Competition Results

Annual Digital League, Round 1 - 09/10/2023

Subject of themed image - CLOSE-UP

Judge - Simon Ciappara FRPS

RESULTS

Annual Digital League, Round 2 - 21/11/2023

Subject of themed image - ON THE STREET

Judge - Caroline Preece LRPS

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Annual Digital League, Round 3 - 09/01/2024

Subject of themed image - SEEING DOUBLE

Judge - Peter Jones ARPS, DPAGB, BPE3*

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Annual Digital League, Round 4 - 19/03/2024

Subject of themed image - COLOURS

Judge - Sue Wilson DPAGB, BPE3*

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Annual Print League, Round 1 - 5/12/2023

Subject of themed image - CONTRASTS

Judge - Nick Akers ARPS, BPE3*

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Annual Print League, Round 2 - 6/2/2024

Subject of themed image - URBAN JUNGLE

Judge - Simon Ciappara FRPS

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Annual Print League, Round 3 - 23/4/2024

Subject of themed image - TAKEN IN NORFOLK

Judge - Dominic Byrne ARPS

RESULTS

Annual Three-way battle with Ipswich and Lowestoft, 22/11/2023

Hosted this time by Lowestoft Photographic Club this annual competition comprises three rounds each consisting of seven images (Monochrome, Colour & Digital). A minimum of 12 photographers represent each club with each photographer restricted to a maximum of 2 images in the entire competition.

Judge - Paul Raddon DPAGB EFIAP/s PSA4*

Having been victorious in the last two competitions we knew that the other two clubs would be tough to beat for a third time, and so it proved with the judge having to differentiate between some great images throughout the three rounds of the competition. In the end it went right down to the wire with Ipswich & District Photographic Society being declared winners with 179.5 points, just one ahead of Norwich with 178.5 and Lowestoft third with 157.5 points.

Annual International Three-way battle with Ciné - Photo Club Nivernais (France) and Foto-Club Koblenz (Germany) for the Alan Taylor Memorial Trophy, 23/1/2024

The theme this year’s was MOOD – defined for the purpose of the competition as ‘darkness contrasting with light, both in a physical and emotional sense’. Each club entered 20 images from a minimum of 12 photographers that were judged by a judge in each country. The winner being the club that gained the highest aggregate score from the three judges. The UK judge was Paul Raddon DPAGB EFIAP/s PSA4*.

NDPS were the winners at the end of the competition with 508.0 points from Koblenz with 468.0 and Nivernais with 443.5.

Cambridge Inter-Club Digital Competition, 20/1/2024

The Cambridge Inter-Club Competition theld at Whittlesford Memorial Hall was judged this year by Barbie Lindsay MPAGB EFIAP/s FBPE AWPF from the Beyond Group. The competition was won by PICO (96.0 points). NDPS scored 89.0 points.

EAF Inter-Club Projected Digital Image Championship 2024 (PDI), 11/2/2024

The PDI Championship consists of two rounds with a total of 25 images per Club. In Round One, an image from each Club is shown sequentially and anonymously to a panel of three judges until all fifteen images from each Club have been shown. At the end of Round One the top 10-15 Clubs proceed to Round Two where once more an image from each Club going through is shown until all ten images from each Club have been shown.

Although the rules of the competition allow just five photographers to represent each Club, NDPS has decided to include the work from at least 12 members in all EAF competitions.

Judges - Mike Sharples MFIAP MPAGB FBPE ARPS EFIAP, Carol McNiven Young FRPS EFIAP/b DPAGB BPE5* and Gianpiero Ferrari EFIAP FRPS DPAGB FBPE.

NDPS were in third place at the end of Round One with 178.0 points and proceeded through to Round Two finishing in equal ninth position with 282.0 points. This was an excellent result and is the first time in many years that NDPS made it through to the second round.

Photographer of the Year, Round 1 - 18/10/2022 Digital

Subject of themed image - URBAN LIFE

Judge - Eileen McCausland ARPS AIPF from Ireland

RESULTS

Photographer of the Year, Round 2 - 06/12/2022

Subject of themed image - POWERFUL BLACK AND WHITE

Judge - Simon Ciappara FRPS

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Photographer of the Year, Round 3 - 21/02/2023

Subject of themed image - ABANDONED

Judge - Peter Fry ARPS DPAGB BPE4*

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Photographer of the Year, Round 4 - 21/03/2023

Subject of themed image - FILL THE FRAME

Judge - Malcolm English ARPS

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Photographer of the Year, Round 5 - 18/04/2023

Subject of themed image - TAKEN THIS SEASON

Judge - Catherine Humphries, Chilterns Association of Camera Clubs.

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Photographer of the Year, Round 1 - 19/10/2020 Digital

Subject of themed image - MINIMALISM (IN COLOUR)

Judge - Johnnie Rogers ARPS DPAGB AWPF AFIAP

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Photographer of the Year, Round 2 - 07/12/2021 Digital

Subject of themed image - A UNIQUE INTERPRETATION OF A FAMILIAR SUBJECT

Judge - Stephan Womack LRPS, CPAGB, EFIAP

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Photographer of the Year, Round 3 - 15/02/2022 Digital

Subject of themed image - WORKING WITH LIGHT

Judge - Peter Wells ARPS, CPAGB, BPE3*, EFIAP

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Photographer of the Year, Round 4 - 22/03/2022 Print

Subject of themed image - YOU'RE IN CONTROL OF THE SHUTTER SPEED

Judge - Malcolm English ARPS

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Photographer of the Year, Round 5 - 19/04/2022 Print

Subject of themed image - CAPTURED DURING 2022

Judge - Andy Wilson

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Image of the Year - 24/05/2022 Digital and Print

Images that scored 9.5 or above in the first five rounds of POTY pre-qualify for IOTY. In addition, all members were able to enter ONE(1) new image subject to a maximum of THREE (3) images per member in each class of the competition (Digital and Print)

Judge - Andy Swain LRPS, CPAGB who is an EAF approved judge

Image of the Year is a Knock-out competition during which images are eliminated until a selection of finalists emerges from which the ‘winner’ is selected.

Annual International Three-way

The three clubs compete for the Alan Taylor Memorial Trophy. Each club enters 20 images (plus 1 reserve to be taken into consideration if there is a tie) that are judged in each of the three countries by different judges. The club with the highest aggregate score is the winner.

UK Judge - Roger Ford (who is experienced in selecting FIAP salons in the UK and overseas besides normal photo-club judging)

This year the Battle was won by NDPS - RESULTS