April 7 Guest Speaker: Celebrated SSCC Member Henry Ng

A member of SSCC since 1974, Henry Ng rounds out the guest speaker roster of our photography masters as we celebrate the club’s 65th anniversary.

An internationally recognized photographer, Henry has been involved with this art for over 45 years. He was born in China, raised in Hong Kong, and immigrated to the US at age 18. When he was 13, his interest in photography awakened, and to this day, his preferred subjects cover a wide range: people, landscapes, human-interest subjects, nature, sports, and creative photography. He actively participates in the International Exhibition of Photography competitions from all over the world and has an exceptional international competition record. He was ranked a number of times among the Worldwide Top 10 Exhibitors in five categories of the “Who’s Who in Photography,” published by the PSA (Photographic Society of America). In 2005, he was ranked first in the world in both pictorial color slides and photo travel images (2005 and 2006). Henry’s striking images are frequently selected for publication in the International Exhibition catalogs, and his award-winning photographs are represented in the PSA “TOPS in Photography” program.

henryNgBefore we look further at Henry’s enormous photographic accomplishments, let’s examine his role in SSCC. He served as our vice president from 2003-2005 and as our PSA representative from 2005-2008. Amazingly, Henry won the Photographer of the Year award eight times (advanced level) and was awarded the Master of Photography in 2004, when he had accumulated over 300 points in competitions. Henry also received our Len Tuchin Award for best in show of the year-end competition, the Joyce Bayley Award in the annual nature competition, and the club’s Service Award.

From 2005-2007, Henry served as vice chairman of the PSA Mid-Atlantic Chapter…but that’s only a small hint at his extraordinary involvement in and dedication to PSA. Besides winning many awards in the international exhibitions competitions, Henry was invited to serve as the PSA’s Image Collections vice president and served as a member of the PSA board of directors in 2007. After serving the maximum allowable three terms as PSA vice president (2007-2013), the PSA board created a new position and appointed Henry as the PSA ambassador in 2013 to represent PSA in the world photographic community. He currently also serves on many PSA committees.

With his outstanding service and contributions to PSA and the world photographic community, Henry was selected a Fellow of PSA and in 2014 was awarded the PSA president’s award – one of the two highest awards that the organization confers. In 2015, he was named for the Peabody Award by PSA for his contributions to advance the photographic art. In addition to his PSA service, Henry also serves as an adviser for the Photographic Society of New York; CCACC in Maryland; Houston Chinese Photographic Society; Asian American Photographic Salon Exhibitors Association in Los Angeles; Alberta Photon Camera Club in Canada; Hong Kong Art Photographic Association; and the Photographic Salon Exhibitors Association in Hong Kong. He is often invited to judge in the international exhibition competitions and has conducted photography seminars for camera clubs in the US, Canada, and a number of other countries.

The list of honors and awards that Henry has won is far too long to publish in the Cable Release, but it’s clear that Henry Ng shines with extraordinary brilliance in the SSCC constellation of superb photographers.