Hermanus Photographic Society

Hermanus Photographic Society

We love Photography

Welcome to HPS

Welcome

Welcome to the Hermanus Photographic Society (HPS). We love Hermanus and we love photography. If you want to enhance your photography skills, meet new challenges, or meet people with similar interests, please come and join us.

The club meets on the first Wednesday of the month (not January) at the Dutch Reformed Church (NG Kerk) in Church Street, Hermanus at 19:00. Please check our meeting roster for the event details. As a prospective new member you are welcome to attend one of our meetings before making a final decision to join the club.

Our club aims to develop an interest in photography and to master the technical and artistic challenges presented. We do this by holding club competitions, organising outings, and developing interest groups. You do not have to enter images for judging; a lot of technical information can be learnt from the judging section of the evening. This information will assist and inspire you to try different techniques and develop your photographic skills.

Our monthly meetings strive to cater for everybody… from the beginner to the advanced photographer. Everyone is welcome.

HPS is affiliated to the Photographic Society of South Africa (PSSA).

If you have any queries please contact us at info@hermanusphoto.co.za

Club news

What's happening

Gallery of 2023’s monthly winners

Each month a winning image is selected from amongst the junior and senior photographers. The set subject changes monthly and is designed to test and challenge the technical and creative abilities of our members. The overall winner of the month is selected from any of these winning images. Read more "Gallery of 2023’s monthly winners"

Junior image wins the monthly competition

Judes Armstrong's action shot of an impala at the waterhole was selected by judge Robbie Aspeling as his favourite image of the evening. Judes is a three star worker and has performed consistently with her images this year. But Impulsive Impala was a notch above the rest. Read more "Junior image wins the monthly competition"

Hermanus scores for PSSA Annual Interclub

Some excellent photographs were entered by clubs in this year's PSSA Interclub competition. The Junior section particularly was fierce. Edenvale Photographic Club scoring 711 was... Read more "Hermanus scores for PSSA Annual Interclub"

Club Notices


The next Club meeting is on Wednesday 6 December 2023 at 18:00 at the Hermanus NG Kerk | Dutch Reformed Church.

We will celebrate another year of club photography on 6 December. Costs for food is R150 pp. Please bring your own drinks and join us from 6pm.


2023 Rolling Programme

MonthSet subject competitionJudges
December
Wed 29-Nov HPS entries close
Wed 06-Dec Club meeting and end-of-year party
An equine subjectRobbie Aspeling (Sandton)

Club Committee

President/ChairCarina de Klerk
Vice Chair, art exhibitions and mediaDavid Wilson
Treasurer, membership and judge coordinatorPhil Sturgess
SecretaryKobus Botes
PhotoVault administrator and advancementJudes Armstrong
Technology and webmaster
Venue management and club outingsDaniel Reddie
Ex officio
Editor SnapShot NewsletterCharles Naudé

Contact any of our committee members

E:Mail hermanusphoto@gmail.com

September winning images

Application for Membership

If you are interested in joining the club, please contact one of our committee members, send us an email or complete the membership application form.

Annual membership fees are renewable in January. New members joining after January will pay a pro-rata fee.
Prospective members can attend two meetings before formally joining. Membership is subject to approval by the HPS Committee.

Membership fees for 2023 are

CoupleR380
SingleR280
Social member onlyR180
ScholarR180