Category: External Competitions

Celtic Challenge 2016

Tuesday, 27 September 2016 10:09

The Welsh Photographic Federation are pleased to host the Celtic Challenge 2016. The following Federations and associated regions will take part; Cornwall, North Wales, Isle of Man, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and the Welsh Photographic Federation.

The event will take place on Saturday 15th October at the Glamorgan Holiday Hotel in Porthcawl, CF36 3BW. It will commence at 1.00pm and the judge will be Martin Fry, FRPS, APAGB, AFIAP, AV-AFIAP from the Midland Counties Photographic Federation.

The Competition will comprise of 3 parts, Colour Prints, Monochrome Prints and Projected Images. Each parts will require 10 images. All members of the WPF are invited to attend.

In the evening, we will be hosting a dinner at the Glamorgan Holiday Hotel. There will be a 3 course dinner with a choice of menu, and entertainment by the Morlais Male Choir. The cost of this will be £15 per head. Reservations and menu will have to be made in advance,. The menu choices are listed below.

We would be very pleased if you would come to the dinner and meet the visitors. The Hotel is licensed and the meal represents excellent value for money. Please contact Martin Nagle by email at martinnagle1@hotmail.com or on 07773 657296.

Through the Lens Competition

Thursday, 22 September 2016 09:09

Through the Lens, the annual Millennium Hotels and Resorts photography competition is aiming to celebrate all of the things that make Britain beautiful.

UK entrants will all be in with a chance of winning £5000 worth of top of the range camera equipment.

So if you think you’ve got what it takes, find out everything you need to know about entering the competition here.

Entry deadline is 3rd October.

FIAP Mono Print Biennial 2016 – Call for entries

Tuesday, 15 March 2016 11:02

The Welsh Photographic Federation – FIAP Monochrome Print Biennial 2016 – Call for Entries

The WPF would like to enter the FIAP Monochrome Print Biennial 2016 Competition. This is a themed entry of 10 images. No more than one print per photographer. There will be a selection process by the WPF.

The three themes are:
1. Winter Landscape
2. Street Photography
3. Wildlife/Nature in Mono

Please enter your best work. Send a maximum of five images in total.

The Theme with the strongest entries will go forward to FIAP to represent The WPF. Entry open only to Members of Clubs affiliated to the WPF. Entry is Free. Entry closes on the 17th of April 2016.

Please send initially DPIs 1400×1050 Name Title and Club. If your image is selected we will request a larger image at 4800×3600 to print, to be with the WPF by 22nd of April.

Please send your best images to fiap@thewpf.co.uk

The final 10 selected images will need to have a Visible Cohesion. The WPF will have the images printed at no cost to the selected photographers.

Print this document for your club notice board.

Mike Lewis Hon FWPF FIAP Liaison Officer

Alan on the cover of the Hornbill Calendar

Monday, 30 November 2015 11:22

Alan Shepherd has had two photos, ‘Colours of Burano’ (June and front cover) and ‘The Grand Canal Venice’ (August). You can see them below.

Well done Alan.

Civil Engineering Photography Competition

Friday, 24 July 2015 11:57

Thanks to Mandy Martin for forwarding this information from the Institution of Civil Engineers Wales:-

Civil engineering is all around us. From the Millennium Stadium to the Menai Bridge, it has helped to shape our world.

Join us in celebrating civil engineering in Wales by entering our two photo competitions (one for U16s and another for 16yrs+). An exhibition of the best photos will be held at The Norwegian Church in Cardiff Bay with a special awards ceremony on 30th November 2015. Entries close on 31^st October 2015 and the exhibition runs from 1^st – 13^th December 2015. Prizes of £200, £100 and £50 will be awarded to the top three places in the 16+ category and the U16s category winner will receive an iPod Touch.

The competition is open to all – schools, colleges, photo clubs and members of the public, as well as industry colleagues, to help raise the profile of our profession (please see the attachment below for information on how to enter). Take a look at the latest competition entries via our Twitter feed @ICEWalesCymru and join the conversation with the hashtag #CEinWales2015

Competition details Competition rules

Swansea Salon Accepting Entries

Wednesday, 22 July 2015 08:24

Swansea Camera Club invites you to enter the 11th Swansea International Salon 2015. FIAP 2015/298. PSA 2015-230. UPI L150033.

You can make your entry online by clicking here, or you can visit www.swanseaintsalon.co.uk for full details. Entries close on 20-Sep-2015 at 23:59 GMT Standard Time. Sections:- Open Colour. Open Mono. Nature. People. £9 for the first section, then £0.50 per extra section.

Gwynfa Joint Winners at Rhondda

Tuesday, 11 November 2014 22:01

Gwynfa finished in joint first place at the Rhondda 11 Way battle on November 11th. Our score of 115 from a possible 120 was equal with that of Bridgend. The other clubs were Western Valley (112), Cymru Mono (110), Port Talbot (109), Cynon Isaf (109), Rhondda (108), Aberdare (107), Merthyr Tydfil (106), Pyle & Porthcawl (104) and the Vale (102).

Gwynfa’s scores were: Golden Days by Gwynfryn Jones (19), Dynamo by Ian Natt (20), Cluster Fly on Clover by Lynda Beynon (20), Waves at Vik by Leigh Woolford (19), Contentment by Terry Donnelly (17) and Thanks You & God Bless by Rob Beynon (20).

The judge was Harry Gardiner of Tenby.

Leigh has also confirmed that on his way home he saw his first Christmas decorations of the year.

AWPF for three Gwynfa Members

Monday, 10 November 2014 11:00

We are pleased toreport that RobBob Beynon, Lynda Beynon and Trevor James all achieved their AWPF distinction at yesterday’s WPF Distinction day at Talbot Green. Well done indeed!

By our reckoning that brings the number of current Gwynfa members with an AWPF to 16.

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