The 2008 Jack Sprosen Memorial Award

The Photographic Society of New Zealand is proud to announce the inauguration of this competition which will be judged in conjunction with the 2008 National Convention being held at Timaru from April 9th to 13th.

Details of the compeition can be found in the rules section.

History

Jack Fredrick Sprosen FPSNZ HonFPSNZ ARPS 1933-2005

Jack's interest in camera clubs started in the 1950's and continued through every year of his life. He was a photographer who successfully embraced black and white, colour, slides, audio visuals, digital and digital audio visuals, a remarkable achievement. He was always willing to help others. Jack was a key member of the Photographic Society of New Zealand; he served on Council, was President in 1996-97, and was a member of the Honours board. So important was his contribution to PSNZ that Jack was awarded an Honorary Fellowship in 2001 (PSNZ's highest honour). The Sprosen family have donated a trophy in memory of Jack which is the purpose of this competition.