PAGB Distinctions for Seven

Seven WPF photographers achieved PAGB distinctions last weekend in North Wales. Hearty congratulations to them all.

CPAGBDennis Russ (Swansea), Linda Cowen (Neath & Dist) and Gillian Mackay (Tenby & Dist)
DPAGBJohn Cook (Western Valley), Malcolm Kingswell (Merthyr Tydfil), David Edwards (Neath & Dist) and Alan Jenkinson (Bridgend).

Colin Kelly gets his CPAGB

Many congratulations to Colin Kelly, of Neath Photographic Society on his CPAGB accreditation success. This was Colin,s second attempt at a CPAGB distinction and his panel of prints scored consistently well under the careful scrutiny of six critical judges.Well done Colin!

Inn Focus Win 2011 Premier League

Inn Focus have won the South Wales Premier League for Photography by defeating Bargoed by 265 points to 259. It was a close contest excellently judged by Les Loosemoore with superb images on show throughout the evening. It ended Bargoed’s run of winning the title for the past three seasons. Tom Dee of Inn Focus said ‘following on from our Salon results this puts the icing on the cake for us’.

Congratulations to Jenny Hibbert MPAGB

Stonechat Amidst Autumn Ferns

Jenny Hibbert of Bridgend & Disctrict Camera Club has been awarded her MPAGB.

Jenny is the first photographer from the Welsh Photographic Federation to achieve this extremely prestigious award. Jenny said “it was nail biting and I was over the moon when I actually got it”.

The MPAGB (Master) is the top PAGB distinction and requires twenty pictures of international exhibition standard. You can see Jenny`s successful Panel HERE.