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April ‘Double Trouble’ colour print competition

April’s colour ‘double trouble’ competition saw a variety of interpretations of the theme in the prints entered.

First place went to Allyson Evans’ painterly double portrait image.

Nick Wheat came second with a photograph of two planes almost touching mid-flight.

Third place was shared by Neil Frith’s relaxing tigers and Nick Wheat’s face-masked statues.

March Images of People competition

March saw our annual Images of People competition take place. This year as a projected competition.

First place went to Darren Worthy’s monochrome image of our very own chair, Nick Wheat.

Nick’s photo from a recent shoot at Barrow Hill roundhouse came second.

Moving slightly further afield, Ian Smith’s image of a Budhist monk in Myanmar took third place.

February ‘Cold’ colour print competition

February’s colour ‘cold’ competition saw a plethora of landscape images entered.

First place went to Don Jackln’s image of the icy Flyders in Wales.

Nick Wheat came second with a photograph taken a little closer to home – near Holmesfield.

Third place went to Pam Fisher’s mountainous image.

February ‘Cold’ monochrome print competition

February’s monochrome print ‘cold’ competition saw what we think is a first for the club – a four way tie for first place!

The first image is Ian Smith’s image looking down towards Ladybower reservoir.

Allyson Evans had two images in first place. The first was of a cold Niagara Falls.

The second was a frozen fern.

And the final image in the first place (!) was Tony Godwin’s photo of a solitary tree.

January AGW Open competition

Our competition year began with the annual AGW Open projected image competition.

First place went to Paul Beckett’s image capturing the atmosphere of the Eiger, the Mönch and the Jungfrau.

Second place was taken by Ian Mateer’s beautifully minimalist image of Sycamore Gap near Hadrian’s Wall.

Third place was shared by Darren Worthy’s colourful close-up of a pencil and David Barnett’s close up of small fungi.

October Transportation projected competition

As the nights began to draw in, we held our Transportation projected image competition.

First place went to Ian Mateer’s striking image of a WW2 Bedford lorry.

Ian also came second with his image from the Ravenglass and Eskdale heritage railway which really captures a sense of movement.

Third place went to David Barnett’s serene image from safari in the Masai Mara.

July’s Street Art projected competition

It was the battle of the D’s in July’s ‘Street Art’ projected image competition.

First place went to Derek Vintin’s image of a painted interior.

Dave McLeavy’s image of a brightly decorated public toilet came second.

Third place was shared by a Banksy-like empty building by Don Jacklin and Darren Worthy’s image of artwork on a pillar in Queen’s Park, Chesterfield.