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We are Cary Photographic Artists and we strive to learn, teach and share our passion for creating Photographic Art.
CPA Meeting Dates
Wednesday, September 10 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm
CPA Annual Meeting and Print Sharing
Herb Young Community Center 101 Wilkinson Ave in Cary. (In person only)
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Wednesday, September 24 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Interior low light photography of places of worship – Padma Inguva - Zoom Only
From the President:
We have been blessed with some very mild weather of late. It was 65 degrees when I took my walk this morning (8/27). I have been experimenting with blue hour photography and have done some nice work with images taken in Downtown Cary Park and from a rooftop bar in downtown Raleigh. They do require a great deal of processing, but I enjoy that kind of work. Compared to what I used to do in the darkroom, working on the computer is wonderful. No more yellow, hypo fingers. I still value the lessons I learned in my film days, as they taught me how to visualize the final print. Clicking here and there, moving a few sliders, and masking different areas of an image have become second nature. The latter task, masking, is always the most difficult, but with new tools in Capture One, Lightroom, and Photoshop, they are so much easier. The AI masking tool is great, but it can be a bit squirrelly. After I stitched two shots together and corrected the lines, I clicked on “SUBJECT” in the masking tool. I expected it to mask the buildings, but it masked the sky instead. WOW! That was unexpected. It was a perfect mask, and I had no problem copying the mask and then inverting it to get the buildings and foreground in a mask. I have never had it happen in any other image. I used ten masks while working on this image. I can’t even imagine how I would have accomplished it in the wet darkroom. Reality is, I never would have. Hope you enjoyed the print critique at the August meeting. We’ll do another raffle of some equipment at the September meeting. I have another tripod, a gimbal, some close-up lenses, and some light stands. The September 10 meeting is our annual meeting at which we must elect new Board members and approve the committee chairs. Since we do not have an official program other than the election, I would like to invite you to bring a print or two to share with our members. No critique, just sharing our prints. Hang out and talk about photography. Now, go out and make photographs.
Henry Rinne President
Cary Photographic Artists is pleased to announce its 18th Annual Open Juried Photographic Exhibit. The 50 mounted and framed, juried images will hang October 22, 2025 through December 19, 2025, in the Cary Senior Center, 120 Maury Odell Place, Bond Park (off High House Road), Cary NC 27513 There will be two categories - MONOCHROME and COLOR - Prints Only. The judges are Shannon Johnstone and Roylee Duval. This is NOT a digital show. If you cannot get your entry to NC, do not enter. Only mounted and framed images will be judged. Prints must be delivered to the Cary Senior Center between 2:00pm and 6:00pm on Monday, October 20, 2025. Entry and the payment of the entry fee is via CaFE only. https://www.callforentry.org/ Each artist may submit a total of 3 entries in any combination of color and monochrome. The entries submitted in digital form through caFE, however, will not be judged; they are simply your entries.
Notification of artists whose images are accepted into the exhibit will be made by phone on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. Artists who do not receive notification that their images have been accepted into the exhibit must pick up their images on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. Judging will be done only on those images that are mounted, framed and delivered to the Cary Senior Center on Monday, October 20, 2025. There is no on-site registration on Delivery Day. A Reception with comments by the jurors and presentation of awards will begin at 6:00 pm Friday, October 24th, 2025 at the Cary Senior Center. This competitive exhibit typically draws about 200 images. We hang 50 images. View last year’s images.
Jo Bolton & Don Ducey
2nd Annual Julia Daniels Student Digital Photographic Exhibit
“Mystery to Me”
Photograph by Maura Trivette
We are pleased to announce an exhibit of Student Photography from around the Triangle. We had 39 images entered in this year’s exhibit from 13 undergrads—more than last year. The students all submitted quality work and can be rightfully proud of their images. John Lapp and Lynne Necrason were the jurors.
Congratulations to our top 3 entries:
Maura Trivette - Mystery to Me
Don't Look Up - Linnea Kuruvilla
Through the Cracks - Laney Gabosch
You can see all the images displayed in the exhibit gallery at https://www.caryphotographicartists.org/general-2-1.
Our hope as CPA members and visual artists is that they continue on the photographic journey as they enter into real life.
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Wednesday, September 10 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Herb Young Community Center - 101 Wilkinson Ave, Cary.
CPA Annual Meeting and Print Sharing
At the annual meeting we must elect new Board members and approve the committee chairs. In addition to the elections, we invite all members to bring prints to share. This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase your work, exchange ideas, and enjoy each other’s creativity. No critique, just sharing our prints. Hang out and talk about photography. We look forward to seeing you there!
We will also have refreshments!
We’ll do another raffle of some equipment at the meeting: another tripod, a gimbal, some close-up lenses, and some light stands.
Wednesday, September 24th – 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Zoom Only
Padma Inguva
Interior low light photography of places of worship by Padma Inguva. Photographing the awe-inspiring beauty of places of worship—especially the interiors—is far more challenging than it appears. While many photographers try, few manage to capture images that reflect the grandeur, depth, and emotional resonance of these sacred spaces. The difficulty lies in translating a threedimensional experience, filled with intricate details and dramatic lighting, into a compelling two dimensional photograph. In this engaging program, Padma Inguva shares her stunning portfolio of religious spaces and takes audiences behind the scenes of her creative process. She discusses the equipment she relies on, how she researches and plans her visits, and the respectful etiquette essential to photographing sacred sites. Padma also covers practical techniques—such as settings for tripod vs. handheld shooting, managing challenging lighting conditions, and post-processing tips to help images come alive. While the focus is on churches, temples, and other places of worship, the same techniques can be applied to photographing any ornate or architecturally rich interiors—such as museums, theaters, historic libraries, or train stations—where light, structure, and mood come together to tell a story.
Padma Inguva is a New Jersey–based photographer, educator, and speaker known for her luminous imagery of flowers and sacred spaces. With a background in both technology and the arts, Padma brings a uniquely analytical yet emotional lens to her photography. Her passion for capturing the spiritual grandeur of churches and temples has led her across the country, camera in hand, studying architecture, light, and the human response to beauty. Through her programs, Padma shares not only technical guidance on equipment and composition, but also the importance of preparation, respect, and presence—qualities that transform a photograph into a visual prayer. Her work has been widely exhibited and published, and her website, https://www.padmasworld.com/, serves as a vibrant gallery of her travels, techniques, and artistic vision