Wilmington-area residents and tourists can soon embark on a pictorial vacation to local spots like Fort Fisher and Airlie Gardens, and faraway destinations like Croatia, Kenya and Greece by visiting the Bellamy Mansion Museum. That’s where members of the Cape Fear Camera Club will showcase some of their best work during the upcoming “Images of Distinction” exhibition.
“They’re all amazing. I’m particularly fond of a couple pictures of birds. One of our members went on a safari in Africa,” said Jennifer Byrd, the club’s exhibitions director. The second bird photo is a kingfisher in flight that was shot locally by Charlie English — a photo that received an honorable mention in a Photographic Society of America (PSA) contest.
The top 23 photographs taken by club members will adorn the walls of two rooms on the second floor of the Bellamy Mansion during the exhibit.
“It recognizes our exceptional club photographers,” Byrd said. “We have six competitions throughout the year. The top 20 percent of those ribbon winners, along with anybody who had a photograph that got an honorable mention or above from the Photographic Society of America can get a photo in the show.”
Byrd said the club is registered with the PSA, a world-wide organization that promotes art and sciences through photography. Club members submit photographs to three PSA contest divisions: nature, projected image and photo travel.
A standout in the nature category is a magnolia photo that member Jill Bernstein snapped in Airlie Gardens, Byrd said.
Byrd hopes the exhibit will allow the community to learn more about the camera club.
“We have a little over 100 members and we meet locally once a month. We have field trips every month and we also have a class once a month, like a seminar,” she said.
The opening reception for “Images of Distinction” will take place Friday, July 24, 6-9 p.m. The exhibit will run until Aug. 24.
For more information, visit www.capefearcameraclub.org
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