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Cymdeithas Ffotograffig Gogledd Cymru
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Rather Late: Conwy Valley Photographic competition 2025 - Closing date Nov 1st - click here to download the information on how to enter.
Jason Wharam - Kenya 2025 - Click here to download his adventure in hs own words and photos.
PDI Challenge 2025
To download a PDF score sheet - CLICK HERE or an Excel Score sheet CLICK HERE

Sue Clark HonNWPA
Congratulations to Sue Clark on receiving and HonNWPA award for exceptional services , Here's Sue receiving her award from president Charles Meadows at Conwy camera Club
Nomination for Susan Clark for NWPA Hons:
Sue has made a rich and varied contribution to amateur photography in North Wales since she joined Conwy Camera Club in 2010. She is always in great demand as a speaker and a judge across North Wales and further afield. She is a highly competent photographer and has a passion for the history of photography and photographic techniques having embraced Photoshop since its infancy.
Despite being one of the largest clubs in North Wales over the last 20 years, Conwy has produced relatively few competition judges. Sue is a very well respected judge throughout North Wales and beyond and is known to be scrupulously fair, always well prepared and highly professional. Feedback from clubs where she has judged is always positive! The Club is grateful to Sue for her tireless work as a judge and proud of her experience and expertise and is proud of the high esteem in which she is held.

John Smith HonNWPA
Well done and congratulations to John Smith Hon NWPA! here's the man himself receiving an Honourable NWPA award for exceptional service, from President Charles meadows at the NWPA exec meeting this afternoon, for or all the work he does behind the scenes and his tireless work for the NWPA print and PDI battles including pre and post show involvement as well as on the actual day ! this includes creating an AV slideshows for clubs to present to their members to view at their leisure.
John visits many other clubs affiliated to the NWPA by going along and sharing his knowledge and giving various presentations, John is also an NWPA judge and gladly gives his time and evenings ,sharing his skills and knowledge for the benefit of others, he is also the delegate for Rhyl Photographic Society at the NWPA meetings, the secretary for Rhyl Photographic Society and is the webmaster for an AV group he belongs to in Cheshire and is extremely involved in.
John is a great asset for the NWPA, Rhyl Photographic Society and the North Wales photography scene and deserves this award as recognition for all his hard work over the years!

Christine Langford HonPAGB
A huge, and well deserved, Congratulations to Christine Langford, who has been awarded the prestigious JS Lancaster Medal by the PAGB, the highest honour they hand out to individuals, for all the years of hard work, not only to the PAGB … but also the NWPA, Eryri PS and Dwyfor CC. She was awarded the honour by Peter Young, Vice president of the PAGB, in front of friends at the Eryri PS meeting. She was taken aback at being awarded this honour, and a few tears were shed.
Christine has been the Oracle within the NWPA, always willing to help and hand out advice. Always working in the background at most of the events NWPA run, and always at hand on the day of the events…..this also reflects within the Eryri PS, she runs it….all by herself.
Info: The J S Lancaster Medal was instituted in 1998 to recognise exceptional service to the PAGB, and is named after its first Secretary. Award holders may use the designation ‘HonPAGB’, replacing any previous award of APAGB.

PAGB CES system info...
An long article regarding the PAGB's CES system, can be found on their latest E-News (358) on pages 10-12. download it by clicking here.
NWPA Exhibition Rules
NWPA 2022 EXHIBITION
OPENING on 20th February 2022 - Closing 2nd April 2022
The ENTRANT must be a paid up member of a photographic club or society affiliated to the NWPA.
EVERY constituent image forming part of an entry must be originated by photographic means by the author must hold the original copyright of all such constituent parts. Prints or PDIs which have been accepted to previous exhibitions will be disqualified.
Please could you make sure when entering the exhibition that you put your last name first on the online entry form and put your email address. This is the only way we will have of contacting you.
By entering the exhibition you give consent to the NWPA to keep your email address and club details in our files.
This year THE EXHIBITION includes 4 sections –
Print Section (2 sections).
Open colour and Open Mono, you may enter up to 6 in each section
Open Colour:
As it says OPEN but must show colour.
Open Mono:-
As it says OPEN, but must follow PAGB mono rules as follows:
New PAGB Mono rules apply and can be read on page 5 of the following link..
http://www.thepagb.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/interclub_prints_rules.pdf
PRINTS must be:
The selected prints must be mounted on card size 50 x 40 cm and no thicker than 2.5 mm.
Additionally, each print must have a TITLE together with the entrant’s NAME, email-ADDRESS and CLUB on the reverse TOP RIGHT of the mount. Also, should it be accepted we would also need the price you want for the print on the back. PLEASE NOTE: no email address, no entry!
You must send a pdi of your prints via the on-line entry form within the entry dates.
Make sure they are titled correctly, the same as on the back of the print. Prints which have been accepted in any previous NWPA Exhibition will also not be judged.
PDIs (2 sections):
Open colour and Open Mono, you may enter up to 6 in each section
Open Colour:
As it says OPEN but must show colour.
Open Mono:-
As it says OPEN, but must follow PAGB mono rules as follows:
New PAGB Mono rules apply and can be read on page 5 of the following link..
http://www.thepagb.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/interclub_prints_rules.pdf
PDIs must be:
Image size 1600 x 1200 max
Entry will be via the on-line entry form accessed through the NWPA website
IMAGES which are indistinguishable from one another, or with the same title, whether prints or projected images, will not be acceptable for judging. Images which have been accepted in any previous NWPA Exhibition will also not be judged.
ACCEPTED PRINTS have to be offered for sale {gallery requirements} and the amount expected by the author included on the back of each print... The NWPA will add other costs – gallery commission, frame cost, VAT etc
THE RIGHT of the NWPA to reproduce accepted images for the catalogue, web site {low resolution CD} is given by the author at the time of entry. COPYRIGHT remains with the author.
THE EXHIBITION ORGANISERS will endeavour to project all accepted projected images at the exhibition opening. A PDF catalogue will be sent to all entrants. The accepted images will be displayed on the NWPA. Royal Cambrian Academy, Conwy has been booked for the exhibition which will be run from Sun 10th September for 5 weeks, until 15th October.
AWARDS:
Best Mono Print;
Best Colour Print;
Best Mono PDI;
Best Colour PDI;
Best Nature PDI;
Best Digital Art Image; (creative)
Best Scape PDI;
Best Scape Print;
Best Photojournalism (incl. Street & Sport) PDI;
Best Overall Score Trophy;
HM’s, C’s and Judges Awards
EVERY CARE will be taken with entries but the NWPA cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage
The link is on the website and you may enter the exhibition from 20th February until it closes on 2nd April 2022.
Prints may be handed in after the NWPA Annual print battle on 2th April or at any NWPA Executive Meeting via your club representative or ERYRI Group meeting prior to the closing date. Prints can also be delivered to Ian O'Neill, Rolf Kraehenbuehl or Linda Bell.
Payment
All entries is a flat fee of £10, so enter as much as you would like up to 24 images....
This year payment will be via Bank Transfer or by Cheque, this is due to charges that are unsutainable by Paypal. All Cheques (made out to North Wales Photographic Association) to be sent to Iona O'Neill, NWPA Treasurer, Bryn Serchog, Gellilydan Gwynedd LL41 4EG.
Bank transfer will open on the 20th February, details will apear on this web page in due course.
Should you have any questions please do not hesitat to contact Ian via this link EMAIL ME HERE!
Thank you
Ian O'Neill
Exhibition Organiser.
