After our Christmas break we began 2025 with our set subject and open projected competitions which were judged expertly by  Richard Houghton.

The Open section was won by John Draper with ‘Pier of the Year’;  Judith Gimber’s ‘No.29’ and ‘Little Sister’ were second and third respectively. Highly commended were ‘Maiden Tower Istanbul’ by Mark Buckley-Sharp, ‘Rainbow’ by Mark Ornstein and ‘Spreading Fun and Dust’ by Avril Candler. Commended were ‘2 Points’ by Godfrey Dyan, ‘St. Mary-le-Bow Detail’  and ‘Woolwich’ by Trevor Alexander and ‘Wind on the Bridge’ by YC Wei.

Open Winner by John Draper

The Set Subject this year was ‘Industrial’ – left open to photographers’ (and judge’s)  interpretation!  Congratulations to Leo Firman for winning the trophy with ‘Charing Cross’ .  ‘Change and Decay’ by Judith was second and Avril’s ‘Night Gang’ third.  Highly commended were Leo’s ‘Big Ben Eye Pod’, ‘Cranes at Twilight’ by Barry Sampson and  ‘Cromer Crabbing’ by Judith.  Commended were Peter Polkinghorne’s ‘ADM Pier, Erith’, John’s ‘Dray Power Station’ and Peter Keeble’s ‘Gas Worker’.

Set Subject Trophy Winner
by Leo Firman

Congratulations to our winners and and thanks to everyone who submitted their work.  Very special thanks to Richard Houghton whose thorough, informative and considered critiques were much appreciated.  All the images may be viewed on Facebook.

Next Monday we are ‘at home’ at Century for a workshop run by Mark Buckley-Sharp.

In the meantime have a good week and stay warm and safe.