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In Loving Memory of Jan Williams

It is with deep sadness that Western Valley Camera Club announces the passing of Jan Williams, one of our long standing members and a friend to all.  Jan was indeed the backbone of our club and was dedicated to her role as our secretary, a dedication that she carried forward into her position with the Welsh Photographic Federation.

Jan was always there to provide help and support to anyone, she enjoyed nothing more than sharing her experience and knowledge with others but also took great pleasure in learning new skills from her fellow photographers.

Jan was enthusiastic, generous with her time and nothing was ever too much trouble. The space that she has left both in WVCC and the WPF will be very hard to fill but we will all be left with fond, happy memories of a lovely lady and a dear friend.

All of our thoughts are with her family and friends at this sad time.

Jan’s funeral is on Wednesday 9th November, but the time has been changed to 12 o’clock at the  Gwent Crematorium Croesyceiliog, Cwmbran, NP44 2BZ.

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Lampeter Convention – 2016

The Convention took place over the weekend of the 2nd to 4th of September at Trinity College, Lampeter. It was attended by 58 delegates from across South and West Wales who were entertained by 4 incredibly talented Photographers.

Putting this together with a number of trade stands, good company and good food made for a fabulous weekend.

If you didn’t attend you missed something special!

You can see photos from the event and details of the speakers here.

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Welsh International 2016 Results

The Welsh International Salon was adjudicated on the 5th/6th/7th August.

A full list of acceptances can be seen as an Excel file here and as a PDF here.

A slideshow of award winning images can be seen below.

The selectors were:

Jan Cawley EFIAP/s Hon.FWPF (Wales)
Ian Ledgard EFIAP/s MPSA LRPS AWPF GPU-Cr4 (Wales)
Bill Hall AFIAP DPAGB ABPE (England)
Barry Mead FRPS EFIAP/p MPAGB APAGB (England)
Paul Keene FRPS EFIAP/p MFIAP MPAGB (England)
Leigh Woolford DPAGB EFIAP AWPF (Wales)

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Amman Valley club activities on hold

We’ve received this sad news from Jackie Domingo at Amman Valley.

It is with great regret I have to announce that the Amman Valley Camera Club have suspended all Club activities for the remainder of this Season as from 13th January 2016. We dramatically lost most of our Membership and do not feel we can advertise or promote ourselves in order attract new members until we have safe and proper storage facilities on-site for our equipment at the Community Centre.

We have not finished as a Club, but hope this major issue can be resolved and we can start back in early September, picking up where we left off.

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John Gray FRPS

Fellow photographers will be saddened to hear that John Gray FRPS has died in Cardiff at the age of 83. During 2015 he learnt that he had terminal cancer but faced the inevitable outcome with great bravery and he was keen to talk about photographic issues right to the very end.

Most of his working life was spent at Rolls Royce as a compressor designer, first in Cardiff and then at Filton near Bristol. He was a member at one time of Bristol PS before he became a long standing and highly respected member of Cam and Dursley CC. On retirement he returned to Cardiff where he became a member of the local club.

John’s talents were many ( in his early years he was a racing cyclist ) but he will be best remembered in the photographic world for his highly creative images which enjoyed huge success in the 1980’s and 90’s. and for which he has awarded the Fellowship of the RPS. He won award after award for his high impact creations which were technically perfect. He developed his own techniques of copying slides through textured plastic to create ‘impressions’ and of projecting slide images into puddles of water which led to their distortion and the creation of many unusual effects. He was rightly proud of an exhibition of his prints displayed at the RPS in Bath in 2012. In his retirement he enjoyed travelling and produced many fine images on these journeys.

John was an eloquent speaker and delivered many absorbing talks to local clubs where he was in great demand. He always explained in detail how he had achieved his images and listeners were left in awe of his technical expertise. John also turned his design skills to making many beautiful objects in wood where his patience and skill again shone through.

Above all, John will be remembered as a highly respected man of great charm and courtesy who had a wonderful creative mind which was particularly expressed in his photography. He will be sorely missed by his wife and family but also by his many photographic friends and acquaintances who were truly privileged to have known him.

John Chamberlin FRPS

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Trevor Owen

Pyle & Porthcawl PS have informed us of the death of Trevor Owen.

He was Vice Chairman of the club, the current holder of their Photographer of the Year trophy and known to many in the camera club scene. Trevor was 71, a keen (and very good) wildlife photographer.

He became ill on the 28th December at a family wedding, was rushed into hospital for an emergency operation but sadly passed away on New Year’s Eve.

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Gower calls it a day!

It is with regret we have to inform you that Gower Photographic Society has sadly decided to close down after well over 30 years.

The club is currently selling off its club assets, including the club’s custom made exhibition print display stands. The club hopes that they will find a good home with other WPF Clubs or members. (Full details are in the For Sale section of the news WPF Newsflash letter).

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Success for Mike Cullis

‘Mike Cullis ARPS has been named a finalist in the wildlife section of the Wanderlust Travel Photography Competition. Ten finalist prints selected from an entry in thousands will be on display at the 3 day Adventure Travel Show at Olympia and on 5 February  the results will be announced in the theatre at 4pm. The first prize is a commission for photography in Western Australia including a partner.  The competition is sponsored by Nikon, Independent and London Evening Standard newspapers and the Australian Travel Board ; so good luck Mike! Here’s the successful image:

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