This years excellent keynote by nationally acclaimed photographer, Ian Macdonald took place in the Forum Cinema on Tuesday the 24th April. The evening, which was open to the public, included a screening of a documentary film ‘Shooting Time’ covering Ian’s early work on Teesside and a presentation on his more recent work.
The evening also provided an ideal opportunity to socialise with members whilst viewing an exhibition of members work over refreshments and a excellent buffet in the forum Café.
It was followed with our annual awards being presented by Ian Macdonald to members who had been successful in this seasons print and the PDI competitions. The gallery below shows each photographers successful prints from each competition, the award achieved and the award being presented.
Below you will find a list of the Trophies awarded, who they were awarded to and what they were awarded for.
| TROPHY AWARDED | FOR AWARDED | TO |
| Davison Trophy
Gerry Adcock |
Advanced Mono Prints | Member gaining most points in the 3 Annual Competitions. |
| Keen Trophy Barry Turnbull |
Advanced Mono Prints | Runner up in the 3 Annual Competitions |
| Edgar Shield Conor Hilton |
Beginner Mono Prints | Member gaining most points in the 3 Annual Competitions. |
| Jim Shipp Memorial Chris Haigh |
Beginner Mono Prints | Runner up in the 3 annual Competitions |
| Carol Palmer Trophy Gerry Adcock |
Advanced Colour Prints | Member gaining most points in 3 Annual Competitions |
| Louie Ord Memorial Bob Turner |
Advanced Colour Prints | Runner up in the 3 Annual Competitions |
| Donald Low Trophy Adrian Christer |
Beginner Colour Prints | Member gaining most points in the 3 Annual Competitions. |
| Sydney Coston Trophy Kevin Hilton |
Beginner Colour Prints | Runner up in the 3 Annual Competitions |
| Wardle Rose bowl Bob Turner |
Mono Print of Year | Member gaining 1st place in POY Competition. |
| Palmer Pot David Theobald |
Colour Print of Year | Member gaining 1st place in POY Competition. |
| Fothergill Silver Tray John Cole |
Consistent Performance | Member showing consistent performance who did not win any other trophy that season. |
| Members Trophy Barry Turnbull |
PDI Competition | Member gaining most points in 3 PDI Competitions |
Well done to everyone who took part in in the print and PDI competitions this year and congratulations to members who now have a trophy to grace their mantelpiece for the coming year.
In addition we would also like to thank our competitions secretary for all the hard work he has put in to run the completions and the syllabus secretary for organising such a varied and engaging programme of events this year.
This post was written by: Stephen Smith on 30th, April 2018