We were pleased to welcome John Baker, for the second time this year, on this occasion to judge the end of year club competitions. The trophies being contested were: Monochrome Trophy, Birchall Cup (colour print) and Digital Image of the Year Trophy. There were more than 20 prints submitted in each of the mono and […]
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Internal Trophy Competitions – 24 April 2026
This was the meeting when the annual four trophy competitions were judged. The Crystal Trophy – for the best floral print; Joan Blackledge Trophy – for the best “Three On A Theme” presentation of prints on one mount; John Moxon Trophy – for the best DPI on a gardens theme, and Project Trophy, which for […]
Club Competition 4: 10 April 2026
This was the last of our club competitions for the season and we were pleased to welcome Ian Bateman as judge. The set subjects for colour prints, mono prints and DPIs categories were “Alliterative Title”, “Broken Rules” and “Beside the Seaside” respectively. In addition, Open entries were submitted for each category. Ian gave a very […]
Sidmouth Battle – 20 March 2026
This was the 5th annual Battle with Sidmouth and hosted, this year, at Honiton. As usual, the regular print categories were: Landscape, Mono, Portrait, Nature and Creative (2 entries each from each club). For 2026, the set DPI subjects were: Forgotten, Fungi, In The Middle, Periodic Table and Wheels (1 entry each from each club). […]
The Art of Titling Images – 6 March 2026
We were very pleased to welcome Rose Atkinson to the Club again to give her talk on The Art of Titling Images. Rose’s illustrated presentation explored the art and strategy of titling images, emphasising how titles influence interpretation, storytelling and viewer engagement across different photographic styles. This gave us an appreciation of the importance of […]