Monthly Meetings
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- August 14:
We will celebrate the CCPS members who won
awards at this year's New Times Photo Contest. We will show all 9 winning images and each photographer will share their thoughts on their image(s). See flyer below.
CCPS ANNUAL PICNIC!
The Third Annual Photo Society Picnic takes place Sunday, August 24, 11 am–7 pm. at El Chorro Regional Park, in the Poppy Day Use Area. Same place as last year! Save the date. More information is forthcoming.
Kudos
Richard Jackoway’s A Dog and His Boy, is in Blank Wall Gallery’s show, Black & White, in Athens and online at: https://www.blankwallgallery.com/exhibition-black-white-2025/
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Ann Louise Lyman’s Soft was awarded First Place in Photography in Paso Robles Art Association’s Monochrome exhibition; Kathleen Bosch took Second Place for Blue Morning as well as Honorable Mention for Over the Fog. Studios on the Park, July/August. https://www.pasoroblesartassociation.org/exhibits
Congratulations
Winning Images 2025, an annual contest sponsored by New Times Media Group, includes photographs by nine members of the Central Coast Photo Society. The winners in eight categories were chosen from 333 submitted images. https://www.newtimesslo.com/special-issues/winning-images-2025
ANIMALS: Jim Jeffrey, Second Place, for A Closer Look
FLORA: Marlin Harms, First Place, for Rain Drops as Magnifying Glasses
John Mandeville, Third Place, Queen of the Night Cactus Flower
IN MOTION: Gary O’Neill, Second Place, for Oak Leaf in Motion
Marlin Harms, Third Place, for Sunset Whoosh
LANDSCAPES/SEASCAPES: Marlin Harms, First Place, for The Drive Past Windy Cove
Andrew Waldron, Second Place, for San Simeon Pier
OPEN: Michael V. Messina, Honorable Mention, for The Escape
PEOPLE: Richard Jackoway, First Place, for Terrace Hill Friends
Michael V. Messina, Second Place, for The ‘Supe’
Gale Owen, Third Place, for Witch on the Water
TRAVEL: Ron Mead, Second Place, for Casting a Shadow