| Competition: | Natural History (Prints) |
| Date: | Thursday 30th October 2025 |
| 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: | Monica Doshi DPAGB AFIAP |
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |||
First | Hornet on Guard at Nest | Graham Newman | Redshank | Mick McShane | Damselflies Mating | Jolanta Bujalska Axon |
First | Female Stonechat on Hogweed | David Steele | ||||
Second | Autumn Stone and Silk | Mark Taft | Mika Cap Mushrooms | Dave Cornish | ||
Third | A Female Common Darter | Graham Newman | Kingfisher | Mick McShane | Black Bear Looking for Crabs | Chris Lee |
Highly Commended | Meerkat Portrait | Rosie Thompson | Seagull Portrait | Martin Thompson | Spindle Ermine Moth Caterpillars | Jolanta Bujalska Axon |
| Fallow Deer | Tony Dyson | Sea Eagle Hunting in the Fjords | Chris Lee | ||
Commended | Caged Daisy | Angoora Begum | Puffin | Ann Ashford | Protected by the Herd | Kevin Watts |
| Juvenile Swallow | Ann Ashford | Whitethroat on Brambles | David Steele | ||
| Dalmation Pelicans Fighting | Jane Roby | ||||
| Male Lion in Oat Grass | Sue Pearmain | ||||
| Competition: | Natural History (Digitals) |
| Date: | Thursday 30th October 2025 |
| 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: | Monica Doshi DPAGB AFIAP |
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |||
First | Shadows of a Damselfly | Graham Newman | Hoar Frost on Stones | Jeannette Strange | Furrow Orb Weaver with Banded Demoiselle Prey | Mick Schilling |
Second | Autumn Leaf | Angoora Begum | Peacock Butterfly Caterpillar | Tony Dyson | Blue-Tailed Bee-Eaters | Jenny Ladbrooke |
Third | Buller's Albatross | Myles Ensor | Young Orangutan | Dave Cornish | Ladybird Larvae | Tim Hutchin |
Highly Commended | Cornish Red-Headed Cardinal Beetle | Mark Taft | The Church Door at Skrinkle Cove | Ann Ashford | Raccoon in Tree Hollow | Chris Mallett |
| Kingfisher | Martin Thompson | Gila Woodpecker | Tim Hutchin | ||
| Six-Spotted Moths in Wildflower Meadow | Jenny Ladbrooke | ||||
Commended | Bumble Bee Coming in to Land | Mark Taft | Hanging On | Michael Prince | Fulmars | Jane Roby |
Blue Fungi | Myles Ensor | Otter | Hazel Lane | Orange Tip Butterly | Mick Schilling | |
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| Bee on Helenium | Dave Cornish | Six Banded Armadillo | Sue Pearmain | |
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| White Backed Vulture Gyps Africanus | Martin Green | ||
| 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 | ||
