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Bristol International 2025

The 79th Bristol Salon of Photography is ready to accept your entries. We welcome both new images from past entrants, and photographers thinking of entering for the first time.

We continue to be one of the reducing number of Salons that have print sections, and would appreciate your support.

This year once again we have low entry fees and 3 Print and 3 Projected Image Sections: Open Colour, Open Monochrome, Nature.

More than 200 Medals and Certificates will be awarded plus a FIAP Blue Badge for the Best Entrant. An A4 printed catalogue available to every entrant.

The closing date for entries is 31st January 2025.

For more information, click the image below and you will be directed to the Salon website.

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PSA News from Gary Shinner

Here is the list of people whom have had continued successes from September to the end of November.

  • Paul James 1 Gold Medal / 1 Ribbon / 2 Jury choice awards & 6 HM’s
  • Angela Bonner 1 Silver Medal
  • Kev Robertson I gold Medal
  • Ian Ledgard 1 Gold Medal / 1 Silver Medal / 1 Diploma / 2 Ribbons and 2 HM’s
  • Mike Bray 1 HM
  • David Edwards – Has gained his MPSA
  • Rhodri Phillips Has gained his EPSA certificate and pin in November.

Congratulations to all members listed above, who reported back to me with their recent awards, medals and other successes in the PSA affiliated salons. If there are any other members of the PSA have some successes – then please e-mail me directly – gary_shinnerlrps@sky.com (Note the underscore)

Anyone out there wants to find out any more about the PSA, please again contact me, I’ll do my best to help you. However you can go to their website: https://psa-photo.org/

Good luck to everyone with their photographic journeys.

Gary Shinner MPSA2 BPSA
CMD  for Wales

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AWPF E-books

A series of e-books showing the recent succesful AWPF panels can now be seen here.

The same panels and those from previous years can also be seen in traditional gallery format here.

Congratulations once more to all the succesful applicants.

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Bridgend Beats the Best

Huge congratulations to Bridgend Bridgend & District CC who won the recent Cwm Rhondda Battle (organised by Rhondda CC) with a total of 76 points. It is great to see a WPF Club finishing ahead of clubs like Smethwick, Bristol, Catchlight, Carluke, Edinburgh and the like.

Joint second were Dublin and Smethwick with 75. Joint fouth on 74 were another WPF Club, Gwynfa along with Bristol and Johannesburg. The final scores can be seen here and for anyone who missed the battle, it can be viewed on Youtube.

The judge was Margaret Salisbury FRPS, MFIAP, FIPF, FSITTP, FSINWP, AWPF, APAGB.

The clubs involved were: Sheffield PS, Camera Club Johannesburg South Africa, Baglan Bay, Dublin CC, Western Valley CC, Hay On Wye CC, Bridgend CC, Visions PS. Aberdeen, Bromsgrove PS, Edinburgh PS, Catchlight (Belfast), Smethwick PS, Exmouth PG, Hermanus PS South Africa, Rhondda CC, Dumfries CC, Tenby CC, Gwynfa CC, Afan Nedd, Bristol CC, Aberdare CC and Carluke CC.

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WPF Success at PAGB APM

Four WPF Photographers were successful at the recent PAGM Awards for Photographic Merit.

Congratulations go to Dave Brassey and Annette O’Connell, both of Gwent CC, who have attained the distinction of CPAGB (Credit award of the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain) and also to Peter Wyles and Lin Wyles, both of Monmouth PC who achieved thei DPAGB (Distinction award of the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain).

Below are Dave & Annette pictured with President of the PAGB, Daphne Hanson DPAGB HonPAGB.

In the photo below, Lin is to the right of Daphne Hanson and Peter is above Daphne’s head.

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Results from of 2024 Stanley Chell

The 2024 Stanley Chell Memorial Trophy was jointly won by Gwynfa and Cwmbran with both finishing on 75 points. The two clubs could not even be separated by countback: both scored two 20s, one 18 and one 17. Third placed Afan-Nedd also scored 75 but finished third as they only had one print scoring 20. The detailed scoresheet can be seen here.

Judge was Ralph Snook ARPS, EFIAP/b, DPAGB. also made the following individual awards:

The Hans Hover Trophy for Best Monochrome Print was won by Iain Blacklock of Aberdare CC for ‘Marilyn’.

The Glyn John Trophy for Best Colour Print was won by Jenny Hibbert of Bridgend for ‘Golden Eagle Moving Magpies On’.

The Glan and Mair Trophy for Best Landscape was won by Leigh Woolford of Gwynfa for ‘Lone Photographer’.

The Doris Chell Memorial Trophy for Best Image in the Competition was also won by Leigh Woolford of Gwynfa for ‘Lone Photographer’ which can be seen below.

Aberdare Camera Club thanks all clubs that entered and all those who attended. The greatest victory of the day was meeting friends and enjoying one hundred remarkable prints. Thank also you to judge Ralph Snook for giving very clear and precise critique’s.

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My Journey to AWPF

My Journey to a Successful AWPF Panel – Jan Wilson-Chalon AWPF.

In the first of a series of articles, our AWPF coordinator Paul James asks photographers who were successful in achieving the AWPF distintion to tell us about their journey towards creating their successful panel.

First up is Jan Wilson-Chalon AWPF who successfully submtted the two panels you can see below for consideration on the 2024 Assessment Day.

You can read about her journey here.

If you’re interested in pursuing an AWPF distinction, you can find more information here.

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The Memorial Trophies 2025

Monmouth Photographic Club has very kindly volunteered to host the event in 2025 and it is hoped that New Quay Camera Club will consider hosting the event at a later date. It is with huge thanks to Monmouth Photographic Club that we can confirm the event will be held at the:

Bridges Community Centre, Monmouth, NP25 5AS in the Agincourt Hall on Saturday 25th January 2025 at 10am. The Judge will be John Tilsley from Dorset.

Below are the links to the entry forms and rules.

Walter Morgan Entry Form (PDI)     WORD     PDF

Past Presidents Entry Form (Colour Prints)     WORD     PDF

Gwyn Morgan Entry Form (Monochrome Prints)     WORD     PDF

2025 Memorial Day Rules (Issue C)

Keith and Lyn Sharples will be the local contacts for the event on behalf of Monmouth PC.  The main contact for all questions, queries and entries are to go to memorialday@thewpf.co.uk

On behalf of President Ron and the WPF Executive, thank you again to Monmouth Photographic Club for making this popular Competition possible for all WPF Clubs and to New Quay CC for offering as well.

Please note the PDI’s for all images (Prints and PDI’s) need to be sent to memorialday@thewpf.co.uk by 14th January 2025 so that scoresheets can be made up for everybody attending.  Prints must be brought along on the day of the competition by 9.30am.

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