Happy June! It seems that spring has decided to come to New Jersey after all!
I’d like to start this newsletter by thanking everyone who submitted images for our upcoming exhibition at Princeton Public Library, Landscapes and Landmarks: America at 250. By the May 28th deadline, we received 232 submissions from 57 club members — truly amazing! And now our jury members, Nina Kling, Renate Aller, and Samuel Vovsi, are hard at work reviewing the submissions and are aiming to announce results on Friday, June 5th. Meanwhile, John Stritzinger, Noah Levy, Mike Alfano, JJ Raia, and Frank Sauer are gearing up to frame the selected work. I am extremely grateful to all of the above volunteers for graciously lending their time and expertise in support this exhibit! The show will open July 1, with an Opening Reception planned for Wednesday, July 15th at 6:00 - 7:30 pm.
We kick off this month’s events on Wednesday, June 3rd with our Photo Of The Month gathering, where all are invited to share and briefly discuss a recent photo, photo-collage, diptych or triptych.
On Wednesday, June 10th, we will welcome guest speaker Anna Morgan. Anna is a British / Spanish (Basque) fine art landscape and nature photographer, educator, writer and advocate for ecological health who now calls Vancouver Island home. Anna’s photography gravitates towards quiet, intimate nature scenes, along with abstract interpretations of the natural world. Her imagery reflects both her personality and her interest in the intricate interconnections of life on Earth. For our meeting, Anna will present Play and Possibility, a look at the connections between curiosity and creativity, and why setting goals can be detrimental to creating new work. She will explore what it means to play, why this helps us let go of certain expectations that we carry with us into the field, and how committing to playful photography practices can expand the possibilities as we develop our own photographic visions.
Images Anna Morgan
On Wednesday, June 17th, we will meet at D&R Greenway, One Preservation Place, Princeton, NJ 08540 for our Monthly In-Person Meeting. This meeting will include a social gathering and annual equipment swap, where we can give away, swap, or sell (at a reasonable price) cameras or lenses in good working order, books, printers, paper… anything relevant to the field of photography.
On Wednesday, June 24th, Julie Tennant and Deborah Land will present recent work in our latest installment of Through The Lens, hosted by John Stritzinger. If you are a PPC Member and interested in making a TTL presentation at a future meeting, please contact John at jstritz@gmail.com.
We hope you’ll participate in these events!