOVEMBER 1933  Page 8 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LXIV, ISSUE 259

PHOTOGRAPHIC ART
NEW ZEALAND EXHIBITION
AUCKLANDERS LEAD
The annual exhibition of New Zealand pictorial photography opened to-day at Messrs. Milne and Choyce, Ltd. Photographic societies and clubs of Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin and Invercargill are participating, and some very fine work is on view. The work of the Auckland competitors is well ahead of Southern entries, and the Bledisloe Cup, which is competed for in conjunction with the exhibition, was won by the Camera Pictorialists Club, Auckland, by one point from the Auckland Camera Club. The Invercargill Camera Club, which came third, was 79 points behind the winning club.

Of the individual work only five pictures were deemed by the judges to be worthy of the title "excellent", and all were Auckland entries. The most striking of these five is a study of city buildings by Mr. E.C. Lackland, a member of the "Star" pictorial staff. The judges, commenting on this work, which is entitled "Pioneers and Plutocrats", drew attention to the wonderful control of the masses of light and dark, which were full of interest and meaning, and were all intended, as was evident by the harmonic relation between subject and title.

The four other "excellent" pictures are "Decoration", by R.M. Gillingham, an example of insignificant material treated with perfect technique; "Grace and Poise", by H.J. Schmidt ARPS, a study which does not belie its title; "Ngauruhoe", by P.S. Herbert, remarkable for the strength of this picture of a rare mood of Nature; and "Jan Kubelik", by H. Tournquist, a fine character study, in which details are wisely subordinated to the subject.



3rd NOVEMBER 1933  Page 14 - New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21639

EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHS ON THE FIRST FLOOR OPENS TO-DAY

The Annual Exhibition, including pictures from all the leading Clubs in New Zealand, also the champion pictures of the year.
The Cup recently won by the camera pictorialists will be on view.

First Floor—inspection invited.



4th NOVEMBER 1933  Page 11 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXX, ISSUE 21640

ART IN PHOTOGRAPHY
NEW ZEALAND CONTEST
AUCKLAND'S EASY WIN
The traveling exhibition of photographs entered for the annual competition conducted by the principal camera clubs and photographic societies has reached Auckland and was placed on view yesterday in the premises of Milne and Choyce, Limited.

This year's exhibition has a special interest for Aucklanders because the contest and the Bledisloe Cup were won by the Camera Pictorialists Club, Auckland, a new "secession" group, which gained 1095 points. The Auckland Camera Club was second, with only one point less. The four southern societies were a considerable distance behind, in the following order: Invercargill, 1016; Dunedin, 924; Wellington, 883; Christchurch, 872. The judging was carried out in Christchurch in August by a photographer and two instructors at the Canterbury College School of Art.

The result is extremely creditable to Auckland, which carried off last year's award and has now established a long lead over the rest of the Dominion in pictorial photography. Six prints in the exhibition have been given the maximum of 100 marks, and all are by Auckland entrants. They are: "Pioneers and Plutocrats", a study of city roofs and towers from Albert Park by E.C. Lackland; "Decoration", a highly original piece of work by R.M. Gillingham; "Grace and Poise", a study of dancers by H.J. Schmidt; "Ngauruhoe", by P.S. Herbert; "Jan Kubelik", a masterly portrait, and "The Ball Frock", a pretty study of a girl, both by H. Tornquist. Another very fine work is "The Madonna in Black", by Mrs. E.P. Cameron, Dunedin, which has been awarded 99 points.

The Auckland entrants have gained much by the use of the bromoil process, with its wide scope for control of tone values and detail. This process seems to be little practiced in the South, where traditional methods still have a strong hold. Nevertheless, the exhibition contains a very wide range of work, showing that in capable hands the camera can be a very versatile instrument.



1st AUGUST 1934  Page 5 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LXV, ISSUE 180

PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION:
Mr. S. Champ A.R.C.A., Mr. J. Weeks and Mr. D.J Payne (right) judging the exhibits
last night in the New Zealand Inter-Club photographic competition.
Auckland Camera Club was the winner.
Mr. Weeks is holding the champion picture.

2nd AUGUST 1934  Page 22 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LXV, ISSUE 181

PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION

NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB

Will be Officially Opened by his
WORSHIP THE MAYOR

To-Morrow (Friday), at 7.30pm

RECEPTION HALL
MILNE AND CHOYCE LTD.
You Are Invited to Attend.

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
Page 10 - New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21868
Page 14 - Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20373
Page 7 - Southland Times, Issue 22391

Page 7 - Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19324
3rd AUGUST 1934
Page 6 - MANAWATU STANDARD, VOLUME LIV, ISSUE 209
Page 6 - Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI
Page 6 - Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 263
4th AUGUST 1934
Page 15 - POVERTY BAY HERALD, VOLUME LXI, ISSUE 18467
Page 10 - Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 183
Page 13 - New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21870

NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB
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 with an aggregate of 1120 joints. This is the fourth year in succession in which the Auckland Club has gained most points.

The following are the points gained by the other clubs competing; Camera Pictorialists, of Auckland 1071, Dunedin Photographic Society 1048, Wellington Camera Club 953, Invercargill Camera Club 908, Christchurch Photographic Society 828. Each club exhibited 12 prints.



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

NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB
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
from 1931 to 1935

3rd AUGUST 1934  Page 20 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXXI, ISSUE 21869

PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION

NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB

Will be Officially Opened by his
WORSHIP THE MAYOR

To-Night (Friday), at 7.30pm

RECEPTION HALL
MILNE AND CHOYCE LTD.
You Are Invited to Attend.

3rd AUGUST 1934  Page 6 - MANAWATU STANDARD, VOLUME LIV, ISSUE 209
4th AUGUST 1934  Page 15 - POVERTY BAY HERALD, VOLUME LXI, ISSUE 18467

NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB
PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
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 with an aggregate of 1120 points. This is the fourth year in succession in which the Auckland club has gained most points.



4th AUGUST 1934  Page 10 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LXV, ISSUE 183

PHOTOGRAPHIC ART
DOMINION CONTEST
DISPLAY OF EXHIBITS
"A cursory glance at the photographs on display has given me an indication of the difficulties which must have faced the judges in selecting the winning prints", said the Mayor, Mr. G.W. Hutchison, patron of the Auckland Camera Club, in opening a public exhibition of the work submitted in the New Zealand Inter-Club annual photographic competition in Messrs. Milne and Choyce's reception hall last evening. Mr. Nello Porter, President of the Auckland Camera Club, presided.

"The fact that six exhibits were allotted 100 per cent marks is a matter for congratulation", continued Mr. Hutchison. "I think that the exhibition will afford considerable pleasure to those interested in photography, and the merit is indeed so high that the display will also give pleasure to the layman". Mr. Hutchison mentioned that the competition had been won by Auckland for the past four years, three times by the Auckland Camera Club and once by the Camera Pictorialists, of Auckland.

There are 72 prints on exhibit, representing 12 entries from six competing clubs. A wide range of the photographer's art is shown, including landscape, head and still life studies. The modern trend of making the fullest use of light and shade and angles is displayed in many of the pictures. This is particularly apparent in Mr. D.F. Lyons photograph, "Design", which was judged the best of the exhibition. It is an unusual "close up" of a palm leaf showing a remarkable radiation of lines and color.

The exhibition may be viewed by the public on the first floor at Messrs. Milne and Choyce's during next week.

"DESIGN"
Mr. D.F. LYONS
CHAMPION PHOTOGRAPH

4th AUGUST 1934  Page 13 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXXI, ISSUE 21870

PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTEST
DOMINION COMPETITION
EXHIBITION OF PRINTS
A public exhibition of the pictorial work submitted for entry in the New Zealand Inter-Club annual photographic competition, recently held in Auckland, was opened by the Mayor, Mr. G.W. Hutchison, patron of the Auckland Camera Club, at the Milne and Choyce Reception Hall last night. A total of 72 exhibits, representing 12 entries from six competing clubs, were on display. Mr. Nello Porter, President of the Auckland Camera Club, presided.

"A cursory glance at the photographs on display has given me an indication of the difficulties which must have faced the judges in selecting the winning prints", said Mr. Hutchison. "The fact that six exhibits were allotted 100 per cent marks is a matter for congratulation". He thought the exhibition would afford considerable pleasure to those interested in photography, and the merit was indeed so high that the display would also give enjoyment to the layman. Mr. Hutchison mentioned that the competition had been won by an Auckland Camera Club for the past four years, three times by the Auckland Camera Club, and once by the Camera Pictorialists, of Auckland.

The exhibition presented a wide range of the photographer's art, including landscape, head and still-life studies. Considerable ingenuity in design and the play of light and shade was displayed by many exhibitors. Keen interest was taken in the photograph shown by Mr. D.F. Lyons, judged the best print in the exhibition. Entitled "Design", it is an unusual and graphic reproduction of a palm leaf, with emphasis on light and shade effects. The exhibition will be open for a week.



13th AUGUST 1934  Page 5 - CROMWELL ARGUS, VOLUME LXIV, ISSUE 3327
27th AUGUST 1934  Page 11 - EVENING POST, VOLUME CXVIII, ISSUE 49

CLUB PHOTOGRAPHY
INTERCLUB EXHIBITS
BLEDISLOE CUP
The annual inter-club photographic competition, the pictures entered for which are now on exhibit at Kirkcaldie and Stains's lounge, this year attracted 72 entries, all of them interesting, and many of undoubted merit. It was held under the auspices of the Auckland Camera Club. The Bledisloe Cup was won by the Auckland Camera Club. The judges were Messrs. M.J. Weeks, D.J. Payne, and S. Champ, A.R.C.A.

PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP	RANK	MARKS
Auckland Camera Club	First	1120
Camera Pictorialists of Auckland	Second	1071
Dunedin Photographic Society	Third	1048
Wellington Camera Club	Fourth	953
Invercargill Camera Club	Fifth	908
Christchurch Photographic Society	Sixth	828

ENTRIES SECURING MAXIMUM POINTS WERE:
PHOTOGRAPHER	TITLE	POINTS
D.F. Lyons	DESIGN	100
Miss C. Lloyd	BARBARA	100
P. Herbert	MOUNTAIN MIST	100
Spencer Digby	MIRANDA	100
W.E. Johnson	WINTER	100
Graham Riley	HAWEA FLAT	100

These were all of excellent quality.

"Barbara" is a charming treatment of a delightful child subject. "Mountain Mist" represents a succession of mounting tablelands clouded in mist and surmounted by a distant snow covered peak. The valleys are shrouded in mist, giving the bold summits of the dark foothills prominence. "The subordination of all other tones to the white peak is carried out to give a decorative as well as realistic value", comment the judges. "Miranda" is a three-quarter portrait in a natural and dignified pensive pose; "a pleasing patterns of blacks", the judges remark. "Subject is well placed and flesh values technically pleasing". "Winter" is a snow scene in which old poplars, frosted with a coat of snow, lean over a small bridge. There are no heavy tones, but the contrasts are well maintained, and there is a successful atmospheric effect. In "Hawea Flat" an exceedingly decorative effect has been secured from a definitely diagrammatic landscape in the way in which bare furrows are made to concentrate radially on four lonely poplars.

Portraits, landscapes, sea and lake pictures, a card party, and many other subjects will no doubt interest visitors to the exhibition. The judges suggestions to the exhibitors in the matters of lighting, the introduction of distracting objects, errors in composition, contrasts, tone balance, etc., should prove valuable.



28th AUGUST 1934  Page 7 - EVENING POST, VOLUME CXVIII, ISSUE 50
30th AUGUST 1934  Page 8 - NORTHERN ADVOCATE
31st AUGUST 1934  Page 9 - POVERTY BAY HERALD, VOLUME LXI, ISSUE 18490

CHAMPION PHOTOGRAPH
Champion Photograph: "DESIGN" by Mr. D.F. Lyons, exhibited under the auspices of the Auckland Camera Club in the recent inter-club photographic competition. This photograph gained full marks in the judges award, and is amongst the Auckland Camera Club collection now being exhibited in Wellington.

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.



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

NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB
EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHS:
An exhibition of photographs by members of Christchurch yesterday.
The two pictures reproduced were awarded 100 points by the judges.
HAWEA FLAT
by Miss C. LLOYD

AUCKLAND CAMERA CLUB

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.



17th October 1934  Page 8 - Southland Times, Issue 22454

CAMERA ART
INTER-CLUB PICTURES
DIVERSITY OF INTEREST
REVIEW OF EXHIBITS
Part 1 - (By J.J.W.P.)
Throughout, the exhibits in the New Zealand Inter-Club Photographic Competition evidence of marked fluctuation occurs, but if there are quarrels with some of the individual awards by the judges, there will be no dispute about the placing. The Camera Pictorialists of Auckland were awarded first place by the judges, and for diversity of interest as well as for enterprise they were deserving of that position. In “Shadow Dances” by Gerald E. Jones there is a good suggestion of action and the tone qualities are good, but the lines of the picture do not concentrate the interest, while the shadows are not sufficiently strong to merit their importance in the theme and they complicate the composition instead of extending and clarifying it. “Through the Ned” by R.M. Gillingham could have been made better with more concentration and therefore greater simplicity. In the same exhibitor’s “Cream Pots” there are some nice tones and the center lacks interest, and it militates against the cohesion. The general arrangement otherwise is good and the texture of this print is attractive. The portrait “Memories” by H.J. Schmidt is not satisfactory. The artist has not helped his subject by his medium, and the background is too distracting. This is a splendid subject. In “Power and Poise” by the same exhibitor, the modeling is at fault, the figure being given a lumpy effect, but while there is a strong suggestion of power, the element of poise is not so effectively gained Technically this is a good print.

“In “White Wings” by G. Kelsey the dark areas give sloping lines and these are too strong for the available support, the general effect being cramped, where freedom and upright strength is desired. “Perspective” also by Kelsey, is one of those angle studies which have been made popular by the moving pictures, but here the tone balance is not good and the interest is not sustained. Pictures of this kind provide problems in composition which often lack solution. In “The Dusty Trail” by E.C. Lackland the tone is not warm enough, or, as the judges say, there is not sufficient suggestion of heat. The background, too, has no depth and it restricts the picture too much.

“Design”, the champion picture, by D.F. Lyons, is a strong study in pure design, with tones ranging from a rich black to something close to hard white. The lines are good and the general effect is one of strength, but it is too hard, too much like a work in Indian ink. While the graduation of tone is wide, there is a complete lack of feeling. “Tasman Breakers” by E.C. Lackland has some beautiful lightning in the middle, but the sea could be improved with a greater suggestion of action, and the general effect would be enhanced if the tones of the foreground and the background were separated by a wider margin of difference. “Portrait of a Painter” by G.E. Jones is an excellent print, with the figure well posed, though there is a geometrical figure in the design which could have been broken with advantage. There are some good tones in this picture.

AUCKLAND CAMERA CLUB
In the group exhibited by the Auckland Camera Club, R.E. Ash has two still life studies. “Matches” is a still life study with matches against some corrugated paper, and they are not strong enough to justify the theme. Good tones and atmosphere are in the picture, but the jar could have been made stronger. In “Balloons” there are some good tones, and an attractive texture, but these balloons are somewhat heavy in appearance, they have a solid look about them which is against the artist’s purpose. “Impudence” by B.R. Grace is an excellent piece of work in table-top photography. The slope in the base is not good, but the lines otherwise are excellent, moving gracefully, with rhythmic action, enhanced by the good use of shadows. This is a good print, and there is atmosphere in it. There is an over-diversity of interest in “Serenity” by N.M. Porter and the tone is not in keeping with the subject, but though the sky and the foreground do not blend as they should there are some pleasing effects.

A portrait of George Bernard Shaw by H. Tornquist is a little too flat, in spite of the edge of light down the side of the face. “Culinary Shadows” by T.H. Ashe jun., is a little too cramped, and the lighting on the background is not helpful. This is a bright print, and pleasing, particularly in the modeling and the blending of tones, not easy to attain in such a subject. “Light” by S.J. Mellows is gargantuan in its effect, and this spoils the work. The candle is impossibly big, and the matches equally so. The print is a good one and there are some excellent tones, particularly in the candle.

The portrait “Barbara” by Miss C. Lloyd is a delightful child study, admirably posed and treated in a suitable key. There is an air of simplicity about this portrait which ensures its appeal, and the texture of the print is good. Really a charming picture. “Tragedian” by H. Tornquist is a powerful work, and though the high light is too sharp, this element in the background assists to strengthen the face, the lighting of which is good. In “Don” the pose of the head has thrown the muscles of the neck out too prominently and though the positioning of the dark masses against the face is good, the strain of the pose is not satisfactory. There is some good modeling on the face. “Mountain Mists” by the same exhibitor is a strong print, marked by some excellent tones and a nice arrangement, but the print lacks distinction and it does not carry as well as it should.



19th October 1934  Page 8 - Southland Times, Issue 22456

CAMERA ART
INTER-CLUB PICTURES
DIVERSITY OF INTEREST
REVIEW OF EXHIBITS
Part 2 - (By J.J.W.P.)
WELLINGTON CAMERA CLUB
There are two outstanding portraits in the Wellington Camera Club exhibit, and one of these has received one hundred marks while the other has fallen one mark short of “perfection”. Both are by Spencer Digby. In “Miranda” the black tones have been richly produced. The subject is well posed, and the modeling of the face and neck are particularly good. Technically this is a very fine print. It is unfortunate that the hand resting on the arm has been awkwardly placed. The fingers have been stretched out so that there is the suggestion of a claw, which is not in keeping with the subject. The picture of the Hon. Leonard Isitt M.L.C., is a lively study of a lively man; but the double shadows on the collar are a decided blemish. Double lighting in portraiture is always dangerous, because where used, one should be subordinated to the other, so that while the subordinate lighting may produce the desired effects, it does not reveal its antagonism to the major lighting system. “By the Lakeside” is rather lacking in interest, and what there is is rather scattered. The print is deficient in range of tone. This picture by Lyall Powell, like “The Sunlit By-Street” by the same exhibitor, shows the weakness of diversity of interest — a fault which can rarely be turned into a virtue in pictorial photography. “Cherry Blossoms” by R.J. Searle is rather too heavy in treatment. Reference to this picture recalls “Decoration” by D.F. Lyons in the winning club’s exhibits, which has all the appearance of an attempt to capture the Japanese ideas, an attempt that was frustrated by the exhibitor’s lack of imagination, resulting in a heavy stodgy picture, and out of keeping with the subject. “The Akatarawa” by J.F. Salmon is deficient in tone. “Full Breeze” by E.T. Robson shows a boat in motion with every suggestion of action, particularly from the bow-wave, but the surrounding waters are very unreal and the sky is not sufficiently interesting for a picture of this kind. In “Coon-Can” by the same exhibitor, an excellent effort has been made with a large group — always a difficult subject. The artist would have achieved much more if he had made a freer use of shadows particularly in the outer part of his picture, concentrating the light more upon the center of the table. Lack of variety in the line of the heads, and an almost conscious pattern, destroy the effect of the naturalness which this subject needs. Poor tones, hard lines, and bad grouping make “Polar Bears” uninspiring. The exhibitor, J.M. Johnson, also has “A Bend in the River” which suffers from having a stream shut in. Tire left hand side of this picture lacks interest, and the gorse bush in the foreground was made far - too prominent by its isolation. J.W. Chapman-Taylor, in an exhibit entitled “Portrait of a Lady” has an obviously posed figure in a room that is a mass of objects, so that the background is confused and the observer finds it difficult to keep his attention upon the lady. “Shady Pastures” by R.J. Searle is a weak picture both technically and from an artistic point of view, lacking conviction. One cannot help feeling that in the weaker pictures, the Wellington Camera Club has been fortunate in the marking.

INVERCARGILL CAMERA CLUB
“Landscape” by W.J. Ferguson has not the richness of tone that one expects from this exhibitor. There is rather too much repetition and the picture lacks flow. In “Unequal Struggle” by H. Whitehead, the sky is unsatisfactory, but there are some good lights in this picture and some of the tones are distinctly pleasing. The texture of the print is good. “Mountain Pastures” by R. Perrin suffers from a diversity of interest and insufficient differentiation in the planes, resulting in distance being lost. W. Randle in “Lilies” has a botanical study of interest with some technical features worthy of attention, but it is rather too straightforward and could have been made with better lighting. “Evening Shadows” by G. Hicks is lacking in general interest, and “Creeping Shadows” by W.J. Willett discloses the composer’s hand rather too obviously, so that there is an artificial effect where naturalism is sought. “Adoration” by A.N. Baker lacks modeling in the face and is deficient in atmosphere. This subject, one would think, the exhibitor would like to attempt again with better opportunities for a treatment with more subdued lighting and a greater atmospheric use of tones. The lines here are too hard, and stiff. “Plane Rhythm” by the same exhibitor requires more detail in the heavy tones. Here too, there is a sense of artificiality, and while much scope is allowed in the treatment of still life studies, this is not clear enough, nor is the exhibitor’s intention delivered with sufficient decision. “Hongi’s Dream” by H.W. Smith is a good idea well carried out, but the use of two tones is a serious fault in photographic work. “Commerce and the Church” is artificial in its appeal. The author has an excellent idea and it could be developed with marked effect with a better use of his lights and greater differentiation between the foreground and the background. “The Enchanting Mantle” by Miss L.E. McLernon is lacking in substance, and the foreground is weak. There is not enough strength in the middle ground to demand and hold the attention of the beholder. There are, however, some good tones and with a greater concentration upon points of genuine interest this exhibitor will do better. “On Earth and on Sky”, F.H. Preddy, is an excellent idea and the exhibitor deserves credit for his enterprise, though here there is too great a suggestion of pattern, and the lamp in the middle of the picture is badly placed. There are some good tones in the building, but the sky is not so satisfying.



20th October 1934  Page 6 - Southland Times, Issue 22457

CAMERA ART
INTER-CLUB PICTURES
DIVERSITY OF INTEREST
REVIEW OF EXHIBITS
Part 3 - (By J.J.W.P.)
CHRISTCHURCH PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
“The Bend in the Road” by S.B. Turnbull is too discursive and the print is not sufficiently exposed. “The Blacksmith” by F. Bowron is an excellent example of the weakness of including too much detail. The smith here offers a splendid opportunity, but the mass of detail weakens the central figure, and spoils what would have been an effective picture. “The Hilltop” by the same exhibitor is rather weak. There are some fairly satisfactory tones, but the subject lacks interest and has no design. “Trans-Pacific” by A.G. Sparrow is too obviously made. The bird is placed in the center and is absolutely without life. The picture lacks all sense of motion. “In the Heathcote” would have been improved by more variety in the tones and better treatment of the background in order to secure depth. His other picture, “Sunshine in the Alley” is a very much better effort, but there is rather too much on the left hand side. A little trimming here would have been a decided advantage. “Doctor Quack” by T. Kent is an interesting study with some humor in it, but it falls into two pieces. The shadow in the foreground is no explanation, but it certainly assists to keep down what otherwise would have been an overwhelming blank space. “Birch Trees at Lake Howden” is spoilt by lack of cohesion between the background and the trees, the latter, of course, requiring more emphasis in order to justify the subject. “The Drover” by F.R. Lamb has a good sense of movement in the lines, but the figures in the foreground are not sufficiently defined, and the general effect is one of heaviness in tone. The picture is inclined to crowd too much to the left. In the same exhibitor’s “Farm Workers”, the figures are placed too centrally and there is not sufficient individuality, although there are some good tones in the print. “By the Window” by C.F. St. John shows a conflict in the lights, and the halation in this picture militates against any artistic results. “Still Life” by the same exhibitor has been spoilt by an effort to throw the tray out of focus. In studies of this kind, it is desirable to keep the focusing right through to the rearmost objects to be dealt with, and to use the play of light if necessary to enhance the artistic values. It will be noticed that the neck of the bottle and the tray cannot be separated without difficulty.

DUNEDIN PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
From a decorative point of view, the picture “Hawea Flat” by Graham Riley, will attract attention at once, and it will invite comparison with the picture given championship honors for the exhibition. Riley’s picture is not so striking and not so sensational as "Design” by O.F. Lyons, but, while it satisfies one’s ideas about design and is nicely composed, it has atmosphere and warmth which will please the observer quite apart from the movement in the lines of the picture. Although the four trees are placed centrally, the variation in them removes any weakness which might have resulted from their position. The background, if anything, is a little weak, and a little more might have been made of the sky without spoiling the decorative effect of the lines leading into the center of the picture. This effort might easily have fallen between the two stools of landscape and pattern. It has not done so, and the exhibitor is to be congratulated. C.A. Weedon in “Seashore Treasures” has a picture rather deficient in tone and one which is not as well balanced as the eye would like. His other picture, “To-day I am a Guard” has a background which rather detracts from the central figure, which should be given more prominence. The background is distracting. “Hilltop” by T.A. Dawson is very nearly an outstanding picture. The thin crooked tree on the left is unfortunate, although something must be placed on the left hand side to give balance to the picture. The tones about the tree are good, but the foreground is not satisfactory, and the picture is rather static. W.B. Seymour is represented by two pictures which have a great deal in common. One is “Tranquillity” in which the massing at the left margin is by no means helpful, and the balance of the rest of the picture is disturbed by the central tree. The other picture “The Day Passes”, while a little more variety in tone would have been of marked assistance, has a good sense of atmosphere, and the composition balances well. "Winter” by W.E. Johnson, a tree and snow-scape, has been presented in a very high key, and the exhibitor has achieved an excellent result. There is a lightness about this picture which will make it attractive, although it must be confessed that it lacks strength. The picture “In Rees Valley” appears not to be sufficiently exposed, and therefore its tone values are by no means satisfactory. Hie foreground could have been raised in tone with advantage. “Harvest Eve” by A. Throp is a print of good texture, but the background does not recede sufficiently and the depth is therefore inadequate. The grouping is good although the trees would have been improved had they been placed a little further to the left. “Overlooking Skippers” by G.F. Chance is dominated far too much by the dark hill on the left which seems to overwhelm the whole picture. There is a strange modernistic effect in this picture, as if the exhibitor were seeking something in the nature of cubism or some other “Ism” in the delineation of his masses. The tone on the dark near hill could have been improved. “Lex” by F. Allen is interesting, but the shirt plays too prominent a part in the portraiture. Some of the modeling, too, is not satisfactory. “The Spinner” by Miss Cameron is not centrally naturalistic. The figure is rather too carefully posed and therefore the action that is necessary for such a study has been lost. The shadows do not assist the composition.



7th AUGUST 1935
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8th AUGUST 1935
Page 10 - NORTHERN ADVOCATE
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Page 8 - Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19649
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9th AUGUST 1935
Page 10 - Evening Star, Issue 22103
10th AUGUST 1935
Page 5 - Taranaki Daily News

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: Auckland Camera Club, 876 points, 1; Camera Pictorialists of Auckland, 845 points, 2; Dunedin Photographic Society, 841 points, 3; Invercargill Camera Club, 818 points, 4; Wellington Camera Club, 815 points, 5; Christchurch Photographic Society, 754 points, 6.

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



7th AUGUST 1935
Page 13 - EVENING POST, ISSUE 66
8th AUGUST 1935
Page 6 - PRESS, VOLUME LXXI, ISSUE 21546
1st October 1935
Volume 42 Number 10 - Page 500 The Australasian Photographic Review

NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB  PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
The meeting of the Dunedin Photographic Society on August 12th was given over to a criticism of the 1935 New Zealand Inter-Club Competition prints, the three judges, Messrs. G. Chance FRPS, J.J. Webster and Russell Clark being present. A criticism of the prints was given by Mr. Chance, his remarks being endorsed by Mr. Webster, who dealt with the portraits, and by Mr. Clark, who explained the merits of the modernistic prints. Each of the judges congratulated the Society on the efficient and fair way in which the Competition had been run, paying special tribute to the work of the Committee which had charge of the arrangements, the judges own work being made much lighter in consequence.

The Bledisloe Cup will be held by the Auckland Camera Club for the ensuing year.

The best picture was adjudged to be "Professor Von Zedlitz”, by Spencer Digby, of the Wellington Camera Club, who gained 92 marks out of 100.






10th AUGUST 1935
Page 17 - EVENING STAR, ISSUE 22104
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15th AUGUST 1935
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EXHIBITION OF PICTORIAL PHOTOGRAPHS
The New Zealand Inter-Club Competition for the Bledisloe Cup, comprising 72 Selected photographs, representing the Camera Clubs of New Zealand, on View in the Rooms of the Dunedin Photographic Society, South British Buildings, 3 Liverpool street, TUESDAY, 13th August, to THURSDAY, 22nd August, Noon - 4.30pm and 7.30pm - 9pm. No charge for admission.



14th AUGUST 1935  Page 5 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 22649

OUTSTANDING PHOTOGRAPHS
THE DOMINION COMPETITION
AUCKLAND RETAINS CUP
Some of the finest photographic work accomplished by New Zealand amateurs during the past year is now on view at the rooms of the Dunedin Photographic Society in Liverpool street. Here the 72 pictures entered by six camera clubs in the Dominion in the annual competition for the Bledisloe Cup have been placed on exhibition for the purpose of giving the public an opportunity of seeing them. First place has gone to the Auckland Camera Club, which with 876 points holds the cup for the second year in succession. The individual photograph championship has been won by Mr. Spencer Digby, of the Wellington Camera Club, who with a portrait of Professor G.W. von Zedlitz has been awarded 92 points out of a possible total of 100.

The competition, which is open to photographic societies throughout New Zealand, is restricted to entries of 12 prints from any society or club and two prints from an individual member. It is of interest to note that the decision to stage such a competition was reached in 1919 in the same room in which the exhibition is now being held. It received an impetus when the late Governor-General of New Zealand, Lord Bledisloe, presented a cup for annual competition.

It is considered that the standard of photographic work entered this year is fully up to that which has been reached in previous competitions. A feature of the present exhibition is the use which has been made by competitors of some of the lesser known photographic processes, such as Bromoil and its transfer. The subjects cover a fairly wide range, portraits, street scenes and landscapes being well represented. The exhibition will remain open till 22nd August.

It is safe to say that, as a means of graphic expression, photography has a definite art value. Seen in a collection such as is being displayed at the rooms of the Dunedin Photographic Society, one is impressed by the versatile, nature of the 72 pictures hung. There are here and there pictures which are below the high standard set for a Dominion - wide competition, but in the main the exhibits have a fairly high standard. One would say that the outlook of pictorial photographers in this country has not changed much in recent years. In many of the older countries there has been a definite movement towards modernism in photography. Unchecked, this has led to “stunt” or “freak” photography in relation to presentation of subject matter. There are very few examples in this exhibition. Perhaps one would say this exhibition is too sane in its outlook so that a certain monotony, principally in landscape work, is apt to creep in. It is, however, no easy matter to present a landscape that varies very much from a set type of composition.

A departure from the usual is seen in No. 62, “Dawn”, by Miss T.R. Kent, Christchurch. The rendering of light on the icy surface is all that could be desired; the technical effort of handling the lighting from in front is no easy matter. The figures adjacent to the principal figure are, however, too static and their placing tends to weaken the composition. In No. 36, “Pathways”, by C.S. Dickson (Dunedin), we have a landscape familiar in its composition, but a charm is given to it by the, lighting which lifts the picture from the ordinary. Frontal lighting gives the most dramatic effect in a picture, and good lighting is of paramount importance in photography. Lack of light may have tended to produce the flatness in a picture such as No. 47, “A Bridge is Built”, by G.D. Anderson (Invercargill), which is otherwise admirably handled from a composition viewpoint.

Lack of action has spoilt a good piece of composition in “The Summit” by Kurt Suter (Invercargill). Posed figures in a landscape do not look well unless they depict action.

“Devotion”, by G.D. Kelsey (Auckland Pictorialists), should delight all bird lovers. The author is to be congratulated on rendering an excellent study of bird life. The picture is technically good and has elements of good composition. As pictures of this nature are not easily obtained a fund of patience is required.

A different type of photography is seen in the still life study, “Potter’s Art”, by R.E. Ash, Auckland Camera Club. Delightful in its simplicity and beautiful in technique, the darkest tones are nowhere too deep, whilst the headlights sparkle. Compare with this No. 17, “Hey Diddle Diddle", by Gerald E. Jones, where somewhat freakish but nevertheless clever lighting does not give the feeling of roundness that we have in No. 6.

Good action is seen in “Running Free”, by F.T. Allan (Dunedin), where the lighting could hardly be bettered for this class of subject. The rendering of the water is also very good. A comparison of the rendering of water in this subject with “Windjammer”, by A.N. Breckon (Auckland Pictorialists), leaves much to be desired, although the sentimental appeal is no doubt the great point.

In “The Sand Blaster”, by E.C. Lackland, Auckland Camera Club, the key is perhaps somewhat too low and his other picture is preferred, namely, No. 11, “Durham Street East”, where the luminosity is to be admired. No. 10 is, however, an original subject requiring clever handling.

The pictures will repay careful examination and to be appreciated should be seen more than once.



15th AUGUST 1935  Page 8 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 22650

EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHS
The entries for the annual photographic competition for the Bledisloe Cup are now on view at the rooms of the Dunedin Photographic Society. This work which represents the entries of six clubs ranging from Auckland to Invercargill, is of a standard which is in keeping with what has been achieved in former, years in this competition. The photographs, numbering 72, embrace a fairly wide range of subjects, including portraits, landscapes, and some unusual types of studies, in which the photographer has made use of some of the lesser known devices of his art. The exhibition, which will remain open until 22nd August, is one that will well repay a visit.



19th AUGUST 1935  Page 3 - EVENING STAR, ISSUE 22111

CAMERA ART
NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB  COMPETITION
Modern cameras having ultra fast lenses, negative emulsions highly corrected with a speed and latitude not thought possible 25 years ago; these are factors that have made amateur photography a premier hobby with millions of the world’s population. The growth in numbers of amateur photographers even since the close of the Great War has been phenomenal. Almost every household possesses a camera of some kind or other.

Emerging from this large number of photographers, through the medium of the photographic societies, there has evolved a group to whom the camera has been more than an implement for taking snapshots: it has become an instrument of artistic expression. Considering, however, the great number of camera owners, the membership of the various photographic societies throughout the world — and especially in this country — is relatively small. Photography is a hobby which should not be confined to fine weather and summer days. Serious pictorial work can be, and is, carried out through all seasons of the year, there being no special season for pursuing the hobby. An ideal way is to take advantage of the warm summer days for making exposures, whilst enlarging and finishing can occupy the evenings of shorter days. Its continuous pursuit teaches the worker observation, and leads to a greater interest in Nature. Where the camera user is merely snap-shooting, the best use of the camera is not being made. Such efforts usually result in the photos being lost, or dogeared to such an extent that they are thrown away.

This age is demanding a mechanical production of everything. The arts are being neglected and craftsmanship is fast dying out. The serious amateur photographer is a craftsman, and his pride in a finished enlargement is as great as that of any other craftsman.

A glance round the walls of the rooms of the Dunedin Photographic Society, Inc., 3 Liverpool street, where the first exhibition of the 1935 New Zealand Inter-Club competition is being held, will at once convince the visitor of the enormous scope of serious photography.

In an exhibition of this nature landscape must always predominate. There are more landscape painters than, say, portrait painters, and photography shows the same trend. Looking at ‘Landscape', by G.D. Anderson (Invercargill) we have a type of scene common in Southland. There is a softness evident throughout the picture, but the author has not made the best use of his medium. Another landscape, ‘Towards Evening', by F.H. Williams (Dunedin) leaves no doubt of the truth of the title. A harvesting scene has an appeal all its own, and Mr Williams has made a good picture of the commonplace. A different type of landscape is ‘Black Beeches', by W.J. Sparrow (Christchurch), and also ‘The Hill Track', by G.A Fraser, of the same club. These are New Zealand bush scenes where the photographer has to rely on concentration of light without getting "spottiness”. The contrast of light and shade shows its greatest variance in such scenes. The lighting in No. 72 is well controlled, and its author deserves praise for this reason. A.C. Hipwell s ‘Majesty', chiefly centers on a magnificent cloud formation, while in contradistinction to the low tone of the cloud there is a brilliant light on the building — a theme well carried out.

An excellent example of the scope of pictorial photography is seen in ‘The Prospector', by W.E. Johnson (Dunedin), a fine figure study carried out in Bromoil medium. The placing of the cradle is good, but the light on the end of the handle could have been more subdued. The shadows in the picture are well lit.

‘Sunday', by R.M. Gillingham (Auckland Pictorialists) is a typical exhibit of this worker, who seems to specialize in pictures of boats lying in harbors or becalmed. There is a richness in such pictures by this worker, but the subject matter is perhaps overdone.

Portrait studies by means or the camera have always occupied a place in an exhibition of this nature. To get personality into a portrait is no easy matter, but in ‘Professor G.W. Von Zedlitz', Mr Spencer Digby has obtained more than a likeness. One goes back again and again to this picture, which has been rightly placed champion picture. It is the finest portrait study that has been shown in this exhibition for many years.

The pictures will remain on view each day and evening until Thursday, 22nd August.



20th AUGUST 1935  Page 8 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 22654

PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
New Zealand’s cleverest amateur photographers are represented by their best work in the exhibition which is at present being held by the Dunedin Photographic Society. The exhibits comprise this year’s entries for the Bledisloe Cup competition, in which practically every camera club in the Dominion took part. To each picture the judge’s comments are attached, and this adds greatly to the general interest. The exhibition will be open daily until Thursday.



30th AUGUST 1935  Page 4 - Southland Times, Issue 25374

PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
This afternoon, and continuing till next week, the 72 pictures entered for the annual Dominion inter-club photographic competition for the Bledisloe Cup will be displayed in H. and J. Smith Ltd’s lounge. The Mayor, Mr John Miller, will declare the exhibition open at 2.30pm. The photographs entered for the competition are displayed each year in Invercargill as well as in other centers in order to give the public an opportunity of appreciating the standard of the art of the camera in New Zealand. An interesting feature of the display each year is the fact that the comments of the judge are attached to each picture. There were entries from six clubs for this year’s competition, which was won by the Auckland Club with 876 points. The Camera Pictorialists of Auckland came second with 845, the Dunedin Photographic Society was third with 841, and the Invercargill Camera Club fourth with 818.



31st AUGUST 1935  Page 4 - Southland Times, Issue 25375

ART OF CAMERA
KEEN PUBLIC INTEREST
PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION EXHIBIT
OFFICIAL OPENING
Keen interest is being evinced in the exhibition of photographs, entered for the Bledisloe Cup inter-club competition, which was officially opened by his Worship the Mayor (Mr John Miller) in H. and J. Smith, Ltd., lounge yesterday. There was a large attendance at the opening, and for the rest of the afternoon and evening interested people were drifting in and out of the lounge.

Six clubs entered for this years competition, which was judged under the auspices of the Dunedin Photographic Society by Messrs G. Chance FRPS, J.J. Webster and Russell Clark. The placings were as follows: Auckland Camera Club, 876 points, 1; Camera Pictorialists of Auckland, 845 points, 2; Dunedin Photographic Society, 841 points, 3; Invercargill Camera Club, 818 points, 4; Wellington Camera Club, 815 points, 5; Christchurch Photographic Society, 754 points, 6.

SEVENTY-TWO PHOTOGRAPHS
There are 72 photographs on exhibit, twelve from each club, and an interesting feature of the display this year is the information conveyed on each print to viewers. Not only are there the judges comments, but the total marks are analyzed under the headings of conception, composition, technique and presentation.

“I have had on previous occasions the honor of opening this annual exhibition of photographs and I agreed with pleasure to officiate this year”, said his Worship in formally opening the exhibition. “I understand this is the sixteenth year, of the competition. I think it is fortunate for the people of Invercargill that arrangements are made to display these pictures each year. There are always a number of people in a city who take an interest in art. The Camera Club here is hoping that citizens will not only inspect the photographs, but will support it in other ways. The Invercargill Club has, I believe, on six occasions come first in the competition and has several seconds to its credit. This year it occupies fourth place. I should like to draw your attention to the champion picture. There is a great deal of character in the features. It is now my pleasant duty to declare the exhibition open”.

At his Worship's request Mr J.J.W. Pollard briefly commented on the display. Mr Pollard first expressed appreciation of the Mayor’s interest in the exhibitions and his readiness in complying with the request to officiate at the opening. He also spoke appreciatively of the action of H. and J. Smith Ltd, in placing the lounge at the disposal of the club.

GENERAL AVERAGE HIGHER
“After inspecting the display”, continued Mr Pollard, “I may say that I think Invercargill has no reason to quarrel with the decision of the judges. While perhaps there are in the exhibition fewer pictures of outstanding quality than last year I think the general average is higher, and technically the work is rather better. A noteworthy advance has been made by the Christchurch Photographic Society in technique, conception and treatment. There is a more adventurous spirit shown by the entrants this year, a more positive effort to get away from the conventional.

“The Dunedin Photographic Society is to be congratulated on its method of showing the marking and the comments of the judges. This is helpful not merely to the entrants, but to those viewing the display”.

Referring to the champion picture, a portrait of Professor von Zedlitz by Mr Spencer Digby, of Wellington, Mr Pollard said that while it was a splendid study, the placing of the figure had reduced the bulk of the shoulders, the effect being of a portrait which was all head. The portrait alongside the champion one, also by Mr Spencer Digby, had the figure better placed and might have been the champion but for spots in the lighter tones.

“One always likes to set one’s opinion against that of the judges”, continued Mr Pollard, “and I think the female head, ‘Mary', in the Auckland Club’s exhibit might have been the equal of the champion picture. The judges find fault with the central placing of the head, but I do not see that this detracts from its merit as a portrait. The landscapes generally are weak. There are one or two worthy of attention, but most are dull and uninteresting”.

SNOW SCENES
Referring to a few pictures individually, Mr Pollard bestowed praise upon a building at night in the Auckland exhibit and to a snow scene in a high key in the Invercargill section. Of another snow scene from Invercargill he said that meritorious as it was, the posing of the figures marred it.

“One of the most hopeful signs in the display”, he concluded, “is the spirit of adventure to which I have referred. This suggests that future exhibitions will be even more interesting to the public”.

The President of the Invercargill Camera Club, Mr F.H. Preddy, thanked the Mayor for officiating, Mr Pollard for his comments, and Mr J.W. Smith, patron of the club, for his generous assistance and for the use of the lounge.



3rd SEPTEMBER 1935  Page 8 - Southland Times, Issue 25377

CAMERA ART
INTER-CLUB CONTEST
ROUND THE PICTURES
MORE VENTURESOME SPIRIT
(By J.P.)
After a tour of the New Zealand Inter-Club Photographic competition pictures shown in Messrs H. & J. Smith Limited’s lounge, an observer finds himself impressed by the maimer in which the Dunedin Photographic Society has conducted the 1935 contest. The exhibits are presented admirably, with the judges comments shown on neat additions to the mounts, additions which give the public all the information they require as to markings. The Aucklanders have taken first and second places in a contest, which has been remarkably close, the club aggregates, I would say, being nearer from first to last, than in any previous year. Speaking in general terms one would say, too, that the board of judges has done its work well, and there will be very few quarrels with the decisions. The 1935 exhibits show a more venturesome spirit than has been revealed in earlier contests and while this has led to one or two bizarre efforts, even to some grotesqueries, the general effect is one which will interest the public as well as the camera pictorialist. A pleasing feature of the 1935 Inter-Club contest is the advance of the Christchurch Club, which though it still holds the wooden spoon, has deservedly secured a larger share of the marks. The technical work in the show is remarkably even, and if there are not so many outstanding pictures the average merit is high.

AUCKLAND CAMERA CLUB
There are many excellent portraits. In the Auckland Camera Club 12 prints, H. Tornquist has two. One portrait of “John Weeks” (80), is in the short range gray that gives a general impression of flatness and a comparison of this picture with the champion exhibit by Spencer Digby in the Wellington collection will show how a wider range in tone can yield vigor. Mr Tornquist can consider himself fortunate in having outpointed Harold F. Gazi’s “Mary”. “Edmund Kurtz” (64) is heavier in tone, and while in the background behind the head there is a blemish, I think this is a better study. E.C. Lackland’s “The Sandblaster” (82) lacks action, due in part to the lack of contrast. The figure is intent on its purpose, but there should have been more concentration of mass, and a flat background. “Durham Street East” (83) by E.C. Lackland is a transfer of good texture. Technically this is a fine piece of work, and it makes something of a well-worn subject, but the picture, in spite of the high light in the central position, leans to the left. “Night Entrance” (77) by K.H. Shea, though conventional in approach, is an excellent example of living architecture. One of the aims of the photographer in reproducing a building should be to convey the impression that people are inside and this exhibitor has succeeded admirably in achieving this. P.S. Herbert’s “Toadstools” (71) narrowly missed being an outstanding effort. Here is excellent lighting, and a display of good tones, but the placing of the two subjects is not calculated to give the best effect. A point that suggests itself is that the background does not carry proportionately. Mr Herbert’s other exhibit “Waikato” (52) is not so pleasing. Lacking cohesion the picture divides rather badly into two sections and there is little or no suggestion of atmosphere. In “The Grove” there is over much contrast, the tree trunks being too heavy, and the main subjects are not placed well. Some trimming on one side or the other might have improved this picture. “Majesty” (59) is a good attempt, but the building is too central and the general effect is one of great contrast in mass. The cloud work is really fine. “Floodlight” (59) is interesting, but the print has been heavily worked, and some of this is obvious. The lines leading in to the picture are good, but the tones might have shown more vigor. In “Glass” (53) R.E. Ash has achieved a creditable rendering of the difficult subject. The positioning is good in so far as the lines are concerned, and while the shadow is obvious, the arrangement is good, though it could be improved. Technically this is a good print. R.E. Ash revels in delicate work, but his hand is heavier in “Potter’s Art” (80). There is less of interest in this picture, and if the marking had been reversed the relative merits of Mr Ash’s two subjects would have been more justly set out.

CAMERA PICTORIALISTS OF AUCKLAND
Harold E. Gaze in the portrait “Mary” (77) has one of the most striking figure studies in the exhibition. It is richly printed, and the texture, especially of the face, is good. Although the figure is placed centrally, the exhibitor has deliberately chosen this arrangement and the balance is strengthening, giving the figure dignity and power. The expression of the face, the lift in the eyes — just enough — make this a portrait to remember, through its emotional appeal, and the marking is surprisingly low. H. Yolland in “Monuments of Man” (59) missed his purpose through his neglect to subordinate the unnecessary. It is not a good print, but he would have made a more striking picture if he had concentrated the interest on his two main points, the bridge and the tombstone. His “Summer’s Day” (45), insufficiently pasted, is a weak print of a landscape that lacks cohesion. R.M. Gillingham in “Sunday” (75) has some excellent detail in the shadows, and delightful tone, but the arrangement is too stiff for such a subject. “Decoration” (75) also by Gillingham, is overloaded. In studies of this kind elimination should be the watchword, and simplicity the guiding principle. This applies almost as aptly to “Composition” (67) by Douglas F. Lyons. The geometrical design produced by the lines is good, but there are too many conflicting details, and therefore the central point, an excellent attempt to secure unity, is not enough. The top left hand portion is weak. I always suspect a lack of inspiration when a photograph is called “Composition”. The judges were in conflict over “Creation” (70), by Lyons, but I disagree entirely with the first. The distortion in the limbs is fatal, and in such a subject the modeling must be above suspicion. It is difficult to justify the title. Gerald F. Jones in “Hey Diddle Diddle” (54) has attempted a grotesque, but the white face of the cat has produced an extraordinary effect, something unintended by the exhibitor. Although the arrangement of the lines is good the central confusion is bad. “The Fishing Net” (79) also by Jones has been fortunate by comparison, for here the figure is distorted by the patch of light on the shoulder. Exhibitors must avoid confusion. If figures are to be vague, their lack of decisiveness must be an aid to subordination, and not an obstruction to sense. A.N. Bracken has in “Windjammer” (66) a marine study which has all the characteristics of the picture of a picture. The tone is weak and this is accentuated by the height of the foreground. “Sir Hubert Wilkins” (72) by H.J. Schmidt, is an excellent conventional portrait, with vigorous tones. The figure is too highly placed, and the lighting has not been used to advantage. In “Devotion” (63) Guy D. Kelsey has an excellent nature study, but with the large bird placed horizontally so that it loses animation, the expanse of sky is too great and the general pictorial value is depressed.



4th SEPTEMBER 1935  Page 3 - Southland Times, Issue 25378

CAMERA ART
INTER-CLUB CONTEST
REVIEW OF THE PICTURES
(By J.P.)
DUNEDIN PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
The general effect of W.B. Seymour s “Rising Storm” (77) is that of undue heaviness, with a decided lean towards the right. The sky is good, but it would have been very much better, to put a little lighting on the trees especially at the top. This part of the picture should have been lifted up to preserve balance. His “Hilltop Splendour” (67) is a better thing from a technical point of view, but the balance is uneven and the tree on the left hand side could have been placed more effectively — in fact, its elimination would have been better. There is unevenness too, in C.A. Weedon’s “Storm Whispers” (59) and with such a subject there should be more radiance in the sky. The whisper of a storm is much fainter than a “rising storm”, and to convey this idea the exhibitor wants to go no further than the mere hint of coming trouble. “The Whip” (67) also by Mr Weedon, is marred by the lighting on the left, but here again the composition is by no means impressive, lacking principally in balance and in sufficient concentration upon the main subject. “The Prospector” (72) by W.E. Johnson is a good subject, but it could have been handled with much greater effect if the tones had been stronger and if there had been more concentration. The handle is badly placed. Again it seems to me that treatment on a larger scale might have produced a more effective study. “Towards Evening” (74) by F.H. Williams could have been improved with some trimming at the top, but, though the subject is thoroughly conventional there is a good suggestion of movement and both lines and masses are creditably handled. There is an excellent print. A stronger print would have made A.C. Armstrong’s “Dorothy" (60) a more effective portrait. Normally, stray locks are an advantage because they take away the suggestion of formality, but the strands of hair are here disturbing because they are the one touch of unevenness in the picture. It is a good subject. It will be interesting to compare “A Canterbury Gateway” (68) by Miss M. Valentine with “Night Entrance” in the winning club’s section. Here we have an uninspired rendering of a piece of architecture inclined rather to flatness. The observer can imagine how this picture would have been improved by a bolder use of lighting. Exhibitors should make up their minds to avoid straight architectural work. If buildings are to be photographed there must be some application of lighting to give strength and interest. In F.T. Allen’s “Running Free” (63) the suggestion of action is too formal and the cloud is over-emphasized. The same exhibitor’s “Sunshine” (64) is a good print, but the curves in the hat — if one may use that term to describe what the lady is wearing on her head — are too sharp. A hat of this type is seen to best effect in a full length or at least three quarter length figure where its influence cannot be so great. “Slack Water” by D.Y. Erwin (55) is a good print with a nice graduation of tone, but the approach to the subject is without inspiration. C.S. Dickson’s “Pathways” (71) is a pleasing out-door study marked by good lines, though the path at the center makes an awkward division. The clouds are rather too heavy, but the print is a good one, and the technical qualities make good deficiencies in other directions.

INVERCARGILL CAMERA CLUB
B. Challis’s “Water Lilies” (77) is a pleasing arrangement, but though the lighting has some good points about it, it is not enough to lift this picture out of the ordinary. The darkness of the print, too, does not help it and there is a hardness in the texture which militates against the proper effect. F.H. Preddy has an excellent piece of work in “Shadow Curves” (76), which is done in high key and provides an excellent rendering of snow. Unfortunately the vertical lines are slightly too prominent for a proper balance, but the composition generally is good and the print deserved higher marking than the same exhibitor’s “The Terminus” (79), a study of railway yards under snow. Here the general effect is of flatness, with the lines all leading in one way. For the best effect some contrast, not too strong, should have been introduced. It is a good subject and the print is a good one. In A.J. Campbell’s “The Discus Thrower” (53), the figure, though well placed, is not well molded. One of the legs is decidedly unsatisfactory, and though there is a good suggestion of action, the picture pictorially is unsatisfactory. The background is not good. Such a subject, from a pictorial viewpoint, could best be handled with concentration secured by an enlargement of the figure, sufficient to suggest the purpose of the action and the effort being put into it. “The Summit” (68) by Kurt Suter, was an interesting use of a pyramid with a line from summit to base. The figures are not used well and a definite suggestion of posing is a serious mistake. The tone of this print is a trifle flat. A.M. Baker’s “Jill” (68) is a delightful study of a child. The exhibitor has avoided anything of a sensational nature and in this he is wise. Simplicity of treatment is desirable in head studies of children. A fault has been found with the placing of the head, but in such a subject it is difficult to see what advantage could be gained by shifting the position in relation to the frame. This is an excellent print showing good technical work. The same exhibitor’s “Wayside Wanderers” (59) could have been improved by a warmer tone and perhaps, a little less dependence upon heavy shadowing. The arrangement is quite good, but a better use of lighting over the heavy masses would have been a marked improvement. H.W. Smith’s “Down the Years” (48) is not a good print, the tone being disturbing. This is a subject in which lighting could be used with far more effect. Some of the work on the hair is not satisfactory. “Sweeping Shadows” (53) by H.W. Smith has some technical faults and among them is the poor color of the tone and a suggestion of double toning. The subject is a good one and is worthy of another effort with a greater attention to the foreground. Miss A.L. McLernon’s “The Skier” (64) is an interesting subject, but not treated with sufficient clarity, though the tones are good and the general technical work attractive. “A Bridge is Built” (66) by G.D. Anderson is an excellent print of a subject treated with considerable imagination. Here enough and not too much is stated for the observer. The sky could have been improved and this would have balanced the picture better, but generally this is an excellent piece of work deserving higher marks than it obtained. The same exhibitor’s “Landscape” (61) has a number of technical faults. The sky is not satisfactory and the trees on the right are patchy. It is rather heavy in tone and higher lighting would have made it more vigorous.



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10th SEPTEMBER 1935  Page 12 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 22672

DUNEDIN PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
A meeting of the Dunedin Photographic Society last month was given over to a criticism of the 1935 New Zealand Inter-Club competition prints. Members were fortunate in having present the three judges: Messrs G. Chance, J.J. Webster and Russell Clark. A criticism of the prints was given by Mr. Chance, his remarks being endorsed by Mr. Webster, who dealt with the portraits, and by Mr. Clark, who explained the merits of the modernistic prints. Each of the judges congratulated the society on the efficient and fair way in which the competition had been run and paid special tribute to the work of the committee which had charge of the arrangements, the judges own work being made much lighter in consequence.



14th SEPTEMBER 1935  Page 24 - PRESS, VOLUME LXXI, ISSUE 21578

EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHS
NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB COMPETITION
If any tendency exists to forget that photography is an art and to think of it merely as a means of recording scenes and events, the New Zealand Inter-Club exhibition of photographs at Fisher and Son's, High street, should serve as a strong corrective. The best examples there of photography throughout New Zealand reveal in some a very attractive grace and delicacy, and in others power and action. The range of subject is wide.

Some of the most striking are portraits, and the highest marks were to one such study by Mr Spencer Digby, of Wellington, to whom the judges gave 92 marks out of 100.

The competition, held annually, was judged this year under the auspices of the Dunedin Photographic Society, by Messrs G. Chance, J.J. Webster, and Russell Clark. Of the total of 100 marks 30 each are allotted to conception, composition, and technique, and 10 to production. The order of the clubs, determined by the aggregate marks of the exhibitors from each one, is as follows: Auckland; Camera Pictorialists, Auckland; Dunedin; Invercargill; Wellington; Canterbury. The photographs will be exhibited in turn in each center.



14th SEPTEMBER 1935  Page 24 - PRESS, VOLUME LXXI, ISSUE 21578

           

NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB
EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHS
An exhibition of the photographs submitted in the
1935 New Zealand Inter-Club
competition among Dominion camera clubs was opened in the gallery of Messrs Fisher and Son, High Street, yesterday.

The competition was won by the Auckland Camera Club.

LEFT: THE GROVE, by Mr. R.M. Jackson, Auckland Camera Club

MIDDLE: PROFESSOR VON ZEDLITZ, by Mr. Spencer Digby, Wellington Camera Club

RIGHT: TOWARDS EVENING by Mr. F.H. Williams, Dunedin Photographic Society.

10th OCTOBER 1935  Page 11 - EVENING POST, VOLUME CXX, ISSUE 88

CAMERA STUDIES
INTERCLUB EXHIBITION
A delightful series of camera studies by photographers throughout the Dominion is now on display at Messrs. Kirkcaldie and Stains, where the entries for the 1935 New Zealand Inter-Club Exhibition of Photographs are hung for public exhibition. The entries were judged by Messrs. G. Chance FRPS, J. Webster, and Russell Clark, who have submitted voluminous comments on the work, the faults of technique, composition, etc., being pointed out for the instruction of exhibitors. The whole display is a pleasing one, some of the prints showing a high standard in technique and composition. The subjects cover a wide field, several original ideas being well treated.



11th OCTOBER 1935
Page 12 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXXII, ISSUE 22237
Page 10 - POVERTY BAY HERALD, VOLUME LXII, ISSUE 18834
Page 11 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LXVI, ISSUE 241
Page 7 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 22699
Page 19 - PRESS, VOLUME LXXI, ISSUE 21601
Page 6 - NORTHERN ADVOCATE
Page 7 - Hawera Star, Volume LIV
Page 5 - gray River Argus
Page 8 - Timaru Herald, Volume CXL, Issue 20236
Page 8 - Southland Times, Issue 25410
Page 5 - Taranaki Daily News
Page 4 - Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12681

PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTEST
DOMINION EXHIBITION
AUCKLAND CLUBS SUCCESS
A series of camera studies by photographers throughout the Dominion is now on display in Wellington in connection with the New Zealand Inter-Club exhibition of photographs. The entries were judged by Messrs. G. Chance, J. Webster and Russel Clark, the placing by the judges and the aggregate points awarded to the clubs being as follows:

PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP	RANK	MARKS
Auckland Camera Club	First	876
Camera Pictorialists of Auckland	Second	845
Dunedin Photographic Society	Third	841
Invercargill Camera Club	Fourth	818
Wellington Camera Club	Fifth	815
Christchurch Photographic Society	Sixth	754

30th OCTOBER 1935  Page 5 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LXVI, ISSUE 257

DOMINION PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTEST
An exhibition will open at the Auckland Art Gallery to-morrow of the
prints exhibited by the various photographic clubs of New Zealand which
competed for the Bledisloe Cup. The cup was won this year by the
AUCKLAND CAMERA CLUB

30th OCTOBER 1935  Page 8 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LXVI, ISSUE 257

LOAN COLLECTION
DOMINION PHOTOGRAPHS
EXHIBITION IN AUCKLAND
The prints submitted for competition by the various New Zealand camera clubs in 1935 are now being shown at the Auckland Art Gallery, the exhibition having been arranged under the direction of the library committee of the Auckland City Council. The exhibition has been made possible by the Auckland Camera Club and Camera Pictorialists, of Auckland, and on each print has been attached the adjudicator's award and remarks.

In the competition first and second prizes came to Auckland, while the champion photograph of the year was awarded to Mr. Spencer Digby, of Wellington, for a portrait study. By virtue of first and second awards the Auckland Camera Club will hold the Bledisloe Cup. The exhibition, which has been tastefully arranged, will continue till November 16th.


1st NOVEMBER 1935  Page 15 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXXII, ISSUE 22255

PHOTOGRAPHY DISPLAY
COMPETITION PICTURES
A loan exhibition of photographs, comprising the prints submitted in competition by various New Zealand camera clubs in 1935, was opened at the Auckland Art Gallery by the Deputy Mayor, Mr. B. Martin, yesterday. Mr. J.W. Yarnall, chairman of the City Council Library Committee, presided.

Mr. Martin said Auckland people should have especial pride in the exhibition as the first and second clubs in the competition were the Auckland Camera Club and the Camera Pictorialists, of Auckland respectively. Mr. Spencer Digby, of Wellington, had submitted the champion photograph, however. To the prize-winners Mr. Martin extended his congratulations. The 72 photographs, which have been loaned by six clubs, deal with a wide variety of subjects. The exhibition will continue until November 16th.



15th AUGUST 1936  Page 6 - EVENING POST, ISSUE 40

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:

PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP	RANK	MARKS
Dunedin Photographic Society	First	1023
Wellington Camera Club	Second	1017
Christchurch Photographic Society	Third	976
Auckland Camera Club	Fourth equal	973
Invercargill Camera Club	Fourth equal	973

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.



15th AUGUST 1936
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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
Page 12 - Southland Times, Issue 22970
19th AUGUST 1936
Page 15 - POVERTY BAY HERALD, VOLUME LXIII, ISSUE 19097
20th AUGUST 1936
Page 20 - Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXV, Issue 12945

PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTEST
BLEDISLOE CUP
DUNEDIN SECURES TROPHY
The Dunedin Photographic Society has won this year's inter-camera club competition for the Bledisloe Cup by a narrow margin. The Wellington Camera Club was runner-up, and the Auckland Camera Club, last year's Champions, share last place with the Invercargill Camera Club. The Christchurch Photographic Society gained third place.

Out of a possible of 1300 points the respective clubs gained the following points: Dunedin Photographic Society, 1023; Wellington Camera Club, 1017: Christchurch Photographic Society, 976; Invercargill Camera Club, 973; Auckland Camera Club, 973.

The champion print was exhibited by Spencer Digby, of the Wellington Camera Club, who has now had this honor twice in succession.



18th AUGUST 1936  Page 3 - EVENING POST, VOLUME CXXII, ISSUE 42

PHOTOGRAPHIC ART
BLEDISLOE CUP ENTRIES
The competition amongst New Zealand camera clubs for the cup presented by Lord Bledisloe has drawn some fine work this year, and the entries are now on exhibition at Messrs. Kirkcaldie and Stains. The exhibition was officially opened yesterday afternoon by Councilor M.F. Luckie on behalf of the Mayor, and he congratulated the clubs on the excellent work shown.

This, said Mr. Luckie, was the fifth exhibition by those who had competed for the cup awarded by a former Governor-General who himself took not only an active but practical interest in the art, which had progressed greatly since the photographer had become more of an artist and less of a machine. This was due to the ability of people who had taken an interest in the artistic side of photography. The annual exhibitions in connection, with the Bledisloe Cup had originally been shown in the centers where the prize had been won for the year, but on the request of Dunedin, the winners, this year, it had been held in Wellington, the center where it had been judged. The excellence of the work showed the immense strides made, which foreshadowed, even greater achievements in the future. Exhibitions in Europe and America had shown how seriously photography was taken as an art there. The competition was between Christchurch, Wellington, Dunedin, Invercargill, and Auckland. Dunedin had beaten Wellington by six points with a total of 1023 points, but Wellington had been awarded the champion picture, a portrait.

Mr. A.S. Mitchell, President of the club, thanked Councilor Luckie for opening the exhibition.

Photographers will gain much useful knowledge from an inspection of the photographs displayed, and especially from the appended comments of the judges, which will show them what to avoid in composition and choice of subject.



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8th SEPTEMBER 1936
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11th SEPTEMBER 1936
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EXHIBITION of PICTORIAL PHOTOGRAPHS
The New Zealand Inter-Club Competition for the Bledisloe Cup, comprising 60 Selected Photographs representing the Camera Clubs of New Zealand, on view in the new Club Rooms of the Dunedin Photographic Society (Inc.), 479 Princes street (above Messrs Thomson and Brown). TUESDAY, 8th September, until WEDNESDAY, 16th September, noon - 4.30pm and 7.30ppm - 9pm. No charge for admission.



9th SEPTEMBER 1936  Page 8 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 22981

PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
Comprising the entries from the various clubs and societies for this year's Bledisloe Cup competition, an exhibition of pictorial photographs was opened yesterday afternoon in the Dunedin Photographic Society's new club rooms, 479 Princes street.

The competition, which is an inter-club one, was this year won by the Dunedin Photographic Society, with a total of 1023 points, the Wellington Camera Club being second with 1017 points.

The photographs on display, about 60 in number, cover a wide field, and in treatment and conception many of them are outstanding samples of the photographer's art. The champion picture, which gained 91 points out of 100, is a head study of the Chief Justice (Sir Michael Myers) by the Wellington artist, Spencer Digby, whose study of the New Zealand actress, Elaine Hamill, was awarded the second highest marks. Both photographs are brilliant.

The two best studies from the Dunedin Society's entry are "En Paris", by Miss J. Neville, and "Glass", by C.A. Weedon.

The exhibition will be open every afternoon and evening until Wednesday next.



8th OCTOBER 1936  Page 13 - EVENING STAR, ISSUE 22464
9th OCTOBER 1936  Page 2 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 23007
1st November 1936  Volume 43 Number 11 Page 552 - The Australasian Photographic Review

DUNEDIN PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
The first meeting of the Dunedin Photographic Society for September was given over to a criticism of the prints in the New Zealand Inter-Club Competition for the Bledisloe Cup, of which the Dunedin Photographic Society was the winner this year. The commentator was Mr. J.J. Webster, who gave his views on most of the prints and also an outline of the lighting used in the production of Spencer Digby’s two fine portraits. Mr. Webster’s criticisms were much appreciated by the large number of members present.



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.



2nd DECEMBER 1936  Page 10 - PRESS, VOLUME LXXII, ISSUE 21955

APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR
SOUTH ISLANDS TRAVEL ASSOCIATION
MR J.J.W. POLLARD SELECTED
The South Islands Travel Association has appointed as its first director Mr J.J.W. Pollard, a New Zealand journalist, who until approximately a year ago was the editor of the “Southland Times", Invercargill. There were many applications for the position.

Announcing the appointment of Mr Pollard last evening, Mr C.H. Clibborn, the Honorary Treasurer of the association, said that the type of men who applied, more so than the number of applicants, indicated a wide belief in the purpose for which the association had been launched, and was a good augury for the future.

“The recent conference at the Hermitage, to which I was invited as a representative of the association, and the support already given the movement by local bodies and interested organizations all over the South Island, shows that the association has not come into being one moment too soon”, Mr Clibborn said. “Our selection was made after an exacting comparison of the qualifications of more than 90 applicants and the sub-committee making the final choice feels that it has secured the services of a man peculiarly fitted for this post. Apart from the assurance given by his professional record as a journalist and an organizer, Mr Pollard bears a name which will recommend him to the thousands of New Zealanders who remember his father, Tom Pollard, of Pollard’s Opera Company, and recall the whole-heartedness with which he gave his services to the public in many ways.

MR POLLARD’S VIEWS
In an interview last evening Mr Pollard said that while it was too soon to give any indication of the method by which the campaign would be approached immediately, the guiding principle, laid down by the association, was to gather the full force of the South Islanders confidence in themselves and in the island’s attractions into one co-operative concern and by publicity in varied forms to induce people to travel. “While we will be concerned primarily with travel in the South Island”, he said, “we know that our success in attracting people from overseas will be beneficial to the rest of New Zealand, and by inducing South Islanders to travel within the South Island we will also inoculate them with the desire to see the rest of New Zealand. The South Islands Travel Association is not engaging in competition. Its purpose is to secure the co-operation of all South Islanders in making known the beauties and interests of this island and by energetic co-ordination to make the best possible use of our resources in active association with all who are seeking, directly or indirectly, the same end”.

VARIED ACTIVITIES
Mr. Pollard, though he was born in Melbourne, Victoria, has spent the greater part of his life in New Zealand. He began his journalistic career on the literary staff of the “Lyttelton Times” in Christchurch, and for many years was music and dramatic critic for that paper. He had risen to the editorial staff when he was offered and accepted the post of sub-editor of the “Southland Times” in Invercargill. A year later he was made associate-editor and in a few years became editor. In Southland he was identified with many public activities, including the foundation and direction of a successful repertory theatre, management in sporting bodies, and the municipal library. For many years he was President of the Workers Educational Association, founder and President of the Drama League in Southland and active in publicity on behalf of the Southland League. Beyond Southland he was known as judge for the Drama League and as sole judge, on four occasions, of the New Zealand Inter-Club Photographic Competition. He was a member of the Southland branch of the League of Nations Union, and of the council of the Dunedin branch of the Institute of Pacific Relations.



8th DECEMBER 1936  Page 13 - POVERTY BAY HERALD, VOLUME LXIII, ISSUE 19192

PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
A display of 60 photographs, all entries in the New Zealand photographic competition for the Bledisloe Cup, was opened to-day in Le Grand Cafe. The champion print was entered by a member of the Wellington Camera Club. Six clubs entered in the contest, but no Gisborne enthusiasts took part in the competition. For the next week residents of this district interested in photography will be able to view the prints and glean a quantity of data from the comments of the judges and marks, which are appended to the photographs.



19th MARCH 1937  Page 5 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LXVIII, ISSUE 66

EXHIBITION OF COMPETITION PHOTOGRAPHS

Hanging the pictures of the 1936 New Zealand Inter-Club photographic competition for the Bledisloe Cup, which have arrived in Auckland for public exhibition. In the foreground is the champion picture of the exhibition, a portrait study of Sir Michael Myers, by Spencer Digby, of the Wellington Club, which gained 91 points out of a possible 100. Next is another Spencer Digby study of Elaine Hamill, the New Zealand actress.



12th AUGUST 1937  AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LXVIII, ISSUE 191
1st October 1937  Volume 44 Number 10 - Page 499 The Australasian Photographic Review

NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB  PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
PHOTOGRAPHIC ART
BLEDISLOE CUP COMPETITION
DUNEDIN SOCIETY'S SUCCESS
At the next meeting of the Dunedin Photographic Society the New Zealand Inter-Club Competition prints, as usual, created a great deal of interest which was not lessened by the Dunedin Photographic Society repeating its victory of last year, being once again the holders of the Bledisloe Cup. The Society had further cause for gratification in that one of its members, Miss Joyce Nevill, had her picture. "Head of a Boy”, adjudged to be champion picture.



12th AUGUST 1937
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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
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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

NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB  PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
DUNEDIN WINS BLEDISLOE CUP
CHAMPION EXHIBIT BY MISS J. NEVILL
The results of the New Zealand Inter-Club photographic competition for the Bledisloe Cup are announced.

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



14th AUGUST 1937  Page 5 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 23269

DUNEDIN PHOTOGRAPHERS SUCCESS
The portrait of the head of a boy, the work of
Miss D. JOYCE NEVILL
Dunedin Photographic Society
which secured the championship award at the
Inter-club photographic competition for the
BLEDISLOE CUP

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

PHOTOGRAPHIC ART IN NEW ZEALAND
A selection of four bromide prints typical of the range of the exhibits in the Dunedin Photographic Society rooms, the exhibition consisting of the entries in the 1937 New Zealand Inter-Club Competition for the Bledisloe Cup. A resume of the judges comments upon these particular pictures is included in the report on the exhibition.

"THE HON. Mr. JUSTICE BLAIR”
SPENCER DIGBY
WELLINGTON CAMERA CLUB
91 points.

24th AUGUST 1937  Page 12 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 23278

PHOTOGRAPHIC ART
EXHIBITION OF PRINTS
The exhibition of prints entered annually for the New Zealand Inter-Club Photographic Competition was reviewed by Mr G. Tovey before a large and interested audience of members in the club rooms of the Dunedin Photographic Society last night.

There were entries from six clubs in New Zealand, which were judged under the auspices of the Invercargill Club, the premier award going to Dunedin with 1015 points, with Wellington second, 1005 points. In addition to retaining the Bledisloe Cup the local club for the first time annexed the award for the champion picture, with a portrait by Miss Joyce Nevill.

The 72 prints entered cover a wide range of photographic activity, diversified in conception and treatment, with outstanding prints in each club's collection. The exhibition will be open each afternoon and evening at 479 Princes street until Saturday.



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

PRIZE PHOTOGRAPHS
DOMINION INTERCLUB COMPETITION
OUTSTANDING EXHIBITION OPENED
Because of its double success in winning the Bledisloe Cup, symbolic of photographic supremacy among the camera clubs throughout the Dominion, and also the championship award for the best individual study, the Dunedin Photographic Society exhibition, which was opened to-day, has an importance that makes it an historic event in the career of a society with a splendid record of achievement.

To view this exhibition (admittance to which is free) is to receive an enlightening impression of the remarkable artistic attainment of these amateur photographers, apart altogether from the value of the camera as a graphic means of reproducing the pictorial canvas. There are 72 photographs represented in this display, each society contributing 12 works, no member being allowed to present more than two studies. This is the second successive year that the Dunedin Photographic Society has won the cup, but it is the first time that it has had the added triumph of being awarded the championship photograph prize by the judges, who placed Miss Joyce Nevill’s brilliant study of a boy first.

FOUR SELECTIVE STUDIES
Of the four representative studies reproduced in this issue the judges — Messrs T.H. Jenkin, A.R.C.A., and F.R.S. Petrie — make the following interesting comments:

"Tapestry", by W.W. Miller, of the Invercargill Club. “A picture showing a windswept sand dune with a pattern made by sunlight and shadow. The composition is achieved by the interesting wedge shapes running in from left to right. A print in a higher key would further enhance the effect of this fascinating subject. The sky is not altogether convincing”.

An interesting commentary on the study of the Hon. Mr. Justice Blair, by Mr. Spencer Digby, of the Wellington Club, is given by the judges. “Portraiture, is a fine medium for characterization as is shown in this excellent study”, they comment. “This print is true and simple without any extraneous heightening effect, but it shows evidence of temperament and environment in the countenance. The double lighting produces a strong picture, and it is one of the outstanding head studies of the exhibition. It is a pity that the line of the left shoulder (on the right of the picture) is completely lost in the background. The peak of the collar is a shade too dominant, as is a small mark on the left cheek”. This study was awarded 91 points.

One of the most interesting pictures in the exhibition is entitled "Bubbles", and it is the work of F.H. Preddy, of the Invercargill Club. The judges comment that it has the makings of a very good and amusing picture, but there is too much in it, the complicated shapes and tones in the lower part detracting from the interest in the upper part of the study. The composition builds up well, but leads to nothing in particular; the bubbles, the boy’s eye, mouth, hand, shirt, cuff, and braces all being equally interesting. The texture and tones are very good, but there are too many highlights, the judges conclude.

“A picture that possesses a great deal of charm”, is the judges opinion of a study aptly styled "This Freedom", which is the work of L. Casbolt, of the Christchurch Club. “The inclusion of a rather large expanse on the left detracts a little from the very beautiful pattern of the flowers and straight pickets on the right. It produces a stereoscopic effect”.

The exhibition, which is on view at the rooms of the society, 479 Princes street south, will he open until Saturday.



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“TAPESTRY”
W.W. MILLER
Invercargill Camera Club
80 points.

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“BUBBLES”
F.H. PREDDY
Invercargill Camera Club
66 points.

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“THIS FREEDOM”
L. CASBOLT
Christchurch Club
83 points.

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EXHIBITION OF PICTORIAL PHOTOGRAPHS
The New Zealand Inter-Club Competition for the Bledisloe Cup, comprising 72 Selected Photographs, representing the Camera Clubs of New Zealand, on view in the Club Rooms of the Dunedin Photographic Society (Inc.), 479 Princes street (opp. Austin Motors).

TUESDAY 24th August, until SATURDAY 28th August, 2pm to 4.30pm and 7.30pm to 9.30pm

No charge for admission



25th AUGUST 1937  Page 14 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 23279

PHOTOGRAPHIC ART
DISPLAY OF CHAMPION PRINTS
The fact that the Bledisloe Cup, the photographic championship of New Zealand camera clubs, and also the championship award for the best individual study entered in the Dominion competition, both came to Dunedin this year, lends particular interest to the exhibition of entries in the New Zealand Inter-Club Competition which has been staged by the Dunedin Photographic Society. The display generally illustrates the steady progress being made in pictorial photography in the Dominion, comprising many thoughtfully conceived photographs and a consistently high standard of technical skill. There is variety in abundance. Each of the six clubs submitted 12 pictures, no individual member being allowed to enter more than two, and, although in some instances the aim has apparently been mainly for the unusual, there are several really outstanding entries.

One which merits very fully the attention that it is attracting is a study which won for Miss Joyce Nevill, of Dunedin, the championship for the best individual photograph. It is "Head of a Boy", a splendid portrait that loses nothing of pictorial effect. The comment of the judges was "Never yet has there been a perfect picture, but 'Head of a Boy' comes very near to it". It was awarded 97 marks. The other outstanding Dunedin entry was a landscape shown by Mr. C.A. Weedon, "Central Otago", which was awarded 86 marks and earned glowing praise from the judges. The Dunedin Photographic Society could claim justly to have excelled in landscape work, these entries being worthy of special note.

In some of the North Island displays, that of Auckland in particular, there is a noticeable tendency toward stunt pictures. Some striking effects have, however, been obtained. There are very few landscapes, but one or two very fine portraits, notably that of Mr. Justice Blair, shown by Mr. Spencer Digby, of Wellington. It earned 91 marks, and the judges commented that "the print was true and simple without any extraneous heightening of effect, but showed evidence of temperament and environment in the countenance. One of the outstanding head studies of the exhibition". Another print that attracts immediate attention is that of Mr. M.A. M'Donald, of Wellington, "Pieta". "It is an exceptionally well conceived picture", the judges commented, "rich in quality and texture". It gained 93 marks.

The display, which is in the Dunedin Photographic Society rooms, is highly educative, and should attract many visitors during the remainder of the week. Admission is free.



18th SEPTEMBER 1937  Page 21 - PRESS, VOLUME LXXIII, ISSUE 22201

       

FINE EXAMPLES OF THE PHOTOGRAPHERS ART:

Two notable camera studies entered in the New Zealand Inter-Club competition held under the auspices of the Invercargill Camera Club. An exhibition of the competition photographs is at present being held at Beath's.

LEFT: THE NAKED SWORD, a bromoil study by Mr. H.J. SCHMIDT F.R.S.A., an Auckland photographer and a member of the Camera Pictorialists, of Auckland. This work was awarded 94 points out of 100.

RIGHT: WATER LILY, by Miss E. THOMPSON, of the Christchurch Photographic Society. Ninety-two points were gained for this delightful bromide picture.



4th NOVEMBER 1937  Page 8 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXXIV, ISSUE 22877

PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION AT THE ART GALLERY

"A HEAD OF A BOY"
the prize-winning photograph by Miss JOYCE NEVILL, of Dunedin
in the New Zealand Inter-Club photographic competition for the Bledisloe Cup.
This photograph is included in the New Zealand Inter-Club exhibition of
Dominion Camera Clubs now open at the Auckland Art Gallery.

4th NOVEMBER 1937  Page 16 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXXIV, ISSUE 22877

CAMERA ART
NEW ZEALAND PRINTS
BLEDISLOE CUP ENTRIES
A large collection of photographs by members of six camera clubs in the principal centers of New Zealand was placed on view yesterday in the Auckland Art Gallery. The prints, numbering 72, were all entered in the annual inter-club competition for a cup presented some years ago by Lord Bledisloe. The competing bodies were the Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin and Invercargill Camera Clubs and the Camera Pictorialists of Auckland. The contest was won by the Dunedin Club, with Wellington second and Christchurch third. Judging was carried out at Invercargill by Mr. T.H. Jenkin A.R.C.A., and Mr. F.R. Petrie.

The exhibition does not show any noticeable advance in New Zealand pictorial photography as regards either originality or technique. The best work is to be seen in the portraits, and there are some good architectural studies, but attempts at novel and unusual design fail to arouse the interest which the photographers tried to provoke. Genre subjects appear to have been neglected, and open landscapes are treated in a way that does scant justice to the New Zealand countryside. However, it is clear that the Dominion has many earnest and painstaking photographic workers, who may be expected to do better in future years.

A portrait of Mr. Justice Blair, by Spencer Digby, of Wellington, is a remarkable character study, achieved with strong lighting. "Innocence," a bromoil print of a little girl, by Gerald E. Jones, of Auckland, and "Head of a Boy", the champion print, by Joyce Nevill, of Dunedin, represent childhood most charmingly. A study of a bagpiper by H.J. Schmidt, and "Popeye", an old sailorman, by P.K. Daws, both of Auckland, introduce a welcome element of humor. Mr. Schmidt's "The Naked Sword" is much the best figure subject. A study of a climber on a snowfield by J.D. Knowles, of Invercargill, is remarkable for excellent tone-quality, and the texture of the snow is beautifully rendered.



23rd DECEMBER 1937  Page 18 - EVENING POST, VOLUME CXXIV, ISSUE 151

CAMERA CLUB
EXHIBITION OF PRINTS
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 Dunedin Photographic Society came first with 1015 points, and the Wellington Camera Club second with 1005 points. Then came in the following order the Christchurch Photographic Society (994), the Auckland Camera Club (953), the Invercargill Camera Club (937), and the Camera Pictorialists (Auckland) (922). 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.



26th JULY 1938  Page 7 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXXV, ISSUE 23099

FINE PHOTOGRAPHY
EXHIBITION IN AUCKLAND
OUTSTANDING STUDIES
An exhibition of the prints which this year won for the Auckland Camera Club its fourth award of the Bledisloe Cup will be opened to the public in the Art Gallery to-day.

Five Dominion photographic societies competed this year. The points awarded were: Auckland, 728; Wellington, 612; Dunedin, 520; Christchurch, 416; Gisborne, 306. The judges were Messrs. V.A. Brown and C. Firth.

The champion print award was secured by H. Tornquist, of Auckland, for his forceful and unusual picture "Marijuana". A.W. Powell's fine study of a cat, "Ship's Mascot", is very attractive and excellent in technique. Strong design is seen in "Footprints", "Design" and "Glass", all by Auckland exhibitors. Mr. Spencer Digbv, a well-known Wellington camera artist, exhibits some of his characteristic head studies, and other Wellington prints of interest are "Modern Wedgewood" and "New Zealand Mountain Buttercup", the latter a fine flower study.

Dunedin is represented with some excellent landscapes by such well-known photographers as G. Chance, Dr. R. Kirk and J.C. Johnston, which includes a beautiful alpine study, "Passing Shadows in the Dart Valley", by I.A.M. Johnston.

The work from Christchurch reaches a high standard. N.R. Lewers exhibits a remarkable character study in "Challenge". F.C. Casbolt's "Burlesque", is another print of a similar nature. Other interesting prints from this center are "Cathedral Bells", by Jean Stevenson, "Two's Company", by Thelma A. Kent. "A Forgotten Corner", by F.L. Bowron, and "Creation", by N. France.

Gisborne camera workers have forwarded some interesting prints and have exhibited work in new mediums.



26th JULY 1938  Page 5 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LXIX, ISSUE 174

FURTHER SUCCESS
CITY PHOTOGRAPHERS
BLEDISLOE CUP AWARDED
Soundness and saneness of conception and execution are seen by critics of photographic art in the exhibition of prints opened in the Art Gallery to-day and submitted in the New Zealand Inter-Club competition for the Bledisloe Cup.

For the fourth time the Auckland Camera Club took the honors. A series of outstanding works brought the club an aggregate of 728 points, the other totals being as follows: Wellington 612, Dunedin 520, Christchurch 416, and Gisborne 306.

A high standard in conception, composition, technique and presentation was set by the judges, Messrs. Vernon A. Brown and Clifton Firth. They worked independently, and the points awarded by each were added together for the final markings.

Award for the champion print was made to H. Tornquist, of Auckland, for a fine portrait, full of character, called "Mari-Juana". Other outstanding Auckland entries were E.C. Lackland's "Footprints" and A.W. Powell's "Ship's Mascot". Further subjects beautifully presented were a spider web glistening with dew, a sailing ship at sea, and a grouping of glass objects.

In the Wellington prints are head studies by Mr. Spencer Digby and a number of other prints of a high standard. Fine landscapes predominate in the Dunedin entries, and there is a variety of interests in those from Christchurch. Some of the Gisborne entrants show attractive work in new mediums.



16th AUGUST 1939  Page 14 - PRESS, VOLUME LXXV, ISSUE 22790

“THE CHALLENGE”

F.L. CASBOLT
Christchurch Photographic Society
gained first place in the New Zealand Inter-Club competition.
The competition prints will be displayed at Booth’s from next Friday.

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17th AUGUST 1939
Page 13 - MANAWATU STANDARD, VOLUME LIX, ISSUE 220

PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIES
BLEDISLOE CUP CONTEST
CHRISTCHURCH SOCIETY'S WIN
The annual photographic competition for the Bledisloe Cup conducted this year by the Christchurch Photographic Society was marked by the largest entries in the history of the event. The standard of the exhibits was uniformly high, this being reflected in evenness of the marking.

The judges were Messrs. W.A. Johnstone, F.A. Shurrock and J.J. Pollard. The champion print in the competition was "The Challenge", by Mr. F.L. Casbolt, of the Christchurch Photographic Society, with 97 points.



19th AUGUST 1939  Page 19 - PRESS, VOLUME LXXV, ISSUE 22793

PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB  EXHIBITION
BLEDISLOE CUP WON BY CHRISTCHURCH SOCIETY
The Bledisloe Cup for the highest total of marks gained by a center in the New Zealand Annual Inter-Club photographic competition has been won this year by the Christchurch Photographic Society. The 72 prints entered from the six centers, Auckland, Waikato, Gisborne, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin, were judged by Messrs J.A. Johnstone, J.J.W. Pollard, and F.A. Shurrock. These prints are now exhibited in Beaths lounge, where they are arranged in groups with the marks and the comments of the judges attached to each print.

The print taking first place is “The Challenge”, a portrait in strong tones by F.L. Casbolt, Christchurch Photographic Society. This portrait was awarded by the Judge a total of 97 marks out of a possible 100 allotted for conception, composition, technique, and presentation. The second mark, 95, was awarded to two prints, "The Ropes of Maui”, a seascape by D.P. Erwin, Dunedin Photographic Society, and “Architectural Vista”, by J.T. Salmon ARPS, Wellington Camera Club. Third place was taken by “Toes”, a child study by J. Stevenson, Christchurch Photographic Society.

The portraits, as usual the most notable section of the exhibition, include a charming study of a child “Jennifer”, a high key print by Basil Sharpe ARPS, and “The Rabbi” and “Perplexity”, by Spencer Digby.

The Russian ballet produced only one print, "Les Presages”, from Auckland.

In many of the exhibits there is a tendency towards dramatics, and the dramatics are presented in solid blacks. Just as the custom of pencil-lining mounts is unsuitable for some subjects — some unfortunate cases are pointed out by the Judges in this competition — so the presentation of subjects in severe tones sometimes has unfortunate results. "Prosaic Design”, a photograph of a gas Jet flame and the sides of a saucepan, and a kettle on a stove, looks anything but prosaic and the design is largely lost in heavy tones. Some interesting pictures in lighter tones are "Road Rhythm”, "Outcast” (an old cart with long shadows falling), "Black”, “String and Paper”, and “In a World of Ice”.

The habit of presenting prints from each club or society in uniform mounts has obvious advantages; but the judges have shown that it is not wise in all cases; two different subjects often need different mounting treatment.

The prints will be displayed at Beaths for two weeks before they are sent on for exhibition in the different photographic centers.



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EXHIBITION OF PICTORIAL PHOTOGRAPHS
The New Zealand Inter-Club Competition for the Bledisloe Cup, comprising 72 SELECTED PHOTOGRAPHS, representing the Camera Clubs of New Zealand, ON VIEW in the CLUB ROOMS of the DUNEDIN PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY (Inc.), 479 Princes street (above Thomson and Brown), from TUESDAY, September 12th, until SATURDAY, September 16th, 2.30pm to 5pm, and 7.30pm to 9pm, daily. No charge for admission.



13th SEPTEMBER 1939  Page 11 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 23912

PHOTOGRAPHIC ART
BLEDISLOE CUP ENTRIES
ON EXHIBITION IN DUNEDIN
The annual competition for the Bledisloe Cup, in which the various photographic societies in New Zealand participate, was this year held under the auspices of the Christchurch Photographic Society, and was conducted in that center about a month ago. The competition attracted entries from the Christchurch, Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, Waikato and Gisborne societies, and the Christchurch collection was awarded the cup, while a Christchurch photographer was also awarded the prize for the premier individual exhibit. The judges were Messrs J.A. Johnstone, J.J.W. Pollard and F.A. Shurrock.

In accordance with the custom observed in this competition, the exhibits are now in the process of being shown in the centers which were represented in the competition, and photographic enthusiasts in Dunedin will during the remainder of this week have an opportunity of studying the 72 pictorial photographs which were submitted to the judges at Christchurch. The exhibition is housed in the Dunedin Photographic Society rooms in Princes street south, and amply repays a visit by anyone interested in photographic art, for it embodies an exceptionally wide range of pictorial subjects, as well as a considerable diversity of technical and artistic treatment. The exhibition will remain open each afternoon and evening until the end of the week.



14th NOVEMBER 1939  Page 8 - EVENING POST, VOLUME CXXVIII, ISSUE 117

PRIZE PHOTOGRAPHS
A novelty for the Dominion Museum is the present exhibition of camera studies which were entered for this year's Bledisloe Cup competition, this being the first occasion on which the work of New Zealand photographers has been honored by being hung in the Dominion Museum. Christchurch was the winning society. Each club or society enters twelve prints for the competition, and the variety in the work shown is very striking. The judges comments and marks appended to the photographs make interesting reading, and amateur photographers can gather many useful hints while admiring the excellent work.



30th NOVEMBER 1939  Page 14 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXXVI, ISSUE 23517

CAMERA ART

THE BLEDISLOE CUP

ENTRIES EXHIBITED
DOMINION PHOTOGRAPHERS
The entries in New Zealand's annual photographic salon, the inter-club competition for the Bledisloe Cup, are at present on view in the Auckland Art Gallery. The competition, which was judged at Christchurch in August, was the largest on record, six clubs and societies sending in a dozen prints each. The cup was awarded to the Christchurch Photographic Society, with 918 points out of a possible 1200, the order of the other entrants being Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin, Waikato and Gisborne.

There is plenty of evidence among the 72 prints that photographic workers, both professional and amateur, all over New Zealand are making a sincere effort to produce pictures that will stand on their own feet as works of art. It is quite clear that only a few still strive after the soft, impressionistic effects which at one time were regarded as essential. The aim now is strong design and emphatic, tone contrasts. The exhibition as a whole suggests that with further experience in the newer vogue many of the photographers will show work of greater distinction.

The champion print, "Challenge", by F.L. Casbolt, of Christchurch, is a fine head of a dark-haired, keen-eyed man wearing what appears to be a cloak. The modeling of the face has been excellently rendered without recourse to freak lighting. Other entries marked high are "Ropes of Maui", by D.Y. Erwin, Dunedin, a study of small waves on a sandy beach, and "Architectural Vista", by J.F. Salmon, Wellington. "The Rabbi", a portrait of the Rev. S. Katz, by Spencer Digby, Wellington, is a remarkable character study. It is perhaps unfortunate that adverse comments by the judges are attached to every print. This tends to disillusion the visitor, who may well feel that in default of balanced criticism the award of marks might be left to speak for itself.



6th AUGUST 1940
Page 11 - EVENING POST, VOLUME CXXX, ISSUE 32
Page 7 - MANAWATU STANDARD, VOLUME LX, ISSUE 212
Page 8 - GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXVII, ISSUE 20318
Page 6 - EVENING STAR, ISSUE 23647
Page 4 - Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21184
7th AUGUST 1940
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Page 9 - Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21726
Page 8 - Otago Daily Times, Issue 24370
Page 9 - Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII
Page 5 - Hokitika Guardian
Page 12 - Manawatu Times, Volume 65, Issue 185
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CAMERA CLUBS
THE ANNUAL COMPETITION
With 72 prints representing six clubs in the North and South Islands, this year's Dominion inter-club photographic competition for the Bledisloe Cup was judged in Hamilton. The work of many of New Zealand's leading photographers was to hand and the standard was exceptionally high. The Auckland Camera Club won the cup, with Wellington as runners-up. The champion print of the collection was the work of Mr. L. Kitching, a member of the Auckland Camera Club.



7th AUGUST 1940
Page 11 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXXVII, ISSUE 23728

PHOTOGRAPHIC WORK
AUCKLAND CLUB'S SUCCESS
HAMILTON, Tuesday  Judging of the entries in the New Zealand Inter-Club photographic competition has been completed, the Bledisloe Cup being awarded to the Auckland Camera Club. Entries were received from six clubs and totaled 72. The champion of the collection was the work of Mr. L. Kitching, a member of the Auckland Camera Club. The judges were Messrs. J. Treloar, H.E. Gaze and L.F. Fraser, of Hamilton.

Results were as follows: Auckland, 1021 points, 1; Wellington, 1012, 2: Christchurch, 1009, 3; Waikato, 982, 4; Dunedin, 979, 5; Hawke's Bay, 963, 6.



21st JANUARY 1941
Page 5 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LXXII, ISSUE 17

PHOTOS EXHIBITED
BLEDISLOE CUP ENTRIES
SHOWING IN ART GALLERY
Portraiture, landscape, still life, figure studies and several excellent shots of designs carried out by arrangement of material objects all have their place in the collection of 72 photographs by members of six camera clubs which took part in the 1940 competition for the Bledisloe Cup. The collection is now on view in the print room of the Auckland Art Gallery.

Messrs. L.F. Fraser, James Treloar and H.E. Gaze judged the entries at Hamilton, the cup being awarded to the Auckland Camera Club with 1021 points out of a possible 1200. The order of the other clubs was: Wellington, Christchurch, Waikato, Dunedin and Hawke's Bay.

A wind-buffeted tree on a hill top against a sky made up of delicate clouds is the subject of the champion print, "Wind", by L. Kitching, of the Auckland Camera Club. Portraits worthy of mention were contributed by Spencer Digby, C. Firth, H. Garner McDonald, C.J. Bagley and F.L. Casbolt. Notable prints in other fields are shown by H.S. James, J.P. Salmon, G.W. Perry and L.M. Beck.



21st JANUARY 1941
Page 8 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXXVIII, ISSUE 23869

ART PHOTOGRAPHY
BLEDISLOE CUP ENTRIES
EXHIBITION IN GALLERY
The collection of 72 photographs by members of six camera clubs which took part in the 1940 competition for the Bledisloe Cup was placed on view in the print room of the Auckland Art Gallery yesterday. The entries were judged at Hamilton by Messrs. L.F. Fraser, James Treloar and H.E. Gaze, who awarded the cup to the Auckland Camera Club, with lO2l points out of a possible 1200. The order of the other clubs was: Wellington, Christchurch, Waikato, Dunedin and Hawke's Bay.

Portraiture, figure studies, landscape, still life and design carried out by arrangements of material objects all have a place in the exhibition. The work attains a good standard of technical and artistic merit, although none of the prints could be described as outstandingly original. So far the possibilities of the miniature camera as an instrument for catching rapid movement or un-posed chance subjects do not seem to have appealed to New Zealand artist photographers. The war is omitted altogether, and aviation appears only in one good picture of an air liner on the ground.

The champion print, "Wind", by L. Kitching, of the Auckland Camera Club, shows a much-buffeted tree on a hill-top against a sky full of delicate clouds. Some excellent portraits are shown by C. Firth. F.L. Casbolt, Spencer Digby, H. Garner McDonald, and C.J. Bagley.

Among notable prints in other fields of work are "River Rhythm", by H.S. James, a study of ripples beneath a willow tree; "Nature's Architecture", by J.P. Salmon, representing weather-worn conglomerate rocks; "Ballet", G.W. Perry, a carefully arranged group of dancers, and "Spotlight", by L.M. Beck, an amusing bird's eye view of a cyclist in a narrow street.



5th AUGUST 1941
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NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB  PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTEST
AUCKLAND CLUB'S SUCCESS
The annual inter-club competition of New Zealand, photographic societies for the Bledisloe Cup was decided to-day. Results were: Auckland Camera Club, 1020 points, 1; Wellington Camera Club, 1007, 2; Dunedin Photographic Society, 988, 3. Other clubs were: Waikato Photographic Society (980 points), Christchurch Photographic Society (965), Southland Photographic Society (930), Hawkes Bay Photographic Society (855).

The champion print is "The Curio", by G. Perry, of the Wellington Camera Club, which gained 97 points.



5th SEPTEMBER 1941  Page 4 - PRESS, VOLUME LXXVII, ISSUE 23426

ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHS
SEVEN CLUBS REPRESENTED
A record entry of 84 prints from seven clubs in different parts of New Zealand makes the 1941 inter-club photographic exhibition of particular interest. The pictures are at present displayed in Beath’s lounge.

The Bledisloe cup was this year won by the Auckland Camera Club, and the champion print, a picture of an old man with a curio, was submitted by E. Perry, a member of the Wellington Camera Club. This photograph, like several other portraits, is magnificent in quality. There are numbers of still life studies and composed pictures sometimes described as table-top studies, but there is a noticeable lack of first-class landscapes. The seaside has offered some good subjects for pictorial photographs, notably one by F.L. Bowron, of the Christchurch Photographic Society, of seaweed with spume. One of the most attractive pictures in the exhibition is a warm toned and simple presentation of bamboo with shadows.

It is interesting to see so much good work from the smaller clubs, Waikato, Hawke’s Bay, and Southland,



5th SEPTEMBER 1941  Page 7 - NORTHERN ADVOCATE

RADIO PROGRAMS
3YA CHRISTCHURCH (720 k.c.) 7.15pm: “New Zealand Inter-Club Photographic Exhibition" talk by E.E. Wiltshire.



26th NOVEMBER 1941  Page 10 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME 78, ISSUE 24132

CAMERA CONTEST
THE BLEDISLOE CUP
EXHIBITION OF PRINTS
Prints entered by photographic societies throughout the Dominion for the 1941 Bledisloe Cup competition, including the winning exhibit of the Auckland Camera Club, have been hung in the Art Gallery and will be on view until further notice.

The competition was judged this year in Dunedin by Messrs. G. Chance, J.J. Webster and Gordon Tovey, who awarded the Auckland entry 975 points out of a possible 1200. Other societies were placed in the following order: Wellington, 961; Dunedin, 938; Waikato, 928; Christchurch, 917; Southland, 903; Hawke's Bay, 806. The cup has now been won by Auckland seven times in ten competitions.

The champion print this year is "The Curio", by E. Perry, of the Wellington Camera Club. It is a "close-up" of a bearded man in a velvet cap peering through spectacles at a small Buddha which he holds in his fingers.

The Auckland exhibit is remarkable for the very fine photographic quality of several still-life studies. The surface textures of such objects as silk, fabric, onions, and old pewter are reproduced with extraordinary fidelity. A good portrait of a young woman by C. Firth, a female torso by L.M. Beck, studies of net-menders and two flower studies are included in a collection from which landscape alone is absent. Other contributors are P.S. Herbert, J. Epps, L.J. Davis, C. Petersen and I. Pascoe.



3rd DECEMBER 1941  Page 14 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME 78, ISSUE 24138

ART GALLERY
KITCHENER STREET

NEW ZEALAND PHOTOGRAPHY

ANNUAL SHOW OF

DOMINION CAMERA CLUBS

10am to 4.30pm

ADMISSION FREE

JAMES MELLING
Town Clerk

3rd DECEMBER 1941  Page 9 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LXXII, ISSUE 286
4th DECEMBER 1941  Page 5 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME 78, ISSUE 24139

PHOTOGRAPHIC DISPLAY
Keen interest is being shown in the exhibition of pictorial photography which was submitted in competition by the camera clubs of the Dominion and which is now on view at the Art Gallery. During the first week of its season 1047 people have visited it. The Auckland Camera Club was the winner this year of the Bledisloe Cup.



10th AUGUST 1942
EVENING STAR, ISSUE 24269
Page 4 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LXXIII, ISSUE 187
11th AUGUST 1942
OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 24991
Page 5 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME 79, ISSUE 24349

NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB
PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
CAMERA CLUB COMPETITION
WELLINGTON PLACED FIRST
The Wellington Camera Club has been placed first in this years annual competition for the Bledisloe Cup with 1027 points. Auckland was second with 960 points, and then came Christchurch, 948 points, Dunedin, 884 points and Waikato, 828 points.

The contest is held each year among camera clubs throughout the Dominion, each club supplying a set of 12 prints. The picture which received the highest individual marks this year is one entitled "Jack Ashore", exhibited by Mr. H. Farmer McDonald, of the Wellington Camera Club.



1st DECEMBER 1942
Page 4 - NORTHERN ADVOCATE
Page 4 - GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXIX, ISSUE 20955
Page 3 - EVENING STAR, ISSUE 24366
2nd DECEMBER 1942
PRESS, VOLUME LXXVIII, ISSUE 23810
Page 8 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 25088
Page 4 - GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXIX, ISSUE 20956
Page 4 - PRESS, VOLUME LXXVIII, ISSUE 23810
Page 4 - MANAWATU STANDARD, VOLUME LXIII, ISSUE 3

WELLINGTON CAMERA CLUB
WINS BLEDISLOE CUP
The Bledisloe Cup, awarded annually to camera clubs and photographic societies in New Zealand, has been won by the Wellington Camera Club. Highest points gained by a Wellington exhibitor, H. Farmer McDonald, total 94. for a character study. The exhibits will be on view in Auckland for a fortnight.



1st DECEMBER 1942  Page 4 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LXXIII, ISSUE 284

CAMERA STUDIES
BLEDISLOE CUP
ART GALLERY EXHIBITION
Camera studies for the Bledisloe Cup, the annual competition for camera clubs and photographic societies in New Zealand, are at present on view at the Auckland Art Gallery. The exhibition was informally opened on Sunday, members of the Auckland Camera Club and other interested members of the public being present.

The cup this year was won by the Wellington Camera Club, and the highest marks were awarded a Wellington exhibitor. Mr. H. Farmer McDonald, who gained 94 points for a lively and original study, "Jack Ashore".

The standard of work has been maintained remarkably well under war conditions. A fair proportion of the members of the different clubs are on service overseas, others have little time for their hobby, and the difficulty of obtaining materials is continually increasing.

Nevertheless, some original and imaginative work is shown. Landscapes and seascapes as usual predominate, but the portraits, although in a minority, are vigorous and arresting in treatment.

The Auckland Camera Club has won the cup on five occasions during the eight years it has been presented. Each club may send in 12 prints and no more than two prints may be exhibited by one photographer. The points for each club are then counted and the cup is awarded the club with the highest total.

The exhibition will be open for about a fortnight. As always, the remarks of the judges are typed on the bottom of each print, adding to the interest for those viewing the exhibits.



2nd DECEMBER 1942  Page 2 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME 79, ISSUE 24446

PHOTOGRAPHIC ART
Entries made by camera clubs and photographic societies of New Zealand in the annual competition for the Bledisloe Cup are on view at the Auckland Art Gallery in an exhibition that will last for a fortnight. This year the cup, which has been held by the Auckland Camera Club in five of the eight years since its presentation, was won by the Wellington Camera Club. An interesting feature is that the judges criticisms are attached to the foot of each print.



25th AUGUST 1943  Page 6 - PRESS, VOLUME LXXIX, ISSUE 24035

BLEDISLOE CUP WlNNER

WHITHER?
the title of the photograph which has won for Mr F.L. Casbolt, of Christchurch,
the Bledisloe Cup, competed for annually by the camera clubs of New Zealand.

29th SEPTEMBER 1943
Page 5 - EVENING STAR, ISSUE 24982
Page 4 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 25343,

30th SEPTEMBER 1943  Page 3 - EVENING STAR, ISSUE 24983

BLEDISLOE CUP
CHAMPION PRINT FROM CHRISTCHURCH
The 1943 New Zealand Inter-Club exhibition of photographs for the Bledisloe Cup competition, on view in the furnishing department, of the D.I.C.; contains a wide variety of prints depicting landscapes, interiors, and figures. The Bledisloe Cup is competed for by photographic societies each year, and each club has the honor of appointing the judges in rotation. This year the competition was conducted by the Christchurch Photographic Society, and the judges were Messrs James Fitzgerald, painter and etcher, F.A. Shurrock, A.R.C.A. (London), and George Fraser, pictorial photographer. Entries came from Wellington (the winner of the cup), Christchurch, Auckland, Waikato, Southland, and Dunedin, with 12 prints from each. The champion print, which gained the highest individual marks, is by F.L. Casbolt ARPS, of Christchurch. It is entitled "Whither", and shows a family group of a working man, his wife, and baby gazing into the future.

In their report the judges state that, despite problems of supply and limitations of variety of photographic material, a fine standard of work has been maintained by the competitors as a whole. With the wide range of subject matter the standard of work is high and considered to be more even in quality than usual. It is noticeable that there are no animal studies, though there is a fair proportion of good figures and partial figure work.

WHITHER?

19th OCTOBER 1943
Page 5 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LXXIV, ISSUE 248
Page 2 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME 80, ISSUE 24718
22nd OCTOBER 1943
Page 2 - Waikato Times, Volume 132, Issue 22175
26th OCTOBER 1943
Page 5 - GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXX, ISSUE 21235

CAMERA CLUB CONTEST
The annual competition among New Zealand camera clubs was won by Wellington, with 1055 points out of a possible l200. Following came Christchurch, Auckland, Waikato, Southland and Dunedin in that order. The champion print was that of F.L. Casbolt ARPS, of Christchurch, is a dramatic group of a man, woman and infant child, and bears the title, "Whither?".

All classes of subject are included in the exhibition, and there are some particularly vigorous landscapes. Prints are now on view at the Art Gallery.



22nd AUGUST 1944
Page 6 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LXXV, ISSUE 198
Page 2 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME 81, ISSUE 24978

PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITS
Prints entered for the annual New Zealand Inter-Club competition for the Bledisloe Cap are now on view at the Auckland Art Gallery The competition was won by the Auckland Camera Club, with 1067 points out of a possible 1300. Christchurch, Wellington, Southland, Dunedin and Waikato followed in that order.

"Tree of the Field" by A.L. Gordon of the Auckland Camera Club, received the award of champion print, while "A Dog of the World", by George Fraser, Christchurch Photographic Society and "Design in Seascape", by H.A. Larsen, Waikato Photographic Society, tied for second place.



3rd SEPTEMBER 1945  Page 7 - EVENING POST, VOLUME CXL, ISSUE 55
4th SEPTEMBER 1945  Page 2 - NORTHERN ADVOCATE
5th SEPTEMBER 1945  Page 4 - PRESS, VOLUME LXXXI, ISSUE 24663

WELLINGTON WINS
CAMERA COMPETITION
INVERCARGILL, This Day  Judging has been completed in the New Zealand Inter-Club exhibition of photographs in the Bledisloe Cup competition. The placings are: Wellington 1002 points, Christchurch 984, Waikato 964, Dunedin 956, Auckland 927, Nelson 926, and Southland 875. The champion print, "Ballet", by R. Blick, Nelson Photographic Society, scored 94 points.



18th SEPTEMBER 1945  Page 7 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 25951

AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY
INTERCLUB COMPETITION
HIGH STANDARD OF ENTRIES
A surprising feature of the New Zealand Photographic Society annual inter-club competition for the Bledisloe Cup was the success of the Nelson Club, which entered its first prints since it came into being two years ago. Although the club gained only sixth place in the competition its print “The Ballet” by R.T.J. Blick, an excellent composition which exploited with striking effect the possibilities of contrasting light and shade, was awarded the championship by a clear majority.

The competition was judged under the auspices of the Southland Photographic Society, and seven clubs entered from both the North and South Islands. The winning club was Wellington, with 1002 points, and Christchurch, 984 points, was second, Waikato, with 964 points, gained third place, and was followed closely by Dunedin with 956 points.

Discussing the competition at the exhibition held last night, the speaker, Mr. G. Tovey, said that the standard of the entries was remarkably high, and all showed pleasing originality of theme. There was a tendency in many of the prints to over-shadowing, a fault which detracted greatly from the appeal of the subjects. This was particularly noticeable in the portrait and still-life exhibits, which predominated over the landscapes. Although it was an excellent exhibition in most respects, Mr. Tovey said, there was nevertheless room for considerable improvement in technique and composition. Photography held a great future as a medium of expression, Mr. Tovey said. The camera was a dynamic form of art, and although it had many limitations, it recorded a truer and more accurate picture than the brush, and possessed greater emotional and descriptive qualities.

The President, Mr. R.G. Ratcliff, thanked the speaker for his constructive criticism of the exhibits, and urged the club to maintain the originality of ideas that had marked its entries this year.

The eighty-four prints entered in the competition will be on display to the public in the D.I.C. windows for the following 10 days.



18th SEPTEMBER 1945  Page 3 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LXXVI, ISSUE 221

CAMERA COMPETITION
WELLINGTON CLUB'S WIN
The New Zealand Photographic Society annual inter-club competition for the Bledisloe Cup attracted entries from seven clubs in both islands.

It was judged under the auspices of the Southland Photographic Society, and resulted as follows: Wellington, 1002 points, 1; Christchurch, 984 points 2; Waikato, 964 points 3; Dunedin, 956 points 4.

A print by R.T. Blick, of Nelson, was awarded the championship by a clear majority.



2nd SEPTEMBER 1946
Page 4 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 26246
Page 8 - GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXXIII, ISSUE 22115

BLEDISLOE CUP
WELLINGTON PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB
The Wellington Camera Club is this year’s winner of the Bledisloe Cup for photography. Mr. G.W. Perry submitted the picture gaining the most marks. It is the second time he has won the individual championship. Since the Bledisloe Cup was first competed for in 1932, the Wellington Camera Club has won it four times, and has otherwise been consistently in second place.



1st April 1947  Volume 54 Number 4 - Page 224 The Australasian Photographic Review

NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB  PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
The successful conduct of the 1946 Inter-Club Exhibition, by the Waikato (New Zealand) Photographic Society.



13th AUGUST 1947
Page 6 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 26538
Page 4 - GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXXIV, ISSUE 22406
Page 4 - Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25261
Page 4 - NORTHERN ADVOCATE
14th AUGUST 1947
Page 6 - EVENING STAR, ISSUE 26179
Page 4 - Wanganui Chronicle

PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
WELLINGTON CLUB'S SUCCESS
The annual Bledisloe Cup Photographic Competition, judged in Nelson, was won by the Wellington Camera Club by an easy margin from the Christchurch Photographic Society. The champion print, “The Chorister", a study of a choir boy, was exhibited by Spencer Digby, of Wellington. Points scored in the club competition were as follows: Wellington 1132; Christchurch 1031; Nelson 1027; Dunedin 1000; Waikato 999; South Canterbury 973; Auckland 922; and Southland 908. Wellington exhibitors filled the first four places in the individual championship. Spencer Digby gained 96 points, G. Perry was second with 94 and J.C. Ward and Farmer McDonald were third (equal) with 91 points.



24th MARCH 1949  Page 4 - GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXXVI, ISSUE 22903

PHOTOGRAPHS ON DISPLAY: VARYING TYPES OF SUBJECTS
Over 100 large-sized prints of many subjects go to make up the New Zealand Inter-Club exhibition of photographs which are to be on display to the public in the British Music Society’s rooms from Friday to April 1. The exhibition is sponsored by the Gisborne Camera Club.

Ranging from outdoor scenes to still life, the photographs, which were entered in a competition held during the Otago centenary celebrations last year, all have excellent quality and tone. The three judges were all highly qualified men in the photographic business, Mr. George Chance, Dunedin, Dr. Raymond Kirk, and Mr. Peter Mclntyre.

Short and to the point remarks regarding each photograph are attached to the bottom of the print and by studying these the keen amateur photographer can pick up many hints on composition and worthiness of subject.

Points totaling 100 were awarded for conception, composition, technique and presentation, the winning entry of a woman’s portrait by a Dunedin photographer, Miss M. Valentine, being awarded 90 points.

Gisborne is represented by one photograph by Mr. A.L. Gordon titled “Self-portrait”. This was awarded 79 points and was commended by the judges as an usual exhibit.



26th MARCH 1949  Page 2 - GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXXVI, ISSUE 22905

NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB  EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHS FOR THE BLEDISLOE CUP
MEMBERS of the general public are cordially invited to see this Exhibition of more than 100 photographs which is being displayed at Wise’s Music Room, Palmerston Rd, Gisborne, until FRIDAY 1st April.

Hours (daily except Wednesday): 10.30am to 4.30pm; 7.45pm to 9.15pm.



4th AUGUST 1949
Page 4 - GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXXVI, ISSUE 23015
Page 3 - Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25873
Page 8 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 27150

BLEDISLOE CUP
PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
DUNEDIN SOCIETY SECOND
The Wellington Camera Club won the annual competition for the Bledisloe Cup, contested by the camera clubs of the Dominion. The results have been announced by the judges, Mr. Roland Hipkins A.R.C.A., Mr. John Barraud and Mr. S. Wemyss.

The champion picture, “COUNTERPOINT” was by H. FARMER MCDONALD ARPS, of the Wellington Camera Club.



12th OCTOBER 1949  Page 8 - GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXXVI, ISSUE 23074

BLEDISLOE CUP PRINTS ON DISPLAY IN GISBORNE
The 114 prints of 10 photographic and camera clubs of New Zealand entered in the recent annual Bledisloe Cup competition in Wellington and at present on display in the Music Room, Childers Road, are well worthy of public inspection. The efforts of both professional and amateur photographers, the prints are a striking example of the scenes and objects that can be revealed in photographic form by those proficient in the art.

Each club has exhibited 12 prints, for which points were awarded to decide the winner of the Bledisloe Cup. Besides winning the competition with a total of 1113 points, the Wellington Camera Club also had among its exhibits the champion print. “Counterpoint”, Mr. H. Farmer McDonald ARPS, Wellington. Out of a possible of 100 points this print obtained 97. Conception, composition, technique and presentation were taken into consideration in the judging in this individual competition.

The photograph, “Counterpoint”, which displayed a “close-up” of flowers lying on a carpet of vivid design, was favorably commented on by the judges, Messrs. Roland Hipkins A.R.C.A., J. Burrand and S.J. Weymess. They stated that the subject had been thoroughly interpreted with an exhilarating effect on formal design.

To have obtained fifth place in the competition, ahead of the Christchurch club which has a much larger membership, was the fine effort of the Gisborne Camera Club. Prominent among the exhibits of local photographers are the prints “Bush Track” by Mr. Bruce Dallas, and “Lombardy Landscape”, by Mr. Alan L. Gordon ARPS, each of which gained 88 points. These totals represented a very high figure, as compared with the points awarded most other competitors.

Comment on “Lombardy Landscape” by the judges stated that the print had a remarkable and unusual sky effect.

Considering the wealth of detail there was a pleasant unity in the picture, was the summing up of “Bush Track”, by the judges.

The display, which began on Monday night, will be featured each alternate night for the rest of the week.



11th MARCH 1950  Page 14 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 27336

DUNEDIN PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB
EXHIBITION of PHOTOGRAPHY
at
CLUBROOMS

MONDAY, MARCH 13

R.K. GRAHAM
Hon.Secretary

21st MARCH 1950  Page 7 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 27344

PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
Mr. Carl Dickson presided over a large attendance at the inter-club photographic exhibition held in the society’s clubrooms. In this competition, the Wellington Camera Club gained the highest award and also produced the champion picture. In conjunction with the exhibition, Mr. Woolman gave a short talk on the work, in which he emphasized the need for photographers to aim high in their work, and not be content to produce only good records. In his opinion, he remarked, the judges had, in some instances, been rather too critical. They had marked down several pictures on composition faults, and had apparently ignored the creative work of the exhibitor. Most of the work was of a high standard, and the Wellington Camera Club had presented an excellent selection.



3rd AUGUST 1950
Page 8 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 27458
Page 4 - PRESS, VOLUME LXXXVI, ISSUE 26181
4th AUGUST 1950  Page 6 - GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXXVII, ISSUE 23323

CHAMPION PRINT
PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
AWARD TO DUNEDIN MAN
CHRISTCHURCH, August 2
The champion print in the New Zealand Inter-Club photographic competition for the Bledisloe Cup is “The Roue”, by R.G. Ratcliff, of Dunedin. The award was announced by the panel of judges this evening. The district placings are (possible total, 1300 points): Waikato 1043, Wellington 1027, Auckland 1012, Dunedin 994, Nelson 937, South Canterbury 879, Hawke’s Bay 872, Southland 863.

The judges, Messrs. F.L. Bowron, F.L. Casbolt and N. France, are all from Canterbury and Canterbury photographers did not compete.



18th AUGUST 1950  Page 3 - PRESS, VOLUME LXXXVI, ISSUE 26194

PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUBS EXHIBITION
WIDE DIVERSITY OF SUBJECTS
The 1950 New Zealand Inter-Club Photographic Competition and Exhibition, now on display in Christchurch, has entries from eight clubs — Waikato, Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin, Nelson, South Canterbury, Hawke’s Bay, and Invercargill and a total number of 96 prints, 12 from each club. It was judged at Christchurch by Messrs F.L. Bowron, F.L. Casbolt ARPS, APSA, and N. France ARPS. The clubs were placed in the order written, on points awarded for conception, composition, technique, and other factors.

The champion print is by R.J. Ratcliff, of Dunedin. It is a fine study of a goat’s head, very aptly entitled “The Roue”.

There is a wide diversity of subject matter, including portraiture, child studies, land and seascapes, pattern, still life, and table-top photography in both serious and humorous vein. A dramatic theme is presented in “Time On My Hands”, a study of two handcuffed work-worn hands, holding a Bible to the light coming through a small window. The shadows cast by the bars add to its effectiveness.

In the field of portraiture there is a fine study of “An Old Man” by C. Firth, of Auckland. It is ably handled and convincing. Mood is well conveyed in a pleasing landscape by H. Larsen, of Waikato. The effect of sunshine in his “May Morning” is excellent. A delightful child study by W. E. Kennard, of Southland, is titled “Ready for Life” and is bound to find favor. An interesting back lighting effect adds charm to “The Wanderers,” a study of two children sitting on a paddock gate, by J.F. Hinchcliffe, of Nelson: “Steps and Stairs” by E. Robinson, of Auckland, and “Mud Patterns” by R. Meredith, of Nelson, are two of the outstanding pattern photographs.



30th OCTOBER 1950
Page 2 - ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, VOLUME 71, ISSUE 16
31st OCTOBER 1950
Page 10 - GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXXVII, ISSUE 23397
Page 6 - OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 27534

PHOTO COMPETITION AWARDS
The Christchurch Photographic Society was awarded first place in the annual inter-club color slide competition for the Wiltshire Cup, which was judged in Nelson. There were only three entries this year. The points gained were: Christchurch 1397, Waikato 1348, Nelson 1332. The champion slide was “Victims of the Sea” by A.T. Brash, Christchurch.



8th SEPTEMBER 1952  Page 3 - Press, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 26830

COMPETITIONS IN PHOTOGRAPHY
NORTH ISLAND ENTRANTS SUCCESSFUL
(New Zealand Press Association) INVERCARGILL, September 6.
North Island competitors took the three main placings in the 1952 Bledisloe Cup competition among the Dominion’s camera clubs.

The competition was the biggest yet held in New Zealand, and 15 clubs from Whangarei to Invercargill exhibited 180 photographs for judging.

The prize for the champion print went to J.F. Hinchliff’s “Prelude” with 92 points out of a possible 100. The print was a study of two war weary children, one of them a young, girl clasping protectively her small and nervous brother. Mr Hinchliff is a member of the Nelson Photographic Society.

Frank McGregor ARPS, of the Christchurch Photographic Society, was second with his print “Windy Top”, which gained 89 2-3 points.

The judges (Messrs T.H. Jenkin A.R.C.A., B. Jones A.R.C.A., and F.R.S. Petrie).



10th December 1952  Page 7 - Press, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 26910

NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB
COLOUR SLIDE COMPETITION
CHRISTCHURCH CLUB WINS
(New Zealand Press Association) NELSON. December 9.
The New Zealand Inter-Club color slide competition for the Wiltshire Cup was judged in Nelson by judges appointed by the Nelson Photographic Society, Mr Ellis Dudgeon (ARPS, FRSA) and Mr R.T.J. Blick. Five societies entered and 100 slides were submitted. Points awarded were: Christchurch 1616, Waikato 1449, King Country 1461, Rotorua 1393, Hawera 1343.

The judges said that the standard was higher than for some years. Waikato had several outstanding slides by Russell and Irene Cooper. These were very modernistic and in one, Sounds of the Sea, the exhibitor had made use of patterns of colored light and sea shells to create a fascinating design storm.

F. Bowron, of Christchurch, showed a lovely landscape, The Silver Line. The champion slide, by Ray Truscott, of Christchurch, Salute to Commerce, gained him 90 points. His picture, strongly formed in a triangle, depicted a canal in the United States on which there was a freighter with two drawbridges with decks raised as if in salute, towering above the ship.



1st October 1952  Volume 59 Number 10 - Page 641 The Australasian Photographic Review

NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB
PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
1952 BLEDISLOE CUP
The competition was the biggest yet held in New Zealand. Fifteen clubs from Whangarei to Invercargill exhibited 180 photographs for judging.

The prize for the champion print went to Mr. J.F. Hinchliff’s "Prelude" with 92 points out of a possible 100. It is a study of two war-weary children one of them a young girl clasping protectively her small and nervous brother. Mr. Hinchliff is a member of the Nelson Photographic Society.

Mr. Frank McGregor ARPS, of the Christchurch Photographic Society, was second with his print Windy Top, which gained 89 2/3 points.

The judges, Messrs. T.H. Jenkin ARCA, B. Jones ARCA, F.R.S. Petrie.



28th July 1954  Page 8 - Press, Volume XC, Issue 27413

PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTEST
AUCKLAND CLUB WINS BLEDISLOE CUP
(New Zealand Press Association) DUNEDIN. July 27
The Auckland Camera Club is this year’s winner of the Bledisloe Cup, open to photographic societies throughout New Zealand. The contest was judged in Dunedin. Eighteen societies from Auckland to Invercargill competed, each submitting an entry of six prints.

The Auckland club gained 552 points. The runner-up was Wellington, with 531 points, and third place went to Christchurch, with 518 points. The highest individual points went to Mr Barry Woods, of Wellington, for a particularly fine study of a Polynesian girl, entitled “Sala Sala Mauna”.



27th April 1957  Page 15 - Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28262

PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS
WILTSHIRE CUP WON BY WAIKATO
(New Zealand Press Association) DUNEDIN. April 26
The Wiltshire Cup, awarded annually for the best set of six color slides, has this year been by the Waikato Photographic Society with 1532 points out of a possible 1825. The Auckland Camera Club won second placing with the Dunedin Photographic Society third.

These placings have been announced in Dunedin by the national competition judges, Messrs N. France (Christchurch), R. Slick (Nelson), and J.G. Johnston (Dunedin).

The color slide winning the highest number of marks was titled “Design in Harmony”, and was the work of R.W. Cooper, of the Waikato Photographic Society.

The competition entries will be one of the features of the sixth New Zealand photographic convention to be held in May at Wanganui.



6th September 1957  Page 12 - Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28375

NEW ZEALAND INTERCLUB
DUNEDIN SOCIETY WINS
The Dunedin Photographic Society has won the 1957 New Zealand Inter-Club photographic competition for the Bledisloe Cup held by the Christchurch Photographic Society under the control of the Photographic Society of New Zealand. Twenty clubs from all over the country each entered six prints for the contest.

Placings were: Dunedin Photographic Society, 521 marks out of a possible 624, 1; Waikato Photographic Society, 518 marks, 2; Auckland Camera Club, 514 marks, 3; Wellington Camera Club, 501 marks, 4; Wairarapa Camera Club, 488 marks, 5:

The judges (Messrs F. Casbolt, F.L. Bowron, and Martin Barriball), all of Christchurch, each reviewed the 120 prints independently. The three sets of marks were then added together and averaged. The marks of each club represent the total for the six prints. This was the first year that the competition has been judged in this way. Formerly the three judges made their decisions together.

The judges said that a good range of subject matter was presented, representing most schools of thought from the traditional to the modern. Many newly-formed clubs submitted work which showed much room for improvement, but the leading clubs had fully demonstrated their understanding of photography as an art.

The Dunedin Photographic Society had entered a strong set of six prints covering a wide range of subject matter ably handled by capable workers.



18th April 1958  Page 7 - Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28564

PHOTOGRAPHERS CONVENTION
NATIONAL MEETING IN CITY
For the last four months members of the Christchurch Photographic Society have been making preparations for the seventh annual convention of amateur photographers in New Zealand, which will be held in the city from 27th April to 2nd May.

The idea of the convention was introduced to the Dominion by Mr F.L. Bowron, of Christchurch, after he had attended one in the United States. Fostered by foundation members of the Photographic Society of New Zealand, the convention is becoming the annual holiday for amateur club and society members throughout the country. Held in late April each year, it enables both monochrome and color photographers to take advantage of the autumn season.

About 200 visitors will attend the convention, and city shops will exhibit prints by local society members. Field outings to the Botanic Gardens, the Art Gallery, Sumner, Lyttelton, and Tai Tapu will provide the visitors with a wide variety of subjects to photograph. All-day trips to Ashley Gorge and the Loburn district have also been arranged.

The seventh natural salon in color and monochrome, the Davies natural history salon, the Wiltshire Cup competition, and the second New Zealand international color exhibition will be held during the convention. The trophies won in the various salons will be presented at a banquet at the close of the convention.



28th April 1959  Page 10 - Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28880

COLOR SLIDE COMPETITION
CHRISTCHURCH SOCIETY WINS
The 1959 Wiltshire Cup color slide competition, conducted by the Photographic Society of New Zealand, has been won by the Christchurch Photographic Society by 57 marks.

This year, 32 clubs throughout the country entered the maximum of six slides each, the larger clubs being limited to one slide a member.

To win the cup, the Christchurch Photographic Society gained 1488 marks, followed by the Wellington Camera Club with 1431, and the Waikato Photographic Society with 1409. Then came the Dunedin Photographic Society with 1381 marks, the Hastings Camera Club with 1375, and the Auckland Photographic Society with 1341.

G. Skates, of the Christchurch Photographic Society, exhibited the champion slide. Entitled “Following in Father’s Paint Pots”, it gained 261 marks, and is an expedient example of color harmony. Second place was gained by C.F. Marshall, of the Waikato Photographic Society, with a slide entitled "Flight”, which was awarded 256 marks. In third place was Mrs I. Cooper, also of the Waikato Photographic Society, whose slide, “The Attackers”, gained 254 marks.

The competition was judged individually by Mr C.G.R. Ward, Wellington, Mr R.T.J. Blick, Nelson, and Mr J.G. Johnson, Dunedin. The three judges were unanimous in their praise of the high quality of all entries.

The competition will be shown at the Photographic Society of New Zealand annual convention in Wellington next month.



15th March 1960  Page 25 - Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29154
16th March 1960  Page 25 - Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29155

CAMERA CLUBS COMPETITION
CHRISTCHURCH PLACED FIRST
(New Zealand Press WANGANUI, March 13
Judges placings in the 1960 inter-club exhibition of photography conducted by the Wanganui Camera Club on Saturday on behalf of the Photographic Society of New Zealand were:

Christchurch Photographic Society (1500 points) 1; Dunedin Photographic Society (1436) 2; Wellington Camera Club (1418) 3; Auckland Photographic Society (1414) 4; North Shore Photographic Society (1357) 5; Waikato Photographic Society (1340) 6.

The judges were Dr. A.R. Anderson, Mr K.A. Newton and Mr G.S. Powell, all of the Wanganui Camera Club. There were 19 entries.



26th September 1960  Page 13 - Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29319

150 ATTEND CONVENTION OF PHOTOGRAPHERS
An exhibition of photographic prints from Hong Kong, described by the President of the Christchurch Photographic Society (Mr R.L. Casbolt) as perhaps the best photographic collection ever to be seen in New Zealand, was a special feature of the 1960 regional convention of the Photographic Society of New Zealand, held in Christchurch during the week-end.

Consisting of 120 color and monochrome prints, the exhibition is being lent by the Photographic Society of Hong Kong. From Christchurch it would be sent to photographic conferences at Otaki and North Shore (Auckland) and then to Britain and Europe, said Mr Casbolt.

Organized by the Christchurch Photographic Society, the convention was opened on Saturday morning, when nearly 150 delegates from 13 North and South Island photographic clubs were welcomed. “Daffodil Time in the Garden City” was the theme of the afternoon’s program which gave members the opportunity of photographing spring scenes in the Botanic Gardens with the help of a group of Christchurch girl models.

In the evening Mr Casbolt, introduced by the chairman of the convention (Mr E.W. McGeorge) officially welcomed guests and praised the opportunities afforded by such conventions as meeting grounds for photographers from throughout the country:

Competitions Results Results of the recent competitions held by the society were then announced by the judges, Messrs. N.S. Bowie (color section) and D.S. Hearn (monochrome section).

Commenting on the 112 slides entered in the color section, Mr Bowie said that although the standard of the entries was varied it was generally very strong indeed. Several extremely beautiful slides were submitted. Placed first was the color slide “Communion” by I. Dando, of Timaru, which Mr Bowie described as “one of the simplest and yet strongest color photographs, emotionally speaking, that I have seen for a long time". Projected on the screen, it showed a white sunlit mountain top knife-edged against a deep purple sky, with a man in black kneeling in the snow. “Contour Landscape” by N.M. Beaumont, of Dunedin, placed second, was described by Mr Bowie as a “truly first-class landscape” in which Mr Beaumont had shown an extraordinary ability to capture in simple green and gold tonings the simple sculptured effect of a pure landscape.

Placed third was “Rendezvous” by J.F. Hinchcliff, of Nelson, a forest study where leaf shades of brown and green “were repeated in and contrasted strikingly with the colors of the figure in the foreground”.

The following seven colored slides received special mention from Mr Bowie: “True Romance” (G.W. Skeates, graymouth), “Late Date” (J. Sprosen, Invercargill), “The Plume" (R.G. Ratcliffe, Christchurch), “Sylvan” (N.M. Beaumont, Dunedin), “Sunburst” (R.E. Bell, Dunedin), “Sitting in the Sun” (H.N. Aitken, Dunedin) and “The Lost Chord (Mrs L.G. Hay. Timaru).

Commenting on the monochrome section, in which 34 prints were submitted, Mr Hearn said he considered the top prints quite up to international photographic standards. This was a fairly healthy state for a regional competition such as this, and proved that the art of monochrome was not in too much danger of being superseded entirely by color.

The champion award of the Northern Assurance Cup was given to Mrs S.J. Peverill, of Christchurch, for her print “Water Ball”, which Mr Hearn said showed sound composition and exploited well the possibilities of the subject.

Honors awards went to F. Reavey for his print, “Progression”, which Mr Hearn said seemed to have successfully captured the atmosphere of a waterskier in rapid flight; and E.R. Williams for his print “Leisurely Rolling”, a seascape whose unusual tonalities were enhanced by the special grain texture employed.

Awards of merit in the monochrome section went to the following slides: "Winter Haven" (T. Armstrong), “The Resistance” (M. Barriball), “Refuge of Christians” (T. Bracken), “Accent on Space” and “Preparing the Rink” (J. F. Hinchcliff), “Future All Blacks" (R. Knapp) and “She’s My Gal” (G.W. Skeates).

An address on landscape was given by Mr L.A. Thomas, Vice-President of the Photographic Society of New Zealand.

Yesterday morning visitors to Christchurch for the convention went to New Brighton where the New Brighton Power Boat Club had arranged for them to see speedboats. Later they drove to Redcliffs, Sumner, Lyttelton, and Governor’s Bay, and had lunch at Allandale. Photographers were busy along the route obtaining pictorial and scenic shots. Others concentrated on photographs of models.



15th February 1961  Page 14 - Press, Volume C, Issue 29439

BLEDISLOE CUP FOR PHOTOGRAPHY
(N.Z. Press Association) NEW PLYMOUTH, Feb. 14.
Twenty-one clubs entered the 1961 New Zealand Inter-Club Exhibition of photography for the Bledisloe Cup, the results of which were announced by the Stratford Camera Club today as follows:

North Shore Photographic Society 1, Christchurch Photographic Society 2, Dunedin Photographic Society 3, Waikato Photographic Society 4 equal, Auckland Photographic Society 4 equal, Wanganui Camera Club 6.

The competition was conducted on behalf of the Photographic Society of New Zealand by the Stratford club, which was placed thirteenth. The judges, Messrs S. Rumsey. F. Hofmann and O. Peterson, all of Auckland, said they were impressed with the high standard.



24th February 1964  Page 18 - Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30373

PHOTOGRAPHY CUP
WIN FOR DUNEDIN CLUB
The 1964 Bledisloe Cup for Inter-club photography has been won by the Dunedin Photographic Society. The Christchurch Photographic Society held the 1964 Inter-club photographic exhibition of the Photographic Society of New Zealand, in the city last week.

Nineteen clubs entered the competition and the results were: Dunedin Photographic Society 1, North Shore Photographic Society 2, Feilding Camera Club 3.

The judges (Messrs F.L. Bowron, N. France, and D. Hearne) said the winning set of prints well deserved the honor, and the decision had been unanimous. There had been a great improvement in quality compared with the work done four or five years ago.

The exhibition will be on display at the convention of the society to be held at Queenstown in April.



2nd March 1965  Page 4 - Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30688

ADVENTURE LACK IN PHOTOGRAPHY SEEN
(N.Z. Press Association) AUCKLAND, March 1.
The Photographic Society of New Zealand has announced the results of the 1965 Bledisloe Cup Inter-club photographic competition.

A record number of 23 clubs submitted entries. The first six placings are: North Shore Photographic Society, Dunedin Photographic Society, Auckland Photographic Society, Tauranga Photographic Society, Manawatu Camera Club, and the Christchurch Photographic Society.

The judges for this year’s competition were Messrs Russell W. Cooper, Olaf Petersen, William M. Robb.

They expressed disappointment at the lack of adventure in the approach of most of the photographers to their subjects. They said a number of new techniques had been attempted, but in a national contest flawless technique was required. Nevertheless, there were sufficient outstanding prints to ensure an encouraging future for photography. The judges indicated their satisfaction at the general quality and even standard from the newer clubs as well as from the more firmly-established ones. The exhibition, which was organized for the Photographic Society of New Zealand by the North Shore Photographic Society, will be sent to the annual convention of the Photographic Society of New Zealand.



18th April 1966  Page 17 - Press, Volume CV, Issue 31037

PHOTOGRAPHER’S ANNUAL CONVENTION IN CHRISTCHURCH THIS WEEK
Some years ago, a small group of photographers met in Queenstown to exchange ideas and get together on the friendly basis of a common interest. Thirteen years later, the society which they formed has grown until more than 120 photographic clubs throughout New Zealand are affiliated, and members number almost 1000.

This week, the Photographic Society of New Zealand is holding its fifteenth national convention in Christchurch. More than 1000 entries have been received for the national salon which is being held in conjunction with the convention. The Christchurch Photographic Society are organizing this year’s program for the national body.

Between 500 and 600 members are expected to attend the convention which will run until Friday 22nd April. The annual convention is held alternatively in the North and South Islands. It was last held in Christchurch in 1958. The entries for the salon have come from all over New Zealand, and some have been received from the United States where a number of photographers are members of the New Zealand organization.

The present patron of the society (Mr F.L. Bowron) was the man largely responsible for the establishment of the organization. Affectionately known to other members as “The Master”, Mr Bowron is one of New Zealand's leading color landscape photographers.

For his service to photography in New Zealand, he has been given the high honor of being a fellow of the Photographic Society of America. His personal skill in photography has earned him the title of associate of the Royal Photographs Society of Great Britain.

AMERICAN MODEL
The idea of forming a national body for people interested in photography in New Zealand was born on a business trip to the United States. Mr Bowron went there in 1951, and came home imbued with the idea of forming a society along the lines of the Photographic Society of America.

On the way to the States, Mr Bowron stopped over in Hawaii where he met an old friend, also a keen photographer. The outcome of the meeting was the gift of a membership card to the American society, and a letter of introduction to a member in the United States. Mr Bowron later visited this member, and was persuaded by him to attend a photographic convention while he was in the States. He was so impressed with the idea, that he returned to New Zealand determined to establish a similar organization here. In the autumn of 1952, 50 interested photographers held their first meeting in Queenstown. A little more than a decade later, 60 members of the society met in the same delightful setting.

IMPORTANT INFLUENCE
Since the inception of the society, the standard of photography in New Zealand has made tremendous advances. Many of the members have met with considerable success oversea salons, competing with the best in international competition.

Much of this success can be attributed to the opportunity afforded members of exchanging ideas and keeping in touch with one another. The society often arranges lectures by leading photographers from all over the world. The Photographic Society of New Zealand is proud of its record of attainment, and is constantly happy to receive-new members.



29th March 1968  Page 10 - Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31641

PHOTOGRAPHIC AWARDS
(New Zealand Press Association)  NELSON, March 28.
The Waikato Photographic Society has been placed first in the Bledisloe Cup competition conducted by the Photographic Society of New Zealand.

Results of the competition were announced today by the Nelson Photographic Society which arranged this year's competition. Nineteen clubs each sent six monochrome prints for the com petition.



16th March 1972  Page 13 - Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32867

PHOTOGRAPHIC RESULTS
Twelve clubs took part in the national inter-club competition conducted by the Photographic Society of New Zealand and organized by the Hagley Camera Club, Christchurch. The judges were Messrs F.L. Brown, F.L. Casbolt, and D. Hearn.

The judges said that the top prints in the competition would hold their own in any company in the world. They were: “The Survivors", by Mrs J. Malsen (Howick Camera Club); “Over the Top”, by R.A. Hubbard (Levin Camera Club); “Suphan Anndrenna”, by W.M. Amos (Taupo Camera Club).



11th October 1972  Page 16 - Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33044

CHRISTCHURCH PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
PHOTOGRAPHIC CONVENTION
Martin Sewell from the Christchurch Photographic Society has won the award for the champion pictorial print entered for the southern regional convention of the Photographic Society of New Zealand, which will be held at Hanmer Springs this week-end.

A full attendance of 210 is expected. The convention has been arranged by the Amuri Camera Club and the Rangiora Photographic Society. It has attracted 226 prints and slides with four champion awards. Special displays of prints are being provided by guest exhibitors. These include work by J.H. Johns, photographer for the New Zealand Forest Service; 12 prints by members of the Howick Camera Club; and prints by members of a creative class of the Christchurch Photographic Society.

Activities during the convention include travel programs; a three-part presentation by United States Navy photographers; a program on color derivation; five trips for outdoor photography on the Saturday afternoon; private charter flights; a portraiture workshop; pony treks; and general discussion and exchanging of ideas.

AWARDS: Awards In the various sections

PICTORIAL PRINTS (judge, Mr F.Reavey, Christchurch; 35 entries). CHAMPION: M. Sewell, Christchurch Photographic Society; HONORS: F.L. Casbolt (Christchurch), Mrs E.J. Donovan (Christchurch), R.J. McKie (Christchurch).

NATURAL HISTORY PRINTS (judge, Mr D. Hearn. Christchurch; 16 entries). CHAMPION: T. E. Pitman, Rangiora Photographic Society; HONORS: R.J. McKie, D.J. Anderson (Dunedin).

PICTORIAL COLOR SLIDES (judge, Mr T. Hart, Lower Hutt; 109 entries). Champion: C.M. Thompson, Amuri Camera Club; HONORS: L.J. Hansen, B.J. Harcourt (Southland), M. Sewell, R.J. Willems (Christchurch).

NATURAL HISTORY SLIDES (Mr Hearn; 66 entries). CHAMPION: R. Willems; HONORS: Mrs T. Casbolt (Hagley). B.J. Harcourt, R.J. McKie, H. Pomeroy (Waverley), G.S. Roberts (Amuri).

The photograph is a reproduction of the champion pictorial print "Charade", entered by Martin Sewell.

3rd April 1974  Page 10 - Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33500

PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
The champion monochrome print in the twenty-third national exhibition of the Photographic Society of New Zealand, held in Christchurch, was “A Burden Shared”, exhibited by P. Morath, of Christchurch.

R. Woolf, of Wellington, won the prize for the champion color print, with “Rangatira”.

The exhibition was organized by the Christchurch Photographic Society and Hagley Camera Club for the national society.

Medal awards were:
PICTORIAL SECTION PRINTS:
MAADI CUP AND GOLD MEDAL FOR CHAMPION MONOCHROME PRINT: “A Burden Shared”, P. Morath.
GEORGE CHANCE TROPHY AND GOLD MEDAL FOR CHAMPION COLOR PRINT: “Rangatira”, R. Woolf.
H.S. JAMES LANDSCAPE AWARD AND BRONZE MEDAL: “A Summer Landscape”, M.A. Bake (New Plymouth).
SILVER MEDALS: “Takari”, R. Woolf; “Swannella”, J.H. Haynes (Lower Hutt); “Suburban Neurosis”, R. Singleton (Auckland).
BRONZE MEDALS: “Amazement", M.J. Mail (Christchurch): “Miss Hu”, D.J. Sanderson (Dunedin); “Model T fording”, B. Welde (Ohakunei); “A Summer Landscape”, M.A. Bake (New Plymouth); “Street Scene”, R. Singleton (Auckland); “Youth”, R. Woolf.
COLOR SLIDES
GOLD MEDAL AND CHAMPION SLIDE: “In the Face of Disaster”, A.J.V. Hart (Dunedin).
SILVER MEDALS: “Remember November”, Mrs P. Karwowski (Whangarei); “The Devil”, R. Willems (Christchurch); “Happiness in Young”, E. Young (Auckland).
BRONZE MEDALS: "Landscape Pattern", A. Mathewson (Nelson); “Cloud Explosion”, Mrs B. Beattie (Christchurch); "Ghosts", R.F. Entwistle (Dunedin); “Holiday Tomorrow”, E.E. Moult (Wellington).

BEST PAIR MARINE STUDIES: “Turbulence” and “Fogbound”, L. McLeod (Dunedin).

NATURAL HISTORY
PRINTS: DAVIS CUP AND GOLD MEDAL FOR CHAMPION PRINT: “Passion Vine Hopper", B. Given (Hamilton).
SILVER MEDAL: "Spinose Stick Insect”, D.R.C. Bond (Dannevirke).
BRONZE MEDALS: "Mating Pair", A.W.A. Bowie (Dunedin): "Cicadas”, D.R.C. Bond (Dannevirke): "Spotted Shag", A.W.A. Bowie (Dunedin).

COLOUR SLIDES: DAVIES TROPHY AND GOLD MEDAL: "Ranunculus Nivacola", N.C. Simpson (Wanganui).
SILVER MEDALS: "Craspedia Linata”, Simpson; "Morepork”, L.J. Richards (Invergarill):
BRONZE MEDALS: "Cabbage Tree Moth”, C.E. Barwell (Invercargill); “Gum Emperor Caterpillar”, L.J. Richards (Invergarill): "Nursery Web Spider", B. Harcourt (Invercargill); "Nezara Viridula”, Miss P. Mason (Auckland).



30th April 1974  Page 14 - Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33521

PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
The New Plymouth Camera Club has won the Bledisloe Cup monochrome competition held by the New Brighton Photographic Club.



18th October 1977  Page 11 - Press

PHOTOGRAPHY CONVENTION
About 120 amateur photographers from throughout the South Island gathered in Christchurch at the weekend for a meeting organized by the New Brighton Camera Club for the New Zealand Photographic Society.

Monochrome and color prints and slides were studied, with an exhibition of prints in the New Brighton School and a showing of slides.

Twenty-two clubs were represented at the convention.

Winners of competitions associated with the convention are:
Inter-club color competition: South Canterbury Photographic Society.
George Chance Trophy for the best set of four landscape prints: Wanganui Camera Club.
Champion pictorial print: Mr L. McLeod.
Champion natural history print: Mr K.E. Francis.
Champion photojournalism print: Mr M. Mail.
Champion pictorial slide: Mr R.G. Taylor.
Champion natural history slide: Mr G.N. Bawden.
Champion photo-journalism slide: Mr R. Willems.

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