Photoshow 2025 Results
The 2025 Photoshow results were announced on Thursday 10th July with a slideshow of the awarded images. The judge for the Prints was Gordon Jenkins (HonPAGB, Hon Life Vice-President of the PAGB), whilst the PDI’s were judged by Ann Francis (FIPF, EFIAP/g) from Cork Camera Group.
There were 342 Prints and 322 PDIs submitted by 49 LSAPS members. A total of 100 awards were made – 45 in Print and 55 in PDI, with 28 members receiving at least one award. The ‘award’ for the most awards went to Carol Watson, with 15 in total.
All the Awarded images are listed below. Congratulations to everyone who received an Award, but in particular to Elaine Cook who received Best In Show – Print and to Carol Watson who received Best In Show – PDI.
2025 Photoshow Print Awards
Where Shadows Rest by Elaine Cook
| Award | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Best In Show | ||
| Best Print In Show | Where Shadows Rest | Elaine Cook |
| Colour Print | ||
| 1st Place | Liverpool Cathedral | Carol Watson |
| 2nd Place | The Rolling Stones | Geoff Batchelor |
| 3rd Place | Iberian Lynx | Christine Round |
| Highly Commended | Anemone | Peter Flegg |
| Highly Commended | Into The Woods | Keith Orr |
| Highly Commended | Muscari | Joy Swarbrick |
| Highly Commended | Red Sails On The Ribble | Martin Christensen |
| Highly Commended | The Soul Nebula | Gordon Watson |
| Commended | A Hot Climb In The Gobi Desert | Mary Kirkby |
| Commended | Close Finish | Brian Clark |
| Commended | RAF Typhoon Display | Anthony Hull |
| Commended | The Quintette Prowl | Anthony Hull |
| Mono Print | ||
| 1st Place | Where Shadows Rest | Elaine Cook |
| 2nd Place | Blunduos Church Iceland | Carol Watson |
| 3rd Place | The Blind Man | Mary Kirkby |
| Highly Commended | Time For Contemplation | Carol Watson |
| Highly Commended | Where's That Bus | Sheila Giles |
| Commended | Bodnant Mansion House | Daryl Giles |
| Commended | Mother And Son From Hamer Tribe | Mary Kirkby |
| Nature Print | ||
| 1st Place | Peregrine Falcon | Mike Williamson |
| 2nd Place | Long Eared Owl At Dusk | Mike Williamson |
| 3rd Place | Elephants In Mud Glorious Mud | Mary Kirkby |
| Highly Commended | Blue Tailed Damselfly | Carol Watson |
| Highly Commended | Dipper Nest Building | Bill Breckenridge |
| Highly Commended | Kestrel With Mouse | Peter Darby |
| Commended | French Angelfish | Graham Barker |
| Commended | Owl In A Hurry | Peter Darby |
| Commended | Starling Squabble | Bill Breckenridge |
| People Print | ||
| 1st Place | One Sassy Miss | Mary Kirkby |
| 2nd Place | Dapper Gent | Carol Watson |
| 3rd Place | Timeless Radiance | Elaine Cook |
| Highly Commended | Eagle Festival Parade | Mary Kirkby |
| Highly Commended | Heart Of The Gurdwara Kitchen | Elaine Cook |
| Commended | A Quiet Moment | Daryl Giles |
| Commended | Called By The Light | Gordon Watson |
| Commended | Good Times With Friends | Esther Parkinson |
| Scapes Print | ||
| 1st Place | Solitary Sentinel | Elaine Cook |
| 2nd Place | Vestrahorn Evening Light | Gordon Watson |
| 3rd Place | Loch Reflections At Dusk - Badachro | Mike Williamson |
| Highly Commended | Late Spring In The Dolomites | Graham Barker |
| Highly Commended | Scarista | Geoff Batchelor |
| Highly Commended | Stadarstadur Church Iceland | Carol Watson |
| Commended | Autumn Morning - Curemonte | Martin Christensen |
| Commended | Beinn Eighe From Loch Coulin Torridon | Mike Williamson |
| Commended | Lagangarbh Cottage | Gordon Watson |
2025 Photoshow PDI Awards
Battle Weary by Carol Watson
| Award | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Best In Show | ||
| Best Digital In Show | Battle Weary | Carol Watson |
| Colour Digital | ||
| 1st Place | Men In Black | Carol Watson |
| 2nd Place | Corridors Of Colour | Peter Cotton |
| 3rd Place | Red Arrows Top The Tower | Chris Taylor |
| Highly Commended | Bleeding Rose | Esther Parkinson |
| Highly Commended | Chinese Blossom | Joy Swarbrick |
| Highly Commended | Grandstand Finish | Brian Clark |
| Commended | Fistral Surfer | Peter Parnell |
| Commended | Fizzy Pencils | Esther Parkinson |
| Commended | Grand Ceiling | Sheila Giles |
| Commended | Milky Way Over Beadnell | Gordon Watson |
| Commended | Starting To Fade | Joy Swarbrick |
| Commended | The Bowler | Peter Darby |
| Commended | Up | Christine Round |
| Mono Digital | ||
| 1st Place | Battle Weary | Carol Watson |
| 2nd Place | Rattray Head Lighthouse | Mike Williamson |
| 3rd Place | Eyes To Heaven | Gordon Watson |
| Highly Commended | Angel In The Mist | Mike Williamson |
| Highly Commended | Whiskey Jack | Carol Watson |
| Commended | Llyn Padarn Tree | Daryl Giles |
| Commended | Ranakpur Boy | Elaine Cook |
| Commended | Saldanha Metro Tunnel | Christine Round |
| Nature Digital | ||
| 1st Place | Avocets | Anthony Hull |
| 2nd Place | Brain Coral With Yellow Tube Sponge | Graham Barker |
| 3rd Place | Mating Gannets | Gordon Watson |
| Highly Commended | Cattle Egrets Squabbling | Brian Clark |
| Highly Commended | Galapagos Sea Lion With Newborn | Mary Kirkby |
| Highly Commended | Great Crested Grebe Carrying Chicks | Mike Williamson |
| Highly Commended | Jumping Squirrel | Gordon Watson |
| Highly Commended | Just Before Impact | Bill Breckenridge |
| Commended | Arctic Tern In Flight | Anthony Hull |
| Commended | Common Blue | Margaret Keane |
| Commended | Common Sandpiper | Stuart Cahill |
| Commended | Great Spotted Woodpecker | Chris Taylor |
| Commended | Grouse On Redmire Moor | Carol Watson |
| Commended | Puffin On The Edge | Mike Williamson |
| People Digital | ||
| 1st Place | The Artist | Gordon Watson |
| 2nd Place | Ashleigh | Carol Watson |
| 3rd Place | Seeing Red | Christine Round |
| Highly Commended | Good Evening Girls | Stuart Cahill |
| Highly Commended | Lady With A Fan | Gordon Watson |
| Highly Commended | Taking A Break | Christine Round |
| Commended | Barbed | Janet Parker |
| Commended | Contemplating The Prose | Carol Watson |
| Commended | The Old Bill | Martin Round |
| Scapes Digital | ||
| 1st Place | Skagsanden Aurora | Carol Watson |
| 2nd Place | After The Snow Storm | Gordon Watson |
| 3rd Place | Budir Church At Sunrise | Carol Watson |
| Highly Commended | Elterwater Sunrise | Elaine Cook |
| Highly Commended | Misty Mountain Blues | Gordon Watson |
| Highly Commended | Sand Blasted | Simon Ray |
| Highly Commended | Southwold Pier At Dawn | Carol Watson |
| Commended | Gate - Crow Park Keswick | Chris Taylor |
| Commended | Nai Yang Coral | Alan Yardley |
| Commended | Taransay From Sheileboist Beach | Mike Williamson |
| Commended | Valencian Sunrise | Stuart Cahill |