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Next week sees the 2026 Creative Competition, which this year is being judged by Phil Cooling FRPS, from Worcestershire. Phil is no stranger to creative photography, which is evident by some of the images on his website - why not follow this LINK and have a look at some of his photography.
Members will be competing for the Bob Faris Memorial Trophy memorial Trophy.
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| Date |
Speaker |
Subject |
| 13 July |
DI Group |
Practical Evening - Walk around Montpelier |
| 22 July |
AGM & Members Evening |
Urmila Kerslake and John Cato |
| 29 July |
Mark Humphries |
Getting Creative with Wildlife Photography |
| 5 Aug |
Chris Ryan |
South Africa |
| 10 August |
DI Group |
Image Sharing Evening |
| 12 August |
Mike Clatworthy |
Mono 2025 |
| 19 August |
Adrian Donoghue |
8pm Start - Zoom from Australia |
You can download your own A4 pdf copy of the full programme by clicking HERE.
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Several members have asked me for details of Barry's funeral, here they are:
- Date: Monday, 27 July
- Time: 1.30pm
- Venue: Canford Crematorium
Ann and Ollie have requested that donations be made to Cancer Research charity in lieu of flowers (further details to follow).
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DIG Practical Evening Monday 13 July.
The practical evening this week will be a hands-on practical. We are planning to take a walk around Montpellier to enjoy the wonderful variety of photographic opportunities on our doorstep.
We will be meeting outside the clubrooms at 7:30pm. As this will be a practical evening, there will be NO Zoom link
Following on from our panel competition on 1 July and the upcoming Kingswood Salver inter-club competition, the emphasis will be looking for collections of images. Here are some suggested themes:
Parallel Lines, Patterns, Shades of the same colour, Decay, Letters and/or Numbers, Shadows, Reflections, Corners, Circles, Manholes and Grilles, Street Art.
Mike and Rachel will be on hand to assist as required.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Rachel Domleo & Mike Martin.
Email: dig@bristolphoto.org.uk
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Monday 13 July: After the success of the session on 22 June photographing backlit and rim lit glass bottles, we’ll revisit this theme. Bring tripods, light pads, backdrops, and any objects you fancy shooting.
Monday 20 July: TBC
Monday 27 July: something special! Snakes, Tarantula and other critters. Mike’s friend, Ellie, will be accompanied by a selection of her animals. There will be an opportunity for members to have a snap with their favourite, as well as photographing the animals with Ellie.
- Morning Session – 10am-1pm – All welcome, no need to book. Please note higher cost of £15 per person*
- Afternoon session – 1:15pm-4:15pm – LIMITED NUMBERS, booking essential. £30 per person* – contact Mike_martin@blueyonder.co.uk to book your place/join the reserve list.
* higher cost as an extra contribution towards the animals’ upkeep
For any queries or bookings, please contact Mike Martin:
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PAGB Interclub PDI Competition
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Following BPS' success at the WCPF Interclub Competition at Exeter earlier in the year, we will be representing the region in the PAGB Interclub PDI Championships at Warwick on 19 July. To plagiarise W&G, this is always a "grand day out", a chance to see some of the best images in the Country and also to meet fellow photographers from across the country, and who knows, you might even be able to put a face to a name.
Ralph and Mike are going, so if anyone wants to "car share", have a word with either of them at the next club meeting.
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Amateur Photographer of the Year 2026 |
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The 2026 APOY Round 3 - Animal Kingdom, is now open for entries until Monday, 20 July.
To enter, just visit: www.amateurphotographer.com/apoy and quote the FREE entry code APOY29068443 Just remember to select Bristol PS when you register your first entry.
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Here is the timetable for the rest of the competition:
In view of the strength in numbers that we have in this category, there should be a massive entry from BPS members - 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!
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COMING SOON: Wex Roadshow - Thursday 23 July |
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BPS will be playing host to WEX and their annual Roadshow on 23 July. They are planning a series of 30-45 minutes talks on the hour, by a number of well-known photography brand ambassadors or speakers as well as a couple of organised Street walks in the local area. An outline of the day is available on their website though tickets aren’t yet available.
NOTE: Due to the number of speakers, etc, there will be NO parking available at Unit 13 so bear that in mind if you intend booking one or more sessions when tickets become available.
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Download Issue 408 PAGB eNews HERE,
NEW Download Issue 409Extra PAGB eNews HERE. This contains the latest FIAP distinctions results for 2026
Download Issue 127 of Photography News HERE.
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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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PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION*
Closing: 27 September
3 PDI Sections
Open Colour
Open Mono
Nature
3 Print Sections
Open Colour
Open Mono
Nature
* Free entry for BPS members (Not available to distance members)
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Closing - 2 August
4 PDI Sections
Open Colour
Open Mono
Scapes
Nature
1 Print Sections
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Closing - 19 July
JUST A WEEK TO GO
5 PDI Sections
Pictorial Colour
Pictorial Mono
Nature
Creative
Scapes
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Well done to a couple of BPS members who have continued to climb the FIAP ladder of distinctions success: Rachel Domleo who is now EFIAP/b and Derwood Pamphilon who is now EFIAP/p.
If you don't know, click here to see what these acronyms mean.
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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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Epson SC P600 A3 printer - FREE to a good home. At present fitted with compatible refillable cartridges, which printer doesn't seem to like! Probably just needs a set of Epson inks. You can tell by the number of my prints you've seen at club that it hasn't been used very much!
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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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