Category: Competitions (WPF)

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The 2026 Barrian Cup

Barry Camera Club cordially invite your club to enter FIVE PRINTS for the 2026 Barrian Cup, together with the Dave Cowdrey Trophy for best Landscape/Seascape and the Mike Lewis Trophy for Best Print in Competition.

The event will take place at 2pm on Saturday 6th June 2026 at: St. Francis Millennium Hall, Porth-y-Castell, Barry CF62 6NX

Refreshments will be provided and Raffle tickets will be on sale.

Competition Rules:
1. The Competition shall be open to all invited clubs.
2. The Competition will take place on 6 June 2026 at Barry Camera Club.
3. Each club to submit five (5) PRINTS in monochrome or colour – or a mixture of both. The 5 images must include a minimum of one (1) and maximum of three (3) Landscapes or Seascapes.
4. No author is to be represented by more than one (1) image within the competition.
5. There will be an entry fee and clubs will be expected to arrange for the delivery of their images to the BCC Competition Secretary. Clubs will NOT be allowed to participate unless the entry fees have been paid.
6. The Barrian Cup will be awarded to the club with the highest aggregate score for its 5 images.
7. The Dave Cowdrey Trophy will be awarded to the author of the Best Landscape or Seascape image in the competition.
8. The Mike Lewis Trophy will be awarded for the best image in the show.
9. Trophies to be held for one year and then returned to Barry Camera Club.
10. Whilst every reasonable care will be taken by the organisers to avoid damage to, or loss of any entry, no liability will be accepted.

For further details contact: barrycameraclub.compsec@gmail.com

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77th Midland Salon Open for Entries

The 77th Midland Salon is now open. Online entries can be made at www.midland-salon.com. The closing date 22nd June 2026.

The Salon has FIAP, GPU & PAGB Patronage and sections for both Prints & Projected Images and has over 200 awards.

The six sections are:
Open monochrome prints
Open colour prints
Nature prints (new for 2026)
Open colour projected images
Open monochrome projected images
Nature projected images

All UK entrants will receive a 64-page colour catalogue and a digital catalogue will be sent to all entrants.

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Edinburgh International Open for Entry

The 162nd Edinburgh International Salon is open for entry. It is one of the most highly regarded photographic exhibitions in the UK and one of the few print-only international salons in the world. Each year, the exhibition attracts thousands of entries from photographers across the globe, drawn by its long history, high standards and distinctive focus on the printed image.

There are no genre restrictions, and entrants may submit up to four colour and four monochrome prints. All images must originate as original captures by light made by the entrant. The rules and all other details can be found here.

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WPF Memorials Day 2026 – Results

The 2026 Memorial competitions were held on 21 February at Dingestow Village, Hall, Dingestow, Monmouth. NP25 4BH. Our very grateful thanks go to Monmouth Photography Club who hosted the event with enthusiasm and efficiency.

The judge was Ralph Snook ARPS DPAGB EFIAP/s.  He judged the prints and PDI’s with skill and helpfulness.  His focus was on looking into the pictures instead of just looking at them.  He was only concerned about technical matters when such errors got in the way of a photograph’s message.

18 clubs participated.  Unfortunately, one club had submitted a monochrome print in the colour print competition; it scored zero, as a result.

The results were:

Walter Morgan Trophy for PDIs
First  – Bargoed Camera Club
Second – Monmouth Photographic Club
Third – Gwent Camera Club
Individual Scores here.

Past Presidents’ Trophy for Colour Prints
First – Monmouth Photographic Club
Second – Bridgend & District Camera Club
Third –  Baglan Bay Photographic Society
Individual Scores here.

Gwyn Morgan Trophy for a Cohesive Set of Monochrome Prints
First – Pyle & Porthcawl Camera Club
Second – RPC
Third – Tenby & District Camera Club
Fourth – Morriston Camera Club
Individual Scores here.

Peter A Young HonPAGB
Memorial Trophies Organiser

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Results from the 2025 Barrian Cup

The 2025 edition of the Barrian Cup was a great success with a good turn-out and some excellent prints. Barry CC have asked us to thank all those clubs who entered and everyone who attended for making it such a great event.

The Barrian Cup Trophy was jointly won by Bridgend and Monmouth with 97 points each, the first ever joint winners in the history of the event. Rhondda finished a close third on 96.

Congratulations to the winners of the Dave Cowdrey Trophy (Tony France of Rhondda) and the Mike Lewis Cup (Emma Woodhouse of RPC). It was a pleasure to have Dave Cowdrey’s daughter Karen ‘Kaz’ Cowdrey present her Dad’s award.

The event was judged by Gareth Martin AWPF CPAGB and his individual scores can be seen here.

Finally in recognition of the contribution from Barry Town Council, a big thank from Barry CC goes to the Barry Town Mayor and Mayoress, Councillor Dennis Clarke and his wife Janet who kindly opened and closed the event.

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Stanley Chell Update

Due to limited resources, Aberdare CC has decided not to host Stanley Chell in 2025 but they hope to restart the competition in 2026.

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