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Issue 701
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22 October 2026 |
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To: Firstname Lastname
Your BPS Membership No:
Your BPS Membership renewal date:
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Next week our speaker is Alex Nail FRPS, who will be presenting his talk: Adventures in the Drakensberg.
Mountain Photographer Alex Nail talks about his experiences on the 3000m high Drakensberg Escarpment in South Africa. His talk will cover the creative and technical approaches he takes, particularly focussing on compositional ideas. He’ll discuss some of the practical aspects of backpacking through remote landscapes and, of course, share a collection of images of one of the most dramatic landscapes on earth.
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Alex is a full-time landscape photographer based near Bath with a passion for mountains and wilderness areas. He increasingly heads to remote or hard to reach locations in search of new images. His photography is largely illustrative, showing magical lighting conditions and spectacular scenery. He is a great believer in the trustworthiness of photography as anartistic medium. Whilst he edits his images they are all real, with nothing added or taken away.
He writes for UK outdoor and photography magazines both in print and online. His imageshave been published in a variety of different media and he has run a number of successful exhibitions. |
Have a look at Alex's website to see some of his fantastic photographs.
In the meantime, here are a few images to give you a flavour of the evening: |
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Speaker |
Subject |
| 4 Nov |
Mike Martin |
Why Mono! |
| 9 Nov |
Distinctions Advisory Group |
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| 11 Nov |
ZOOM - Scott Hurd |
Living & working as a photographer in Namibia |
| 18 Nov |
PDI Competition - R2 |
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| 18 Nov |
Closing Date |
Print Competition R2 |
| 25 Nov |
Jack Boskett |
From Railways to Royalty - Part 2 |
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Last weekend saw our three intrepid judges plough through nearly 3500 images and prints to judge this year's Great Western Photographic Exhibition. The standard was pretty high again this year, with just under 24% of entries being accepted and BPS members acquitting themselves extremely well. Below is a list of the BPS acceptances/successes, well done to all who are in that list.
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| Carole Brown |
Large Iceberg, Diamond Beach |
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| Carole Brown |
Manhattan Twilight |
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| Mike Martin |
Summer's Gone |
Club Award |
| Rachel Domleo |
Fog Bridge |
Selector Award |
| Sandie Cox |
Leopard in Open Grassland |
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| MONO PRINT |
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| Matt De-Beger |
Body Shadows |
Selector Award |
| Mike Martin |
Beamish Motor and Cycle Works |
Club Award |
| Mike Martin |
Consideration |
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| NATURE PRINT |
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| Sandie Cox |
Cheetah Cubs with Log |
Club Award |
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| COLOUR PDI |
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| Carole Brown |
Tajiniste Blooms by Night |
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| Margaret Chambers |
Sandflame - Deadvlei |
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| Mike Martin |
Black Look |
Club Award |
| Mike Martin |
Twist of Lemon |
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| Peter McCloskey |
The Schoolroom Myanmar |
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| Rachel Domleo |
Sunset Paddle Surf |
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| Sandie Cox |
Floating Lantern Seller |
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| Simon Caplan |
When Time Seems to Drag |
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| Tim Barker |
Guitarist at Green Man Festival |
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| MONO PDI |
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| Ashwin Chauhan |
Museum Valencia |
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| Mike Martin |
That Hat |
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| Peter McCloskey |
Pipe Smoker Dazhai 2 |
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| Peter McCloskey |
Chinese Musician |
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| Rachel Domleo |
A Modern Approach |
Selector Award |
| Rachel Domleo |
Architectural Curves |
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| Rachel Domleo |
City That Never Sleeps |
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| Sandie Cox |
Elephants Playing in the Chobe River |
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| Sandie Cox |
Sparring |
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| Simon Caplan |
The Workshop |
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| Simon Caplan |
Flight over Birmingham |
Club Award |
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| NATURE PDI |
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| John Chamberlin |
European Bee Eater with Bee |
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| Margaret Chambers |
Vervet Monkey on the Move |
Club Award |
| Sandie Cox |
Young Male Lions Playing on a Tree |
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PDI Competition - Round 2 - CLOSING DATE |
The closing date for Round 2 of the Projected Image Competition is next Wednesday, 28 October. The prescribed topic will be Landscape. The judge for this round is Tony Oliver ARPS CPAGB BPE5* from the Southern Counties Federation. You can see some of Tony's work by visiting his website - https://www.aropics.com/
The Prescribed topic matches the latest theme in the APOY - see later in this issue.
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Print Competitions - Round 1 |
The first round of the 2026-27 Print Competition was held on 20 October and was judged by Aleks Gjika EFIAP/b, DPAGB and BPE1* from Cheltenham. The results are shown below:
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Elliot
Lowndes
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A
Moment At The Harbourside
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1st
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Intermediate
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John
Cato
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The
Nonconformist
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1st
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Urmila
Kerslake
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Tudor
Splendour
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2nd
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John
Cato
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Hockneyesque
Holyford Morning
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3rd
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Open – People & Portraits
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Colin
Strong
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Grumpy,
Kolkata
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1st
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Simon
Caplan
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In The
Studio
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2nd
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Jay
Hallsworth
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Lonely
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3rd
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David
Alderson
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Just
Checking
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HC
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Mike
Martin
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Pictures
At An Exhibition Enigma
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HC
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Advanced
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Jay
Hallsworth
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Portrait
Of Pope
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1st
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Simon
Caplan
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Alive
On The Chive
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2nd
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Derwood
Pamphilon
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Gracefully
Seated
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3rd
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Carole
Brown
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View
From Manhattan Bridge
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HC
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Rachel
Domleo
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Walking
The Dog
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HC
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Steve
Field
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My
Alley
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HC
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Brian
McBride
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Corps
de Ballet
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HC
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Derwood
Pamphilon
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Alona
en Pointe
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HC
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Joanne
Searle
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Me And
My Friend
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HC
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Colin
Strong
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Rajasthani
Buskers, Jaisalmer
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HC
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THIRD
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Monday 24 October 10am-1pm – Mike is on holiday again, so David Alderson will be in charge. All are welcome to join this session at the clubroom, when David has suggested we have a go at some indoor minimalist photography. Minimalism is the optional prescribed topic for Print Competition Round 2, as well as the topic for the forthcoming WCPF Knightshayes Trophy competition.
If you Google “Minimalist Photography Ideas At Home”, you’ll find lots of examples of tabletop set-ups that need only simple props and some creative lighting to add expressive shadows. Bring a few small everyday objects, a tripod and an LED light if you have them.
For any queries or bookings, please contact Mike Martin:
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Amateur Photographer of the Year 2026 |
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The 2026 APOY Round 7 - LANDSCAPES, is now open for entries until 9 November.
To enter, just visit: www.amateurphotographer.com/apoy and quote the FREE entry code APOY80226167 Just remember to select Bristol PS when you register your entry.
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Here is the timetable for the rest of the competition:
If you haven't entered before, just remember to select BPS when you register your first entry. Let's hope that we see BPS leaping up the league table!
We need more BPS members to have a go at this competition, especially as it will cost you nowt!
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Fellow of Irish Photographic Federation |
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Well done to Derwood Pamphilon on recently gaining his Fellowship of the Irish Photographic Federation. Derwood is shown on the left being presented with his Fellowship at the recent adjudication by the President of IPF.
Derwood can now add this to his growing list of photographic distinctions which now becomes FIPF ARPS EFIAP/p DPAGB
Below is Derwood's successful panel:
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Welsh Photographic Federation - New Distinctions |
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The Welsh Photographic Federation is delighted to invite applications for their new Licentiate (LWPF) and Master (MWPF) Distinctions, the assessment day for which will be the 6 June 2027.
These new prestigious awards will be open to a maximum of 20 applicants annually and to all photographers from around the world. Achieving the LWPF requires the applicant to submit a selection of 8 images for assessment, whilst the MWPF requires the applicant to submit a selection of 20 images for assessment. In both cases the images will be assessed on their own individual merit by three highly regarded, experienced photographers. (More details can be found in the Distinction Handbooks – see below).
The WPF will now be one of the few Federations within the PAGB to offer these highly sought-after distinctions along with it's successful AWPF Distinction. Successful candidates earn the lifelong privilege of using the letters LWPF or MWPF after their name. These new distinction along the AWPF will provide photographers with a clear pathway to excellence and will a visible testament to their photographic proficiency from club level photographer to international standard photographer.
Click on flyer for more information:
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NEW Download Issue 415 PAGB eNews HERE,
NEW Download Issue 415 Extra PAGB eNews HERE This issue covers the recent EPAGB adjudication.
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Below are links to upcoming BPE exhibitions.
To read more about BPE and see the full list of all BPE approved exhibitions, go to their website:
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Closing - THIS WEEKEND
3 PDI Sections
Open Colour
Open Mono
Nature
3 Print Sections
Open Colour
Open Mono
Nature
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Closing - 8 November
4 PDI Sections
Open Colour
Open Mono
Nature
People
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This from Sue O'Connell:
First time entering Exposure One, Photographer of the Year Awards, an international monochrome-only competition, so I was very pleased to receive three nominations and also an Honorable Mention for "Shock and Awe" below.
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Salon acceptances: Contrary to popular belief, I do not possess psychic powers and need you to tell me if you've had successes. If you want to blow your own trumpet (or someone else's), then this is the place to do it. Please let me know and I'll include details in a future issue.
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If you have any photographic items for sale, drop me a line and I'll include them in the next newsletter. Please make sure that you provide contact details, price and full description of the sale items (pictures always help).
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IMPORTANT: Personal Detail Changes |
Please don't forget that if you change your
address (home or email), or gain additional photographic distinctions,
it would be appreciated if you could let the Membership Secretary know
so that she can keep her records up to date, this will also ensure that
you continue to receive your newsletters - please email all changes to membership@bristolphoto.org.uk
The distinctions we have on record are those
shown at the top of this newsletter, please remember, if you don't tell
us we can't possibly know!
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For those of you who aren't sure what MPAGB, EFIAP/s and many more such
seemingly random collections of letters mean, just click here to see the list.
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