The 2021 Gwynfa Photographer of the Year is Lynda Beynon with a total of 175 points. One of Lynda’s images can be seen below.
Runner-up was Gwynfryn Jones with 173 points (and 3 first places).
Third was Glenn Porter with 173 points (and two first places).
Fourth was Gary Welsby (167).
The full merit table for 2021 can be seen here.
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.
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1 |
A Light in the Darkness | Chris Tidman |
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2 |
Pro surfer | Glenn Porter |
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3 |
The Sunflower | Chris Tidman |
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4 |
No way in | Glenn Porter |
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5 |
Engineering At Its Best | Jennie Judd |
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6 |
A storm is a coming | Cathy Coombs |
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7 |
Maervollspollen, Lofoten | Leigh Woolford |
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8 |
Into the light | Chris Tidman |
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9 |
Beauty in the Catacombs | Gwynfryn Jones |
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10 |
Freestyle Kayaking | Glenn Porter |
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.
| Monthly Trophy – January | Leigh Woolford |
| Monthly Trophy – February | Jennie Judd |
| Monthly Trophy – March | Lynda Beynon |
| The Jim Davies Trophy – April | Gwynfryn Jones |
| Monthly Trophy – May | Lynda Beynon |
| The Colour Challenge – June | Gwynfryn Jones |
| The Presidents Trophy – June | Glenn Porter |
| Monthly Trophy – September | Chris Tidman |
| The Colin Williams Trophy | Gwynfryn Jones |
| Monthly Trophy – October | Chris Tidman |
| The Freespirit Images Shield | Glenn Porter |
The winners of the November 2021 ‘Movement’ competition for the Freespirit Images shield were as follows:
1st - Glenn Porter – Freestyle Kayaking (see below)
2nd – Mark Isaac – Audi R8
3rd – Margot Rowlands – I’m in a Blurry
The competition was judged by Darren Pullman CPAGB BPE2* EFIAP
The winners of the October 2021 Open competition were as follows:
1st - Chris Tidman – The Sunflower (see below)
2nd – Rob Beynon – Long Jawed Orb Weaver Spider
3rd – Marian Brookes-Morris – Cenarth Falls & Old Mill
The competition was judged by Sandie Cox
The winners of the September 2021 Open competition were as follows:
1st - Chris Tidman – A Light in the Darkness
2nd – Glenn Porter – Cloud Inversion Ovr Brecon
3rd – Gwynfryn Jones – Claudia in a Summer Hat
The competition was judged by Mike Dales ARPS CPAGB
The winners of the 2021 Monochrome Challenge were as follows:
1st - Gwynfryn Jones – Cornered
2nd – Heidi Stewart – Lindisfarne Fishing Boat
3rd – Chris Tidman – Into the Light
The competition was judged by Mike Sharples.
The winners of the June 2021 Open competition for the President’s Trophy were as follows:
1st - Glenn Porter – Pro Surfer
2nd – Gary Welsby – Small Pearl Bordered Fritilliary
3rd – Leigh Woolford – Exploring the Ice Lagoon
The competition was judged by Johnnie Rogers ARPS DPAGB AWPF AFIAP
