The Kendall Camera Club hosts a Cable TV Series
On Saturday, September 7th, 1991, the Kendall Camera Club took to the air waves!
Club members Ken Blye and Fred Kong teamed up and co-hosted the first in a series of half-hour television programs titled "EXPLORING PHOTOGRAPHY". The show was telecast on Cable-TAP, channel 35 at 8:30 PM .
The series was presented by the Kendall Camera Club with the co-operation of Cable-TAP, a division of WLRN-TV and produced and directed by Ken and Fred.
During their first program, Ken and Fred interviewed nature photographer and environmentalist Helen Longest. They also traveled to the Anhinga Trail where they interviewed Julius Sirilo.
The second program in the series took them to Parrot Jungle where they filmed Club members and students in a "Field Experience" photography class.
For months Ken and Fred went slogging through Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties interviewing photographers and filming at interesting locations. Their goal was not only to teach photography, but to illustrate the great photo opportunities in our own back yard.
Shooting locations included: the Anhinga Trail in Everglades National Park, the Homestead Balloon Race and Rodeo, Parrot Jungle, Butterfly World and Watson Island.
Fred Kong has been a continuous KCC member since 1983. He held the prestigious position of Club President and is informally known as the Club's historian. He has placed 1st in numerous "A" level competitions and has been the recipient several times over of the coveted "Billy Marlow Nature" Award.
Ken Blye served as Club President and Director in the 1990's. He was Dean of Miami Dade Community College at the time. An outstanding photographer, his photographs often placed in the "Excellent" category.
CONTINUOUS MEMBERS AND WINNERS IN THE 90's
Fred Kong - 1988, 1989 1990, 1991 Color Slides and B&W Prints Level A
Mary Lou McCurdy - 1989, 1989, 1990, 1991, Color Slides Level A
Doug Bauer - 1989, 1990, 1991 Color Slides , B&W Prints Level B
Gerald Schickman -1988 Color Slides Level B
Harold Jacobson - 1989, 1991 Color Slides Level B
Winners Under New Clicktique Rule
Fred Kong - 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999 Superior & Excellent - Slides
Mary Lou McCurdy - 1992, 1994, 1997 Excellent - Slides
Doug Bauer - 1992 Excellent - Slides
Steven Handshu - 1995 - Excellent Slides 1996 Excellent B&W Prints
Lavern Guillen - 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 Excellent B&W Prints
Clive Cork - 1995 Good Color Prints 1996, 1998 Excellent Slides , B&W Prints
Bob Karafel - 1996, 1997, 1998 Excellent Slides 1997 Excellent B&W Prints
Fred Mauer - 1996 - Excellent Slides 1998 Excellent Color Prints
Carlos Diaz - 1998 Color Prints
John McKnight - 1998 Color Prints
With sadness ...
July 5, 1992 - the Club bid farewell to longtime member and past President, Billy Marlow. An outstanding photographer and nature lover, Billy's invaluable contribution to the Club and his love for photography is still remembered today. In his memory, the Club created the annual - Billy Marlow Nature Award.
June 12, 1998 - the Kendall Camera Club lost its distinguished, honorary member, Julius Sirilo. Since the Club's inception, scores of members benefited from his photographic tutelage. Those who participated, will never forget his summer trips to Maine guiding them through picturesque seaport towns, lighthouses, fishing villages and lobster dinners. Julius gave generously of us time and talent.
With the new millennium came great changes!! In line with progress, the Kendall Camera became part of the digital world..
FIRST MAJOR CHANGE - October 2002 - the Kendall Camera Club had its first website - www.kendallcameraclub.org. Thanks to its creator, Daniel Cedras, the KCC had an elaborate internet site where members stayed informed of all activities. The site not only announced Clicktique winners, it served as a host for members' pictures allowing everyone to maintain individual galleries. Photography concepts and ideas were shared though this forum.
The Club newsletter - now called "In Focus", was posted on the website and emailed to Club members. KCC President’s Message: "Have you seen our Web Site? If not, sign on to kendallcameraclub.org and take a look ... . We plan to post announcements of club field trips and other photographic events to the site, so that members missing a meeting can still participate in the field trips." The newsletter went from a black and white print to an art form of digital color.
SECOND MAJOR CHANGE - PRINT VS DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
With the advent of the internet also came digital photography. Ahead of his times, Bob Holmes began introducing digital photographs to the Clicktiques. Manipulations that were once done to film and in a dark room, were now done using editing software.
The debate began ...
Excerpts of emails to then President, Clive Cork, went as follows:
"In the past months it has become evident to me and others that the the time may have come to address changing the Clicktique rules. With more and more people using digital cameras and Adobe Photoshop, a whole new world of creative possibilities in photography has arrived, and, with it, the question of whether these photo illustrations should be judged alongside photos taken with film cameras and unaltered." Pat Triche, July 25, 2002
"Let's get serious about digital vs who knows what debate. Can anyone that believes that there should be a separation on digitally 'manipulated' images vs 'straight' images tell me the reason why? ... If someone with some training and equipment has the ability of doing something with relative ease as compared to those who don't know how to do it or don't care to do it makes it unfair to compete? Chunin Martinez, May 19, 2003.
"Digital is here now and a reality now. Didn't retroactive living of the past doom the Daguerre Photographers? David Jenrette April 22, 2003
Digital won!! And - Bob Holmes became known as "Digital Bob". 
Other snippets of news ...
Fred Kong won "Best of Show" - 2000
2003 - Pedro Lastra - became a Club Director and did a presentation on Photoshop Elements.
The Speaker's Meeting - now Program Night - continued to feature renowned speakers such as Paulette Martin-photographer for Donald Trump, National recognized wildlife photographer Bill Silliker Jr, Rick Poley who took a 1 year long trip from Key West to Prudhoe Bay Alaska and Bill Maguire professor in the fine arts department at FIU, to name a few.
Bob Karafel took top honors in the Kendall Camera Club’s Annual Member’s Competition.
2005 - Under Digital Bob Holmes’ leadership, this year has been an unqualified success for the Kendall Camera Club. Meetings have been moved to the new and beautiful Evelyn Greer Park after the many years at Pitman Photo Supply.
Matting Workshop with Clive Cork: 
"The driveway was overflowing at the home of Clive & Marie Cork on both Saturday and Sunday, April 2 & 3, 2005 as Clive Cork presented a KCC Workshop to a full house on each of those days. As you may recall, Clive made a presentation on 'Introduction to Matting' at our Speaker Meeting in February, at which he demonstrated the art of Measuring three (3) times and Cutting the mat once. His Speaker Meeting Presentation was so well received that Clive volunteered to conduct two weekend Workshops at which the members would learn 'Hands On' and would make their own mats." by Bob Holmes
Field Trip to Alligator Farm by Lorraine Thomas: "WOW!!! What a photographic opportunity this was. I am still downloading photos as I write, 1,228 so far.... So much to photograph, so little time. This was one of those trips where you wished you could stay an extra day or two.
2006
"It’s Back! Our Newsletter is again between us and more alive than ever. With a brand new outfit and content, modern look and better pictures. My idea as editor is to have a new born every single month'. German Murillo.
2007 - THIRTY YEAR ANNIVERSARY !!
Frank Cosio gave his daughter, Jackie Arias, a camera when she was 10. Years later, Frank surprised Jackie and grandson Alex, with Kendall Camera Club memberships. In 2007 Jackie surprised her dad by winning the "Photograher of the Year" and "Best Color Print of the Year" award with her photograph - " Restful Moment". Frank's grandson, Alex, won Honorable Mention.
And so it goes ... from generation to generation ... Congratulations Jackie! 
Congratulations Kendall Camera Club - a job well done!!
Thank you for helping the KCC become the premier photography club in Miami.
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