Past Competition Winners
April 2024 winner and Highly Commended: "Flower bookmark" by Carol Russell (winner of the 2024 Dennis Harvey Award)
Photographers of the Year 2024:
1st and winner of the Dennis Harvey award:
Carol Russell (41 points)
An outstanding year with 5 wins, 2 2nds, 1 3rd and 3 Highly Commended awards.
2nd
Andy Bebbington (20 points)
2 wins, 2 2nds, 1 3rd and 1 Highly Commended award.
3rd
Alan Wales (16 points)
1 win, 2 3rds and 3 Highly Commended awards.
Congratulations to all three photographers for some outstanding entries. Well done all!
2024 Photographer of the Year, Carol Russell, receiving the Dennis Harvey Award (see page above) at our January meeting. Carol, who moved to Lincolnshire four years ago, continued her membership activities online up until July.
Photo ©2025 Andy Bebbington
Monthly Competition Winners 2025
January: Light trails
Winner: Andy Bebbington: "DeLorean accelerates to 88 mph" 2nd: Alan Wales: "Tramway" Joint 3rd: Phill Clay: "Tram away" and Andy Bebbington: "Christmas decorations"
Highly Commended: Andy Bebbington: "Christmas decorations"
February: Industrial
Winner: Malcolm Yates: "The Campaign" 2nd: Malcolm Yates: "The welder" 3rd: Carol Russell: "Water recycling plant"
Highly Commended: John Smith: "Waterfall Cromford Mills"
March: Winter
Winner: Colin Nock: "Wet robin" 2nd: Carol Russell: "Naked tree in winter" 3rd: Malcolm Yates: "Snowy light"
Highly Commended: Ken White: "Rose 'n' snow"
April: Food & drink
Winner: Colin Nock: "Waiter service" 2nd: Jan Hunter: "Preserving day" Joint 3rd: Ken White: "Dragon fruit" Phill Clay: "Now that's what I call lunch!" Carol Russell: "Cocktail time"
Highly Commended: Carol Russell: "Cocktail time"
May: Abstract
Winner: Judy Roulstone: "Dandelion kaleidoscope" 2nd: Andy Bebbington: "Swirl" 3rd: Alan Wales: "Churchyard spin"
Highly Commended: Judy Roulstone: "Magic mushrooms"
June: No competition
July: A churchyard
Winner: Malcolm Yates: "Churchyards 2" 2nd: Andy Bebbington: "Gravey" 3rd: Alan Wales: "Nature's churchyard"
Highly Commended: Phill Clay: "St James Papplewick"
August: Signage
Winner: Alan Wales: "Which way?" 2nd: Andy Bebbington: "Monsal" 3rd: Andy Bebbington: "New Cathedral St."
Highly Commended: Judy Roulstone: "The station shop"
September: ICM (Intentional Camera Movement)
Winner:
October: No Competition - Newstead Abbey interior photoshoot
November: Bugs!
Winner:
December: My best shot(s) this year
Winner:
