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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.
GUIDANCE FOR THE EXTERNAL COMPETITION SECRETARY
The External Competition Secretary is responsible for the organization of the selection process and for the necessary paperwork to enable NWPA enter external competitions. Currently, these are:
- PAGB Inter-Federation Competition/Exhibition (selection beginning of May for closing date 1st June)
- Celtic Challenge (selection September – event held October/November)
SELECTORS
NWPA Selectors are chosen at the AGM after their names have been put forward by their own clubs’ NWPA delegates. Their names must be put forward in writing at least two weeks prior to the AGM.
Selectors remain on the selection panel until such time as they ask to leave or when the NWPA Officers decide to change the selectors for fresh eyes
All the selectors will be notified of the proposed selection dates and venues and asked about their availability. The Competition Secretary will then invite THREE to attend.
Three selectors should be present for the selection of each competitionHELPERS
The competition secretary can invite up to three other non-selectors to help on the day with the putting up of prints, helping with the projection of the PDI’s, recording the chosen images and hospitality.
OBSERVERS
The Competition Secretary can invite a maximum of 6 observers along to the selection day
These observers must have previously expressed an interest in becoming an NWPA selector and preferably have some experience of entering salons.
These observers must let the competition secretary know at least 14 days prior to the selection day that they would like to attend the selection day
New selectors don’t necessarily have needed to attend this process in the past to become a selector though it would be advantageous
The observers must remain quiet and are not part of the selection process but are there to see how the images are selectedCONFIDENTIALITY
The selectors, observers and helpers must understand that the selection is a closed process, carried out fairly and in the best interest of the NWPA and what happens remains within the walls of the meeting is private
REFRESHMENTS
A light lunch will be provided on the day, paid for by the NWPA