2025 - 2026 CLUB PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITIONS

High-scoring entries from across all 3 of our competition classes.

SPITZKOPPE AT DAWN - NAMIBIA by Allan Gasson.jpg

REFUGEE FROM MOZAMBIQUE - FEEL THE PAIN by Allan Gasson.jpg

BEACH HUTS GIUDECCA by Brian Houghton.jpg

SPITZKOPPE AT DAWN - NAMIBIA by Allan Gasson.jpg

PD1 4 - OPEN

DATE:

JUDGE:

11 February 2026

Simon Street FRPS FIPF

Open theme - restricted to 2 different genres per photographer

THE LOOK by John Daniels.jpg

DETERMINATION by Mike Rowe.jpg

SCREAM IF YOU WANT TO GO FASTER by Sally Sherfield.jpg

THE LOOK by John Daniels.jpg

PRINT 3 - PEOPLE

DATE:

JUDGE:

28 January 2026

Peter Merry

People & portraits

LILY (LEONTOPITHECUS ROSALIA), A DAILY JOY by James Leyshon.jpg

AFRICAN PENGUINS (SPHENISCUS DEMERSUS) by Alistair Fulton.jpg

ENERTHENEMA PAPILLATUM SLIME MOULD by Tim Clarke.jpg

LILY (LEONTOPITHECUS ROSALIA), A DAILY JOY by James Leyshon.jpg

PDI 3 - Nature

DATE:

JUDGE:

14 January 2026

Ann Healey FRPS DPAGB EFIAP/g A.APS BPE5

Nature Photogaphy

AGGY by Marie Patchell.jpg

BISON GRAZING, YELLOWSTONE by Mark Rolfe.jpg

SURFACE TENSION by Steve Walsh.jpg

AGGY by Marie Patchell.jpg

PRINT 2 - OPEN (Restricted)

DATE:

JUDGE:

26 November 2025

Steve Kingswell ARPS AFIAP

PRINT 2 - Open Restricted (different genre required for each image)

ACER ON FIRE by Elizabeth McCormick.jpg

AFTER THE STORM by Andrew Butter.jpg

WINKWORTH ARBORETUM by Marie Patchell.jpg

ACER ON FIRE by Elizabeth McCormick.jpg

PDI 2 - Landscape

DATE:

JUDGE:

29 October 2025

Justin Cliff ARPS

Projected Image #2 - Landscape

THE WINNING MOVE by John McAleely.jpg

SPIRIT IN THE SKY by Jeremy Belasco.jpg

JOY by David Wragg.jpg

THE WINNING MOVE by John McAleely.jpg

PRINT 1 - Monochrome

DATE:

JUDGE:

8 October 2025

Eddie Hyde FRPS

Print #1 - Monochrome

A TANGLE OF KNOTS by Sally Sherfield.jpg

ADMIRING THE VIEW by Judith Rolfe.jpg

TRANQUILITY by Andrew Butter.jpg

A TANGLE OF KNOTS by Sally Sherfield.jpg

PDI 1 - Open

DATE:

JUDGE:

24 September 2025

David Smith LRPS CPAGB BPE1*

Projected Image #1 - Open theme