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Dianne
Arthur
1958
- 2014
Dianne
was a vibrant and enthusiastic member
of the Redlands Camera Club from early
2012. She was
a mother of three children, Matthew,
Andrew and Nicole and worked at the
"I'm local" magazine.
As
a young adult Dianne had a Canon DSLR
and loved to take amazing portraits
of her children as babies as they
grew. Di's children asked her later
'how did she create such clear and
captivating photos? She explained
she had a big old canon camera and
used to love photography.
As
Dianne got older and bored with the
same' day in-day out' life routine,
her children encouraged their mum
to get back into photography.
Dianne
contacted Redlands Camera Club and
was on her way to her first Monday
night meeting.
She had become a member, attended
workshops, entered competitions and
constantly went on outings with friends
from the club.
Dianne's
children still remember their mum
always taking her camera on family
outings to get that rare beautiful
capture of nature, wildlife, buildings
and people. Di's children can account
that her creativity, perception and
focus of life then became a love affair
with photography.
Di's
family saw their mother's life positively
change through her engagement with
the people and the values that she
experienced with Redlands Camera Club.
The passion, creativity and support
of the people gave her the confidence
to pursue further her love of photography.
Gaining that confidence through her
activities with this club then makes
this award special.
Sadly
Dianne passed away on the 16 of December
2014.
The
family asked the club to consider
instigating a perpetual award which
recognises mature age women such as
Dianne pursuing their passion in photography.
We have readily agreed.
The 'Dianne Arthur Memorial Trophy'
was established in 2015 and presented
to a female member who has taken up
their passion at a later age and is
an active member in Redlands Camera
Club showing effort and persistence.
Dianne's
family thanks everyone at Redlands
Camera Club for the part that they
played in their mother's life and
the family wish you all the best with
your future photography.
Dianne
Arthur Memorial Award
Established in 2015
Di
Arthur had a love and passion for
photography in her younger years,
then came children and family and
other commitments. Later in life Di's
passion was rekindled when she joined
the Redlands Camera club, she loved
photography and had a great passion
at a later age in life to improve
and grow in it.
Di passed away suddenly, but is dearly
remembered by all of the many friends
within the club for her photography
passion, laughter and zest for life.
The woman receiving the Di Arthur
award exemplifies a woman with an
active passion for photography, improvement
and growth to achieve their best.
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