The winners of the May 2022 Open competition were as follows:

1st -  Gwynfryn Jones – Peaky Blinders (see below)
2nd – Lynda Beynon – Hairy Dragonfly on Reed
3rd – Leigh Woolford – Duel in the Rain

The competition was judged by Johnny Rogers ARPS DPAGB AWPF AFIAP.

The winners of the April 2022 ‘Architectural Patterns’ competition for the Jim Davis Trophy were as follows:

1st -  Jeff Thomas – Croatian Citadel (see below)
2nd – Alan Shepherd – High Rise
3rd – Alec Stewart – Royal Border Bridge

The competition was judged by Linda Meaton.

The winners of the March 2022 Open competition were as follows:

1st -  Dave Owen – One Day Hopefully (see below)
2nd – Jill Jones – Agapanthus Blue
3rd – Trevor James – Lily

The competition was judged by Dave Russell AFIAP

The winners of the February 2022 Open competition were as follows:

1st -  Dave Owen – The Joy of Lego (see below)
2nd – Leigh Woolford – Evening at Godafoss
3rd – Nick Jenkins – View from Kirkstone Pass

The competition was judged by Gary Shinner LRPS EFIAP/b MPSA2 AWPF BPSA GAPU

The winners of the January 2022 Open competition were as follows:

1st -  Chris Tidman – Forgotten Gerbera (see below)
2nd – Leigh Woolford – Island on Loch Dubh
3rd – Rob Beynon – Damselfly in the Morning Dew.

The competition was judged by Linda Bell LRPS DPAGB AWPF EFIAP BPE4 GPU2

The 2021 Picture of the Year was won by Chris Tidman with her photo entitled ‘A Light in the Darkness’ (see below).

The runner up was ‘Pro Surfer‘ by Glenn Porter.

Below is a list of the top 10 places.

Congratulations to everyone who had a photograph that qualified for our ‘Picture of the Year’ competition.

Aside from ‘Photographer of the Year’ and ‘Picture of the Year’ (see above), the following awards were also presented during our ‘Picture of the Year’ evening.