to Graham Johnston who, this week, was awarded EFIAP. This is no mean achievement since to gain this recognition one has to accrue 250 acceptances from FIAP approved international exhibitions, from at least 50 different images in at least 30 different salons from at least 20 different countries. Even remembering the qualification criteria is beyond most of
South Manchester Camera Club is holding its Annual Print Exhibition from 21st until 29th June at Didsbury’s historic Old Parsonage. There will be a wide variety of outstanding images on display and members of the club will be on hand to answer questions. Prints will also be on sale to the public. The exhibition will
This is a prints-only (BPE-qualifying) Exhibition being run by the (relatively) local SRG Group founded by Dianne Owen and incld many of our photographic friends including Gordon Jenkins and Adrian and Jane Lines. It follows their highly successful inaugural Exhibition held last year at Dobbies Garden Centre in Southport (which despite sounding a bit weird is
Folks, You like 1940s and WW2 re-enactments? Well this is grand daddy of them all involving German and Russian soldiers as well as the usual British and Allied troops and includes battle re-enactments with overhead air support. Away from the front there will be the usual array of military vehicles, military characters and other non-military personnel, all
After my somewhat ambiguous announcement last week I have now received confirmation from Malcolm Blackburn at Chapel that the trip they are organising to Iceland and to which we are invited is in May 2015 not this month! We have an opportunity to take 6 of the 12 places available. Details of the trip, which will
I have been chasing up our supply of this free newspaper to eventually receive just 10 copies rather than our expected 50. The reason being explained in the following letter from the Editor, Will Cheung. Our Society is featured on page 8 as promised. Dear Club Organiser First of all I would like to thank
No this isn't an April fool.After the glorious weekend the weather wasn't great for our "unofficial" photo shoot in Lyme Park on Monday evening, but that didn't thwart four of our members armed with big lenses and walking boots making the 6pm rendezvous. After a couple of non-productive (motorised) laps between the entrance and the car
currently gracing the front page of the PAGB Feb Newsletter is Paul Matthews' image Red Deer Stag Bellowing that won Best Mammal in the GB Nature Cup Individual Awards – Well done Paul, a well deserved win Danny
Starting next month the Club is organising a series of regular monthly 1-day photo shoots to various locations in and around Cheshire and further afield in the UK. Dates have yet to be fixed but will, where possible, alternate between weekdays and weekends to cater for the widest possible audience. Venues will be selected
Hi everyone Following on from my mention at club the other week and subsequent blog entry - don't forget to get your tenners to me if you fancy ordering a ticket for the L&CPU Big Day at Edge Hill University, Ormskirk on March 23rd. There are several quality speakers and things to see, so don't