The Welsh Photographic Federation
Undeb Ffotograffig Cymru
Here are the results from the 2022 Welsh Salon of Photography.
Colour Print
Monochrome Print
Open PDI
All Acceptances collated by Club
All Awards
Congratulations to everyone who had acceptances and awards.
Big thanks to the organising team and to our judges, Susan Ashford ARPS CPAGB AWPF EFIAP, Peter Brisley ARPS EFIAP DPAGB BPE2 and Gary Shinner LRPS EFIAP/b MPSA2 AWPF BPSA GAPU.
We’ve received this from Christine Starnes over at Hay Camera Club…
I visited Bill Grundy today and we had a nice chat. He has donated 6 photography books for the club which we will use as a library for members to borrow. We reminisced the years from when I first joined Hay about 17 years ago and talked about the changing styles of competition winners. In his time he has accrued 2 Gold medals, a Blue Ribbon, Highly Recommended and over 70 acceptances through FIAP and others, competing worldwide including Australia, Czech Republic, Vietnam, Hong Kong to name a few. His last award was in 2002.
Bill was one of four founder members of the club back in the 1940’s – June, his wife, Brian Bentley and David Brinn. He remembered that at one time, club membership was so low, when they had a visiting judge for a competition only four members attended, so they all went round to the local pub for a drink! He was also a member of Merthyr Tydfil for a number of years but travelling took its toll.
Bill became an honorary member of Hay for several years but ill health precluded him from attending meetings. He suffers from a muscle degenerative disease and his eyesight is not so good. He will be 90 on Sunday 20 March. The same age as Brian Bentley, who sadly died earlier this year. However, we hope Bill will be around for a few more years yet.
Over the years, Hay has lost a number of lovely members, including David Brinn who emigrated to New Zealand in the early 2000’s and joined Marlborough Camera club. His legacy was to launch a new Battle with and Hay which we continue to this day.
The catalogue of acceptances can be found here.
This takes you to the Creative photographs.
This takes you to the Nature photographs.
This takes you to the Open Colour photographs.
This takes you to the Open Monochrome photographs.
This takes you to the Photo Travel photographs.
This takes you to the Scapes photographs.
And here are all the Awards
Peter A Young LRPS CPAGB AFIAP HonPAGB
We’re pleased to announce that we’ve just added Barbra Archdale-Smith ARPS AWPF of Barry to the supplementary list of Judges.
After years of service to our member clubs, Imants has decided to step down from judging. We thank him most sincerely for all the time he has spent serving our member societies. We really do appreciate his efforts.
Peter A Young – WPF President
We’ve received the sad news from Chrisine Starnes that June Grundy passed away just before Christmas.
Her and her husband Bill, were members of both Hay CC and Merthyr Tydfil CC for many years.
Gwynfa CC is very very sad to report the passing of their friend and former member, Ieuan Llewellyn.
For those who knew Ieuan, they’ll let you know his funeral details as soon as they have them.
2020 is the 40th year of Gwynfa Camera Club (originally Beddau & District CC) and members, past, present and future, are invited along for an evening of memories on March 5th.
There will be lots of photos (both competition and otherwise) and a full buffet will be provided (by Fun Fillings & Valley Catering).
If you know any former members who’d like to come along, please let them know. Entry is £2. www.gwynfa.org.uk
The successful AWPF panels for 2019 are now available to view in the awards gallery.
Congratulations to all the successful photographers
Many of you will have known Terry O’Connell who was a regular presenter on the camera club circuit with his long time friend and AV partner David Harris. Together with David, Terry presented his AV shows in his own style for nearly 40 years. On 22nd November, 2019 Terry passed away peacefully with his family around him. He was 96 years old.
I first saw Terry and David in the early 1980s giving a show at Gwynfa Camera Club, the first time I had ever seen AV and it was that show that started my interest in AV. He and his wife Mary were loyal supporters of the South Wales RPS AV Group. Terry and his sometimes quirky AVs will be sadly missed. The funeral is on 12th December at 1:15 pm at Thornhill Crematorium.
Edgar Gibbs FRPS MPAGB AV-AFIAP