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Next week we have a change to the published programme, when BPS member, Pete McCloskey FRPS APAGB, will be presenting his talk entitled: A Personal Collection of Prints.
Pete is a long-standing member of BPS and a life member of the RPS. He has served on various distinction panels at the RPS and helps to run our own Distinctions Advisory Group.
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- Wednesday 21 January @ 19.30hrs
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Please note changes, 21 & 28 Jan |
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| 21 January |
Pete McCloskey |
A Personal Collection of Prints |
| 28 January |
PDI Competition R3 |
Judge: Steve Field |
| 28 January |
Closing Date - Print Comp R3 |
Theme: Animal(s) |
| 4 February |
Leigh Preston |
Night Walk |
| 9 February |
DI Group |
Practical Evening |
Changes are being made to the published programme, we will advise when it's time to download the latest, updated version.
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Print Competition - Round 3 |
The closing date for Round 3 of the bi-monthly Print Competition is Wednesday, January 28.
This round will be judged on February 18 by John Tilsley APAGB, DPAGB, ARPS.
The subject for the open Prescribed Challenge is Animal(s).
There is a box for prints on the stage in Unit 13 and please upload digital copies via PhotoEntry.
Any queries, please email:
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Entry to the 2026 Bristol Salon closes 1 February, now is the time to be getting your images together ready to make your entry. Remember that, with the exception of distance & temporary members, entry is free.
When making your entry you need to use the same email address that we have recorded against your membership. If you use a different email address the entry system will not recognise you and calculate an entry fee. Should this happen, do not pay but contact me ( chairman@bristolsalon.co.uk) and I will remove the entry fee.
If you are entering prints then:
- There will be a box on the stage at Unit 13 to collect your entries.
- The entry system will ask what to do with your prints after selection is complete. The options will be:
- Forward them to the Midland Salon (no postage charge),
- Destroy them
- Hold for collection
- Return by post (for which there is a charge)
- Any prints that are not accepted where you have selected to ‘Hold’ or ‘Return’ will be available for collection at Unit 13 soon after the selection takes place. Accepted prints will be retained for display at Unit 13 and possibly other venues. These will be available to pick up at Unit 13 later in the year.
- If you marked them to be destroyed by mistake then I will try to pick them out and return them, but it is possible that some may be missed.
- Any prints marked to be forwarded to the Midland Salon will not be returned to Unit 13 unless you contact me to ask for them.
Remember prints should be on A3 or A4 paper. Do not trim the paper to the size of the actual image.
Looking forward to collecting your entries in the New Year.
Ralph Snook
Salon Chairman
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Monday 19 January 10am-1pm – our own Urmila Doraswami is going to be modelling Indian attire – definitely one not to miss.
Monday 26 January
Mike is yet to secure a model so watch this space. If successful, he intends running both the 10am-1pm open to all, and a second session for a limited number of people in the afternoon. Anyone interested in the latter ensure you read the newsletter promptly next week for details and contact Mike to book your place.
Mike Martin
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Are you fed up with visiting judges passing adverse comment on your wonderful works of art. Teed off with being told that there is too much sky, the colours are too saturated, or the one that rankles the most "I would have taken it from a different position!" If so, you need to sign up for the
WCPF JUDGING SEMINAR
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WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE A JUDGE, OR ARE YOU INTERESTED IN THE JUDGING PROCESS?
Learn the fundamental skills by attending the WCPF JUDGING SEMINAR 2026
- Date: Saturday 11th April 2026
- Venue: Woodbury Village Hall, Flower Street, Exeter, EX5 1LX
- Time: 9.30am for a prompt start at 10.00am (we aim to finish no later than 5.00pm).
- Catering: Tea and coffee included. Please bring a packed lunch.
- Costs: The seminar is provided by the WCPF at a subsidised cost of £15 per person.
- Tutors: Sue O’Connell, Lee Spencer-Fleet + members of the WCPF Judging Panel.
Seminar Content:
- The Requirements of a Judge. Looking at Images - An Approach to Judging.
- Strategies for New Judges.
- Introduction to Judging - Practical Sessions.
- Assessment of those wishing to join the WCPF list as a Newly Qualified Judge (NQJ).
Attendance is open to all, existing judges, potential judges and interested club members. Attendees will be introduced to the WCPF’s preferred method of judging images and will have the opportunity to apply principles and practise techniques in small groups. Those interested in becoming a judge will be assessed and will receive feedback from members of the Judging Panel. There is no obligation to take the assessment.
Applications:
Applications are on a first come first served basis and seminar places are limited to 24.
Payment details of (£15 per application) and return email address are specified on the application form.
APPLICATION FORM - click HERE
JUDGING PANEL - click HERE
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WCPF Inter Club Championships |
The WCPF Inter Club Championship takes place at the Exeter Corn Exchange on Sunday 8 February. This is a day when clubs from across the region take part in an inter club competition for both prints and projected images and is always a great day out.
The full address of the location is:
Exeter Corn Exchange
Market Street
Exeter
EX1 1BW
Doors open at 9.30am with the competition getting under way at 10.30am. Tickets are available online from the Corn Exchange box office and cost a mere £8 each. Follow this LINK to book your tickets.
This is your chance to support your club and have a great day out at the same time.
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Amateur Photographer of the Year - Round 10 |
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ROUND 10 - OPEN
Round 10 of the APOY competition is now open for entry, the subject this round is Open.
The closing date is 2 February.
Why not enter an image, it is entirely free using the entry code APOY22017110
Go to https://amateurphotographer.com/apoy/ for full details. |
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Round 8
Rachel has only gone and done it again! By that I mean she has had another picture published in Amateur Photographer. This image was reproduced as one of the best submitted in Round 8 - when the subject was movement.
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Download the latest edition of FIAP News - click HERE
NEW Download Issue 397 PAGB eNews HERE
Download Issue 124 of Photography News HERE.
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Vale of Evesham
National Exhibition
Closing: 28 February
4 PDI Sections
Open Colour
Open Mono
Natural History
Experimental/Creative
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Closing: 1 February
3 PDI Sections
Open Colour
Open Mono
Nature
3 Print Sections
Open Colour
Open Mono
Nature
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Closing - 1 February
3 PDI Sections:
Open Colour
Monochrome
Nature
3 Print Sections:
Open Colour
Monochrome
Nature
Entry is free to BPS members*
* Not available to distance members, temporary members.
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Closing - 1 February
5 PDI Sections:
Open Colour
Monochrome
Nature
Creative
Scapes
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Closing - 15 March
6 PDI Sections:
Open
Monochrome
Creative
People
Scapes
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.
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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