On Monday 15th March through the moder day wonders of zoom invited members of the Society joined 'The Regular's Table' in Koblenz to hear a presentation by Pierrot Men entitled The People of Madagascar. This invitation came to us through our friends in Foto-Club Koblenz and in particular NDPS Honorary Member Helmut Wagner and his colleague Walter Nussbaum.

The Regular's Table is a group of about thirty photographers, all members of the Deutscher Verband fur Fotografie, who are organised into the regional association of Rhenanis - Palatinate and Hessia. The aims of the group are to exchange ideas and experiences in the field of photography with the intention of improving their skills beyond club level.

Pierot Men presented a series of photographs, all taken on the island of Madagascar, to thirty seven attendees. Many of the pictures were in black and white and many from film. Pierot spoke in French and a member of Koblenz translated into German.

The pictures proved to be an eclectic mix of reportage, street photography and social interest. All the subjects of the photographs seemed eager to have their likeness taken - when they were aware of the photographer! Often the photographs were taken without pre-planning and they showed a rare immediacy of purpose.

A very interesting and thought provoking series of images. We are indebted to The Regulars Table for the invitation and to Helmut for organising the evening. Thanks also for the English translations in the Comments Box.

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