The Sydney Camera Circle was a Pictorialist photographic society formed in 1916 in Sydney, Australia. It was most active before World War II, and was influential on Australian photography for fifty years.
The Sydney Camera Circle was formed on 28 November 1916 at the Bostock-Little Studio, Phillip Street, Sydney. The founders were Cecil Bostock, Harold Cazneaux, Malcolm McKinnon, James Paton, James S. Stening and William Stewart White. All six signed a manifesto, pledging to advance and promote a Pictorialist photography devoted to Australian sunlight and shadow as opposed to the greys and ‘dismal’ shadows of European styles.[1] In this ambition they shared the ideals of the Heidelberg School of Australian painters. The group was dominated by amateurs interested in photography as an art form who shared constructive criticism and support at their meetings, exhibiting their work under the name of The Sydney Camera Circle.
The group continued as an entity until 1978 when membership was dwindling in competition with that of the Australian Photographic Society and the Camera Club of Sydney.
Membershipedit
The membership of the Sydney Camera Circle was predominantly male and rarely was there more than one woman member at a time,[2] with the first woman admitted probably being Florence Milson.[3][4] Dates show period of membership:
R.G. Allman (May 1921)
Dr Michael L. Armstrong (October 1970–1971)
William Barrett (1918–1922)
H. Bedggood (1924–1928)
Robert Sidney Beverley (1962–1973) Chairman 1965–1973
Charles E. Wakeford (1917–March 1965) Honorary Life Member (March 1965–1968)
Charles F. Walton (1940s–1950s)
D'Arcy J. Webster (1918–1932)
William Stewart White (1916–1932) Foundation Member
John Williams (1971–**)
Kurt Winkler (October 1973–1978)
John L. Wray (1950s–1960s)
Selected exhibitionsedit
14 to 28 February 1921: at the invitation of Henri Mallard, 115 prints were displayed at the Kodak Salon, Sydney with sales totaling £70.[5]
February 1921: Scottish Photographic Federation Salon, Dundee included 60 prints from The Sydney Camera Circle.
July 1921: London Salon shows 9 prints by 8 members of the Circle.
October 1921: Melbourne Arts and Crafts exhibition shows 50 photographs by the members. Kodak Melbourne shows the work in their windows.
1922: Colonial Competition 1922. Sydney Camera Circle takes first place with medals awarded to Henri Mallard and Florence Milson by the Amateur Photographer and Photography.
14 January to 1 April 1984 Art Gallery of NSW 'The Sydney Camera Circle: The Early Years, 1916 – 1938'.
Referencesedit
^Harold Cazneaux letter to Jack Cato, National Library of Australia Manuscript MS 5416
^Miles, Melissa (2015). The Language of Light and Dark : Light and Place in Australian Photography (1st, hardback ed.). Montreal Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press ; Power Publications. pp. 67 n.133. ISBN9780773545502. OCLC 895338570.
^"Charm Of The Camera". The Herald. 11 October 1927. p. 8.
^"The Photographic Exhibition". The Mercury. 15 November 1927. p. 8. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
^Harringtons Photographic Journal, Tuesday 1 March 1921 Page 22: "In an exhibition of photographs opened on the 24th February at the Kodak Salon, George Street, Sydney, there are many examples of discerning selection of subject and artistic treatment in reproduction. The whole of the work is by members of the Sydney Camera Circle and includes quite a number of pictures that had been sent for exhibition to London. In pictorial photography the greatest success is achieved in the realm of repose – in capturing glimpses of city or countryside, revealing some of the more restful moments of the passing hour. Some very striking examples of artistic fidelity in this direction are to be seen at the exhibition. The pictures cover a wide field, including photographs of sea and sky, of trees, of shipping, of crowded streets, of almost deserted thoroughfares and so on. Of all these, perhaps, those photographs in which trees form a dominant part of the composition are the most satisfying to the artistic sense. "Sentinels of the Wood" and "Cameo" by Mr J.E. Paton and Mr W.S. White, are exquisite examples of what the artist photographer may accomplish. "Flower Sellers" by Mr C.W. Bostock – a picture which was reproduced in these pages some months ago – is well deserving of contemplation by amateurs, who so often are vexed by the difficulties of strong sunlight and deep shadows. It is a masterly piece of work. Among the pictures of pastoral life, one of stockmen watering their horses at a creek is a happy representation of a typical outback scene. The exhibitors are Messrs. C.W. Bostock, Chas. Wakeford, J.E. Paton, W.S. White, D.J. Webster, Monte Luke, H. Mallard, Arthur Ford, E.N. Poole, C. Laseron and Stanley William Eutrope."
External linksedit
A history of The Sydney Camera Circle
January 01, 1970
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The Sydney Camera Circle was a Pictorialist photographic society formed in 1916 in Sydney Australia It was most active before World War II and was influential on Australian photography for fifty years Contents 1 History 2 Membership 3 Selected exhibitions 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe Sydney Camera Circle was formed on 28 November 1916 at the Bostock Little Studio Phillip Street Sydney The founders were Cecil Bostock Harold Cazneaux Malcolm McKinnon James Paton James S Stening and William Stewart White All six signed a manifesto pledging to advance and promote a Pictorialist photography devoted to Australian sunlight and shadow as opposed to the greys and dismal shadows of European styles 1 In this ambition they shared the ideals of the Heidelberg School of Australian painters The group was dominated by amateurs interested in photography as an art form who shared constructive criticism and support at their meetings exhibiting their work under the name of The Sydney Camera Circle The group continued as an entity until 1978 when membership was dwindling in competition with that of the Australian Photographic Society and the Camera Club of Sydney Membership editThe membership of the Sydney Camera Circle was predominantly male and rarely was there more than one woman member at a time 2 with the first woman admitted probably being Florence Milson 3 4 Dates show period of membership R G Allman May 1921 Dr Michael L Armstrong October 1970 1971 William Barrett 1918 1922 H Bedggood 1924 1928 Robert Sidney Beverley 1962 1973 Chairman 1965 1973 Cecil W Bostock 1916 December 1935 Foundation Member R E Donald Brown 1949 1978 Chairman 1974 1978 William G Bucklem 1930s 1940s Eric Keast Burke 1940s 1967 Harold Cazneaux 1916 1953 Foundation Member First President from 1922 Dr Arthur Ernest Fraser Chaffer 1928 June 1963 Nell Chaffer 1963 1978 Clifford Stuart Christian March 1957 June 1967 Kenneth Clifford October 1963 resigned 3 June 1968 Dr K Courtney 12 March 1969 Frank D Collins 1940 1954 Olive Edith Cotton 1939 Dr Kevin Courtney 1969 1971 Q Davis May 1960 Norman C Deck Honorary Member October 1921 1978 Honorary Life Member August 1972 1978 Robert E Dickinson 1971 H D Dircks 1940s 1961 Arthur Eades 1918 1920 Stanley William Eutropoe 1917 1978 Arthur William Christopher Ford 1917 1922 Honorary Life Member February 1964 September 1965 D Fraser May 1921 1937 A W W Gale October 1940 1969 Harold Richard Gazzard November 1962 August 1976 George L Graves 1966 1971 Nell Griffin 1974 1978 Laurence Le Guay 1940 1953 Charles Haseron 1918 1921 Kenneth Dudley Hastings October 1949 1966 E B Hawkes February 1932 July 1936 Douglas Raleigh Hill November 1924 1938 James Hoey February 1956 1978 Robert Holcombe 1918 1921 Kiichiro Ishida April 1921 December 1923 Cyril V Jackson 1949 1973 Harry Powell James 1935 June 1973 Laurence R James June 1966 June 1967 Harold N Jones 1928 January 1970 Ken Kirkness 1971 Charles Francis Laseron 1920 November 1921 Peter Lawrence 1925 1928 Ronald A Lloyd Joined 9 August 1967 Monte Charles Robert Montague Luke 1921 November 1962 J G McColl Associate Member April 1923 1931 Roy A MacDonell April 1971 1973 Malcolm McKinnon 1916 1920 Foundation Member Henri Mallard 1917 January 1967 Retail Manager Harringtons Photographic Merchants J G McColl 1928 John William Metcalfe March 1925 1955 Mrs A G Florence Milson 1920 1921 First Lady Member William Heath Moffitt June 1927 1938 George James Morris April 1925 1938 Hon Secretary 1925 1936 Robert Nasmyth 1949 March 1972 James Paton 1916 1938 Foundation Member John L Phillips 9 August 1967 1978 Edgar N Poole 1917 1932 R D Roddenby April 1971 Richard Vaughton Simpson 1928 1967 James S Stening 1916 1920 Foundation Member Aleck Stern March 1973 1978 Sydney Ure Smith Associate Member May 1921 1949 Charles E Wakeford 1917 March 1965 Honorary Life Member March 1965 1968 Charles F Walton 1940s 1950s D Arcy J Webster 1918 1932 William Stewart White 1916 1932 Foundation Member John Williams 1971 Kurt Winkler October 1973 1978 John L Wray 1950s 1960s Selected exhibitions edit14 to 28 February 1921 at the invitation of Henri Mallard 115 prints were displayed at the Kodak Salon Sydney with sales totaling 70 5 February 1921 Scottish Photographic Federation Salon Dundee included 60 prints from The Sydney Camera Circle July 1921 London Salon shows 9 prints by 8 members of the Circle October 1921 Melbourne Arts and Crafts exhibition shows 50 photographs by the members Kodak Melbourne shows the work in their windows 1922 Colonial Competition 1922 Sydney Camera Circle takes first place with medals awarded to Henri Mallard and Florence Milson by the Amateur Photographer and Photography 12 June to 8 July 1979 Art Gallery of New South Wales Australian Pictorial Photography S H Ervin Gallery Sydney 14 January to 1 April 1984 Art Gallery of NSW The Sydney Camera Circle The Early Years 1916 1938 References edit Harold Cazneaux letter to Jack Cato National Library of Australia Manuscript MS 5416 Miles Melissa 2015 The Language of Light and Dark Light and Place in Australian Photography 1st hardback ed Montreal Kingston McGill Queen s University Press Power Publications pp 67 n 133 ISBN 9780773545502 OCLC 895338570 Charm Of The Camera The Herald 11 October 1927 p 8 The Photographic Exhibition The Mercury 15 November 1927 p 8 Retrieved 23 June 2023 Harringtons Photographic Journal Tuesday 1 March 1921 Page 22 In an exhibition of photographs opened on the 24th February at the Kodak Salon George Street Sydney there are many examples of discerning selection of subject and artistic treatment in reproduction The whole of the work is by members of the Sydney Camera Circle and includes quite a number of pictures that had been sent for exhibition to London In pictorial photography the greatest success is achieved in the realm of repose in capturing glimpses of city or countryside revealing some of the more restful moments of the passing hour Some very striking examples of artistic fidelity in this direction are to be seen at the exhibition The pictures cover a wide field including photographs of sea and sky of trees of shipping of crowded streets of almost deserted thoroughfares and so on Of all these perhaps those photographs in which trees form a dominant part of the composition are the most satisfying to the artistic sense Sentinels of the Wood and Cameo by Mr J E Paton and Mr W S White are exquisite examples of what the artist photographer may accomplish Flower Sellers by Mr C W Bostock a picture which was reproduced in these pages some months ago is well deserving of contemplation by amateurs who so often are vexed by the difficulties of strong sunlight and deep shadows It is a masterly piece of work Among the pictures of pastoral life one of stockmen watering their horses at a creek is a happy representation of a typical outback scene The exhibitors are Messrs C W Bostock Chas Wakeford J E Paton W S White D J Webster Monte Luke H Mallard Arthur Ford E N Poole C Laseron and Stanley William Eutrope External links editA history of The Sydney Camera Circle Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Sydney Camera Circle amp oldid 1161503464, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
