Club Meeting Report, Angy Ellis "The Things I Do" - Tuesday 15th September 2015.

   

On Tuesday 15th September, Vice Chairman Mark Harrison welcomed guest speaker Angy Ellis from Durham
Photographic Society to Morpeth Camera Club. As relative newcomer to photography, Angy enjoys the learning
curve of photography and is willing to try many different genres and this was demonstrated in her presentation
entitled "The Things I Do" .
An enthusiastic speaker with a fast flowing style of presentation, Angy showed pictures of children at Appleby
Fair, playing, riding ponies and generally messing around. Anecdotes of comparisons of when she was a child,
her photographs of children from India with their immaculately clean school uniforms to babies on the streets
and slum kids, showed a sharp contrast in lifestyle. From her travels to Russia, Angy showed photographs of
the changing of the guard at the Kremlin with military precision, oppulant church interiors,underground stations
constructed with marble, bronze, crystal and striking murals and statuary.
Thought provoking images of commemorative poppies at the Tower of London, Seaham’s ‘Tommy’ with child,
stark images of Auschwitz, a lone Syrian boy with Graffiti, and in contrast, charming little girls at ballet classes,
and very amusing action photographs of contestants at the ‘Tough Mudder’ at Skipton, a very muddy fancy dress
endurance challenge.
Mono studies of coffin makers, retro images of a retro barber shop, and with the use of Photoshop, chickens
superimposed into unexpected situations, a panel of beautiful children looking through rainy windows, original,
humorous compositions interspersed with a very funny commentary were all part of Angy’s excellent show.
Continuing, colourful jet skis, undertaking dramatic flips with water spray, Victorian themed fantasy characters,
the Golden Gate Bridge among clouds, Monument Valley in reds and golds, night shots of Brooklyn Bridge and
Nashville gave the audience an insight into Angy’s eclectic collection of beautiful images.
Concluding her presentation with a social documentary section, a series of photographs following the pre-fight
stages of a cage fighter in the Mixed Marshall Arts world, through the tough training schedule, amazing shots of
tattooed, tough looking participants in dramatic masks, eyeballing rituals, and dramatic flying kicks, Angy had
perfectly captured the atmosphere of this fascinating sport.
With an assortment of over 200 images and a very interesting commentary, Angy’s passion for photography
was an inspiration, resulting in a truly entertaining evening at the club.

Steph.