Maesycwmmer Camera Club is holding an exhibition at Bedwellty House, Morgan Street, Tredegar, NP22 3XN until July 15th. All are welcome and entry is free.
2025 Welsh Salon Exhibition
The Welsh Salon of Photography Exhibition is currently on at the the excellent Cynon Valley Museum. Exhibition now closed.
The last viewing day will be Friday 30th May. Please double-check before visiting on the final day as the exhibition has been taken down earlier than advised in other years.
The museum is open to the public from 9.30am to 3.30pm Tuesday to Saturday. It is closed on Sunday & Monday.
Venue: Cynon Valley Museum, Depot Rd, Gadlys, Aberdare. CF44 8DL.
Parking: You can park for up to two hours free in the adjacent Tesco car park.
2025 Welsh Salon Results
Here are the results of the 2025 Welsh Salon of Photography.
Congratulations to everyone who achieved an acceptance. To those who were unlucky, there were a lot of narrow misses so please try again next year.
The results were as follows:
All Acceptance by Club
All Awards
Colour Prints
Monochrome Prints
PDI
The selectors were:
Colin Trow-Poole FRPS FIPF MAPGB
Julie Morgan AWPF
Leigh Woolford AWPF EFIAP DPAGB BPE4 Hon. FWPF
What’s Going On
Here are some quick links to what’s going on at present….
FIAP Photo Acedemy Online Event – “Creative Ways to Photograph Flowers” with Mike Moats.
The PAGB 9th Masters of Print Open for Entries.
Closing Date Online – 24 November 2025
51st Smethwick International Salon Open for Entries
Closing date is 27th October 2025.
4th Edinburgh PS Digital Salon Open for Entries
Closing date is 9th November 2025.
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WPF Convention 2025 – Diary Date
The 2025 WPF Convention will be held on Saturday 13th September. Further details will follow in due course.
Kasia in Women in Jazz Exhibition
Congratulations to Kasia Ociepa of Abergavenny Camera Club who has images of musicians performing at the Black Mountain Jazz club included in the “Women in Jazz Media” exhibition at the Karamel Club in London.
The exhibition opens on April 10th and runs for three months.
AWPF Applications Invited
The Welsh Photographic Federation is delighted to invite applications for the 2025 Associate of the Welsh Photographic Federation (AWPF) distinction.
This prestigious award is open to a maximum of 25 applicants annually and welcomes photographers from around the world. Achieving the AWPF requires submitting a cohesive panel of 12 images that will be assessed by five highly regarded, experienced photographers.
The WPF is one of the few Federations within the PAGB to offer this highly sought-after distinction. Successful candidates earn the lifelong privilege of using the letters AWPF after their name, a testament to their photographic excellence.
The workshop is on May 17th at Cynon Valley Museum 10 am – 4pm
The assessment will be held on the 16th November.
For more information, please visit the WPF website:
https://mywpf.org/category/awpf-assessments
WPF Newsflash
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Roy Thomas Hon.PAGB Hon.FWPF
Peter Young recently provided us with the following information the late Roy Thomas and we thought we’d share it here as many of you won’t know how much work Roy did for the WPF and the PAGB.
Roy’s career in the service of UK photography.
Citation in support of Roy’s nomination for the J S Lancaster Award.
Roy Thomas Hon.PAGB, Hon.FWPF
The WPF Executive are very saddened to inform you of the sudden and sad passing of Roy Thomas in Morriston Hospital, on the afternoon of 3rd January 2025. As a Past President of the WPF and a very well-respected Life Member of Neath & District PS, he will be sadly missed.
Our thoughts and sincere condolences are with his wife Margaret and his family at this time. May he rest in peace.
Roy’s funeral will be held at St. Matthew’s Church, Dyffryn, Bryncoch, Neath, SA10 7AZ ar 2pm on 23rd January, 2025.
Pat Hollis (Hon.General Secretary)
Roy in March 2024 being presented with a gift for 40 years of service to the Welsh Photographic Federation.