Our next meeting is on Thursday, October 16th, 7:00 pm, at First Lutheran Church!
Come early to visit and share with your fellow photographers.
Agenda
- 6:30 Set up and social time.
- 7:00 Welcome and Member News
- 7:10 Quote of the Month
- 7:15 Announcements
- 7:30 Program: Works Completed and Works in Progress
- 8:15 – Member Photo Share
Program: Works Completed and Works in Progress – Grant Fergeson
Grant Fergeson is working on two books. One on the Texas Hill Country and another on “abstract hearts.” Born in Austin and trained in geology, he is drawn to rivers, creeks, and springs of our region. His hope is to include entries from journalists, writers, poets and scientists as commentary to his Hill Country photographs.
His second project is from the studio. Using glass, foil, plastic, and other surfaces, he adds pigments to oil, alcohol, and other liquids to create abstract heart images. Perhaps reflecting on his own cardiac “debacle” in 2023, he wants to express gratitude and explore the possibilities of working with a single concept with many renditions, which he has named “Deeper into the Hearts.”
Grant was raised in Austin, educated at Southwest Texas State and UT Austin. His career kept him in Texas (Houston, San Antonio, and Corpus Christi) before he returned home to Austin.
His interest in photography goes back to the 1980s. He counts the West Coast f/64 group, George Krause, and Paul Caponigro as influences. Although he started in traditional darkroom photography, he has since transitioned to digital work. You can find out more about Grant and his work at the website grantfergeson.com.
Member Photo Share Theme: Hill Country
We live on the edge of the Texas Hill Country, and many entries to Naturescapes feature Hill Country subjects. BUT, there is a lot more Hill Country located outside the counties included in that show. For those of us who range further afield, here is a chance to show off what the rest of the Hill Country has to offer photographers. And if you range even further, you may have images of “hill country” in other states or even continents. This month please send one or two images to share to Jim Philpott at J.PhilpottWoodturner@Gmail.Com.
Naturescapes Awards Reception
The reception was held at the San Marcos Activity Center, from 5 pm to 7 pm, on September 27th.
There is still time to invite friends to see the works hanging in the “Walkers Gallery.” Please remember all prints must be picked up at the San Marcos Activity Center on Saturday, October 25th, 2025, from 10:30am to 2:30pm
Dues
Annual dues are a bargain at $12 per year. If you haven’t renewed, you may pay at the meeting, or use our PayPal by using this link, or you can mail your check to Winifred Simon at 600 Red Hawk Road, Wimberley, TX 78676. (Only paid members may post on our HCPC Members Facebook page. If you are a paid member and cannot access the account, ask Charlie Kreitler, our admin, to allow you access.
Social Media
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If you have any news or stories you’d like to have included in the newsletter, please send them to hcphotoclub@gmail.com.