Nature Print Awards
Silver: ‘Clownfish in bubble anemone – Gill O Meara DPAGB BPE3, POULTON-LE-FYLDE PS
Bronze: ‘Desert Locusts – Tony North, SOUTH MANCHESTER CC
Dave Coates ARPS MPAGB APAGB EFIAP/p, Ralph Duckett MPAGB APAGB EFIAP, David Lowe ARPS DPAGB
The 2023 Annual Individuals Competition and Young Photographer of the Year were held over two days at Elm Bank Conference Centre. The images were judged by Dave Coates ARPS MPAGB APAGB EFIAP/p, Ralph Duckett MPAGB APAGB EFIAP and David Lowe ARPS DPAGB.
The Annual Individuals Competition also provides selected prints for the L&CPU Annual Exhibition and the Folio Boxes (which are delivered to your clubs); also from the prints entered into the Annual Individuals the L&CPU entry for the PAGB Inter Federation Competition is selected.
Day One was the Print Competition and our judges viewed 191 Monochrome prints, 145 Nature prints and 212 Colour prints.
Day Two was the PDI Competition and our judges viewed 510 Nature images and 1355 Open images and the Young Photographer of the Year competition.
Congratulations go to :
Young Photographer of the Year
1st – Sienna Gartside (Poulton le Fylde)
2nd – Brianna Gilligan (Oldham PS)
Annual Individuals Competition
Open Print Awards
Silver: ‘Sunset at Peterman Island Antarctica’ – Terry Hewitt , STOCKPORT PS
Bronze: ‘Clear the Bar’ – Eddie Leach DPAGB, OLDHAM PS
Ralph Duckett MPAGB APAGB EFIAP, David Lowe ARPS DPAGB, Dave Coates ARPS MPAGB APAGB EFIAP/p
| Photographer of the Year 1st – Robert Millin (Wigan 10) 2nd – Lynda Haney (Wigan 10) 3rd – Philip Barber (Wigan 10) | Print Photographer of the Year 1st – Lynda Haney (Wigan 10) 2nd – Robert Millin (Wigan 10) 3rd – Mary Kirkby (Lytham St Annes) Sue Critchlow (Southport PS) |
| Digital Photographer of the Year 1st – Robert Millin (Wigan 10) 2nd – Philip Barber (Wigan 10) 3rd – Aamir Sabzwari (Nth Cheshire PS) = – Christine Widdall (Oldham PS) | Best Digital Open Worker 1st – Robert Millin (Wigan 10) 2nd – Phil Barber (Wigan 10) 3rd – Aamire Sabzwari (Nth Cheshire) = – Lynda Haney (Wigan 10) |
| Best Digital Nature Worker 1st – Trevor Davenport (Southport PS) 2nd – Ken Lomas (High Peak PC) = – Gillian Moon (Chorley PS) 4th – Andrea Wilson (OPS) = – Christine Widdall (OPS) | Best Print Open Worker 1st – Lynda Haney (Wigan 10) 2nd – Phil Barber (Wigan 10) 3rd – Steve Proctor (Chorley PS) = – Mary Kirkby (Lytham St Annes) = – Aamir Sabzwari (Nth Cheshire) = – Carol Watson (Lytham St Annes) |
| Best Print Nature Worker 1st – Tony North (Sth Man CC) 2nd – Trevor Davenport (Southport PS) = – Gill O’Meara (Poulton le Fylde) 4th – Eileen Jones (Warrington PS) = – Stephen Moon (Chorley PS) = – Mary Kirkby (Lytham St Annes) | Best Print Mono Worker 1st – Robert Millin (Wigan 10) 2nd – Lynda Haney (Wigan 10) = – Sue Critchlow (Southport PS) = – Steve Proctor (Chorley PS) |
Mono Print Awards
Silver: ‘Lady In Doorway – Robert Millin MFIAP, FBPE, EFIAP/d3, MPSA, DPAGB, SPSA, GPU Zeus, WIGAN 10 FOTO CLUB
Bronze: ‘Winter Sheep – Lynda Haney DPAGB ABPE EFIAP, WIGAN 10 FOTO CLUB
Ralph Duckett MPAGB APAGB EFIAP, Dave Coates ARPS MPAGB APAGB EFIAP/p, David Lowe ARPS DPAGB
Open PDI Top Awards
- Gold: ‘Fell ponies – David Nelson, KENDAL PC
- Silver: ‘Jake JARMAN on Rings – Robert Millin MFIAP, FBPE, EFIAP/d3, MPSA, DPAGB, SPSA, GPU Zeus, WIGAN 10 FOTO CLUB
- Bronze: ‘One Tree Many Stars – Tony North, SOUTH MANCHESTER CC
Nature PDI Top Awards
- Gold: ‘Capybara Cowbird and Fly – Stephen Moon, HIGH PEAK PC
- Silver: ‘Large Red and Azure Damselflies – Tony North , SOUTH MANCHESTER CC
- Bronze: ‘Cheetah and Cubs – Ian Whiston DPAGB EFIAP/p FBPE EPSA Hon LCPU, CREWE PS
