Natasha Gerber has won a PSSA Bronze Medal at the 30th PSSA National Up-and-Coming Photographic Competition (judged 5 September 2026). Her image Purity was the Category Winner in Open Monochrome, Junior section. Alongside the medal, F-Stop members collected thirteen acceptances in this national salon for junior (up-and-coming) photographers.
Natasha Gerber
- Purity – Open Monochrome – Category Winner, PSSA Bronze Medal
- Shadow in the Light – Open Colour – Accepted
- Fire Flower – Open Colour – Accepted
Tielman de Villiers – six acceptances
- What are you looking at – Nature
- Was not me – Nature
- Bearded Vulture landing 1 – Open Colour
- Kolmanskop 1 – Open Monochrome
- Kolmanskop 2 – Open Monochrome
- Rhino watch – Open Monochrome
Alan Bryce – four acceptances
- This is a Warning – Open Colour
- Tower – Open Colour
- Dave and his guitar – Open Colour
- The Finale – Open Colour
Some of the accepted images
The Up-and-Coming Salon is run by the Photographic Society of South Africa for photographers in the junior grades, so every acceptance here is a first step onto the national salon circuit. Congratulations to Natasha, Tielman and Alan – you have done F-Stop proud.