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Cymdeithas Ffotograffig Gogledd Cymru
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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.
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Ian O'Neill/ Blaenau Camera club
Ian and Blaenau club will be hosting the Exhibition for 2021.
Peter Jepson DPAGB BPE1*
I have been involved with photography since the early 1980’s, with motorsport and wild life being the subject matter I enjoyed taking the most.
As the years progressed I started to enter competitions and I’ve been lucky enough to have had success at Club, National and International levels.
Currently I enjoy landscape photography but look forward to being trackside or in a hide, it goes without saying but every time I go out with my kit, I always get a buzz and hope that I might be lucky and capture that special moment.
During my time in photography I have been a member of Smethwick PS, Solihull PS and Worcestershire CC, where I was chairman for a season. I moved from the Midlands with my wife a while ago and we now reside within the Snowdonia National Park with our two dogs and where we are blessed with the most amazing landscape, how could you not be inspired.
Phil Chadwick DPAGB BPE5 AWPF AFIAP
Phil, with wife Jean, is currently a member of the Eryri Photo Group having belonged to a number of other photo clubs
over many years. In the 1970s he joined Wigan PS for 4 years, then Crewe CC in the 1980s for about 3 years followed by
Cefni CC on moving yet again. When they retired in 2004 they decided to get back into club photography and turn digital!
As they were now living in the Conwy area they joined Conwy CC before joining Llandudno PS. Phil has enjoyed success
at club level, never being out of the top three photographers in any club.
As to his type of photography, he enjoys taking people in their environment, such as street photography, with a bit of
landscape and animals as well.
Since 2010 Phil has enjoyed entering national and international salons gaining his BPE5 and AFIAP distinctions for salon
acceptances as well achieving his CPAGB and DPAGB distinctions back to back in 2011 (prints and PDIs) and in 2015 his
AWPF with a panel of prints.
Tony Davies LRPS, AWPF, CPAGB, GPU Aphrodite, EFIAP, GPU 1Cr. BPE1*
A self-taught amateur photographer living in Llandudno: Tony was born in Newport, south Wales, and qualified as an electrician. Work allowed him to become an expatriate for twenty out of the following forty-three years.
Working in places like Saudi Arabia and Iraq during the nineteen seventies and eighties made it difficult to pursue photography. As a result, his hobby nearly came to an end. But in 2011, while working in Iraq for the second time he bought his first DSLR; a Nikon D7000. This was soon followed by a D800, and eventually a D810. He also now has a Nikon Z6!
Many hours of his spare time have been spent taking photographs and studying the various techniques required to improve his skills.
Retiring from work in 2015 Tony joined Conwy Camera Club and soon started entering club competitions, exhibitions and salons. Tony gained the Licentiate of The Royal Photographic Society in November 2015 and his CPAGB in April 2017 followed by an AWPF in 2018. Recently he was honoured to be appointed the UK representative of the Global Photographic Union (GPU) and has since gained the GPU Aphrodite Title.
As well as Conwy Camera Club, Tony is also a member of the Royal Photographic Society, the Eryri Photo Group, UPP C64 and GPU.
Jason Wharam DPAGB BA (Hons)
I was born in Zimbabwe, discovered photography whilst doing my PHD and found a deep passion for it. Whilst working as a Professional Safari Guide this passion grew and developed.
Being in such beautiful and breath-taking surroundings on a daily basis allowed me to develop my unique style. I have continued to develop my photography career since moving to the UK both as a judge and speaker for the PAGB, SPA and NWPA
I have become a keen landscape photographer and can often be found in the Scottish Highlands or the Mountains of North Wales. My work has been appreciated by many, appearing in publications such Africa Geographic and National Geographic, Viewbug and 500px as well as being displayed in exhibitions all over the World. I look forward to this post and will try my hardest to fulfil our members photographic appetites.
Ian O'Neill FIPF DPAGB ARPS AWPF HonNWPA
Ian has been interested in photography from an early age thanks to his brother, who used to develop his own pictures in a makeshift darkroom (their bathroom!), and for a six year old it was magic. A camera was the first thing he ever purchased with his first salary when starting work and he has never been without one since.
At the moment he uses the Olympus system which is light and gives excellent results; after 25 years with Canon, Olympus gives him what he wants in a small package. The genres he's most interested in photography-wise are People, Environmental, Landscapes and Macro . . . but he does turn his hand to other subjects when the urge is there. But his main interest is people photography and he enjoys the rapport to get the perfect shot ("yet to get it . . . still striving for it!").
He is a member of Blaenau Ffestiniog camera club and is their Competition Secretary, as well as webmaster. It is a small club with some really impressive photographers across so many genres. He's also a member of Eryri Photo Group and the Royal Photographic Society.
He feels it has been privilege to be asked to judge and lecture in numerous clubs in the NWPA and has enjoyed every minute of it; he says "the enthusiasm of the members in photography is simply wonderful to behold, may it continue".
Contact me on: Click here to send me an email
Christine Langford LRPS APAGB CPAGB HonNWPA
Like many people Christine has had cameras since her teens which were only used on holidays. She joined a camera club
in Hertfordshire in the mid-80s and it was then that she realised that she had to start thinking more about the actual picture
and what might constitute an acceptable composition and so on.
Since then Christine has been actively involved in the administrative side of photography at club level, federation level and
also on the Executive of the PAGB. Just like in her teenage years, most of her pictures are taken on holidays, the English
Lake District and France in particular, and so landscapes and architecture feature most often.
She has been secretary of the Eryri Photo Group for over 20 years and edits the NWPA Newsletter as well as being on the
PAGB Executive.
Involvement in photography has played a large part in her life and over the years she has genuinely enjoyed the fellowship
and friendship of people she has met.
"Any photographic successes I've had along the way are an added bonus".
John Smith CPAGB APAGB
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Christine Langford LRPS APAGB CPAGB HonNWPA
Like many people Christine has had cameras since her teens which were only used on holidays. She joined a camera club
in Hertfordshire in the mid-80s and it was then that she realised that she had to start thinking more about the actual picture
and what might constitute an acceptable composition and so on.
Since then Christine has been actively involved in the administrative side of photography at club level, federation level and
also on the Executive of the PAGB. Just like in her teenage years, most of her pictures are taken on holidays, the English
Lake District and France in particular, and so landscapes and architecture feature most often.
She has been secretary of the Eryri Photo Group for over 20 years and edits the NWPA Newsletter as well as being on the
PAGB Executive.
Involvement in photography has played a large part in her life and over the years she has genuinely enjoyed the fellowship
and friendship of people she has met.
"Any photographic successes I've had along the way are an added bonus".