Print Competition Round 4  - This is the final round of the Print Competition when we will not only see the winners of this round but the overall winners of the 2013-2014 Competition.

Don't forget that the closing date for the Annual Projected Image Competition has been changed to 7 May. The judge this year will be Tom Dodd FRPS.

 

Images as usual to competitions@bristolphoto.org.uk - any queries to Jeff at the same address. Please note Jeff will be away from 23 April to 4 May, so you won't get the usual confirmation emails during that period. 

The latest issue of the PAGB e-news contains details of how to order tickets for the 2014 PAGB Interclub PDI Competition to be held at Warwick in July. Last year BPS came 8th and is again representing the WCPF at this year's event, so it would be really good to see a large contingent of BPS members travelling up the M5/M42 to support us. The event is being held on Saturday 12 July. See below for link to PAGB e-news and application form for tickets.

To download the latest edition of PAGB e-news, follow ths link.

Click here to download the latest newsletter from BID Clifton on the residents' parking scheme proposed by the City Council. Read about the recent protest march through the City and the presentation of a letter direct to Mr Ferguson. From the BID Newsletter you will see that Mayor Ferguson might at last be listening to the local voice and taking note of our concerns about the effects his proposals will have on the area! If you want to know more about BID Clifton (what it is and what it is about), just click on this link to go to their home page.

If you're after FIAP distinctions and still need some print acceptances to make up your quota, the Solway Small Print Competition might be the answer to your prayers. This is a UK exhibition (no expensive overseas postage) that is open for small prints up to A4 size and offers 6 sections for the "all in one" entry fee of £20. To enter, you can visit their website, where you can view the Conditions of Entry and submit your entry (entry is on-line, but obviously you will have to post the prints!)

WAVES (Western Audio Visual Enthusiasts) will be showing "A Tribute to Our Valerie". This is a presentation of AV sequences by the late Valerie Rawlins and will be held on Saturday 26 April at St. Thomas' Church Hall, Trowbridge.
 
The afternoon commences at 1.30 pm and ends at 4.00 pm. Entry is £5.00 for non-members (to include tea or coffee); please note that parking at the Hall is very limited.

26 April is the date this year for the annual BPS pilgrimage to the Woodford Point to Point races. The event, as its name suggests, is held at Woodford which is 15 miles north of Bristol on the A38 and has provided a good opportunity for members to photograph this type of event for the past few years. There are no fences to separate the public from the horses so you can get really close to the action. For further details, please follow this link. 

Don't worry if you don't normally follow the gee gees, it's always a good day out (weather permitting) with a mix of racing on one section of the area and a small tented village containing a myriad of horsey stalls (and people) and, of course, the parade ring. If you want to know a bit more, have a word with me on Wednesday.

 

WCPF Members' Annual Exhibition 2014 is being held at Buckfast Abbey from 3 to 18 May. Entry is free. More details available on the WCPF website.

Figuratively Speaking - an exhibition of sculpture, painting and photography at the Grant Bradley Gallery in Bedminster featuring the photographs of BPS member, Derwood Pamphilon. The exhibition is open from 5 April to 3 May (Mon - Sat 10am - 5pm) and is free to enter. More details can be found on their website.

 

The Photographic Angle’s new exhibition is opening in Tower Wharf, Bristol from 19th to 23rd April 2014 on the theme “Footprints”. Footprints is an exhibition that consists of photographs that have previously been entered into one of their four bi-monthly photographic competitions, each based on an environmental theme. Entry is free and the exhibition will be open daily from 10am to 3pm. More details can be found by following this link.
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There's an exhibition by local documentary photographer, David Jones, at the Duchess Cafe in Totterdown: details by clicking here. There's the added bonus that there will always be tea and cake available (to purchase) once your visual senses have been satisfied.

 

 

If you have any problems getting into the Members' Area, please contact Carol, either by email: secretary@bristolphoto.org.uk or by telephone: 0117 9241338.