North Wales Photographic Association

Cymdeithas Ffotograffig Gogledd Cymru

Member of the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain

Merlin by Sharon Prenton Jones

Latest News

Club Walks and COVID19 Restrictions

With all the restrictions being slowly lifted, and clubs can now think about normality, Mold CC has sent the NWPA a small guide for Club walks and trips, these are precautions that the NHS has handed out, but in a handy handout format. Click here to download the editable Word document.

MPAGB Distinctions

It gives me great pleasure to announce that Sharon Prenton-Jones, of the Conwy Camear Club, has been awarded the highest award possible from the PAGB, MPAGB. Well done to Sharon, we look forward to seeing the 20 images she has to put before the Judges to get the award. A soon as we receive the images they'll be posted on the MPAGB gallery.

NWPA Award

Congratulation to Dave Jones of Deeside Camera club, seen here being awared his HonNWPA award by the Vice President Linda Bell, Dave was the founder member of Deeside Camera Club and has been active in the club and the NWPA for many years.

Exhibition 2021

Entries closed at Midnight Saturday 10th April, and we are pleased to announce there are 1005 entries over the five catagories.
Selection day will be on the 8th May, and the results will be sent out by no later than the 10th May to all who entered.
Awards and succesfull images will be available to view from the 10th May on web site.

Good luck all who entered.

NWPA Award

Congratulation to Mike Heller of the Caernarfon Club, seen here being awared his HonNWPA award by the President Ian O'Neill, for all his 40 years of services to the Caernarfon Camera Club as well as his support to the NWPA.

NWPA Award

It is our pleasure to announce that Phil Chadwick of Eryri Photo Group has been awarded the HonNWPA for his services to the NWPA and for clubs he's been a member of, over the last 17 years. He is seen here being awarded his plaque and badge by our President Ian O'Neill.

MFIAP

We are pleased to announce that Sharon Prenton Jones, Conwy CC, has been awarded MFIAP, This is the highest award for photographic merit that FIAP grants and requires photography of the very highest standard and equates to a “doctorate” in educational terms. She was required to submit a C.V., an introductory text explaining her Portfolio and the creative concept, plus a Portfolio of 20 images.

She is only the second to be awarded this accolade in NWPA, CONGRATULATIONS from all of us in the NWPA.

Welsh Photographic Federation Distincions

Congratulations to Tom Dodd, Robert Prenton Jones & Ralph Pinch who gained their AWPF distinctions. Tom is a member of Blaenau Camera Club, Robert is a member at Conwy Camera Club & Ralph is a member of Deeside Camear Club.

Guidance and Nominations form

The latest guidance and nomination form for HonNWPA has been uploaded and can be downloaded from the documents part of the menu within the web site or click here

Asia Photo Festival has just started

Click here to view the web page

December Newsletter is read for your perusal. click here

RPS Distinction

Congratulations to Phil Tugwell who is a member of both Rhuthin and Mold camera clubs, on his success, in gaining his LRPS.

Andy Polakowski APAGB

Earlier this year the PAGB approved the award of APAGB to our own Andy Polakowski for his 40 plus years of
service to the photographic community of North Wales and beyond. Congratulations Andy a well deserved accolade.

Royal Photographic Society Distinction

We are delighted to report that Iona O’Neill of Blaenau Camera Club was awarded her Licentiate with Royal Photographic Society.

Congratulations are offered to the following who have been succesfull in this year's FIAP Distinctions announcement:

EFIAP/platinum Robert Prenton Jones (Conwy CC)
EFIAP/platinum Sharon Prenton Jones (Conwy CC)
EFIAP/gold Andy Polakowski (Mold CC)

Irish Photographic Federation Distinctions

On Saturday 29 February the Irish Photographic Federation held their Distinctions Assessment Day in Portlaoise. This was a well-organised and well-attended day with very interesting panels at all three levels. We are delighted to report that Iona O’Neill was awarded her Licentiate and Ian O’Neill was awarded his Fellowship. Many congratulations to both of them.

Congratulations to Sian Davies for acheiving the goal of PPSA from the Photographic Society of America, well done.

Congratulations must got to Sharon Prenton-Jones for her success as the Bristol International where she was awared the FIAB Blue Pin Best Author Award.

She had 14 acceptances including 5 awards as follows: Silver for Memories, Silver for Pearl, Judge’s Award for The Secret Diary, HM for Merlin, Judge’s Award for The Olive Branch. The other acceptances were - Fallen Angel, Framed, Guinevere’s Vigil, Penance, Samhain, Oslo Opera House, Broken Doll, Night Hunter, Night Life.

2019 AWPF Distinctions

The Associateship of the Welsh Photographic Federation assessments were held on Sunday 3 November at Talbot Green, South Wales. There were 21 assessments in total, 20 Print and 1 PDI, resulting in 12 new AWPF awards being made.
Congratulations to the successful North Wales applicants:
Pammy Sheldon - Mold Camera Club
Iona O’Neill - Clwb Camera Blaenau Ffestiniog

Congratulations to Tony Davies (Conwy CC) for achieving his GPU Aphrodite.

A change to BPE "last call" to enter... and Results, can now be found on separate pages. Last Calls here with the Results available here. Both can be found under " Exibitions and Salons" - BPE on the above menu. Hope this will make things a bit easier.

Vanguard World is trying to help local photography and support the clubs and PAGB. Having said this we as a company strive to support photographers of all levels. We have decided to give the NWPA and any of its members a discount on our website, as well as provide a prize here and there just for sponsorship to have our name in a newsletter and on the sponsor link of the website. We can also provide Demonstration sessions, where members can get a feel for the products and ask whatever questions they may have, try kit in bags to make sure they are fit for purpose. Should they wish to see a range they can visit Cambrian Photography or Jason Wharam email me by clicking here

The voucher code is 30% off entire order at checkout.

This means if it is below the min for delivery there will be a delivery charge.

Code: NWPA30

The NWPA would like to thank Vanguard for their kind offer and sponsorship.

PAGB Masters of Print 2019

For many photographers a print is the only true photograph and so to celebrate this the PAGB offer the chance for individuals to have their best image displayed in an exhibition expressly for this medium.
Although this is a print competition for individuals, in 2019 the PAGB made it possible for individuals to combine their prints and enter through their club to share entry fee costs; the judging and selection took place on Monday and Tuesday 28/29 October.
The standard was very high and you needed to score well to have a chance of getting into the exhibition, which mostly scored 14/15 and only includes a few scoring 13. Some very well known photographers did not, unfortunately, achieve acceptance but they were very grateful for all the entries. Later issues of PAGB e-news will carry more information but, in the meantime this is what we know NWPA wise. Incidentally Bristol P.S. made a substantial and successful entry (63 prints by 14 authors) and will become the Hahnemühle “Gold Award Club”.
Entries were made by 96 clubs throughout Great Britain, 5 of them in North Wales:
Mold: 31 prints were entered by a total of 13 authors
Conwy: 10 prints were entered by a total of 2 authors
Blaenau Ffestiniog: 5 prints were entered by 1 author
Llandudno: 5 prints were entered by 1 author
Eryri: 5 prints were entered by 1 author
Only one of these was successful, a print from Llandudno, but the numbers we entered helped to lift the NWPA into 7th place amongst the 15 Federations.