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.

Stanley Chell Update

Due to limited resources, Aberdare CC has decided not to host Stanley Chell in 2025 but they hope to restart the competition in 2026.

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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Story of an Image

“Trees of many shapes” – by Ian Ledgard GMPSA/B

Award – Salon Gold – CMYK Circuit – Mono Section – Montenegro – October 2024. Camera Data:   Panasonic DMC-G80, 1/100 sec,   F13,  ISO200

The Story
With my working life having been spent in Forestry Management it is no surprise that many of my images are of trees. This one was taken in late February 2024 whilst walking around the National Botanic Garden of Wales. On the skyline I spotted this group of trees and pressed the shutter.

I always shoot in RAW and the colour image was unremarkable so I turned to Nik Silver Efx Pro 3 seeking for a mono version. After trying various pre-set options I opted for this which after a little tweaking shows a grainy sky reminding me of early days with black and white film.

The image has gained a number of acceptances in International Exhibitions and I was delighted to be awarded a Salon Gold.

Ian Ledgard, GMPSA/b