| Competition: | Natural History (Prints) |
| Date: | Thursday 5th December 2024 |
| Entry: | 1 or 2 Prints |
| Guidelines: | Nature photography is restricted to all branches of natural history in such a fashion that a well-informed person will be able to identify the subject material and certify its honest presentation. Human elements shall not be present, except where those human elements are integral parts of the nature story. |
| Judge: | Darron Matthews |
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |||
First | Emerald Tree Boa Constrictor | Dave Cornish | Fallow Deer Running | Martin Green | Heron in the Rain | Chris Lee |
Second | Gosling | Dave Cornish | Roaring Red Deer Stag | Martin Green | Great Crested Grebe Feeding its Chick | Jolanta Bujalska Axon |
Third | Fox | Mick McShane | Great Crested Grebe with Chick | Dave Ward | Winter Teasels with Web | Jolanta Bujalska Axon |
Highly Commended | Damselfly | Rosie Thompson | Natural Water Path | Michael Prince | Large Red Damselfly on Common Spotted Orchid | Mick Schilling |
| Dalmation Pelican Preening | Jane Roby | ||||
Commended | Rutting Deer | Graham Newman | African Wild Dog | Kevin Watts | ||
| Lar Gibbons | Jenny Ladbrooke | ||||
| Recently Emerged Southern Hawker | Mick Schilling | ||||
| Competition: | Natural History (Digitals) |
| Date: | Thursday 5th December 2024 |
| Entry: | 1 or 2 Images |
| Guidelines: | Nature photography is restricted to all branches of natural history in such a fashion that a well-informed person will be able to identify the subject material and certify its honest presentation. Human elements shall not be present, except where those human elements are integral parts of the nature story. |
| Judge: | Darron Matthews |
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |||
First | Heron | Ann Ashford | Heron | Tony Dyson | Spotted Nutcrackers Fighting | Jane Roby |
Second | Owl at Dusk | Mick McShane | Moorhen | Hazel Lane | Grizzly Weather Conditions | Chris Lee |
Third | Garden Spider | Dave Cornish | Puffins | Fay Venables | Common Cockchafer | Jolanta Bujalska Axon |
Highly Commended | Little Bee-Eater | Myles Ensor | Red Deer Calf and Shadow | Martin Green | A Mouse and his Umbrella | Sue Pearmain |
| Kestrel Fledglings | David Steele | ||||
Commended | A Humbug with a Perch | Graham Newman | Common Earthball | Jeannette Strange | Caligo Owl Butterfly | Phil Moorhouse |
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| Red Deer Stag with Hinds | Jeannette Strange | Robin with Chicks | Jenny Ladbrooke | |
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| Female Wolf Spider Carrying Young | Mick Schilling | ||
| Competition: | Monochrome (Digitals) |
| Date: | Thursday 20th February 2025 |
| Entry: | 2 Images |
| Guidelines: | Any subject, any theme is eligible. Images comprising various tones of one colour (e.g Sepia), or black-and-white, are eligible. No restrictions on processing or manipulation. Composite images are allowed. |
| Judge: | John Haines |
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |||
First | Winston at Bletchley | Dave Cornish | Egret * | Martin Green | Miners' Shower Room | Chris Mallett |
Second | Penmon Lighthouse | Ann Ashford | Vase in Sunbeam | John Leighton | Clinging to Mum | Tim Hutchin |
Third | Damselfly | Rosie Thompson | Venice | Martin Thompson | The Doctor's Car | Sue Pearmain |
Highly Commended | Into the Fog and Frost | Mark Taft | Broadway Cottages | Patrick Reynolds | Double Vision | Jolanta Bujalska Axon |
The Spire | Tim Hutchin | |||||
Commended | The Transient Beauty of the Sky | Angoora Begum | American Cemetary | Fay Venables | Church of San Francesco d'Assisi | Chris Lee |
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| B17 Flying Fortress with Crew | Patrick Reynolds | Fond Farewell | Jenny Ladbrooke |
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| Street Life | David Steele | ||
* Winner of the Best Monochrome Digital
| Competition: | Monochrome (Prints) |
| Date: | Thursday 20th February 2025 |
| Entry: | 2 Prints |
| Guidelines: | Any subject, any theme is eligible. Images comprising various tones of one colour (e.g Sepia), or black-and-white, are eligible. No restrictions on processing or manipulation. Composite images are allowed. |
| Judge: | John Haines |
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |||
First | Fairground Attraction | Dave Cornish | Thoughtful Moment | Martin Green | Stern* | Jolanta Bujalska Axon |
Second | Miss Emily | Mick McShane | Tough Going | Martin Green | Catbells Cloud | Mick Schilling |
Third | Swan Portrait | Ann Ashford | Spinning Wheel | Hazel lane | The Dark Horse | Jenny Ladbrooke |
Highly Commended | Learning to Make Do and Mend | Dave Cornish | The Beggar | Dave Ward | Cloud over the Mountain | Chris Mallett |
| The Gun Trader | Jenny Ladbrooke | ||||
Commended | Whitby Abbey | Ann Ashford | Me on a Good Day | Hazel Lane | St Mary's Lighthouse | Chris Lee |
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| Lakeside in Winter | Jolanta Bujalska Axon | |||
* Winner of the Best Monochrome Print
| Competition: | People (Prints) |
| Date: | Thursday 24th October 2024 |
| Entry: | 2 Prints |
| Guidelines: | This is wide open to imagination, as long as there is at least one person in the image it qualifies. It can be one person or a group of people, they can fill the frame or only be a fraction of the image. Images can be colour or mono, and there are no restrictions on manipulation. The only restriction for this competition, is that there must be a person somewhere in the image |
| Judge: | John Haines |
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |||
First | Mystic Peg | Dave Cornish | The Beggar | Dave Ward | The Gun Trader | Jenny Ladbrooke |
Second | River Mite at Dalegarth | Ann Ashford | Prepping the Bridegroom | Hazel Lane | Bethany | Jolanta Bujalska Axon |
Third | Old Warrior | Dave Cornish | Thinking About It! | Michael Prince | Home by the Range | Jolanta Bujalska Axon |
Highly Commended | Lonely Beach Goer | Ann Ashford |
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| Capturing the Memories of the Oradour-Sur-Glane | Sue Pearmain |
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| The Flames of Victory | Jenny Ladbrooke |
Commended | Look Up | Mick McShane | One Step at a Time | Michael Prince | The Hard Man | Mick Schilling |
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| Look There's Grandad | Dave Venables | ||
| Competition: | People (Digitals) |
| Date: | Thursday 24th October 2024 |
| Entry: | 2 Images |
| Guidelines: | This is wide open to imagination, as long as there is at least one person in the image it qualifies. It can be one person or a group of people, they can fill the frame or only be a fraction of the image. Images can be colour or mono, and there are no restrictions on manipulation. The only restriction for this competition, is that there must be a person somewhere in the image |
| Judge: | John Haines |
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |||
First | John | Dave Cornish | Sign of the Times | Jeannette Strange | Longing for an Escalator | Kevin Watts |
Second | Save our Steel | Mark Taft | She Comes with a Generous Dowry | Tony Dyson | Street Life | David Steele |
Third | Me and my Dog | Mark Taft | Athabasca Falls | Dave Ward | Photographers in the Mist | Jane Roby |
Highly Commended | A Shady Spot | Ann Ashford | Dubai Welcoming Party | Heather Thompson | Method Feeder | Mick Schilling |
Commended | Dancing on New Street | Mick McShane | Popeye! | Martin Thompson | Bake Off | Jolanta Bujalska Axon |
| First Day on the Beach | Jeannette Strange | The Herb Seller | Kevin Watts | ||
| Competition: | Straight out of the Camera (Digitals) |
| Date: | Thursday 9th January 2025 |
| Entry: | 3 Images |
| Guidelines: | The spirit of this competition is very simple, images must be taken on a camera with absolutely no manipulation allowed. Enter the image that resulted when you pressed the shutter, so not even cropped. Use of in-camera filters, such black-and-white, dramatic lighting, etc are not permitted. The only exception is to resize to 1600 x 1200 pixels, nothing else. |
| Judge: | Vin Scothern |
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |||
First | There's No Room For Me! | Elizabeth Smith | Straight into the Camera | Jeannette Strange | Buttermere at Dusk | Jenny Ladbrooke |
Second | Hobby | Mick McShane | The Long and Winding Road | Jeannette Strange | Southern Hawker Exuvia | Mick Schilling |
Third | Cold Reflection | Elizabeth Smith | Dec the Store | Tony Dyson | Twilight | David Steele |
Highly Commended | Fox | Mick McShane | Moody Lighting and Reflections | John Leighton | Stripes | Sue Pearmain |
| Denim Days | Dave Cornish | Evening Departure from Cherbourg | Jeannette Strange | Peonies in Vase | Jolanta Bujalska Axon |
| Anyone Seen My Suitcase? | Mark Taft | Unwanted | Tony Dyson | Cardiff Bay | Phil Moorhouse |
Commended | Swan | Ann Ashford | Chesterton Mill | Dave Ward | His Right of Way | Sue Pearmain |
| When Glasgow Rangers Came | Dave Cornish | It's There Somewhere | Michael Prince | Jem Among the Buttercups | Jolanta Bujalska Axon |
| Kingfisher | Ann Ashford | Clematis Nelly Moser | Patrick Reynolds | Tawny Owl | Jane Roby |
| Banded Demoiselle | Rosie Thompson | Red Deer | Dave Ward | Little Green Heron | Jane Roby | |
| Competition: | Christmas Knockout |
| Date: | Thursday 19th December 2024 |
| Entry: | Unlimited |
| Guidelines: | A fun evening where the audience votes for their favourite picture. Any theme, any genre, any year. |
| Judge: | The Audience |
| All Groups | |
First | Stonechat | Jolanta Bujalska Axon |
Second | Derwent Water | Jolanta Bujalska Axon |
Runners-up | Yellow Margined Flycatcher | Jane Roby |
| Little Owl Stare | Chris Mallett |
| Red-legged Honeycreeper Female | Jane Roby |
| Astro Photography | Tim Hutchin |
| Grey Crested Tit | Chris Mallett |
| Kingfisher | Jane Roby |
| Competition: | First Prints |
| Date: | Thursday 9th October 2025 |
| Entry: | 3 Prints |
| Guidelines: | Open competition. Any theme, any genre. |
| Judge: | Catherine Knee LRPS |
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |||
First | Single Pointe Shoe | Rosie Thompson | Art Meets Art | Dave Cornish | The Rough and the Smooth | Chris Mallett |
Second | Babe It's Cold Outside | Graham Newman | Redshank | Mick McShane | Banded Demoiselle with Mayfly | Mick Schilling |
Third | Meerkat Lying Down | Rosie Thompson | Pin Mill | Ann Ashford | Peonies in Vase | Jolanta Bujalska-Axon |
Highly Commended | Off for a Walk | Graham Newman | Pavilion Theatre | Mick McShane | Laundry Day in Tuscany | Kevin Watts |
| Escape Route! | Ann Ashford | Vintage Patina | Jenny Ladbrooke | ||
| Blacksmith | Jolanta Bujalska-Axon | ||||
Commended | A Female Common Darter | Graham Newman | Fashion on the Ration | Dave Cornish | Jamie | Martin Green |
| New Forest Pony | Rosie Thompson | Boat Graveyard | Ann Ashford | Independence | Mick Schilling |
| Colourful Festival | Hazel Lane | The Shellseeker | Jenny Ladbrooke | ||
| News from Dieppe | Dave Cornish | Sparrowhawk | Jane Roby | ||
| Competition: | First Digital Competition |
| Date: | Thursday 25th September 2025 |
| Entry: | 3 Images |
| Guidelines: | Open competition. Any theme, any genre. |
| Judge: | Thomas Swallow CPAGB |
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |||
First | Natasha | Graham Newman | The Terminal Terminus | Dave Cornish | Dawn at Lake Kerkini | Jane Roby |
Second | Stone Stack | Rosie Thompson | Bex | Dave Cornish | Landing Light | Martin Green |
Third | Pair of Pointe Shoes | Rosie Thompson | Hollyhock Cluster | Michael Prince | Walkies | Martin Green |
Highly Commended | Travelling Light | Angoora Begum | Peacock Butterfly | Richard Postill | Beach Cyclists | Phil Moorhouse |
| Swallows Nest | Martina Green | Duxford Air Show 2023 | Patrick Reynolds | Furrow Orb Weaver with Banded Demoiselle Prey | Mick Schilling |
| Ever Open Beak | Graham Newman | Fallow Deer | Tony Dyson | Come on Mom, It's Time to Get Up | Kevin Watts |
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| Japanese Macaques Grooming | Jane Roby | |||
Commended | Sunrise at Solstice | Martina Green | Showgirl | Mick McShane | The Fireraiser | Jenny Ladbrooke |
| The Gardener | Mark Taft | Fuchsia in Green Bottle | John Leighton | Greylag Goose | Phil Moorhouse |
| Ladybirds | Mark Taft | Porthgain Harbour | Ann Ashford | The Daydreamer | Jenny Ladbrooke |
| Rose Super Trouper | Michael Prince | The Edge of Time | Jolanta Bujalska Axon | ||
| Cromer | Mick McShane | Dispatch Rider | Jolanta Bujalska Axon | ||
| White Flower & Wet Window Reflection | John Leighton | ||||
