ANNUAL PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION

The best pictures by a number of local photographers will be on view in an exhibition at Leamington's All Saints' Parish Church from this coming weekend.

Around 200 prints and digital images will be on display in Leamington Spa Photographic Society's Annual Exhibition, which is free to visit from Saturday April 27.

Among the eye-catching pictures is Gull with Crayfish by Richard Dunn from Warwick, which took the top award in the Natural History Digital category at the society's recent annual competition.

It was judged by Louise Hill MCPF, academy head at the Stratford-upon-Avon-based Permajet Photographic Academy and a highly-respected judge on the Midlands camera club circuit, who said she 'thoroughly enjoyed viewing the high standard of images' before her.

Yvonne's captivating still-life and the winners in nine other categories will all be on display alongside the other highly-placed photographs and submitted images from LSPS members.

Although based in Leamington, the Society's membership is drawn from a wide area, with members hailing from Stratford, Alcester and Banbury in the south to Coventry in the north.

And with its meetings regularly streamed on You Tube, members have been known to 'attend' from as far away as New Zealand – as well as Zoom conferencing enabling the society to connect to expert guest speakers from abroad.

In addition to hosting a number of speakers throughout the year and staging a series of competitions for members, LSPS has several special interest groups catering for specific genres and interests ranging from abstract and macro photography to portraiture, street photography and landscapes.

Chairman Peter Chappell said: "LSPS continues to be a thriving community of photographers, with a strong programme of presenters, competitions and practical demonstrations. It has been particularly pleasing to see new members actively engaging with the range of opportunities the society offers." 

The exhibition at the church will be officially opened by the Mayor of Leamington, Councillor Alan Boad, on Friday April 26, when he will present awards to the winners of the annual competition classes and other competitions held throughout the LSPS season.

The winning pictures in the LSPS annual competition are:

Club Level Digital Image: There Goes the Bus by Martin Johnson

Club Level Print: Ghost Train by Ken Pinfold

Portrait Print: Harmonium by Ken Pinfold

Local Scene: Night Parade by Mark Godfrey

Colour Print: Mirror Image by Yvonne Shillington

Digital Image: On the Thames by Nikhil Badkas

Monochrome Print: Twelve Thirty-six by Odie Evans

Natural History Print: Murmuration by Ken Pinfold

Natural History Digital Image: Gull with Crayfish by Richard Dunn (pictured)

Landscape Print: Last Days of Autumn by Keith Roberts

The Annual Exhibition is open to the public at All Saints in Victoria Terrace, Leamington, from Saturday April 27 until Sunday May 5, from 10.30am to 5.30pm and from midday until 5.00pm on Sundays.

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