Current club patron (Ron Willems), ex club member and ex club President Bryan George (1982-85) and second club patron Hugh Perry (1984-98) cut the 60th anniversary cake for the New Brighton Photographic Club.

Ron Willems is one of New Zealands most successful amateur photographers with the following "letters" : Honorary PSNZ, FPSNZ, FAPS, AFIAP and ARPS.

Bryan George ran the local photo shop in the 1980s and Hugh Perry ran the local portrait studio about the same time period he was Patron of our club.

20080412_7724_1D3-65 Tim Stewart LPSNZ and Barry Smith FPSNZ

This is the night that both received their awards (or latest award in Barry's case). Tim (eldest son) received his Licentiate of the Photographic Society of New Zealand (LPSNZ) and Barry, his Fellowship (FPSNZ).

When Tim joined our local photographic club (2005) and started competing in competitions (in C/Novice grade), Barry was the first judge who saw his work, and raved about the clarity on a couple of his bird photos, Barry said that for technical clarity etc these two prints were far better than anything in the grades above. He also commented that Tim would not be in C grade very long with work of this standard. He was right!

Unfortunately Barry passed away in 2013, the loss of a great man.

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We had just parked to go to the funeral of a good friend in photography (Barry Smith FPSNZ) when I saw the sign in a shop window with "Trev" on it. "Look Trev" I said to my friend, "it's you there". Baaaaa!

Both images shot with an EOS-M and the 22mm f/2 STM lens.

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At New Brighton Beach. This one got an Honours award by judge Georgie McKie FPSNZ in the New Brighton Photographic Club's 2009 Monochrome competition.

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Annette Preen receiving her Associate of the Photographic Society of New Zealand (APSNZ) at the 2007 Kodak Honours Banquet, PSNZ National Convention, New Plymouth. Annette is now (2010) a Fellow of PSNZ (FPSNZ), and lost her house in the devastating 4th September 2010 Canterbury earthquake.

New Brighton Photographic Club members at the 2006 PSNZ Christchurch National "Red & Black" Honours Banquet. L to R: John Stewart, Rondi Teisen, Katrina Michie APSNZ, Raleigh Emerson LPSNZ LRPS, Darron Jayet LPSNZ, Rose Emerson LPSNZ, Angela Davies and Meredith Griffiths. Katrina had just been awarded her APSNZ.

As of October 2010 only four of this group are still active - two have left the club (Angela and Meredith) and two have passed away (Raleigh & Rose Emerson). Katrina has gone on to be the first club member to be awarded a Fellowship with PSNZ (FPSNZ - 2010) and John was awarded his LPSNZ in 2009.