At each of our meetings, the best image submitted by a senior member (a member rated four or five stars), the best image submitted by a junior member (a member rated one to three stars), as well as the most innovative image, are chosen by the judges. The best images from our recent meetings, as well as images that received a Certificate of Merit, are below.
June 2025
Best senior image:
Glinting – David Benn
Best junior image:
The eye – Victor Sinevici
Most innovative image:
Refractions in blue – Gaby Grohovaz
April 2025
Best senior image:
A trunk full of water – Jack Weinberg
Most innovative image:
Vanessa – Mark Geldenhuys
March 2025
Best senior image:
Tawny eagle landing – Jack Weinberg
Best junior image:
My guitar – Victor Sinevici
Most innovative image:
Scatterlings of Africa – Gaby Grohovaz
February 2025
Best senior image:
Cheetah love – Monique Adams
Best junior image:
Clouds – Victor Sinevici
Most innovative image:
Reach out – Kittie du Plessis
January 2025
Best senior image:
Darter preening – Jack Weinberg
Best junior image:
Artist’s hand – Victor Sinevici
Most innovative image:
Mite from outer space – Gaby Grohovaz
November 2024
Best senior image:
Magnificent baobab – Kittie du Plessis
Best junior image:
Guitar – Victor Sinevici
Most innovative image:
Explosive – Kittie du Plessis
Certificates of Merit:
Before sunrise – David Benn
Swallow landed – Jack Weinberg
October 2024
Best senior image:
Resplendent quetzal – Monique Adams
Most innovative image:
Spiral – David Benn
September 2024
Best senior image:
Bee eater landing – Jack Weinberg (also Certificate of Merit)
Best junior image:
Ceiling – Victor Sinevici
Most innovative image:
Time is tight – Kittie du Plessis
Certificates of Merit:
Cirk – Mark Geldenhuys
In the corner – Mark Geldenhuys
Bee eater holding bee – Jack Weinberg
August 2024
Best senior image:
Hummingbird float – Monique Adams (also Certificate of Merit)
Best junior image:
The nursery – Johan du Plessis
Most innovative image:
Was this a flower – Mark Geldenhuys
July 2024
Best senior image:
Cormorant holding fish – Jack Weinberg (also Certificate of Merit)
Best junior image:
Crawler – Johan du Plessis
Most innovative image:
Shapes – Kittie du Plessis
June 2024
Best senior image:
Toucan jumping – Monique Adams (also Certificate of Merit)
Best junior image:
Jazz – Victor Sinevici
Most innovative image:
Leaf abstract – Kittie du Plessis (also Certificate of Merit)
Certificates of Merit:
Crocus blossom – Jack Weinberg
Acorn woodpecker – Monique Adams
May 2024
Best senior image:
Transparency and fragility – Gaby Grohovaz (also Certificate of Merit)
Best junior image:
Sundown – Johan du Plessis
Most innovative image:
Explosive – Kittie du Plessis (also Certificate of Merit)
Certificates of Merit:
Fantasy of wires – Gaby Grohovaz
Tinfoil abstract – Kittie du Plessis
April 2024
Best senior image:
Bee eater landing – Jack Weinberg (also Certificate of Merit)
Best junior image:
The viewpoint – Johan du Plessis
Most innovative image:
Heartbeat – Kittie du Plessis (also Certificate of Merit)
Certificates of Merit:
Yellow daisies – Jack Weinberg
Tinfoil abstract – Kittie du Plessis
Clock ball – Mark Geldenhuys
March 2024
Best senior image:
Grey heron liftoff – Jack Weinberg (also Certificate of Merit)
Best junior image:
View from deck – Johan du Plessis
Most innovative image:
Whatcher – Kittie du Plessis
February 2024
Best senior image:
White throated swallow – Mark Geldenhuys
Best junior image:
Horses in the mist – Johan du Plessis
Most innovative image:
Cracked paint – Kittie du Plessis
January 2024
Best senior image:
Crocodile jaws – Jack Weinberg (also Certificate of Merit)
Best junior image:
Abandoned – Johan du Plessis
Most innovative image:
Geometry – Kittie du Plessis (also Certificate of Merit)
October/November 2023
Best senior image:
Pied with wide throat – Jack Weinberg (also Certificate of Merit)
Best junior image:
Look at me – Johan du Plessis
Most innovative image:
Wildebeest silhouette – Monique Adams (also Certificate of Merit)
September 2023
Best senior image:
Cheetah takedown – Monique Adams (also Certificate of Merit)
Best junior image:
Fire in glass – Johan du Plessis
Most innovative image:
Stormy day – Gaby Grohovaz (also Certificate of Merit)
August 2023
Best senior image:
The Arctic Wilderness – Monique Adams
Best junior image:
Old farm wagon – Johan du Plessis
Most innovative image:
Misty morning monochrome – Cavan Hill
July 2023
Best senior image:
Egret ready to strike – Jack Weinberg (also Certificate of Merit)
Best junior image:
Beer abstract – Johan du Plessis
Most innovative image:
Memorial in the mist – Cavan Hill (also Certificate of Merit)
Certificates of Merit:
Purple Lilies – Jack Weinberg
June 2023
Best senior image:
Rooivalk display – David Benn
Best junior image:
Winter nights – Kim Clemens
Most innovative image:
Party aftermath – Gaby Grohovaz (also Certificate of Merit)
May 2023
Best senior image:
Veldt lily with bud – Jack Weinberg
Best junior image:
Spectators and dust – Johan du Plessis
Most innovative image:
Petrification – Gaby Grohovaz
April 2023
Best senior image:
Bee-eater landing with prey – Jack Weinberg (also Certificate of Merit)
Best junior image:
Calm before the storm – Kim Clemens
Most innovative image:
Your love tears me apart – Gaby Grohovaz
March 2023
Best senior image:
Patterns – Kittie du Plessis (also Certificate of Merit)
Best junior image:
Farm Scene – Johan du Plessis (also Certificate of Merit)
Most innovative image:
Tea cup puppy – Gaby Grohovaz (also Certificate of Merit)
February 2023
Best senior image:
Gull catching frog – Jack Weinberg (also Certificate of Merit)
Best junior image:
Old timer – Johan du Plessis
Most innovative image:
Nightmare at the hot dog cafe – Gaby Grohovaz (also Certificate of Merit)
Certificates of Merit:
Southern ground hornbill portrait – Heidi Broschk
Cerruti Eighteen Eighty One – Gaby Grohovaz
January 2023
Best senior image:
Timeout – Monique Adams (also Certificate of Merit)
Best junior image:
Reflection – Johan du Plessis
Most innovative image:
Galaxy – Kittie du Plessis (also Certificate of Merit)
Certificates of Merit:
Contemplation – Heidi Broschk
Shadows of my mind – Kittie du Plessis
Tawny takeoff – Monique Adams
November 2022
Best senior image:
Steam tower – David Benn (also Certificate of Merit)
Best junior image:
Monkey remains – Johan du Plessis
Most innovative image:
Boat – lan Mason
October 2022
Best senior image:
Stalking – Monique Adams
Best junior image:
Old engine – Johan du Plessis
Most innovative image:
Fire in glass – Kittie du Plessis
September 2022
Best senior image
Playing in the sea – Gaby Grohovaz (also Certificate of Merit)
Best junior image:
Silhouette – Johan du Plessis
Most innovative image:
Girl dancer – Alan Mason (also Certificate of Merit)
Certificate of Merit
Birdbath – Heidi Broschk
August 2022
Best senior image:
Dashing through the water – Gaby Grohovaz (also Certificate of Merit)
Best junior image:
Commer – Johan du Plessis
Most innovative image:
Dancing lily – Gaby Grohovaz
Certificate of Merit
Landing with bee – Jack Weinberg
July 2022
Best senior image:
Dew soaked petals – Jack Weinberg
Best junior image
Lapa – Johan du Plessis
Most innovative image:
That rainbow dream – Gaby Grohovaz
June 2022
Best senior images:
Bell 407 – Mark Geldenhuys (also Certificate of Merit)
Yellow rose with buds – Jack Weinberg (also Certificate of Merit)
Best junior images:
Days gone by – Johan du Plessis
Telephone – Johan du Plessis
Most innovative images:
Elephant – Alan Mason (also Certificate of Merit)
Dying beauty – Alan Mason (also Certificate of Merit)
Certificates of Merit
Leopard in morning light – Monique Adams
Blue horizontals – David Benn
May 2022
Best senior images:
China Spring Jasmine – Jack Weinberg (also Certificate of Merit)
Female Weaver Touchdown – Jack Weinberg (also Certificate of Merit)
Best junior images:
Light on Bible – Johan du Plessis
Through the Window – Johan du Plessis
Most innovative images:
Bambino Ballerinas – Heidi Broschk (also Certificate of Merit)
Night Service – David Benn (also Certificate of Merit)
April 2022
Best senior images:
Mothercare – Alan Mason (also Certificate of Merit)
Chasing the Ball – Mark Geldenhuys (also Certificate of Merit)
Best junior images:
Pretty in Pink – Pat Meiring
Most innovative images:
Seagulls over Long Beach – Gaby Grohovaz (also Certificate of Merit)
Time Travel – Gaby Grohovaz (also Certificate of Merit)
Certificates of Merit (in addition to those listed above)
Muscled Flower – Heidi Broschk
Fishing in Rough Seas – Jack Weinberg
Flamingo Feeding – Jack Weinberg
March 2022
Best senior images:
Duck bathing – Jack Weinberg
Fly on a flower – Alan Mason
Most innovative images:
Yearning for summer – Gaby Grohovaz
Dahlia in mono – Cavan Hill
February 2022
Best senior images:
My one is bigger than yours – Jack Weinberg (also Certificate of Merit)
The odd one out – Gaby Grohovaz
Most innovative images:
Turmoil- Kittie du Plessis
Forest abstract- Kittie du Plessis
January 2022
Best senior images:
Kite eating rat – Jack Weinberg
Punk rocker with helmet – Mark Geldenhuys
Best junior image:
My what big feet you have – Michael Broschk
November 2021
Best senior images:
Evening in Noordhoek – Gaby Grohovaz
The White Rose – Jack Weinberg
Most innovative image:
The Watchmaker’s Daughter – Gaby Grohovaz
October 2021
Best senior images:
Yellow-billed teal takeoff – Jack Weinberg
Malachite holding fish – Jack Weinberg
Most innovative images:
Eye love pink – Alan Mason
Ghosts of Halloween – Kittie du Plessis
September 2021
Best senior images:
Rocky shores – Sandy van Vuuren
Triumphant leopardess – Monique Adams
Best junior images:
Swinging way up high – Heidi Broschk
The pied piper – Heidi Broschk
Most innovative images:
Flower and glass abstract – Kittie du Plessis
Turmoil – Kittie du Plessis
Certificate of Merit
What’s behind the blue doors – Sandy van Vuuren
August 2021
Best senior images:
Circle of Life – Kittie du Plessis
Smoke on the water – Mark Geldenhuys
Best junior images:
The bearded bodach – Heidi Broschk
Ancient customs – Heidi Broschk
Most innovative images:
Wild child – Gaby Grohovaz
Exit – Gaby Grohovaz
July 2021
Best senior images:
Woman of Africa – Gaby Grohovaz
Best junior images:
Roller & scorpion – Michael Broschk
Most innovative images:
Unbalanced – Kittie du Plessis
