| The
first meeting of the year for Ivybridge & District
Camera Club saw a wonderful turnout of almost 30 people
to listen to Mr Rod Fry BSc ARPS CPAGB talk about judging
competitions and his views and work with contemporary
photography.
As well as a
fine selection of members, we were delighted to meet
six visitors, several of whom decided to join that very
night.
After the short
talk about the finer points he would look for in a photograph
when on the ‘judging circuit’, Rod Fry took
us through an emotional series of panels describing
his progression from landscape and club amateur photographer
to the world of contemporary photography and building
panels for the world-renowned Royal Photographic Society.
Involving the
audience on a number of occasions, Rod managed to describe
his personal view of contemporary work, what it meant
to him and what he hoped it meant to others.
Citing both the
quickly-forgotten winning image of a competition and
also the iconic images we will all never forget, Rod
showed us that although an individual photograph could
convey a deep image, as part of a panel of work it could
mean much more. Indeed, the panel might convey a different
emotion entirely. Rod then showed how such a meaningful
panel could be constructed from images that on their
own were almost inconsequential.
Some of Rod’s
panels were accompanied by poetry recitals, along with
the story of how the poems had come to be written for
him. Very moving indeed.
Rod finished
the evening with some very contentious arguments about
the way photography was moving, especially club photography,
and after inviting comments and discussion it was clear
the evening could have gone on for many more hours,
had time permitted. Rod was given a rousing round of
appreciation and it is hoped he will return one day
to continue the discussion!
The next meeting
will be held on Tuesday the 24th January and will be
the first of the season’s Merit competitions.
Visitors are welcome to attend from 7:30 pm at the Community
Hall, Jubilee Terrace, Bittaford. Further information
and directions are available elsewhere on this website.
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