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| 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 4th December 2025 |
| Entry: | up to 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: | Ralph Duckett |
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |||
First | Wedding Thoughts | Martina Green | Defiant | John Leighton | Middle Class Men of a Certain Age* | Jenny Ladbrooke |
Second | Le Touquet Marché | Elizabeth Smith | Ford Prefect | Mick McShane | Norwegian Graveyard | Chris Mallett |
Third | European Hornet | Graham Newman | They Squeezed Through | Michael Prince | E-Type Series 2 | Phil Moorhouse |
Highly Commended | Identity Cards Checked Here | Mark Taft | Port St Mary | Martin Thompson | Rattlesnake Bridge | Tim Hutchin |
| When the Tide is Out | Ann Ashford | The Spanish Beauties | Jenny Ladbrooke | |||
Commended | Shaken Not Stirred | Angoora Begum | Haw Frost on Stones | Jeannette Strange | Double Helix Spiral Staircase | Chris Lee |
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| I've Been Spotted | Tony Dyson | Art v Ad | Martin Green |
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| The Last Stanier Mogul | Tony Dyson | The White Ghost | Tim Hutchin |
* Winner of the Best Monochrome Digital
| Competition: | Monochrome (Prints) |
| Date: | Thursday 4th December 2025 |
| Entry: | up to 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: | Ralph Duckett |
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |||
First | Beauty | Graham Newman | The Stanton Blues | Dave Cornish | Resting* | Mick Schilling |
Second | Meerkat | Rosie Thompson | Final Resting Place | Ann Ashford | Waiting for Homecoming | Jenny Ladbrooke |
Third | Thomas Hardy's Cottage | Mark Taft | Lake Padarn's Lonely Tree | Ann Ashford | Landing Light | Martin Green |
Highly Commended | Drying Off | Graham Newman | Kathleen | Mick McShane | Underneath the Arches | Jolanta Bujalska Axon |
| Pier of the Year | Mick McShane | On the Limit | Kevin Watts | ||
Commended | Cotton Wool Storm Cloud | Angoora Begum | Winter Quarters | Michael Prince | Independence | Mick Schilling |
| The Hurricane Pilot | Dave Cornish | City Library Tromso Norway | Chris Lee | ||
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| Chesterton Windmill | Chris Lee | |||
* 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 15th January 2026 |
| 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: | Bob Goode |
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |||
First | Jurassic Coast | Elizabeth Smith | Promenade | Mick McShane | Early Light at the Quiraing | Jenny Ladbrooke |
Second | Embracing the Stillness of the Beach | Angoora Begum | Lakeland Fells | Ray Manning | Bullfinch | Dave Venables |
Third | New Forest Pony | Rosie Thompson | Showgirl | Mick McShane | Susie | Jolanta Bujalska-Axon |
Highly Commended | Sonia Sabri Community Dance Performers | Angoora Begum | Red Panda | Mick McShane | Fallow Lookout | Martin Green |
| Awaiting Restoration | Mark Taft | Alan, Alan, Alan... | Dave Cornish | An Example of the Golden Spiral | Kevin Watts |
| Breakdown | Martina Green | Red Flower | John Leighton | Squirrel | Dave Venables |
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| Rodeo Roper | Dave Cornish | Trio of Cosmos | Jolanta Bujalska-Axon |
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| White Flower and Wet Window Reflection | John Leighton | Orange Tip Butterfly | Mick Schilling |
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| 1929 BSA 493cc S29 Twin | Patrick Reynolds | Japanese Macaque in Hot Water | Jane Roby |
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| Ethereal | Hazel Lane | Sweet Pea | Mick Schilling |
Commended | Board Walk | Elizabeth Smith | The Joy of Autumn | Jeannette Strange | Lime Hawk Moth | Kevin Watts |
| Lake District Landscape | Rosie Thompson | September Sunset | Patrick Reynolds | The Viking Voyager | Jenny Ladbrooke |
| Striking | Elizabeth Smith | Glass Bridge Hotel Riu | John Leighton | Eventing | Sue Pearmain |
| Lucia | Martin Green | ||||
| Courting Grebes | David Steele | ||||
| Behind Bars | Sue Pearmain | ||||
| Competition: | Christmas Knockout |
| Date: | Thursday 18th December 2025 |
| 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 | A Small Blue Butterfly | Jolanta Bujalska Axon |
Second | Night Train | Dave Venables |
Runners-up | Icelandic Horses at Waterfall | Jenny Ladbrooke |
| Galloping Horses | Chris Mallett |
| Pin Mill | Ann Ashford |
| Nuthatch | Dave Ward |
| Family Unit | Mick Schilling |
| Frozen Lake | Tony Dyson |
| 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 | ||||
