PSA Report, February 2014

PSA Annual Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico: The Photographic Society of America’s Annual Conference for 2014 will be in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The conference dates are September 27 to October 3, 2014. Room rates for the conference hotel (Albuquerque Marriott on Louisiana Blvd.) will be $99/night.

Room rates before and after these dates will be at the regular hotel rate.

• Room Reservations: http://www.psa-photo.org/index.php?2014-conference-hotel
• Area Map: http://www.psa-photo.org/useruploads/files/conference/2_abqnm_area_map.pdf
• Hotel Welcome Brochure: http://www.psa-photo.org/useruploads/files/conference/2_abqnm_hotelwelcomebrochure_0708jd.pdf

PSA Website Contest: Entries will be open for the PSA Website Contest on January 15, 2014.

PSA Newsletter Contest: Entries will be open for the PSA Newsletter Contest on March 1, 2014.

PSA Projected Image Division Interclub (Third Round): The third Projected Image Division Interclub competition this season is due March 1, 2014.

PSA Nature Interclub (Second Round): Results are pending. The third and last Nature Division Interclub competition is due April 15, 2014.

PSA Photojournalism Division Interclub (Second Round): Results are pending. The third round Photojournalism Division Interclub competition is due March 15, 2014.

PSA Travel Division Interclub (First Round): Congratulations go to Christine Wilkins (Reflections at the Wave) and David Wilkins (Mono Lake at Night) for winning Honorable Mentions in the first round of the Travel Interclub. This is the first time LPA has entered the Travel Division Interclub. The second round deadline is February 15, 2014.

PSA Projected Image Division (PID) Creative Interclub (First Round): There were no Awards or Honorable Mentions in the First Round of the PID Creative Interclub. The entries for the second round are the following: “Clown on Stilts” Dale Ware, “Cool Grill” Rock Myers, “Pat’s Lollipops” Pat Ware, “Asian Sungirl” Doug Wade, “Dowichers Feeding 8389” Pam Vick, and “American Eagle” Nan Carder. The third round of the PID Creative Interclub competition is due April 1, 2014.

Coachella Valley International Exhibition: Entries are now open for the Coachella Valley International Exhibition. The deadline for entries is February 15, 2014. The medal rounds will be held on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at the California Baptist University in Riverside, CA. More information can be found at this web link: http://www.cvdcc.org/exhibitions/

The following classes will be offered this year:

• Projected Image Division (PID): Color Class
  • Color General (Open)
  • Color Theme (Flowers)
• Projected Image Division (PID): Monochrome
  • Monochrome General (Open)
  • Monochrome Theme (Architecture-Buildings/Monuments)
• Nature Division:
  • Nature General (Open)
  • Nature Theme - Wildlife

PSA Southern California Chapter’s annual full-day event of photography programs and workshops for PSA members: This will be a free event for all PSA members in the Lancaster Photography Association. The program will be held at the Cal Baptist University, Riverside, CA on April 26th.

On Friday April 25th and 26th there will be a photo walk-about around the historic Mission Inn, led by Jan Maguire FPSA, MPSA.

Speakers will be George Lepp who will present “Extreme Capture Techniques in Nature Photography” and is sponsored by Canon Explorers of Light. Robert O’Toole will present  “A Passion for Wildlife Photography” and is sponsored by Sigma.

More information can be found at this webpage. http://www.s4c-photo.org/Roundup/index.htm

If anyone would like information about the Photographic Society of America, please contact Nan Carder, EPSA at nancarder310@msn.com

By Nan Carder, EPSA, DFS4C, PSA Club Representative