We’d like to wish everyone a peaceful Christmas and a prosperous and healthy New Year.
The Photography Show at the NEC
The Photography & Video Show will be held at the NEC from the 16th to the 19th of March 2024.
Discounted tickets are available to members of PAGB affiliated Clubs. Use discount code PAGBTPS24. This will give 20% off the standard advance ticket rate. This offer will expire at midnight on 14 March. Tickets can be purchased via The Ticket Factory here.
PAGB Awards for Photographic Merit – The PAGB will once again have a team of experts at the show to look at your Prints or PDI which you are considering for an application for our Awards for Photographic Merit. If you are interested, please email e-news@thepagb.org.uk giving your name, club, federation, what APM level you already have and what level you want to be advised for, which day you are attending and if you prefer a morning or afternoon 1:1 appointment.
Vale of Evesham Exhibition
Please either click here or on the photo to be directed to their site.
PAGB Guidance for AI
If you have not yet seen the PAGB guidance for the use of AI in PAGB Competitions, you can download a PDF here.
FIAP Congratulations
Congratulations to David L Edwards for gaining his EFIAP/g and to Sue Carter, Elisa Best, Rhordri Phillips and Annette O’Connell for gaining their AFIAP Distinctions.
Cliff Emery
Fiap Distinctions Officer
GB Cup Open for Entries
Full details of these competitions can be found on the PAGB Central Entry System (CES). https://pagbhost.co.uk/main/main.php
A Club entry requires a personal CES account with Club officer approval. See here – http://www.thepagb.org.uk/services/the-entries-admin-system/
See also guidance at http://www.thepagb.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/guidance_image_repetition.pdf
Congratulations to Neil Holman
Congratulations to Neil Holman of Afan Nedd CC who came second in the Country Walking magazine Outdoor Photographer of the Year Competition with the image below.
A little FIAP Advice from Ron Lines
Ron Lines recently published some advice in the WPF Facebook Group for any WPF members thinking about going for any of the FIAP Distinctions so we thought we’d reproduce it here.
Does anyone have a completed FIAP distinction application? I’ll be closing the books for this year’s applications soon.
49th Smethwick International Opens
On-line entry System NOW OPEN
3 Print Sections: Open Colour, Open Monochrome, Nature.
Prints can be forwarded to Southampton International
3 Projected Image Sections: Open Colour, Open Monochrome, Nature,
Over 210 Medals and Ribbons to be won.
Patronage: PSA 2023-543, FIAP 2023-579, GPU L230140, PAGB 2023-031
Low entry Fees. Only pay for each section entered. 68 Page A4 Colour Catalogue to each entrant.
Rules Here Enter at: www.SmethwickInternational.com
PSA News from Ian Ledgard
Two Welsh PSA members have enjoyed great success in the Essence Circuit in India, a 5 judging circuit.
WPF member David Edwards gained 17 acceptances including a PSA Gold medal and three merit awards
Sharon Prenton-Jones from North Wales gained 21 acceptances with 3 PSA Gold medals anone Gold and three Silver Salon medals.
Both help to keep the profile of Welsh photography alive and kicking – congratulations to both photographers.
Ian Ledgard
PSA Membership Director Wales