A Tale of Two Cities in Photography

Joint Photography Exhibition with La Société Photographique de Rennes and Exeter Camera Club

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 A Joint Exhibition of work on the theme of “Our Countryside”

Below a review of the exhibition held in Rennes May 2023.  Exeter Camera Club aims to organize a collaborative exhibition titled “Our Countryside” in Exeter for the upcoming year.

Venue will be Make Tank in Paris Street in Exeter 

 

Exeter Camera Club known as ECC has long established roots within our city. Exeter is twinned with Rennes in Brittany France.   We have well established community links through photography with La Société Photographique de Rennes known as SPR.  Both clubs were founded in the same year 1890 during the golden age of photography.

Gilles Le Certen, the President of SPR writes: ­“We were delighted to have had a joint photography exhibition in Rennes with SPR and ECC exhibiting 40 images (20 images from each club).  We have selected the theme ‘Our Countryside’ for an exhibition that portrays our interpretations of rural scenes in our respective regions and our region is Brittany.

The aim of this shared project was to interpret artistically scenes that are familiar to us, some have chosen to authentically portray typical countryside scenes, while others have sought out atypical aspects or have employed innovative approaches to present an individual viewpoint.

It was a successful joint exhibition held in Thabor Gardens in Rennes 22 – 28 May which was free and open to the public.”

Anne Whiteley, President of ECC writes: “We welcomed the opportunity for Exeter Camera Club to participate in this unique joint exhibition with Société Photographique de Rennes.  Our photographs were taken in the region of the Southwest and include 20 images produced in different genres of photography with most images taken in Devon and many of Dartmoor.

Seven of our photographers from ECC travelled to Rennes for the opening of the exhibition.  Marija Lees, is one of them and was pleased her image was selected for the poster to advertise the event by SPR.

The event had a public vote for the best image and Mehran Ellis’s image was chosen.

Below are two Galleries – one for the Exeter Camera Club’s images and the other for La Société Photographic de Rennes images.

Thanks are given to Sandra Barrett, Organiser of the Event

 

Images from Exeter Camera Club

Flooded Field by Marija Lees

Mehran Ellis_Cotton World – Public Vote for Best Image

Among The Summer Trees, Blackbury Camp by Anne Whiteley

Northern Dartmoor by Lynn Middleton Flynn

Colmers Hill by Phil Woolley

Frost, Brampford Speke by Karen Sanders

Morning Blues, Emsworthy Barn, Nr Haytor by Tim Crabb

Higher Metcombe, Devon by Bridget Davies

The Shining by Paul McLoughlin

Brentor Church, Dartmoor by Dave Dummett

Raddon Hill, Mid Devon by Sally Landberger

Mutters Hill by Di Pell

Meteors Over Dartmoor by John Baker

Hartford View, South Dartmoor by Maggie Martin

Topsham Lock Cottage by Martin Lovell

Near Haldon Belvedere, Beverley Hodder

Darts Farm by Sheila Haycox

Tree OLn Combestone Tor by Rob Landberger

Lone Tree, Dartmoor Sunset by Sandra Barrett

Meldon Reservoir by Simon Rich

Micro Landscape, Wistmans Wood by Graham Cooper

Images from La Société Photographic de Rennes

Max-JUILLOT-

Marc_LAURENT-De st Michel de Braspart

Dominique Marchand – Rochefort-en-Terre-

N° 01 Louis-Charles FURIO

Patrick Edeline – marais de Gannedel –

Rozenn MEILARD-Champ d’hiver-

René LOUEDEC LA VILAINE A CICE

Pinson_Michel

Michèle TROUVE SILVA-

Michel_GALLOU-Huelgoat-

Michel LOUET – Chemin creux –

Julien LE LOUER

Joël Boudet-Froidure vespérale-

Jean-Michel Rousseau_Invitation à la rêverie_

Jean-Charles DEVIGNE-

Gérard PAYELLE-

Gilles TOURNEUR –

Gilles LE CERTEN – La Rigole d’Hilvern –

Gaeël RAVENEL-

François – ROSENTHAL –

Emanuele-REINA-Tramonto-

Dominique SCHEIDT 1920 PX Etang de la chaussée neuve

Didier_Gautier_

Didier LOMBA-

Denis HASDENTEUFEL – Etang du Blavon –

Claude Hooge-

Christine VIDAL – Dans le pré –

Chantal-OGEREAU-LEGAY-Un Autre Monde-

Catherine-LAGOUCHE- Plus Loin-

Catherine Colleu – les gravières de Cicé –

Brigitte_Viterbe_-Double exposition-. Composition paysagère. Noyal-Châtillon s-Seiche-

Bernadette MAGNY – Paysage Vitréen –

Antoine MICHEL-