The Catawba Valley Camera Club has announced the winners of its photographic competition for the June 19, 2019 meeting.  The print competition was Black and White from the current year. The winners were:

First Place – John Hildebran – “Evening Ride”

Second Place – Randy Knauf – “Prom”

Third Place – John Hildebran – “Pretty Woman”

Fourth Place – Chip Young – “White Thoroughbred”

The Catawba Valley Camera Club meets on the first and third Wednesdays of every month, at 7:00 pm in the North Annex of the Arts Center in Hickory.  Meetings consist of competition among members as well as instructional lectures. Field trips are planned throughout the year to enable members to share and demonstrate techniques as well as spend time enjoying photography together.  The next meeting will be July 17, 2019. The program will be a projection competition – “Open”.  The public is invited to attend, membership is not required.  If you want to become a better photographer and make new friends while doing so, come join us. Further information can be obtained from the club’s web site at http://cvcameraclub.org or by calling John Setzler at 828-404-2066.

The Catawba Valley Camera Club has announced the winners of its photographic competition for the May 15, 2019 meeting.  The projection competition was “Seeing Red”.

The winners were:

1^st Place – Mitzi Gellman – Winter’s Reminder

2^nd Place – Dan Kiser – Flag to the Fore

3^rd Place – Stan Bolton – Payton in Red

4th Place – Chip Young – Chihuly Glass

The Catawba Valley Camera Club meets on the first and third Wednesdays of every month, at 7:00 pm in the North Annex of the Arts Center in Hickory.  Meetings consist of competition among members as well as instructional lectures. Field trips are planned throughout the year to enable members to share and demonstrate techniques as well as spend time enjoying photography together.  The next meeting will be June 5, 2019. The program will be a presentation by Ed Lane about wildlife photography.  The public is invited to attend, membership is not required.  If you want to become a better photographer and make new friends while doing so, come join us. Further information can be obtained from the club’s web site at http://cvcameraclub.org or by calling John Setzler at 828-404-2066.

The Catawba Valley Camera Club has announced the winners of its photographic competition for the April 17, 2019 meeting.  The competition was a print competition, open subject, lifetime. The winners were:

The Catawba Valley Camera Club meets on the first and third Wednesdays of every month, at 7:00 pm in the North Annex of the Arts Center in Hickory.  Meetings consist of competition among members as well as instructional lectures.

Field trips are planned throughout the year to enable members to share and demonstrate techniques as well as spend time enjoying photography together.  

The next meeting will be May 15, 2019. The program will be a projection competition – “Seeing Red”.  The public is invited to attend, membership is not required.  If you want to become a better photographer and make new friends while doing so, come join us. Further information can be obtained from the club’s web site at http://cvcameraclub.org or by calling John Setzler at 828-404-2066.

The Catawba Valley Camera Club has announced the winners of its photographic competition for the March 20, 2019 meeting.  The projection competition was “Transportation”

The winners were:

First Place –  Mitzi Gellman – “Bike Atlanta “

Second Place – Randy Knauf – “Model A “

Third Place –  Donny Teague – “GMS Steam Engine 4705”

Tie Fourth Place – Tom Devlin – “Troop Transport”

Tie Fourth Place – John Pascone – “All Aboard”

The Catawba Valley Camera Club meets on the first and third Wednesdays of every month, at 7:00 pm in the North Annex of the Arts Center in Hickory.  Meetings consist of competition among members as well as instructional lectures. Field trips are planned throughout the year to enable members to share and demonstrate techniques as well as spend time enjoying photography together.  The next meeting will be April 3, 2019. The program will be teaching session – “The Business of Photography”, presented by Robert Dant.  The public is invited to attend, membership is not required.  If you want to become a better photographer and make new friends while doing so, come join us. Further information can be obtained from the club’s web site at http://cvcameraclub.org or by calling John Setzler at 828-404-2066.

The Catawba Valley Camera Club has announced the winners of its photographic competition for January 16, 2019. The projection competition was open lifetime images. The winners were:

First Place – Phil Echerd – Milky Way over Lake James

2nd Place – Mitzi Gellman – Autumn in San Juan Mountains

3rd Place – Doreen Sugierski – Air Force Academy Chapel

4th Place – Ravi Patel – Eyes of the Elephants

The Catawba Valley Camera Club meets on the first and third Wednesdays of every month, at 7:00 pm in the North Annex of the Arts Center in Hickory.  Meetings consist of competition among members as well as instructional lectures. Field trips are planned throughout the year to enable members to share and demonstrate techniques as well as spend time enjoying photography together.  The next meeting will be February 6, 2019. The program will be a projection competition – “Holidays”.  The public is invited to attend, membership is not required.  If you want to become a better photographer and make new friends while doing so, come join us. Further information can be obtained from the club’s web site at http://cvcameraclub.org or by calling John Setzler at 828-404-2066.

The Catawba Valley Camera Club has announced their year end winners for 2018

Print Image of the Year – Phil Echerd – Quiet Morning

Printed Image 1st Place – Randy Knauf – Tidal Rhythm

Printed Image 2nd Place – Randy Knauf – Under the Ferris Wheel

Printed Image 3rd Place – Paul Van Breeman – White Palace

Printed Image 4th Place – Richard Griffin – White Egret

Projected Image of the Year – Mitzi Gellman – The Millers Window

Projected Image 1st Place – Dean Powell – Driftwood

Projected Image 2nd Place – Randy Knauf – Chilhuly

Projected Image 3rd Place – Ed Lane – White Sands

Projected Image 4th Place – Doreen Sugierski – Train Hand Brake Triptych

Winner of the Frank J. Miller – Artistic Photographer 2018 – Stan Bolton – Fire & Ice