The Ace of Prints competition was held on 2 July 2023 at Briton Ferry Community Centre. It was judged by Gordon Jenkins HonPAGB, Richard Speirs DPAGB BPE2* APAGB and Rod Wheelans FRPS MPAGB MFIAP HonPAGB. Five clubs submitted entries.
The competition started with a warm-up round of 12 prints per club, in which they found out what types of print the judges enjoyed. They then chose 15 prints to go forward to the final competition. The results were:
| Bridgend & Dist CC | 201 |
| Afan Nedd CC | 200 |
| Monmouth PC | 196 |
| Western Valley CC | 183 |
| Gwent PC | 174 |
Congratulations go to the photographers whose prints were chosen to receive WPF Ribbons.
| Best Colour | Leopard Grooming | Elisa Best | Monmouth PC |
| Best Mono | That Wry Smile | Paul James | Bridgend & Dist CC |
| Judges Choice | Where’s Mum | John Crowland | Monmouth PC |
| Judges Choice | Delilah | Jayne Libby | Afan Nedd CC |
| Judges Choice | Richmond Stag in Bracken | Tom Dee | Afan Nedd CC |
Particular congratulations go to Bridgend & District CC and Afan Nedd CC, both of whom accepted an invitation to represent the WPF in the PAGB Print Club Championship to be held in Blackburn on 21 October 2023. We wish them both a successful day.
Our thanks go to the three judges, the five competing clubs and to the competition organisers and helpers.