FebruaryDECEMBER | Vol | Vol 2020-2021: 2016-2017: Issue Issue 6 04 Editor Erik Gehring - [email protected] Welcome to our NEW MEMBERS: Philip Borden Patricia Burns Christine Cleveland Hugh Fanning Elizabeth Norton Jamie Ullrich We look forward to seeing you at upcoming meetings (if we haven’t already). “Nubble Christmas” © Erica Sloan, 3rd Place Open B, 1/19/21. See all Competition winners on pp. 12-19. Table of Contents Welcome, Contents p. 1 February Program Info pp. 2-5 NECCC and PSA News pp. 5-6 Member News pp. 6-9 Classes, Publications and Exhibitions pp. 9-12 Competition Results pp. 12-19 Member Resources pp. 19-20 Advance Schedule in Brief for 2021 p. 20 February 2021: Program Calendar In Brief Feb. 02 Photo Book Competition with David Weinberg Feb. 09 Latimer Print Competition with J. Sybylla Smith Feb. 16 Member Presentations - Curated / Special Interest Groups Feb. 23 Education - Creative Theme with Coleen Miniuk Feb. 27 Reception for “Motion / Still” Exhibition at Griffin Museum of Photography www.bostoncameraclub.org 1 February 2021 Programming Photo Book Competition - Tuesday, February 2 Submission deadline has passed. Time: 7 - 9:30 pm, Zoom The cover must include the book title and maker’s name. The book must be limited to 60 pages.. Judge: David Weinberg David is a resident of Brookline, Massachu- setts, with a photographic studio in Brookline. After a 28-year career as an academic patholo- gist at a Boston teaching hospital, I decided to pursue my longstanding interest in pho- 1st Place in 2/4/20 Photo Book Competition - tography on a full-time basis. For many years my “Fish with a Side of Vegetables” by Anna Golitsyna. research explored the use of digital imaging to detect and classify human disease, so it was entirely natural for me to adopt digital pho- tography for my personal work. In 2006 I obtained a Certificate in Professional Photogra- phy from the Center for Digital Imaging and the Arts at Boston University. My personal work consists mainly of portraits, landscapes, cityscapes, and still life. My photographs are an attempt to deal with the mystery of the visual world, which I sometimes find humorous, sometimes soothing, and often confusing. Although the various series of photographs in my portfolio may at first appear unrelated, they are linked by desire to discover a spiritual connection to the subject. My series, “Palimpsest,” is perhaps most explicit in this regard. Visit David online at http://davidweinbergphoto.com Latimer Print Competition - Tuesday, February 9 Submission deadline: Saturday, January 30, 11:30 pm Time: 7 - 9:30 pm, Zoom Categories: Open; Patterns; Portrait Patterns: Patterns are found wherever strong graphic elements repeat themselves - lines, geometric shapes, forms and colors. The repetition doesn’t have to be absolutely precise or uniform (although that works really well). It can be loose and organic, which works equally well, and can often be more aesthetically pleasing. Portrait: We are looking for human portraits: formally posed or not, looking at us or not. Even a silhouette can sometimes qualify as a portrait if it’s expressive enough. Candid street photography usually does not lend itself to portraits but a posed environmental portrait shot in the street likely does. Judge: J. Sybylla Smith J. Sybylla Smith is an independent curator with over 27 solo or group exhibitions fea- turing over 80 international photographers exhibited in the U.S., Mexico and South America. Smith consults with individual photographers and arts organizations to develop exhibitions, educational programming and written content including artist statements and marketing material. An adjunct professor, guest lecturer and thesis advisor, Smith has worked with the School of Visual Arts, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Wellesley College, Harvard University, and Emmanuel College. Her fascinating presentation is an introduction to Concept Aware®, a unique creative framework, providing photographers at all levels with practical tools to enhance their creative practice. Illustrated with work by inter- national contemporary photographers, participants engage in exercises, and receive specific resources. Visit her online at https://www.jsybyllasmith.com. 2 Member Presentations - Curated / Special Interest Group Images - Tuesday, February 16 Time: 7 - 9:30 pm, Zoom; Submission deadline: Saturday, February 14, 1130 pm February 16th is a Member Presentation night featuring the work of BCC Special Interest Groups. Members from the Drone, Photojournalism and Street, and Night and Long Exposure SiGs will show and talk about their work in the respective styles of photography. Education - “Finding Your Creative Voice” with Colleen Miniuk - Tuesday, February 23 Time: 7 - 9:30 pm, Zoom Are you tired of photographing the same iconic subjects over and over? Or do you feel like you don’t have the capacity to be creative? Join outdoor photographer Col- leen Miniuk for a creative jolt during her exciting educational presentation on “Finding Your Creative Voice.” Using her experi- ences from her Artist-in-Residencies in Acadia National Park in Maine, she’ll share how incorporating specific concepts like the Wallas Model of Creativity, conceptual blending, stealing like an artist, and cross-training your brain can help keep the creative spirit within you alive, no matter where your travels take you. By tapping into your existing individual knowledge, passions, and mindful observations and growing as a human being, you’ll find that all you need to be creative with your photography already lies within. Images © Coleen Miniuk. As a freelance outdoor photographer and writer, Colleen J. Miniuk supports a wide range of assignments for editorial and commercial clients. Specializing in nature and outdoor recreation, her publication credits include National Geographic calendars, Arizona Highways maga- zine, calendars, and books, AAA Via, National Parks Traveler, On Landscape, and a variety of other publications. She has served three times as an Artist-in-Residence with Acadia National Park. She has authored and published the Wild in Arizona: Photographing Arizona’s Wild- flowers, A Guide to When, Where, & How book (1st and 2nd editions), Photographing Acadia National Park: The Essential Guide to When, Where, and How book, and Seeing the Light in Outdoor Photography eBook. She is currently working on her first ad- venture travel memoir, Going with the Flow. She writes a weekly online photography advice column called “Dear Bubbles” Colleen offers highly-acclaimed photography workshops and women’s photography retreats (called “Sheogra- phy™”) through her own company, CMS Photography, and with respected organizations like the Photographic Society of America, the Out of Chicago conferences, the Garden Club of America, camera clubs around the country, and numerous private engagements. She is a long-time member of the Outdoor Writers Association of America, where she has won numerous Ex- cellence in Craft awards for her photography, books, and blogs. Colleen has earned Outstanding Board Mem- ber an unprecedented four times and received the prestigious J. Hammond Brown Memorial Award in 2019 for her dedicated service to the organization. She has served as the past secretary on the association’s board of directors and past interim executive director. Originally hailing from Ohio, Arkansas, and Illinois, Colleen currently resides in Chandler, Arizona. When she’s not photographing, writing, or teaching, she’s stand-up paddleboarding, rafting rivers, hiking, camping in her Alaskan camper, making sand and snow angels, taking adult ballet lessons, and reading. To see more of her work, visit www.cms-photo.com. 3 BCC Exhibition: Motion/Still - Griffin Museum of Photography February 15 - March 21, 2021 Reception: Saturday, February 27, 4 pm Curated by Paula Tognarelli, the Griffin Museum of Photography’s Executive Director, the exhbition features 68 photographs from 66 BCC members: Ron Abramov, Nancy Ahmadifar, Richard Avis, Paul Baron, Bruce Barry, Kathy Barry, Erik Beck, Cliff Berger, Julie Berson, Hannah Cai, Susan Clare, Eldad Cohen, Matt Conti, Christopher de Souza, Alison Doherty, Thea Dougenik, Yair Egozy, Cindy Esposito, Ed Esposito, Laura Ferraguto, Fern Fisher, Marc Fogel, Erik Gehring, Murielle Gerard, Marc Goldring, Anna Golitsyna, Louise Halstead, Bert Halstead, Michael Hamilton, Suki Hanfling, Nadia Haq, Lucas Hill, Tom Hill, Moti Hodis, Eli Hollander, Christine Huvos, Yehuda Inbar, Diane Kaiser, Dan Koretz, William Korn, Linda Lacroix, Joni Lohr, Beth Luchner, Rob MacIn- tosh, Christina Maiorano, Morgane Mathews, Paul McLaughlin, Yair Melamed, Emory Petrack, Susana Rey Alvarez, David Roberts, Charlie Rosenberg, Andrea Rosenthal, Lisa Ryan, Gordon Saperia, Ilya Schiller, Roman Schwartz, Tony Schwartz, Erica Sloan, Andrea Stone, Matthew Temple, Wayne Troy, Elif Usulo- glu, Ender Usuloglu, Jeffrey Weinstein, Bruce Wilson and Albert Zabin. “Sparkler” © Tom Hill. Click here to view the exhbiion https://griffinmuseum.org/show/motion-still/. Quad Club Competition - April 27, 2021 Featuring Boston, Newton, Gateway, and Stony Brook Camera Clubs Time: 730 - 9 pm, Zoom The Quad Club Projected Image Competitions are now Open, and the category descriptions are below. This competition has a few special rules: 1. You may submit a total of 8 images to the eight competitions, which are divided into A and B divisions 2. You may not submit more than 2 images to any one competition. 3. Your photos must originate between April 1, 2020 and