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Issue 702
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30 October 2026 |
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To: Firstname Lastname
Your BPS Membership No:
Your BPS Membership renewal date:
Hello, Firstname |
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Next week our speaker is our own Mike Martin AWPF EFIAP BPE1* ADPS, who will be asking the question: Why Mono!
Mike likes mono images. However, some images should never be converted to mono, whilst others don’t work in colour (and some should never have been taken if the image to the left is anything to go by!).
Mike will offer his thoughts, illustrated with a number of his images, inviting the audience to agree/disagree with his choice.
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ZOOM
Login details:
- Wednesday 4 November @ 19.30hrs
- Log
in: Click HERE
- Meeting
ID: 814 8500 2498
- Password: 904855
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Speaker |
Subject |
| 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 |
| 2 Dec |
Tony Worobiec |
Fragments of an American Dream |
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Distinctions Advisory Group |
The Distinctions Advisory Group will be meeting on Monday 9 Nov at 7.30 at the Clubrooms, when all will be welcome. We will be giving advice on applying for photographic Distinctions. These are awarded by the Royal Photographic Society, the Welsh Federation, the Irish Federation and the PAGB.
We have now expanded this to give advice on individual pictures.
The revised Welsh distinctions were in our 22 October newsletter.
Ralph Snook and I will be on hand to give advice.
The various distinctions programmes are set out in the respective federation/organisation's websites:
All are welcome
Peter McCloskey FRPS
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Monday 2 November 10am-1pm – There is nothing specific planned for next Monday's Studio Group, so if there's anything you'd like to have a go at in the way of still life, photographing fellow members or just generally trying out the lighting system, feel free to come along. Bring any props that you think you or others might find interesting to photograph.
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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NEW Download Issue 416 PAGB eNews HERE. This issue carries a full report on last week's PAGB Interclub Print Competition and a very extensive article about Derwood's recent Fellowship of the Irish Photographic Federation.
NEW Download the August edition of FIAP News HERE This is a quarterly magazine produced by FIAP and makes very interesting reading and viewing.
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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 - 8 November
4 PDI Sections
Open Colour
Open Mono
Nature
People
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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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seemingly random collections of letters mean, just click here to see the list.
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