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Our speaker next week is Roger Bracewell ARPS who will be presenting his talk: Urban Photography: The Wonderful Everyday. Roger says the following about his talk:
"Urban Photography" covers a range of subject areas including urban landscapes, architecture, street and documentary photography. Working across these genres, my aim is to capture the essence, diversity and dynamism of urban environments – whilst offering a social commentary or reflection on our urban lives.
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I will also consider the work of other urban artists and photographers who we can look to for inspiration. Using examples close to home – in Bristol and Cheltenham - I will demonstrate that urban images can do more than simply provide a visual illustration of a location or place. As we shift our focus from more general urban scenes and cityscapes to individual buildings and structures we are drawn by geometry, shapes, lines and curves, abstracts, textures and details. I have always described myself as a geographer – and first qualified with a degree in Town & Country Planning before spending most of my professional life working as an IT consultant. These interests have driven a passion for photographing people and places and sharing my images, knowledge and expertise with all those around me. I became an Associate of The Royal Photographic Society in 2024 and was awarded a Distinction in Landscape following the successful submission of a panel of black & white mountain images.
A portfolio of my work, covering landscapes, woodland and urban photography, and details of my one-to-one tuition and workshops can be found on my website https://rogerbracewell.com
In the meantime, here are a couple of images to keep you going until Wednesday: |
ZOOM
Login details:
- Wednesday 4 March @ 19.30hrs
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- Meeting ID: 868 7271 7206
- Password: 883392
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Speaker |
Subject |
| 4 March |
Closing Date |
PDI Competition - Round 4 |
| 9 March |
Distinctions Advisory Group |
All welcome |
| 11 March |
Colin Trow-Poole |
Street, Documentary, Travel and Abstracts |
| 18 March |
Ross McKelvey - Zoom |
An eclectic mix |
| 25 March |
PDI Competition |
Round 4 |
| 1 April |
Bristol Salon |
AV Presentation |
| 8 April |
John Tilsley |
Candid Portraiture & Street Photography |
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PDI Competition - Closing Date |
The closing date for Round 4 of the Projected Image Competition is next week, 4 March, when the Prescribed topic will be Macro. The judge is Steve Hallam LRPS. Don't forget to upload your entry to the system using https://compent.photoentry.uk/compent/ no later than midnight next Wednesday. |
Print Competition Results |
David Alderson has now sent me the results of Print Competition Round 3, which was judged by John Tilsley from Dorchester. These are shown below:
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Lion Brothers in Eswatini
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Caterpillar Feeding on Barley
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Horses With Guardian in the Sea
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Memories of the Workhouse
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Out Of Darkness
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John Cato
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The Perfect Stranger
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Urmila Kerslake
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Lion Brothers in Eswatini
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Paul Higgins
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Kestrel At Last Light
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Rhys Gillard
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Contemplation
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Jon Richer
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New Zealand Fur Seal
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Rhys Gillard
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Patterns in Nature
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Rachel Domleo
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Caterpillar Feeding on Barley
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Mike Martin
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Jaguar Drinking
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Ralph Snook
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Unfurling
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Simon Caplan
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2ND
Crushed
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Mike Martin
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Yellow Dress
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Derwood Pamphilon
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Points: 1st = 4, 2nd= 3, 3rd = 2, HC = 1
Points awarded in the Open Prescribed section accrue in both the Prescribed and Class.
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R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Total |
| Simon Caplan |
5 |
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15 |
| Mike Martin |
2 |
3 |
6 |
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| Derwood Pamphilon |
1 |
4 |
3 |
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| Steve Field |
7 |
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| Rachel Domleo |
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| Joe Jancar |
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1 |
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| Barry Mead |
1 |
2 |
2 |
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| Carole Brown |
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1 |
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| Sandie Cox |
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1 |
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| Anita Fullerton |
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| Kevin James |
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| Joanne Searle |
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1 |
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| Pam Sherren |
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1 |
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| Margaret Chambers |
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| Ashwin Chauhan |
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| Beryl Heaton |
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| Christine Mallett |
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| Ralph Snook |
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| Ken Clarke |
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| Jeff Hargreaves |
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| Sue Pearmain |
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R3 |
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| Mike Martin |
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| Rachel Domleo |
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| Ashwin Chauhan |
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| Ken Clarke |
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R3 |
R4 |
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| Rhys Gillard |
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| Jon Richer |
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| Ibrahim Gitteh Massiah |
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| Paul Fennell |
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R1 |
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R3 |
R4 |
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| John Cato |
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| Urmila Kerslake |
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| Andrew Harrington |
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| Paul Higgins |
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Monday 30 February – 10am-1pm – There is no set theme for this coming Monday. So bring along anything you want to shoot and we'll just "play it by ear" (or should that be eye?) and see what we can do.
Mike Martin
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Distinctions Advice Group |
A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY - DISTINCTIONS ADVICE GROUP
The next meeting will be held on Monday 9 March at the Clubrooms.
For those of you who are unaware of the distinctions available, there are basically two types:
Those where you have to produce a panel or set of pictures.
This is the case for the Royal Photographic Society (RPS), The Photographic Alliance (PAGB) and the Welsh Federation (WPF). For the RPS and WPF the work has to form a panel. For the PAGB, the work does not have to be related, and the pictures are assessed separately.
For the RPS awards you have to be a member of the RPS. This costs £130 per year (£98 if you are over 65). The RPS has different categories of awards, and we can advise on these. This is why the PAGB awards are so popular as you only pay an entry fee.
Those where distinctions are awarded for the number of pictures accepted in approved National and international exhibitions.
These exhibitions are approved by the PAGB for national exhibitions, Federation de L’Art Photographic (FIAP) and The Photographic Society of America (PSA), for International Exhibitions These days FIAP mostly dominate the Internationals, and their awards are very popular.
BPS Advice meetings.
Andrew Marker, Ralph Snook and I offer advice on how to approach an entry for these distinctions. We do not expect you to have a fully worked out entry and like to see work in progress.
We are also able to offer more detailed advice on pictures than is provided by our Club competitions, as judges advice is limited by the large entry and limited time available.
So, if you want opinions on pictures, bring them along.
Peter McCloskey FRPS
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Click on image above to be taken to Photography Show website and to book tickets. Quote discount code PHNEW26 to get 20% discount.
PAGB at Photography Show
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PSA Print Competition results – Round 2
The first tranche of results are in and are very positive.
Congratulations to the following for your individual awards and everyone else for supporting the club:
- Pam Sherren for "Trees in the Snow" placed 2nd
- Barry Mead for "Victory" placed 3rd
- Mike Hall for "Young Himba Cattle Herder" received an HM
- Joanne Searle for "The Basket" received an HM
- Barry Mead for "Warrior Queen" received an HM
- Derwood Pamphilon for "Dancer in the Woods" received an HM
- Simon Caplan for "The Workman's Case" received an HM
Season Standings after two rounds:
Creative / altered Reality. BPS are second with 175 points, 12 points below the leaders, Evolve group.
Large Colour. BPS are second with 181 points, 5 points behind the leaders.
Large Mono. Our photography is clearly out of favour after a disastrous round 1 we are still at 8th on 168 points, way behind the joint leaders on 181.
Small Colour. BPS are joint 4th with two other clubs on 173 points only 5 points behind the leaders.
Small Mono. BPS are joint second on 179 points just two points behind the leaders.
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WCPF Members' Exhibition - Closing Next Week |
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WCPF Members Exhibition 2026
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- The exhibition is open to all members of WCPF affiliated clubs.
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entry classes are 3 Digital classes (Open Colour, Open Monochrome, Nature)
and 3 Print classes (Open Colour, Open Monochrome, Nature).
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cost is £10 for one class, plus £3 for each additional class.
The class definitions, fee structure and entry instructions will be available on the entry website.
PDI entries to be uploaded online, prints entries should be made online, but your prints can be left in a box on the stage at Unit 13.
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NEW Download Issue 399 PAGB eNews HERE
NEW Download Issue 398Extra PAGB eNews HERE. This is a Masters of Print special.
Download Issue 125 of Photography News HERE.
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Vale of Evesham
National Exhibition
Closing: 28 February
THIS WEEKEND
4 PDI Sections
Open Colour
Open Mono
Natural History
Experimental/Creative
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Rushden Open Photographic Exhibition
Closing: 15 March
5 PDI Sections:
Open
Monochrome
Creative
Scapes
Nature
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Closing: 15 March
6 PDI Sections:
Open
Monochrome
Creative
People
Scapes
Nature
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Robin Hood Exhibition
Closing: 26 April
6 PDI Sections:
Open Colour
Open Monochrome
Scapes
People
Creative
Nature
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South Birmingham "Image 26" Exhibition
Closing: 15 March
4 PDI Sections
Open Colour
Monochrome
Natural History
Portrait
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NEATH UK SALON 2026
Closing: 20 April
4 PDI Sections
Open Colour
Open Monochrome
Creative
Nature
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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.
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us we can't possibly know!
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