Saltburn Photographic Society brings home the Trophies
Above: Four of the winning entrants with the Chairman. L to R: Phillip Dove, Lilian Waton Chairman holding the Bewick Trophy, Ian Snowdon with the Wier Trophy, Audrey Barnes and Alan Meek.
Saltburn Photographic Society was founded in 1960 and is continuing successfully. In the early days we joined The Northern Counties Photographic Federation which covers Cleveland, the greater part of Cumbria, Durham, Northumberland and Tyne & Wear, but after a time our membership was allowed to lapse. We have now rejoined the Federation which allows us to compete with 50 member groups across the area and our entry in the 2014 Annual Print Exhibition brought success for the Club entry, ‘The Bewick Trophy’, sharing first place with Keswick Photographic Society. The entry was 6 prints from 5 members. Members whose prints entered were, Ian Snowdon 2 prints, Phillip Dove, Audrey Barnes, Malcolm Blenkey and Paul Hume. In addition Ian Snowdon won the ‘Wier Trophy’ for the Best Colour Print. Entering competitions is one way of improving standards when constructive comments are made of the entrant’s work. Over the years members of our Society have had successes; we remember with affection the late Dr Michael Constable who was a keen entrant in external competitions and among his prizes was a trip to Australia and the winning of a small camper van. Other members have had their work accepted and published in the Look North Calendar, and an entry in the book ‘Landscape 4
Below Left: ‘Southwold’ Pier by Audrey Barnes. Below Right: ‘Call of the Wild’ by Paul Hume.
Photographer of the Year’. At present our membership is about 65, regularly attending our weekly meetings, practical sessions and summer outdoor walks. We have an open invitation for visitors to sample our sessions and hopefully join and participate. To see competition entries, visit our Web site (www.saltburnphotographicsociety.co.uk). Tony Lynn (President) and Cath are both Founder members. For the regular Photographic Society news see page 48. Right: 1960s portrait night with Ken Bowers as the model taken in our first meeting place Saltburn, Toc H Hall, note the coke stove boiling the kettle and heating the room.
Cath and Tony Lynn