A big round of applause to all the photographers who entered – your creativity, effort and passion were clearly on display in every image. Without you, there wouldn’t be a competition and once again the standard was exceptional!
We’re delighted to share the final results, which are now available on the L&CPU Portal.
Just a reminder – we select the L&CPU entry to the PAGB Inter Federation Competition, for inclusion in the L&CPU Exhibition and for the Folio boxes. So, please note you may not receive your prints back for at least a year.
Finally, thank you again to everyone who helped behind the scenes – without your dedication, events like this simply wouldn’t be possible.
Many thanks to our judges, who scored a fantastic 2,607 PDI’s and prints over the two days of the competition.
So a big round of applause and thank you to our judges for the weekend:
- Dave Gibbins ARPS APAGB EFIAP/b BPE5
- Gianpiero Ferrari FRPS DPAGB FBPE EFIAP
- Peter Brisley ARPS EFIAP DPAGB BPE2
The Results
The sections and categories were:
| Category | Number of Images |
|---|---|
| Print Colour | 259 |
| Nature | 205 |
| Mono | 227 |
| PDI Nature | 534 |
| Open | 1382 |
Photographer of the Year
- 1st Richard Omeara (Poulton le Fylde)
- = Eddie Leach (Oldham PS)
- 3rd Angela Carr (North Fylde PS)
Best Digital Photographer of the Year
- 1st Eddie Leach (Oldham PS)
- 2nd Richard O’Meara (Poulton le Fylde)
- 3rd Angela Carr (North Fylde PS)
Best Print Photographer of the Year
- 1st Richard O’Meara (Poulton le Fylde)
- 2nd Wendy Stowell (Chorley PS)
- 3rd= Eddie Leach (Oldham PS)
- 3rd= Lynda Haney (Wigan 10 Foto Club)
Best Digital Nature Photographer of the Year
- 1st Gillian Moon (Chorley PS)
- 2nd Gill O’Meara DPAGB BPE4 (Poulton le Fylde)
- 3rd Ian Whiston DPAGB EFIAP/p FBPE MPAGB (Crewe PS)
Best Digital Open Photographer of the Year
- 1st Eddie Leach DPAGB (Oldham PS)
- 2nd Richard O’Meara EPAGB ABPE (Poulton le Fylde)
- 3rd Angela Carr DPAGB BPE4* (North Fylde PS)
Best Print Nature Photographer of the Year
- 1st= Peter West (Chorley PS)
- 1st= Richard O’Meara DPAGB BPE5 (Poulton le Fylde)
- 1st= Tony North MPAGB ABPE (South Manchester CC)
Best Print Mono Photographer of the Year
- 1st Eddie Leach DPAGB (Oldham PS)
- 2nd Richard Omeara DPAGB BPE5 (Poulton le Fylde)
- 2nd= Wendy Stowell MPAGB (Chorley PS)
Best Print Colour Photographer of the Year
- 1st= Wendy Stowell MPAGB (Chorley PS)
- 1st= Lynda Haney DPAGB ABPE EFIAP (Wigan 10 Foto Club)
- 1st= Sue Critchlow MPAGB FBPE EFIAP (Southport PS)
Judges’ Choice
Nature Digital
- Gold – Sue Critchlow with Black Crowned Night Heron with Fish
- Silver – Stephen Moon with Reddish Egret Strikes Small Fish
- Bronze – Ian Whiston with Cheetah with Thompson Gazelle
Open Digital
- Gold – Eddie Leach with The Flight of Alcyone
- Silver – Angela Carr with Got It
- Bronze – Richard O’Meara with Pelican Crossing
Nature Print
- Gold – Richard O’Meara with Juvenile Woodpecker Attacking Starling
- Silver – Tony North with Mating Black-veined Moths
- Bronze – Dorothy Flint with Oryx
Colour Print
- Gold – Lynda Haney with Cheetah Cubs
- Silver – Sue Critchlow with Alana and Freddy
- Bronze – Eddie Leach with Lucy Ducket Gold Medal Winner
Mono Print
- Gold – Tom Richardson with Dockernook Gill
- Silver – Eddie Leach with Determined
- Bronze – Christine Wood with Vestrahorn Peaks
Results in PDF for downloading
- Results: All Sections
- Results: Colour Print
- Results: Mono Print
- Results: Nature Print
- Results: Open PDI
- Results: Nature PDI