Amateur Photographer & Cinematographer (1933)

September 27th, 1933 The AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER ^ 6 CINEMATOGRAPHER o Exhibitions and Competitions CURRENT AND FUTURE. Notices of forthcoming exhibitions and competitions will be included here every week if particulars arc sent by the responsible organisers. The Amateur Photographer Monthly Competitions for Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced Workers. Entries, September 30. Rules in this issue. The Amateur Photographer Annual Lantern Slide Competition. Closing date, October 31. Rules in this isssue Royal Photographic Society’s Exhibition. — Open, September 9-October 7. 35, Russell Square, W.C.i. London Salon of Photography Exhibition. — Open, September 9-October 7. P.P.A. Exhibition, Portraiture and Industrial Photography. — Open until September 29. Royal In¬ stitute Galleries, 195, Piccadilly, W.i. Chicago World’s Fair International Exhibition, 1933. — Open until October 31. Enquiries to “1933 Salon,” Chicago Camera Club, 137, North Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Ill., U.S.A. Zaragoza Salon. — Open during October. Secre¬ tary, Sociedad Fotografica de Zaragoza, Plaza de Sas, 7, Zaragoza, Spain. Irish Salon (Dublin). — Entries due, September 30 ; open, October 28-November 4. Particulars from Salon Secretaries, Irish Salon of Photography, 18, Morehampton Road, Dublin. Rotherham P.S. Annual Exhibition. — Entry forms due, October 2 ; prints, October 9 ; open, October 18-21. Particulars from E. G. Alderman, Hon. Exhi¬ bition Secretary, Ruardean, Newton Street, Rotherham. Belgian Salon (Brussels). — Open, September 23October 1. Particulars from Association Beige de Photographie et de Cinematographic, 28, Rue de Locht, Brussels, Belgium. Johnson’s “ Holiday ” Competition. Cash prizes. Closing date, October 31. Full particulars from Johnson & Sons, Ltd., Hendon, London, N.W.4. Canadian Pacific Photographic Competition, open to C.P. passengers only. Cash prizes. Closing date, November 1. Particulars from Canadian Pacific Publicity Department, 62-65, Charing Cross, S.W.i. Western International Salon. — Entries, November 6 ; open, November 20-25. Further particular's from Organising Secretary, 24, Church Road, Redfield, Bristol, 5. “Iris” Christmas Salon (Antwerp). — Entries due, November 15 ; open, December 24-January 7, 1934. Full particulars from J. Van Dyck, Secretary of Fotografische Kring “ Iris ” Ballaer Str., 69, Antwerp. Hong Kong University Amateur Photographic Club Fifth Annual Exhibition. — Open, October 16-23. Particulars from the Hon. Secretary, Hong Kong University Amateur Photographic Club, Hong Kong. Madrid Photographic Society, Tenth International Salon. — Last day for entries, December 5. Particulars and entry forms from the Secretary, La Sociedad Fotografica de Madrid, Calle del Principe, 16, Madrid. Leicester and Leicestershire P.S. International Exhibition of Pictorial Photography. — Open, February 26-March 3, 1934. Particulars and entry forms from H. Fosscutt, 19, Doncaster Road, Leicester. “ Sashalite ” Competition. — Cash prizes of £25, £15, £ 10 and 34 smaller prizes are offered by The General Electric Co., of Magnet House, Kingsway, W.C.2, for novel night photographs taken with “ Sashalite ” Flash Bulbs. Conditions are simple, and full particulars are obtainable on application to above address. Closing date, October 7. Competitions for pictorial Cycling and Motor Cycling photographs. Cash prizes of £25, £15, £10 and five of £2 2s. offered by The British Cycle and Motor Cycle Manufacturers’ and Traders’ Union. Closing date, November 1. Prize pictures to be shown at Olympia in November. Full particulars in “ A.P.” for August 2. Address : Editor, “ A.P.,” Dorset House, Stamford Street, S.E.i. Wolverhampton P.S. Open Exhibition. — Entries, October 12 ; open, October 23-November 13. Secre¬ tary, W. Stuttard, Ambleside, Penn, Wolverhampton. Pontypridd Y.M.C.A. Camera Club International Exhibition. — Entry forms due November 1 ; exhibits, November 15 ; open, November 22-25. Secretary, I. Holbrook, Y.M.C.A. , Pontypridd, South Wales. NEWSPAPER PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITIONS THE Western Mail and South Wales News , St. Mary Street, Cardiff, offers a prize of 10s. 6d. for each published photograph submitted by amateur photographers. The Editor of Cycling, 5/15, Rosebery Avenue, E.C.i, offers prizes of £1 is., 15s. and 10s. 6d. for the best photographs received on set subjects. A first prize of £10 and a number of consolation prizes are offered by Thomas Black & Sons, Ltd., Greenock, Scotland, for pictures which illustrate the “ unusual, the jolly and the attractive aspects of the life out-of-doors, and the beautiful spots chosen by campers and hikers.” Closing date, September 30th. The Bulletin, 65, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C.i, offers weekly prizes of £2, £1 ios., £1 and 15s. for the best photographs of holiday scenes or incidents. A coupon must accompany each entry. Prizes of £2 2s., £1 is., ios. 6d., 7s. 6d. and 5s. are offered weekly by the Yorkshire Evening News for photographs submitted by residents, or visitors who reside in the county for not less than a week. Address : Art Editor, Y.E.N., Trinity Street, Leeds. Shields Gazette, South Shields, wants snapshots of happy incidents associated with this season of outdoor life. Prizes of ios. 6d. and 5s. are to be awarded weekly for the best received. A coupon must accom¬ pany each entry. The Hiker and Camper welcomes photographs of Britain suitable for use as covers, ios. 6d. is paid for pictures used ; 5s. for other acceptable prints. Address : 2, Carmelite Street, London, E.C.4. The Manchester City News, 3, Cross St., Manchester, offers cash prizes in a weekly photographic competition. Each entry must be accompanied by an announcement of the competition cut from the current issue. Birmingham Evening Dispatch offers cash prizes of £20, £10 and £5 for pictorial snapshots, and ios. 6d. for all other photographs published. The Sheffield Weekly Telegraph offers one guinea for photographs used for front cover illustrations. Ad¬ dress : 17, Pligh Street/Sheffield. The Kent Messenger , Week .Street, Maidstone, wants photographs of new Kentish beauty-spots and offers £1, ios. and 5s. for the best received. Accompanying each picture should be a description of the spot, with clear details of its location. Mark the envelope “ Quest ” in the right-hand corner. Health and Strength announces a Physical Excellence Competition, in which cash prizes to the value of £100 will be awarded for the best photographs submitted. Coupons are necessary. The Sunday Dispatch is out to find the 4‘ bonniest baby,” and invites readers to send snapshots of children under the age of five. Five photographs will be published each week and the sender of each published photograph will receive a prize. The News of the W orld invites readers to send photo¬ graphs of beauty-spots. A guinea will be paid for each one published. Address photographs (with name and address of sender on the back) to “ Pathfinder,” c/o News of the World, 30, Bouverie Street, E.C.4. The Sunday Graphic announces a “ Snappy Snaps ” competition, limited to amateurs, and offers weekly prizes of £10, £5, £1 and cases of teaspoons for the best received. The Sunday Pictorial is offering weekly prizes of five guineas, three guineas and one guinea for holiday snapshots. No photographs will be returned and none will be accepted which has won a prize in any competition. A coupon must accompany each entry. “ THE AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER ” ANNUAL LANTERN SLIDE COMPETITION, 1933 CLOSING DATE, OCTOBER 31st. Classes and Class I. — Landscape, with or without figures, sea subjects and river scenery. Class II. — Portraiture and figure studies, whether indoor or outdoor pictures. Class III. — Architecture, interior and exterior. Class IV. — Flowers, fruit and other " Still-Life ” subjects. Conditions (1) All classes are open to amateur and professional photographers without any restrictions. All slides must measure 3^x3^ in., and must be properly spotted for showing in the lantern. (2) One silver plaque, one bronze plaque, and four certificates are offered in each class except Class VII. In that, the Champioii Class, the award will be a mounted and signed exhibition picture by Mr. F. J. Mortimer, the Editor of The Amateur Photographer and Cinematographer and Photograms of the Year. (3) All slides which receive any award will become the property of The Amateur Photographer and Cinematographer, and will be sent round amongst the societies and such other associations as apply for the loan of them. Any other slides may be selected for circulation in this manner, and will be paid for at the rate of half-a-crown each. (4) Competitors may send any number of slides in any class, and may be recorded as winning any number of awards ; but no competitor will actually receive in the competition more than one silver plaque, one bronze plaque, and one certificate, on which all his awards will be recorded. Competitors may enter in any number of classes. (5) Each slide must bear the competitor’s name, its title and its class. With the slides must be sent an envelope containing the name and full address of the com Subjects. Class V. — Natural-history subjects. Class VI. — Lantern slides in colour (not hand-coloured). Class VII. — Champion class. Open only to those who have won silver or bronze plaques in The Amateur Photographer and Cinematographer lantern-slide competition. and Awards. petitor, a list of the titles of all the slides he is sending in, and the class in which such are entered. Particulars as to make of plate, exposure, developer used, etc., and other technical data which may be of interest for incorporation in the notes which will accompany the winning slides on their tour among the photographic societies, should also be given where thought necessary. (6) A stamped and addressed label (not loose stamps) should be sent with the slides for their return if unsuccessful ; but in no circumstance can the Editor or the Publishers accept any responsibility for slides sent in for competition, nor for their return ; neither can slides be returned which are not accompanied by stamps as above. (7) Not more than one slide from any one negative can be admitted, nor may any slide compete which has before won an award in these competitions. (8) The last day for receiving is Tuesday, October 31st. The slides must be addressed, “Slide Competition, The Editor, The Amateur Photographer and Cine matographer, Dorset House, Stamford Street, London, S.E.i,” and allcarriage charges must be prepaid. (9) In any case of dispute, the competitor agrees to accept the decision of the Editor of The Amateur Photographer and Cinematographer as final. 302 37