Durbanville Photography Club

“You don't take a photograph, you make it.”

ABOUT
To encourage and promote photography throughout the community and to assist in the improvement of individual’s photography! We as photographers, amateurs to professionals, joined the DFK club to improve our personal photography skills and to enjoy this very creative hobby and profession together. The club is open to anyone who enjoys photography. So come and visit us! Our club meetings are held on the 1st Monday of the month with the exception of December and January. Meetings start at 19h00, where we have an informative talk and a review and discussion around our monthly photographic submissions.

Team

Coert Venter

Chairman

Owen Bell

Treasurer

Cindy Zandberg

Member

Ockert Vermeulen

Member

Settie Malherbe

Member

Radcliffe Roelse

Member

Renata Theart

Member

Christo Steenkamp

Member

Marieta Steenkamp

Member

Louis Jones

Member

Kurt Lehner

Member

Angelique Rodrigues

Member

Bev Williams

Member

Courtney Roelse

Member

Hennie Schoeman

Member

Eddie Heusden

Member

Gallery

Competition Themes

February 2024

Portrait of a Club Member The image must show emotion / mood and it must reveal something of your subject’s character. Self-portraits are also allowed. If you enter two images in the set subject it must be of two different club members.

March 2024

Street photography including a cultural portrait The intent of this subject is to go out and capture people in a street photography environment, but also to capture some aspects highlighting a cultural aspect of the person(s) captured in your image.

April 2024

Opposites This may be presented as a diptyque (Two separate images presented together that will count as one entry), or it may be presented in one image, depicting two conflicting, or contrasting scenes or subjects in the same image.

May 2024

Abstract Monochrome (Black and White) Any Abstract photograph in monochrome is allowed. Remember, even in abstract photography the story telling aspect will enhance the artwork

June 2024

Delicious food This may be images of delicious food in any form; in the process of the food being prepared, or the final presentation of a culinary delight, or even the ingredients of a delicious dish. The purpose of this image is to capture the enticing aspect of food

July 2024

View through a window The objective of this subject is to show two views. The one view would be of the surroundings on the inside or outside of the window and the second is the view observed through the window

August 2024

Broken glass This is a subject where the storytelling is the most important. Any glass object that was shattered or broken is allowed. The story depicted may be obvious or may also be somewhat mysterious

September 2024

Urban lines, or shapes or patterns found 50 to 100 steps away from home or work The objective is to explore your close environment and to find interesting lines, shapes and/or patterns in man-made objects in an area that you regularly pass through. This time you are challenged to find some angle or crop which will capture some man-made object that have interest in terms of its lines, patterns and/or shapes

October 2024

Hiding in the shadows This would be our Halloween month subject. The image could depict a nightmarish/horror/dark/disturbing scene, or any capture of something appearing scary, dramatic, or dangerous lurking in the shadows or anything that would connect shadows and the Halloween theme. It may be eerie shadows cast by candle light or just any scene, where whatever may be lurking in the shadows captivate the viewer’s attention

November 2024

Your favourite genre printed on any non-standard photographic paper or medium This is a print category. The objective is to make an artwork that you would love to display in your own home. The story telling is the most important in this theme and the presentation of 12 print medium and how it is mounted must add to the story. There are no rules regarding size, method of presentation, or type of printing medium, except it must not be ordinary or standard and of course, it must be your own photographic work. The point of this challenge is to enjoy the experience of creating these images. You are welcome to bring progress images for this set subject, throughout the year for comment and advice or to ask any fellow club member to provide feedback. The main objective is to finally create an artwork that you find pleasing to create and that you will enjoy to own

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