Results – Members’ Choice Competition

The competition is intended to give all non-advanced members an opportunity to have their work assessed in an informal setting, and to enable society members to recognise the merit of this work. The competition is open to all non-advanced members of the society and entries from new members are particularly welcome. Each member may enter up to two prints and two projected images, i.e. up to four images in total. Images must not have won any award or certificate in any previous society competition or the Annual Exhibition. Images that have not previously been entered in a competition are welcome.

Images are critiqued by a member of WPS who is an SPA judge, and members attending the competition cast a vote for their favourite PDI and print image.

2023

The competition was held on 30 May with PDIs and prints critiqued by Keith Newton LRPS.

The PDI winner was Connie Kinley with “A bluebell a day”, awarded the Evelyn Gibbons Trophy

The print winner was Emma Newland with “Stripe”, awarded the Bob Ferguson Trophy

2022

The competition was held on 31 May with PDIs and prints critiqued by Rob Bonfield and David Smith.

The PDI winner was Connie Kinley with “Head in the Clouds”, awarded the Evelyn Gibbons Trophy

The print winner was Anne Cochrane with “Bark of the Traveller Tree”, awarded the Bob Ferguson Trophy


2021

The print element of the competition was held during the first face to face meeting of the 2021-2022 season. Members could submit two prints which were critiqued by Justin Cliffe ARPS with members present voting for all images with marks out of ten.

Print entries. Winner awarded the Bob Fergusson Trophy



The PDI element of the competition was held online only and members could submit two images. Members voted online for their favourite image with the competition closing on Sun 27 June. 25 images were submitted and 37 members cast their votes. Critique by a WPS judge was not possible this year.

PDI winners. Winner awarded the Evelyn Gibbons Trophy.


2020

The coronavirus pandemic and closure of Parkview meant that our physical meetings were suspended from mid-March and print competitions could not take place. The Members’ Choice competition was held online for PDIs only and members could submit three images. The competion was held on 12 May, and images were critiqued by Justin Cliffe.

PDI winners. Winner awarded the Evelyn Gibbons Trophy

2019

The competition was held on 21 May and images were critiqued by David Smith

PDI winners. Winner awarded the Evelyn Gibbons Trophy

Print winners. Winner awarded the Bob Fergusson Trophy