The last meeting (March 2026) brought members together for club business, PSSA news, event planning and an inspiring guest-judge session by Johan Frost.
Key highlights
- Meeting welcome and entries summary: 58 images entered across categories (Pictorial 16, Nature — Birds Only 11, Nature 7, Monochrome 6, Scapes 6, Set Subject 9, Photojournalism 3).
- Web competition entries (February): notable club submissions by Louis van der Walt, Leon Pelser, DNE Smit, Sussa Pelser and Yolandi Geyser.
- PSSA salon results: Sasol Highveld members received several acceptances at the 5th Bethal Digital Salon PDI (2026);
- PSSA Honours Images 2025 were highlighted.
- Club served as a judging venue for the PSSA 29th National Up-and-Coming Photo Competition (Open Monochrome — Scholars) with local judges listed.
Events and outings
- Confirmed volunteers and photographers for the 46th Annual Sasol Secunda Marathon.
- Upcoming local event: Goedehoop Rainbow Rush (20 March 2026).
- A list of upcoming PSSA salons and competitions was shared for members to enter.
Administration & reminders
- Birthdays: Leon Pelser — 2 March (members asked to update birthdays on PhotoVault) — slide 3.
- Club promotions: none this month.
- Members are reminded to select “Sasol Highveld Photography” as their nominated photo club when entering PSSA web competitions.
Meeting calendar & set subjects (2026)
- March 6 — Perspective
- April 17 — Motion
- May 8 — Night
- June 5 — Time
- July 3 — Funny
- August 14 — Forms in Nature
- September 4 — Industrial
- October 2 — Mirror, mirror
- November 6 — Self-Portrait
- Year-end function / AGM: 5 December (braai) — slide 18.
Thank you and congratulations to the winners and to all members who entered recent competitions.
The best Senior Photographer for March is Leon Pelser with “Inspection”
The best Junior Photographer for March is Edmund Hattingh with “Stofwolk”
The best Setsubject Photograph for March is Sussa Pelser with “Man Coming Up The Staircase”
Here are all the COM and Gold winners for the March meeting:
Category – Set Subject (Perspective)
Catagory – Photojournalism
Category – Pictorial
Category – Nature
Category – Monochrome
Category – Scapes
Category – Nature, Birds only
