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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.

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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

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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

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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

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2023 Natonal PDI Inter-Club Championships (Warwick)

Congratulations to Gwynfa and Bridgend who represented the WPF in the Natonal PDI Inter-Club Championships at Warwick. They qualified by finishing in the top two places at the WPF Ace of Clubs back in February.

Chorley PS and Wigan 10 shared the spoils in the Grand Final. The WPF clubs didn’t make it to the grand final so they contested the Plate final. Gwynfa finished joint 5th and Bridgend Joint 16th.

Overall results and individual awards can be seen here.

The event was judged by Steven LePrevost FRPS MPAGB AFIAP FIPF (SCPF), Sue Sibley ARPS DPAGB EFIAP/s BPE4 (SCPF) and Libby Smith MPAGB EFIAP HonPAGB HonSPF (SPF).

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