I started entering images in the Whanganui Camera Club (WCC) competitions at the beginning of 2017 and progressed from B grade to A grade in 2018. Through 2018 I also started entering images in selected national and regional photography “Salons” .

The following images are those that received Honours in the Club competitions as well as those which received recognition in some way in the regional and national Salons. Each has a story to tell. Hope you enjoy them.

The order is from the most recent down to the earliest at the bottom of the page.

2020

Whanganui Camera Club Humanity and Earth Competition

My first iPhone entry in competition received Honours!

Post extinction

National Photojournalism Competition

Four out of four in this years National PJ competition!

Honours for Love

Acceptance for Out of work

Acceptance for The Big Issue

Acceptance for Mutual appreciation

Whanganui Camera Club Frame in a Frame Competition

Honours for this image from Moine House, Scotland

Outside looking in

North Shore Salon of Photography

My first medal at a national salon plus two acceptances

Bronze Medal for Counting pennies

Acceptance for Playing with Fire

Acceptance for London City Scape

Whanganui Camera Club Creative Competition

Two Honours made it a great night

Ullapool harbour

Woodpile

Whanganui Camera Club Set of Six Competition

Turning into a good year with another two Honours from the Set of Six competition. These are composite images of the sets as suggested by the judge

Whanganui Camera Club Street Photography Competition

Loved my Walkie Talkie and so did the judges – another Honours

Whanganui Camera Club Open Competition

Great to receive Honours for my monochrome treatment of the London Eyes

New Zealand Camera 2020

Second year to have an image selected for inclusion in New Zealand Camera. This one from the streets of Bath titled Thank You

NatEx 2020

Great to get an acceptance in NatEx this year even if it was cancelled

Red-billed gull approaching landing

Whanganui Camera Club Shapes Competition

Received Honours for this creative image of the Organ in Bath Abbey

2020 pattillo Whanganui Arts Review

Delighted to have my first entry in the Whanganui Arts Review accepted. This image “In the flow” is an impression of Moine House in the flow country of the Scottish Highlands.

2019

Jack Sprosen Audio Visual Salon 2019

Was awarded Commended for my audiovisual of our visit to the French town of Pezenas

Whanganui Camera Club Triptych Competition 2019

Received Honours for this triptych captured on the Marine Parade Napier

Nelson National Triptych Salon 2019

My “Arboreal Cathedrals” triptych was accepted in the Nelson national triptych salon

Whanganui Camera Club Portrait Competition 2019

This portrait of local model Alex was awarded A Grade Honours and overall Trophy winner

New Zealand Camera 2019

Great to get an image selected for inclusion in the 2019 edition of NZ Camera

Awaiting resurrection at St Mary’s Cathedral, New Plymouth

Whanganui Camera Club Audio Visual A Grade Trophy Winner 2019

Put together a fun audio visual of the Whanganui Vintage Weekend which was awarded Honours and won the A Grade Trophy

Tauranga Audio Visual Salon 2019

First time in the Tauranga AV (which is an international salon) – great to get an acceptance for a remake of my Sometimes We Die AV

2019 North Shore Salon of Photography acceptances

Wellington on a calm day – accepted in Abstract Category

Street Band on a break – accepted in the Monochrome Category

My first Honours image in WCC A grade competitions for 2019

White lacecap hydrangea (WCC A Grade Honours) – created from around 10 images focus stacked in Photoshop

PSNZ Honours 2019 – Licentiate set

2019 got off to a good start being awarded my LPSNZ honours with a set of 10 matted prints (Composite above) that represent some of my best work over the past two years

2018

PSNZ International Salon 2018

Kiss Me (Acceptance)

Had fun with this shot taken in a mirror in a local shop in Whanganui

PSNZ Regional Convention Salon 2018

They walk among us – ghosts in Trafalgar Square (Honours)

See below in WCC 2018 A grade Honours list for details

Australian Coot feeding adventurous chick (Honours)

Spent a couple of hours with my 150-600mm lens at Virginia Lake catching the Coot family

Two acceptances from the National Photojournalism Salon 2018 hosted by the New Brighton club

Fast Foodies

See below in 2017 WCC Honours list for details

DIOR Envy

Another successful image from a day in Melbourne in 2017

Entymological Society New Zealand “Wonder of the Insect World” 2018

Fly on Red Dahlia

Taken at a local garden and selected for the Entymological Society Exhibition

These three images were recognised in the North Shore Salon of Photography 2018

“…and so I think Trump is a genius.” (Highly Commended)

A lucky hip shot walking through Camden Market in London

USA TODAY (Accepted)

One from the archives from a trip to Seattle some years back

The Hive (Accepted)

Taken from inside a structure called The Hive in Kew Gardens London – with some Photoshop distortion.

The two images below were from the 2018 year in the WCC A grade competitions – a step up from B grade

Final Approach (WCC A grade Honours)

The Hive with an airplane added for effect.

They walk among us – ghosts in Trafalgar Square (WCC A grade Honours)

This was a complex image comprised of five panels of three photos each – all merged in Lightroom using HDR and Pano merge. To help balance the image and add to the creative feel I added Yoda and the airplane.

The images below were all from the 2017 year in the WCC B grade competitions after which I was promoted to A grade 

Whanganui River at Night (WCC B Grade Honours)

Lovely night for taking photos across the awa.

Aerobatics (WCC B Grade Honours)

Caught this top dressing plane outside our gate one morning

Sandy (WCC B Grade Honours)

I was very fortunate to have such a talented model for my first portrait photoshoot.

Streets of Seattle (B grade Honours for Set of 6 Competition)

Taken on a spare day in Seattle

Orbits (WCC B Grade Honours)

Managed to piece together a composite of a spider web taken on a local night time photoshoot.

Fast Foodies (WCC B Grade Honours)

Had a productive day in Melbourne – spent some time tracking these young women until I caught them in the right place.

Ted Baker’s Melbourne Shoe Shop? (WCC B Grade Honours)

This was one of the last images I captured on my day in Melbourne – late at night just near my hotel.

Australasian Gannet returning to nest (WCC B grade Honours)

Another image from an earlier time on a visit to Cape Kidnappers – my first use of RAW image and Lightroom processing. Always need a bit of luck when photographing birds in flight.

Hidden Depths – Manukau Harbour Entrance (WCC B grade Honours)

My first successful image! I had taken it a few years earlier and always felt it had an certain presence. The judge agreed.