Photographic Society of America (PSA)
Region 5
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Region
Director: Gene Schwope, FPSA
Contact Address: 9385 Parkside Drive
Woodbury, MN 55125-7508
Phone #: *82  651-578-1874
E-mail:
Region: Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Councils: North Central Camera Club Council (N4C) *
Twin Cities Area Council of Camera Clubs: (TCACCC)
 *:   Woodbury, MN
Clubs:
3M Camera Club Maplewood, MN
Crosstown Camera Club Edina, MN
Duluth Superior Camera Club Superior, WI
Minneapolis Photographic Society Minneapolis, MN
Minnesota Nature Photo Club  * Bloomington, MN
Minnesota Valley Photography Club Eagan, MN
Minnetonka Camera Club Minnetonka, MN
North Metro Photo Club Fridley, MN
St. Paul Camera Club  * St. Paul, MN
Upper Missouri Camera Club Ray, ND
Women's Color Photo Club  * Edina, MN
Exhibitions: Minneapolis-St. Paul International Circuit
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Print Circuit
Northstar Circuit
Minnesota Botany
* Charter member of PSA
* Member of PSA for 50 or more years
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The Minneapolis-St. Paul Print Circuit judging took place on January 19, 2008. Gene Schwope, FPSA, Jim Duncan, APSA, and Herb Gustafson, Hon PSA, FPSA, judged one of the Exhibitions in the circuit. In the background are the judges of the other circuit Exhibitions, including John Dean, FPSA, and workers from other TCACCC clubs.
On December 18, 2007, at the St. Paul Camera Club Christmas Party, Vijay Karai, FPSA, PSA Divisions VP and Gene Schwope, FPSA, Region 5 Director, presented Herb Gustafson, Hon PSA, FPSA, with a new medal, for the great body of work he has had published in the PSA Journal.
TheTwin Cities Area Council of Camera Clubs (TCACCC) held it's Annual Spring Break March 30,31, & April 1, 2007. Rick Sammon and JR Geoffrion were the speakers. There were Photoshop tutorials, an outdoor photo shoot with animals from Minnesota Wildlife Connection, a print display, a photo product vendor area, and the Annual Awards Banquet.
Twin Cities Area Council of Camera Clubs (TCACCC) held it's Annual Awards Banquet March 31, 2006.
The TCACCC weekend continued with the Annual Spring Break. The program included: numerous workshops, a print display, a photo product vendor area, a model shoot, and an outdoor animal shoot. The animals were from Minnesota Wildlife Connection.
Region Director Gene Schwope, FPSA, provided a PSA membership table. Vijay Karai, PSA Divisions Vice President, and Pat Schwope helped answer questions.
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