Kingswood Photographic Society

KPS 60th Anniversary
1948 – Celebrating 60 Years of Excellence in Photography – 2008
EVENTS TO MARK OUR 60th ANNIVERSARY
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Email the society at email@kingswoodps.co.uk


	Skittles Night & 60th birthday party An evening of fun for members, their spouses and friends, playing some ‘ends’ of skittles and celebrate our first 60 years. If you can put a team of six together, so much the better, if not, don’t worry it’s not a league as it’s a time for fun and we can always put people into teams. Members from some other photographic clubs will be joining us and, no doubt, there will an element of friendly competition!			Click on the poster for a PDF of the event
	Saturday, 27 September 2008 from 7.30pm BAWA 589 Southmead Road, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7RG. 2 skittles lanes and bar - Entry Free by pre booking only Click for map Click here for the BAWA website Email here for any information


	One-Day Photographic Convention
				One Day photographic convention with International World class photographic speakers, Print exhibition of all the KPS members work, a six week photographic exhibition of a variety of work, coffee table books of KPS through the 60 years, and audio visual displays. Also stands for our sponsors with the latest in photographic products and services. Sunday 19th October 2008 from 10.15 am to 4.45 pm The Pound Arts Centre, Corsham, Wiltshire SN13 9HX, Click for map Click here for the Pound Center website
	International Guest Speakers Phil & Gwen Charnock FRPSs, EFIAPs click for more info below and Tom Stoddart Hon FRPS click for more info below Print exhibition of Members’ work Digital projection of KPS archival material, members audiovisuals and digital images Judging of Members’ Digitally Projected Images Cost Only £15.00 per person Tickets are limited and are on a first-come-first-served basis Six-Week Photographic Exhibition Monday, 22nd September to Saturday, 1st November The Pound Arts Centre, Corsham Thanks to the Pound Arts Centre, Corsham, KPS have a six-week exhibition of members’ work. This exhibition is an exciting opportunity for KPS to raise its profile throughout the photographic community. It is imperative to have examples of our best work, and to demonstrate that as a club we are forward looking. Members are encouraged to put their mounted prints to the KPS selection group who will be members of your committee, plus the Artistic Director of the Pound Centre. Coffee/Table Top Book This special commemorative book will include: an introduction and brief history of the Society and images from KPS’s archive material and members’ work. Further enquiries to Adrian or Vanessa Herring email click here, or any other committee member at email@kingswoodps.co.uk

	Our Event Sponsors
	Fotospeed Limited, Unit 6, Park Lane Industrial Estate, Corsham, SN13 9LG, UK Tel: +44 (0)1249 714 555 Email: info@fotospeed.com Web: http://www.fotospeed.com			London Camera Exchange 13 Cheap Street, Bath, BA1 1NB, UK Tel: +44 (0)1225 462 234 Email: bath@lcegroup.co.uk Web: http://www.londoncameraexchange.co.uk
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	Phil & Gwen Charnock are both FRPSs, EFIAPs click to return to the top Phil & Gwen are two of the founder members of Wigan 10 Foto Club who in 2007 became the first World Club Champions. Wigan 10 is also currently the European and British slide club Champions. With over 500 awards in photo exhibitions, Phil and Gwen have both sat on the distinction panels of the Royal Photographic Society and have judged many International photographic salons. Their professional career in Commercial & Travel photography spans over twenty three years. Whilst still undertaking many commissions for Travel Companies and assignments for Commerce they have recently converted their studio into a photoworkshop venue for training in photography. They enjoy all styles of photography, but are particularly known for their highly creative digital work. For more information on Phil and Gwen, see their website click here. Lecture Title – Married to Photography Phil & Gwen will be showing, amongst other things, a selection of their latest, most successful exhibition work with an insight into some of their most interesting projects in photography. Also, a series of varied sound & vision sequences which encapsulate their wide interests in photography.

	Tom Stoddart Hon FRPS click to return to the top Tom Stoddart was born in Morpeth and is arguably the finest British photojournalist of his generation. His "Edge of Madness" exhibition and publication was the result of four years documenting the daily lives of Sarajevo citizens. He has won a number of photographic awards including the General News section of the 1995 Work Press Photo Awards and in 1997 he received the Care International Award for Humanitarian Reportage. Tom Stoddart began his photographic career on a local newspaper in his native North-East of England. In 1978 he moved to London and began working freelance for publications such as The Sunday Times and Time Magazine. During a long and varied career he has witnessed such international events on the war in Lebanon, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the election of President Nelson Mandala, the bloody siege of Sarajevo and the wars against Saddam Hussain in Iraq. In 1977, Tony Blair gave Tom Stoddart exclusive behind the scenes access to his election campaign, as Labour swept to victory after 18 years of Conservative government. His recent extensive work on the catastrophic AIDS pandemic blighting Africa has been widely published and exhibited. Now established as one of the worlds most respected photojournalists, Tom Stoddart is represented by, and works closely with Getty Images, to produce powerful photo essays on the serious world issues of our time. For more information on Tom Stoddart, see his website click here. Lecture title - iWITNESS iWITNESS, is the title of Tom’s book and from where most of the images he will show will come. These demonstrate the consequences of Chernobyl in 2006, where children live with cancer. Tom says that it was very difficult because he need permission to go everywhere. The authorities are very careful and do not want photographers or journalists to be there. Today it’s more and more difficult to cover an event such as a war for the new photographic generation as they become a target. Also, they face becoming kidnapped because of the country they come from. 150 journalists were killed in last year.