Category: External Competitions

41st Welsh International Salon of Photography

Monday, 22 July 2019 10:39

The website for the 41st Welsh International is now open for entries from photographers all over the world. Gwynfa members have achieved great success in our ‘home’ international salon in the past and we urge you to take part.

You may enter both Prints and PDIs and there are six sections and 155 awards up for grabs. Acceptances will count towards distinctions with FIAP, PSA and GPU.

The rules can be viewed HERE and are repeated throughout the entry website which can be reached by clicking HERE.

All entrants will receive a high quality catalogue and there is an opportunity to buy a DVD of every acceptance.

A showing of the awards and best of the Salon acceptances will be held at Gwynfa on 21st November, 2019.

Gwynfa Second in 2019 Ace of Prints

Monday, 08 July 2019 20:34

Gwynfa finished 2nd in the WPF Ace of Prints Competition on Sunday.

With each photo able to score a maximum of 15 points we averaged 13 points per image in the final round and lost by just 4 points to ISO (195 to 199). Tenby were third on 186

All our images are shown below.

2019 Inter-Federation Competition Results

Wednesday, 19 June 2019 09:43

The WPF finished fairly low down in the order but did achieve some individual successes. Gwynfa members did particularly well generally scoring very well. Note, scores are out of 15 and full WPF scores can be seen below:-

Mono Prints Colour Prints PDI Open PDI Nature

The overall results can be seen here and further details can be found in this edition of PAGB e-news.

Three WPF photographers (inlcuding one from Gwynfa) will have mono prints in the exhibition. They are:-

Gillian Mackay (Tenby) – The Last Tram
Leigh Woolford (Gwynfa) – The White Hut (See below)
Nick Craddock (The Vale) – London Experience

Three WPF photographers will have colour prints in the exhibition. They are:-

Gareth Martin (Afan Nedd) – In Need of a Wash
Gillian Mackay (Tenby) – Looking Out
Jenny Hibbert (Bridgend) – Water Vole About To Enter Water

Phil Morgan (Inn Focus) achieved a PDIs Judge’s Award for:- Red Throated Diver.

Congratulations to them all.

You will be able to see the Exhibition in Maesteg Library during October so don’t forget to go along and enjoy the style and quality of prints that make the exhibition the Best of British! (More details of the exhibition will appear here in due course).

PAGB Inter Federation – WPF Entries Selected

Thursday, 13 June 2019 20:01

Please find attached the listings for the 4 Sections in the 2019 PAGB Inter-Federaion Competition. The prints were selected from this year’s Welsh Salon and the PDIs were selected from the Welsh Salon and the Ace of Clubs entries.

Gwynfa is very well represented in the selection with 25 photos selected. Our photographers are Chris Tidman, Gill Jones, Gwynfryn Jones, Leigh Woolford, Alec Stewart, gary Welsby, Rob Beynon, Lynda Beynon, Alan Shepherd and Margot Rowlands.

The Judging takes place on June 15th in Burton on Trent – see poster below.

2019 Barrian Cup – Gwynfa Second

Monday, 10 June 2019 11:24

The Barrian Cup took place on Saturday 8th June, 2019 and was judged by Peter Gennard, MFIAP, EFIAP/Plat.

Gwynfa finished in second place!

1st – ISO Group – 90 points
2nd – Gwynfa 87 points
3rd – Inn Focus – 86 points
4th – Neath- 83 points

A total of 24 clubs took part.

Gwynfa Wins RGB Battle

Wednesday, 13 March 2019 10:45

It proved to be a really good evening for Gwynfa at the 2018 RGB battle held at Rhondda Camera Club on 12th March. The final scores were Gwynfa 228, Barry 217 and Rhondda 216.

Judge Roy Thomas awarded no less than five of our photographs the maximum 20 points and none of our entries scored less than 17.

Thanks to all those who attended the evening and special thanks to Rhondda for their warm welcome and to Roy Thomas for his considered and interesting comments..

Also, congratulations to all photographers who were selected.

2019 Memorial Trophy Results

Monday, 11 February 2019 12:59

Here are the results from the 2019 WPF Memorial Trophies. The judge was Martin Fry of Cheltenham who did an excellent job.

Past President’s Memorial Trophy – Colour Prints
1st= Bridgend & District (74)
1st= Inn Focus (74)
3rd Gwynfa (73)
4th Kidwelly (69)

Gwyn Morgan Trophy for a set of four Mono Prints (only three places awarded).
1st Inn Focus
2nd Abergavenny
3rd Swansea

Walter Morgan Trophy for PDI images
1st Inn Focus (75)
2nd Western Valley (71)
3rd Afan Nedd (70)
4th Gwynfa (69)

Gwynfa Joint 2nd in 2018 Rhondda Battle

Tuesday, 13 November 2018 21:56

Gwynfa finished second in the 2018 Rhondda battle which was judged by Tony Byram ARPS AWPF DPAGB EFIAP of Kingswood PS.

The final placings were: Rhondda (109), Gwynfa (105), Pyle & Porthcawl (105), Afan Nedd (103), Bridgend (103), Cyrmu Mono (101), Port Talbot (99), Western Valley (95) and Aberdare (90).

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