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Image of the Year Competitions

PatrickLinford

We finally reached the grand finale to our 2025-26 photographic season. Our Print and Digital Image of the Year competitions took place on Wednesday 17 June.

Members were invited to submit their best work of the season.

As set out in the competition rules, members may enter up to two images.  Each image “must have previously participated in its respective format category (Print or PDI) in one of the current season’s six club league competitions”.

Our independent judge for the competition was Mark Buckley-Sharp ARPS CPAGB HonPAGB, a current and/or past holder of numerous positions with NWFed, CACC, PAGB, RPS, the British Computer Society, and the (now ceased) Harrow Camera Club.

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For details of the competition rules  CLICK HERE.

If you didn’t know, you can also post your comments at the bottom of the page. Engage with other Members and share your thoughts on the entries and judging. 

NB: Members can watch the competition in full on the ‘Members Only’ section of the website.

Print Competition

17 images were entered for the Print of the Year competition.  The top performers were as below.

  • 1st place – “The Happy Rambler” by David Manning

  • 2nd place – “Pale Moon Rising” by Tricia Meers

  • 3rd place – “At the Waterhole” by Wendy Taylor

  • Highly Commended – “Millinery Fantasy” by Tricia Meers

  • Highly Commended – “Abstract Birmingham” by Tim Crabb

  • Highly Commended – “Water Lily Leaves” by Carol Curd

  • Commended – “The Hard Stare” by Graham Meers

  • Commended – “Dom Luis II Bridge” by Paul Stokes

First Place

Second Place

Third Place

All Print Entries (click image for full size)

Digital Image Competition (25 entries)

25 images were entered for the Digital Image of the Year competition.  The top performers were as below.

  • 1st place – “The Dark Tunnel” by Sandie Rawlings

  • 2nd place – “Hummingbird Hawkmoth Feeding” by John Curd

  • 3rd place – “Futureland” by Paul Needham

  • Highly Commended – “Feather Detail” by David Bolam

  • Highly Commended – “LBNGR” by Martin Wood

  • Commended – “A Backward Glance” by Paul Needham

  • Commended – “After the Rain” by Sandra Eve

First Place

Second Place

Third Place

All Digital Image Entries (click image for full size)

Congratulations – and the trophies – go to David Manning and Sandie Rawlings for their splendid images!  Each is a great example of its own photographic style.

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