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CERPS 2026
Every year the photography clubs of the East Rand take part in CERPS (Combined Eastern Region Photographic Societies), the interclub competition in which each club enters 15 Junior and 15 Senior photographs in three categories: Open Colour, Open Monochrome and Macro.
At the CERPS Regional Congress on 24 October 2026, F-Stop finished 2nd overall out of five clubs, and our seniors were only 2 points behind the winners. The judging club for CERPS 2026 was Witzenberg Photographic Society. A big thank you to every member who entered, and to Benoni Camera Club for hosting a brilliant CERPS Saturday.
Overall results (Senior + Junior)
| Place | Club | Senior | Junior | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edenvale | 534 | 528 | 1 062 |
| 2 | F-Stop | 532 | 517 | 1 049 |
| 3 | Benoni | 524 | 519 | 1 043 |
| 4 | Boksburg | 529 | 506 | 1 035 |
| 5 | Springs | 525 | 437 | 962 |
Scores per category
| Club | Senior Open Colour | Senior Open Mono | Senior Macro | Senior total | Junior Open Colour | Junior Open Mono | Junior Macro | Junior total | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edenvale | 177 | 177 | 180 | 534 | 180 | 167 | 181 | 528 | 1 062 |
| F-Stop | 179 | 170 | 183 | 532 | 173 | 167 | 177 | 517 | 1 049 |
| Benoni | 178 | 166 | 180 | 524 | 178 | 168 | 173 | 519 | 1 043 |
| Boksburg | 184 | 167 | 178 | 529 | 162 | 164 | 180 | 506 | 1 035 |
| Springs | 178 | 173 | 174 | 525 | 167 | 97* | 173 | 437 | 962 |
* Springs entered only 3 junior Open Monochrome images; the other clubs entered 5.
F-Stop award winners
- Tielman de Villiers – Winner, Junior Open Colour, and Best Junior Image (Checking Facebook, 38)
- Natasha Gerber – Winner, Junior Macro (Fire Flower, 38)
- Belinda Ueckermann – Runner-up, Senior Macro (Band eyed drone, 39)
- Fraser Bryce – 3rd, Senior Open Monochrome (Straight Forward, 36)
- Andre Botha – 3rd, Junior Open Monochrome (This old man, 36)
Our seniors also had the highest Macro score of the day (183). Congratulations to everyone who had images selected for the F-Stop team!
CERPS certificates 2026
6 CERPS certificates for 2026. Tap a certificate to view it large.
Our entries
These are the 30 images F-Stop entered, five per category. Each image was scored by three judges out of 15 (maximum 45).
Senior · Open Colour
Senior · Open Mono
Senior · Macro
Junior · Open Colour
Junior · Open Mono
Junior · Macro
Photos from the prize-giving
