NCC Program Presentation by JoMar Alwes & Leslie Gertie on January 13, 2012

The Nevada Camera Club January 2012 Program Meeting features a presentation by JoMar Alwes and Leslie Gertie in which they present their program, JoMar Alwes & Leslie Gertie Shed a Little Light on the Dark Continent - Africa. Leslie and JoMar will show their best photographs from three weeks on safari in Kenya and Tanzania in 2008 and over a month on safari in Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa and Uganda in 2011. Leslie and JoMar will also share the process they went through to plan these trips and discuss what photographers need to know when going on a safari in Africa. The presentation also includes short videos produced by Leslie from a hot air balloon ride over the Namib desert, a helicopter ride over Victoria Falls and a close encounter with a large mountain gorilla.

Growing up as an "army brat", Leslie Gertie moved frequently with her family to various locations around the world including Cambodia while she was in grade school and Thailand while she was in high school. Until 1973 when Leslie arrived in Las Vegas, she had never resided in any one place longer than three years. Leslie has been employed in the Clark County Public Works Department as a construction inspector for the last 19 years. In recent years, Leslie has pursued her photographic interest through travel, hiking and camping in a variety of unique locations including Alaska, Peru, Chile, Argentina and Africa.

JoMar Alwes grew up on a dairy farm in Illinois and earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois. He served in the Navy during the Viet Nam War as the Diving Officer and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Officer aboard the USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) aircraft carrier. For personal recreation, JoMar has hiked over 1,000 miles within the Grand Canyon and has led a backpack trip from Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park across the Sierra Nevada Mountains to Devils Post Pile near Mammoth Lakes. In 2001, JoMar hiked Mount Kilimanjaro and reached the 19,341 foot Kibo summit. He then spent a week tent camping on safari in the Serengeti and other parks in Tanzania and then a week on safari in Kenya. JoMar recently retired as a right-of-way agent from the City of North Las Vegas.

The public is invited to the Nevada Camera Club Program Meeting and admission is free. Please see the Nevada Camera Club web sitePrograms page for more information.

Nevada Camera Club Awards 2011 Photographer of the Year

Nevada Camera Club names Susan Webb as the recipient of the prestigious NCC 2011 Photographer of the Year Award. Each year, the Nevada Camera Club member who accumulates the highest total merit award points earned in NCC Monthly Competitions and NCC Sanctioned Competitions is named as the Photographer of the Year.

See the Photographer of the Year feature on the Nevada Camera Club web site.

NCC 2012 Annual Print Competition & Exhibition

Nevada Camera Club takes great pleasure in announcing the NCC 2012 Annual Print Competition & Exhibition. Entries are accepted January 13 and 14, 2012. The competition is open to the general public. Anyone may enter and win. Please see the Nevada Camera Club web site Annual Competition page for details.

Nevada Camera Club annual membership dues are due for renewal on January 1, 2012

The Nevada Camera Club annual membership fee is $36 for adults, $24 for juniors (under 18) and $24 for seniors (over 62). Bring the appropriate membership fee payment to the NCC general meeting on January 13, 2012 or mail the payment to the following address:

Nevada Camera Club
P.O. Box 19451
Las Vegas, NV 89132-0451

When renewing your membership dues, please make sure we have your current mailing address, E-mail address and phone number.

Any person interested in photography may become a Nevada Camera Member. Membership information is available at our General Meetings which are open to the public. Please see the Nevada Camera Club web site Invitation page for time and location. A membership application, which may be printed and filled-in prior to attending a General Meeting, is available from the Nevada Camera Club web site Membership Information page.