Christer Berg Picks Up More Awards!

Our own Christer Berg is now the proud recipient of not one, but TWO Addie Awards at the recent American Advertising Awards ceremony! Christer won for the work he did on the recent ad campaign for the Carolina Ballet Company.

Christer with both awards!

If you have attended any of our meetings earlier this year, you would have seen some of the work he created. (If you didn't, where were you???) It was fantastic! So don't miss out seeing some of the best photography being created in the Triangle. Come to the VAE on the first Wednesday of each month and see what you've been missing.

Congratulations Christer for a well-deserved award!

Modern Landscape B&W Photography Contest Now Open!

Reynolda House and Modern Automotive announce: The Modern B&W Photography Contest. In conjunction with the Ansel Adams: Eloquent Light exhibit (more on this later!) photographers are invited to submit one B&W landscape image to be considered for display during the Adams exhibit.

This is a B&W seascape. It will not be on display, but yours could be!
(c) Ray Pfeiffer

From all entries a Jury will select three (3) finalists and announce their names on April 1st. The selected photographs will be on display April 2 - May 13. The public will vote on the order of First, Second, and Third place. All three finalists will be introduced and winner announced Wednesday, May 18.

For more information and to enter go here. Entries are due by March 10th. so don't delay!

Forum Artists Show At 2016 VAE Gala!

Tonight was the 32nd annual For The Love of Art Auction and Gala and the Photographers Forum was well represented! Both Eric Saunders and Ray Pfeiffer had images up for the silent auction and both did very well, raising over $500! Each artist watched as the bidding time drew to a close as both images were in a bidding war The winner as always, of course was the VAE!

Eric Saunders (L) and Ray Pfeiffer (R) pose in front of Eric's entry to this years VAE Gala

Over 450 people attend this years Gala and a great time was had by all. All proceeds from the event go toward continuing the outstanding programming we all look forward to. We look forward to participating in next years event.

Photographers Forum Exhibit Opens on First Friday!

After months of planning and discussing images, the Forum Exhibit, "Reflections" opened tonight at the VAE to a packed house! There was a lot of discussion about the work and many positive comments overall on the exhibit itself.



Patrons admire the work of the Photographers Forum Members on opening night First Friday


In all, 25 images were selected from the following exhibiting Forum Artists:

Mike Aliff
Christer Berg
Stephen J. Fletcher
John Horwitz
Michael Legett
Tricia McKellar
Scott McRae
Ray Pfeiffer
Rob Randall
Eric Saunders
Teresa Stephens
Richard A. Usanis
Oliver Vest

To learn more about the exhibit go here.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to the shows success!

Another Forum Night Out

Thanks to everyone who came out to Pei Wei on a frosty night to enjoy each others company! Once again, a wonderful time was had by all.

Thanks, as always, to our "social director", John for another great location selection. Stay tuned for more inspiration!

Forum Member Scott McRae Now Showing at The Center for Photographic Art

If anyone will be in Carmel, California area before January 9, 2016 be sure to stop in to the Center for Photographic Art and see Scott's image "Under the Clouds" there on display. And prominently displayed it is, greeting visitors as they enter!

Scott McRae's "Under the Clouds" on the left

If you can't get there we have the documentary proof above, but the best thing would be to attend Forum meetings regularly and see great work like Scott's before it even appears on public.

Congratulations to Scott for his work juried into the annual juried exhibition at the Center for Photographic Art!

Fourm Photographers Rock Click! Pop-Up Exhibit!

Once again, Forum photographers make the biggest impression in a photography exhibit. This time it's the Click! Photography Festival Pop-Up exhibit, now up at the Frontier Building in RTP. Forum members, Mike Aliff, Christer Berg, J. Michael Chaney, Michael Liggett, Scott McCrae, Ray Pfeiffer, Teresa Stephens, and Richard Usanis all have work juried into the show.

Crank it again (c) Teresa S. Stephens

And it that weren't enough, two of our members took the top two prizes! Christer Berg won first place for his image "Oasis" (which, if you attend meetings regularly, you've all seen), and Teresa Stephens won second place for her image "Crank it again"

Abstract #2335, Blues II (c) Richard A. Usanis

And speaking of Click!, the festival is now in full swing and with over two weeks to go there's still a lot to see and do. Check out the website for updates, and get out and take in an exhibit or take part in an event.

Congratulations to our winners and everyone who was selected to exhibit!