The Sasol Highveld Photography Club gathered in April 2026 for a lively club meeting and guest-judge evening with Robbie Aspeling. The meeting featured 58 entries across eight categories — Nature (11), Photojournalism (4), Monochrome (10), Pictorial (11), Scapes (6), Nature — Birds Only (6) and Set Subject (10) — and included both senior and junior competitions.
Highlights
PSSA News:
- Best Club Junior / Senior CompetitionSenior winner for March: Leon Pelser with “Inspection” (30 points)
- Junior winner for March: Edmund Hattingh with “Stofwolk” (30 points).
- Web competition top entries in March included Leon Pelser, DNE Smit, Sussa Pelser and Yolandi Geyser.
PSSA news and salon results The club reviewed recent PSSA salon successes and encouraged members to nominate “Sasol Highveld Photography” as their club when entering web and salon competitions
- 2nd Highway Salon PDI (2026): multiple acceptances and a Category Runner-Up (PSSA Bronze) for Sussa Pelser.
- Ermelo Fotoklub 5th Digital Salon (2026): several accepted entries and a Certificate of Merit to Yolandi Geyser.
- 14th National AFO Salon (2026) and PSSA 29th National Up-and-Coming Photo Competition (2026): numerous accepted images from club members including Sussa Pelser, DNE Smit, Louis van der Walt, Yolandi Geyser and Edmund Hattingh (pages 10–11).
Upcoming salons and events A list of upcoming salons with closing dates was presented to members, including HCPS 7th Salon, TAF 15th Print & PDI Salon, Sandton National Digital Salon and international competitions such as the China International Photographic Art Exhibition. Members were encouraged to participate and to choose the club as their nominated entry club.
Club business and calendar The club agenda covered member birthdays, promotions (none this month), PSSA news, photography events, the guest judge presentation, scoring and closure. The meeting calendar and set-subject schedule for the year were confirmed : April — Motion (17 April meeting), May — Night (8 May), June — Time (5 June), July — Funny (3 July), August — Forms in Nature (14 August), September — Industrial (4 September), October — Mirror, mirror (2 October), November — Self-Portrait (6 November) and the year-end AGM and braai on 5 December.
Closing The meeting closed with thanks to winners and participants and encouragement to keep entering PSSA salons and web competitions (closure slide, page 19). Members are reminded to keep Photovault profiles (including birthdays) up to date and to nominate the club when entering competitions.
The best Senior Photographer for April is Leon Pelser with “Dusty Game”
The best Junior Photographer for April is Yolandi Geyser with “Watcher in the Dark”
The best Setsubject Photograph for April is DNE Smit with “Spier Tiere”
Here are all the COM and Gold winners for the April meeting:
Category – Nature: Birds Only
Category – Scapes
Category – Monochrome
Category – Nature
Category – Pictorial
Category – Photojournalism
Category – Set Subject
