Congratulations to Cynthia Fleury, Holly Kuchera & Linda Taylor on being accepted to the 2011 Edina Art Center Members’ Juried Art Exhibition. Former member Don Clay also received an acceptance.

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This year, Crosstown stepped up and sponsored an award for the best piece of photography in the show. The judges deliberated and chose “Tsunami Wake” by Lorelee Wederstrom. Geoffrey Kuchera was on hand to present the award to Lorelee at the opening on Thursday night. Congratulations!

Edina Art Center Members’ Juried Art Exhibition – Crosstown Camera Club Photography Award presented to Lorelee Wederstrom (far left) for her work “Tsunami Wake” (displayed above her)

The judges, Donovan Palmquist & Brian Lewis spent some time in chosing the best out of the 267 entries (photography, painting, ceramics, and more!) to get the show down to 140 Acceptances.

The exhibit will remain on display until October 26th, 2011. Be sure to stop by and check it out!

Twenty-six images by club member Bradford Kissell are on display September 19 to October 27, 2011 in the exhibit “AlternateAngles – The Fine Art Photography of Bradford Kissell” at the Atwood Memorial Center Gallery, St. Cloud State University.

The gallery is open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

For more information, visit the Atwood website at www.stcloudstate.edu/atwood

To see more of Mr. Kissell’s work, visit www.bradfordkissellphotoart.com

Congratulations to Cynthia Fleury on getting her image “Cypress in the Vineyard” included in the 2011 Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition!

There is a group of 14 photographers who belong to the Crosstown Camera Club that meet separately from that club to discuss ideas, techniques, and give critiques of each others work. In addition, the group formed to support each others work through publication and exhibitions.

Currently 5 members of the group have images hanging in an exhibit at the Thrivent Financial building in downtown Minneapolis. The building is a modern looking red glass structure located on 4th Avenue between 6th and 7th Streets across from the Hennepin County courthouse. The images are hung on movable pillars in the first floor main lobby of that building.

The exhibit contains 27 images. Some of the selected images from that exhibit are:

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The exhibit will run through the month of July and is open during normal business hours to view. The Thrivent building is located on the Minneapolis skyway for easy access.

You can see other images from Dynolights members at: Dynolights.

I am happy to announce that I have 3 photographs; Marina Boats Early Light,
Grand Marais Lighthouse, and Artist’s Point that have been juried into the Early
Morning After Dusk Photography Show at the MPLS Photo Center. The juror was
Peter Howe, former Photo Editor of the New York Times Magazine and Director of
Photography for LIFE magazine.

The MPLS Photo Center is located at 2400 North Second Street Minneapolis, Minnesota
55411. The images will be on exhibit, first & second floor galleries June 24th thru August 13th.

Best Regards,
Cynthia Fleury

Congratulations to:
Cynthia Fleury for her two Image of the Year Awards (Monochrome & Color Print)
Holly Kuchera for her two Runner-Up Image of the Year Awards (Color Print & Digital Contemporary), Monochrome Print Award and Digital Contemporary Honorable Mention
Geoff Kuchera for his Digital Realistic Honorable Mention and Monochrome Print Honorable Mention
Peter Wong for his Digital Realistic Honorable Mention
Bill Cooper for his Digital Realistic Honorable Mention
Forrest Pearson for his Color Print Honorable Mention
and
Elizabeth Ansley for her Digital Contemporary Honorable Mention.

In total, CCC received 12 major awards in 5 categories and 34 acceptances.

Nicely done all!

What is the Interclub Individual competition?
Members of all the Twin Cities camera clubs (within the Camera Council) are invited to enter up to 20 images to be judged against their fellow photographers. Enter your images to compete against ALL your fellow camera club photographers in the Twin Cities area.

Awards will be presented at 4PM at the 2011 Spring Break

Categories are as follows:

• Print – Color – 4 prints allowed for entry
• Print – Monochrome – 4 prints allowed for entry
• Digital – Realistic – 4 jpg images allowed for entry
• Digital – Nature – 4 jpg images allowed for entry
• Digital – Contemporary (Creative) – 4 jpg images allowed for entry

Please see the rules below for specific instructions.

Rules: Word Document PDF

Entry Form: Word Document PDF

Deadline – Sunday, February 20, 2011

Prints & CDs of digital images can be dropped off at any of the drop-off sites listed below:

Drop-off Sites: Word Document

Alternately, Crosstown Camera Club members can drop off their entries (prints & CDs) in the CCC Salon drop-off site at the Edina Art Center prior to 3:30 PM,  Friday, February 18th.

Canon’s Explorers of Light

An evening of photography & photographic inspiration with Ken Sklute

January 31st, 2011 —Minneapolis, MN

COMPOSE Yourself and See the Light!

As photographers, we all look at the world and see things uniquely. We often move too fast and miss what is right in front of us. Canon Explorer of Light, Ken Sklute will share his perspective, teach you to see and help you to be more in touch with your creative vision. We routinely pass magnificent locations without stopping because we are not really seeing what is there. Sklute will explain how he goes about finding locations, subjects and photographic environments that yield award winning results. Together, we will explore creative ways of composing. You will learn to see light that carves your subject with grace, depth and dimension. Sklute will motivate and ignite your passion, enabling you to take your craft to a new level of excellence. All levels.

Ken Sklute has been honored as one of Canon’s Explorers of Light, a designation shared by only 60 top photographers worldwide. During his 36 year photographic career, Ken has been named Photographer of the Year a total of 27 times between Arizona, New York, and California.

Start the session photographing a live band in full stage lighting with Ken as your instructor. A 30 minute Rock & Roll performance by the upcoming band “The Johnson Twins” will lead off the evening. You are invited to bring your gear and photograph the band during the performance or just enjoy the music. After a short intermission Ken will give his workshop/demonstration.

Monday January 31st 2011

Edison High School
700 22nd Avenue NE • Minneapolis MN 55418

Main Auditorium 7:00 PM

***FREE ADMISSION***

This educational and entertaining event is brought to by:
Canon, Minneapolis Public Schools Community Education, Minneapolis Photographic Society & Twin Cities Photography Group

International Competition!

The Minneapolis – St. Paul Print Circuit is a 6 show, 4 division exhibition circuit. Last year around 1,800 images were entered from people all over the world. This is a great opportunity to see local work judged against some of the finest photography in the world, in addition to a impressive display of images during the two days of judging. Members are invited to attend judging days as either volunteers or observers.

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The church is located on the north frontage road of state highway 36 about 1.5 miles east of I-694. Take highway 36 east from I-694 to Demontreville Road, exit north (left) on to the frontage road and then immediately east (right) up the frontage road about 1/3 mile. The church is on your left (north side) and has parking in the rear.

Judging Dates/Times:

January 15th and 22nd (Saturdays) start time = 9AM.

Crosstown Camera Club will be judging January 22nd.

COLOR Class A (max size – 16×20 including mounts)

• 1 PSA Gold Best of Show medal
• 6 Judges Choice medals
• 1 Camera Council medal for Best Ice, Water or Snow

MONOCHROME Class A (max size – 16×20 including mounts)

• 1 PSA Gold Best of Show medal
• 6 Judges Choice medals
• 1 Camera Council “Mark Kempenich” medal for Best Portrait

MONOCHROME Class B and COLOR Class B (max size – 8 1/2 x 12 including mounts)

• 1 PSA Gold Best of Show medal
• 3 Judges Choice medals

The sponsors of this International Exhibition of Photography have been awarded Recognition by PSA, the World’s largest patron of International photographic exhibitions. Acceptances received by PSA members in approved sections of this exhibition are eligible for PSA Star Ratings, listing in the worldwide PSA Who’s Who of photography, and credited toward the PSA Distinctions PPSA and EPSA. PSA is a non profit organization promoting the advancement of photography in all its forms to novice, amateur and professional photographers worldwide.

The only photo lab left in the world for Kodachrome opened it’s last bottle of blue die and is in it’s final processing run. Dwayne’s Photo of Parsons, Kansas will shut down this last processor today, with the final roll being the owner’s, marking the official end of a 75 year run for Kodachrome and for many the end of an era.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/30/us/30film.html