OPS Weekly Newsletter 15 February 2025
Phil suggested that we have an evening where members can reflect upon their memories of Ivor, a ‘show and tell’ with a difference. Many of you have fond memories of trips you’ve done with Ivor over the years.
The first half of our Tuesday 25 February meeting will be this tribute to Ivor.
We will have an hour, so we need to divide the time by the number of members wanting to take part – ie if there are 10 members then six minutes each.
So that we do not take a lot of time with the ‘usb stick shuffle’ Les has kindly offered to receive the images you want to use prior the evening. Can you please email your ‘show and tell’ images to Les at les.gordon@me.com.
- Last week’s meeting Tues 4 February: Print Competition No. 2
Our judge on the evening was Chris Palmer and there was an embarrassment of riches for him to choose from. The results were:
| Colour | ||
| John Boteler | Misty Forest | First |
| Nigel Finch | Coming into Land | Second |
| Terry Carpenter | Communication Old and New | Third |
| Peter Warrington | Becalmed | Highly Commended |
| Ian Bray | Noxon Pond | Highly Commended |
| David Belcher | Speedway Action Oxford | Highly Commended |
| Peter Marshall | The North America Nebula (pink) | Commended |
| William Hall | Morning Hare | Commended |
| Dave McKay | Monks Kick About | Commended |
| Keith Worthington | When the Dancing Stops | Commended |
| Monochrome | ||
| Sandra Devaney | Smile Please | First |
| Helen Stewart | Studio Model 2 | Second |
| Sandra Devaney | Flat White | Third |
| Jill Bain | Staircase | Highly Commended |
| John Boteler | Fisherman’s Hut, Dungerness | Highly Commended |
| Philip Joyce | Cardiff | Highly Commended |
| John Boteler | The Traveller’s Hat, Stow Gipsy Fair | Commended |
| Ian Bray | Jubilee Pool | Commended |
| Dave McKay | Hornstrandir | Commended |
| William Hall | Pere Lachaise Cemetery, Paris | Commended |
Congratulations to all who took part.
- Next meeting Tues 18 February 19.30: What Does Photography Mean to You? By Grant Scott
Grant is the founder of United Nations of Photography and began working as a professional photographer in 2000 after working for fifteen years as an art director of photography books and magazines such as Elle, Tatler and Foto8. He was the editor of Professional Photographer magazine and founded Hungry Eye magazine. Grant now works as a freelance photographer, writer and documentary filmmaker. He is a Senior Lecturer and Subject Coordinator of Photography at Oxford Brookes University and the author of several published books on photography.
- Upcoming meetings
Tuesday 25 February: Members’ memories of Ivor (first half) then images from Helen Stewart (second half)
Tuesday 4 March: Panel competition
An evening where we breakaway from the tyranny of the single image. Our judge by Phil Joyce
- Programme Secretary vacancy
We have a full and varied programme for you this season thanks to the hard work and excellent choices by Les. Unfortunately, due to unexpected changes in Les’s work commitments he cannot continue in the role and we need someone to step forward to start the planning and booking of speakers for next season’s programme. Please do contact me or any other committee member if you are interested in taking on the role.
- Events photographic in and around Oxford
Photo Oxford Workshops
Join us for an exciting series of alternative photography workshops in March and April to explore the art of cyanotypes, anthotypes, phytograms, botanicograms, chemigrams, caffenol film development, pinhole cameras, photography as performance, and psychogeography.
https://www.photooxford.org/workshops
Camera Club: Why Are You Here?
A group of budding young photographers aged 12 – 17 have worked with artist, Elina Medley, to create and then curate their first exhibition, proudly showing at Magdalen Road Art Space @ Magdalen Road Studios
You can see the exhibition at Magdalen Road Art Space @ Magdalen Road Studios.
Join us for the Private View on 14 Feb at 5pm.
14 February – 20 February 2025
11am – 3pm
https://www.thenorthwall.com/whats-on/youthlab-camera-club-exhibition/
Bird Photographer of the Year Exhibition
An exhibition showcasing impactful and stunning images of birds taken from around the globe in 2024 is now open. Oxfordshire Museum, in Woodstock, is hosting the Bird Photographer of the Year exhibition until late February.
The Oxfordshire Museum
Fletcher’s House
Park Street
Woodstock
OX20 1SN
Saturday 11 Jan 2025, 10am-Sunday 23 Feb 2025, 5pm
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8n8yr28jdo
Bettina von Zwehl: The Flood
This exhibition will feature photographs by London-based artist, Bettina von Zwehl (b. 1971). Von Zwehl’s aim is to rekindle wonder and curiosity as critical tools for exploring new ideas and practices.
18 Oct 2024 – 11 May 2025
https://www.ashmolean.org/exhibition/ashmolean-now-bettina-von-zwehl
Don McCullin talks to Richard Ovenden
The Bodley Lecture and Award of the Bodley Medal: Life and Work
Thursday, 3 April 2025
6:00pm-7.00pm Sheldonian Theatre
£8 – £20
- General photographic interest
Royal Photographic Society Journal Extra
Welcome to Journal Extra, your monthly email with original content and unique material that complements features found in the RPS Journal.
The one change that worked: I began a quiet, satisfying rebellion against the digital age
Swapping my phone for an analogue camera, I took inspiration from my family albums and started photographing the things that mattered most
Every picture tells a story: the joy of analogue photography
Julius Smit likes that analogue demands time, patience and thought, while David R Freke loves his refurbished 1970s SLR. Plus, letters from Roger Foster and David Baugh
‘Prints don’t lie’: a platinum printer’s craft – in pictures
Photographer Christopher Thomond joins artisan printer Robert Aguilar to find out how he creates platinum palladium prints as he makes one of Alford Gardner, the Windrush pioneer who died in 2024, aged 98
Infinite possibilities: the Rose International Dance prize – in pictures
Greek choreographer Christos Papadopoulos took the honours in the inaugural award, with a strong shortlist showcasing everything from political protest to playing dress-up
South Downs trees at night photo wins competition
A photo of lichen-covered trees at Chanctonbury Ring in West Sussex has been named as a winner in an astrophotography competition.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0jnl41lj9jo