Club News

The first competition of the year took place on 17th October. The judge was Richard Sharman ARPS, from Steyning Camera Club. One of Richard’s specialities is wildlife. He started off with an explanation of what he was looking for in a good image – something different which makes him ‘feel’ the image or creates an atmosphere.

Richard chose his favourite images and then a number of Highly Commended and Commended images. He was particularly impressed by the variety and quality of the entries. 

Judge’s favourite images of the evening:

The first members' meeting of the year delivered four very different presentations that showed that photography is not just a technical craft but an exercise in thought, judgement and questioning. Photographers think about what they and why they do it.

The start of the new season saw an eclectic mix of activities beginning with the customary parade of members eager to show the directions their photography went during the Summer period. The next meeting was a talk by Hugh Gilbert, a seasoned photographer, whose career began as an assistant to a fashion photographer in the Kings Road, in Chelsea. From there he moved on to photographing the work of a colony of artists in studios in St Katherine's Dock, opposite the Tower of London.

The last competition of the year is always the ‘best of the year’ when everyone submits what they consider their best entries from the season’s competitions for the judge to give his or her opinion of the ‘best of the best’.

Our judge for the competition was Caroline Preece; her second visit to the club this year. Consistent with the talk she gave earlier in the year “Tools not Rules” Caroline always encourages alternative approaches and explained that she hoped everyone would take something useful from her comments.

This year’s AGM was affected by a significant number of apologies for absence but about half of club members were present. The presentation of trophies included one to Kathy Drance as the most improved photographer and another to Norman Kirby for outstanding service to the club. All other winners had been announced previously.