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1st Open PDI Competition (2026/27)

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The 1st  Open PDI competition of the season was judged on 24th September by Steve Hitchen (EPAGB, AFIAP, BPE5*) from Atherton & District PS. With 86 images to judge, it was quite a long night, and although scoring was reasonably high and a number were held back, only a small number achieved top marks.

The top scoring images are listed below.

GroupMember NameTitlePts
IntermediateBrian ClarkFlying Grey20
AdvancedAndy OgilvieShoe Rack20
AdvancedGordon WatsonThe Horn Section20
AdvancedCarol WatsonThe Vagabond And His Hound20

The featured image for this competition is Shoe Rack by Andy Ogilvie which was one of four images to score the maximum 20pts.

Shoe Rack

Shoe Rack by Andy Ogilvie

1st Open PDI Image Gallery

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Photoshow 2026 – Public Vote

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The public votes from this year’s Photoshow have all been collated and counted, so we can now announce the winners. In terms of individual images the top three with the most votes were:-

  1. Pass With Care by Mike Williamson (24 Votes)
  2. My Best Friend by Peter Cotton (22 Votes)
  3. How Does This Thing Work by Mary Kirkby (21 Votes)
Pass With Care!

Pass With Care! by Mike Williamson


My Best Friends By Peter Cotton

How Does This Work By Mary Kirkby

In terms of total votes for members work, the top three places were:-

  1. Mike Williamson (91 Votes)
  2. Peter Cotton (94 Votes)
  3. Carol Watson (70 Votes)

So well done to all mentioned above, and in particular to Mike, who topped both lists. If you have not received your feedback slips, please see Christine Round.

2025/26 Awards Evening

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The 2025/6 Awards Evening was held on 13th August at the Drive Methodist Church. Awards were presented for the top three places in the Season Print and Digital Competitions, for Awarded images in Photoshow and for the overall Print and Digital Photographer Of The Year.

Season Print Competition

  • 1st – Carol Watson
  • 2nd – Gordon Watson
  • 3rd – Mike Williamson

Season Digital Competition

  • 1st – Carol Watson
  • 2nd – Gordon Watson
  • 3rd – Mike Williamson

Photoshow Print Competition – 1st Placed Images

CategoryTitleAuthor
Best In Show — ScapesJamnik Church In The Falling SnowCarol Watson
ColourRossall Point Lookout PostMike Williamson
MonoIn Need Of A TowGordon Watson
NatureNorthern GannetChris Taylor
PeopleHow Does This WorkMary Kirkby

Photoshow Digital Competition – 1st Placed Images

CategoryTitleAuthor
Best In Show — ScapesAurora Over LofotenGordon Watson
ColourFinding Winter's StoreCarol Watson
MonoAll In A FlapGordon Watson
NatureOtter PairGordon Watson
People1920s GlamourCarol Watson

Photographer Of The Year

The Photographer of the Year awards take account of results in the Season Competitions, in Photoshow and also in the L&CPU Individual competition.

Print Photographer Of The Year

  • 1st – Gordon Watson
  • 2nd – Carol Watson
  • 3rd – Mike Williamson

Digital Photographer Of The Year

  • 1st – Carol Watson
  • 2nd – Gordon Watson
  • 3rd – Mike Williamson

Well done to all those mentioned above.

Photoshow 2026 – Awards Galleries

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LSAPS Photoshow is held over two weeks during August each year and showcases about 600 Print and Digital images produced by our club members. The show is also a competition split across 5 categories –  Colour, Mono, Nature, People and Scapes in both the Print and PDI sections.  This year the Print competition was judged by Steve Proctor (MPAGB, BPE5*, PPSA) from Chorley Photographic Society and the Digital competition was judged by Diane Seddon (ARPS, AFIAP, CPAGB, BPE3) from Cleethorpes Camera Club in the North East Midlands Federation.  Each judge selected their 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed images in each category along with a number of Commended and Highly Commended images. They also selected their overall Best In Show image.

The Awarded Images from Photoshow 2026 are shown below in two Award Galleries. Click on any image in the gallery to launch the slideshow.

The award for Best Print in Show went to Jamnik Church In The Falling Snow by Carol Watson.

Jamnik Church In The Falling Snow

Jamnik Church In The Falling Snow by Carol Watson

Print Awards Galleries

The award for Best Digital Image in Show went to Aurora Over Lofoten by Gordon Watson.

Aurora Over Lofoten

Aurora Over Lofoten by Gordon Watson

Digital Awards Galleries

 

2026 President’s Challenge

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Darylington Station

Darylington Station by Peter Flegg

The President’s Challenge this year was on the subject of Railway, and it was judged by Daryl on 9th July between the AGM and Photoshow results. There was only a small entry of 15 images this year. As time was short Daryl made just a few comments about why some images were held back or why they fell short.

Congratulations to Esther Parkinson, Peter Darby and Chris Round who’s images were all held back, and especially to Peter Flegg, who’s image of Darylington Station was the winner. Surely nothing to do with referencing the judge in the title?

President’s Challenge – Gallery

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2026 North Cheshire Challenge

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The 2026 North Cheshire Challenge was held on Saturday 13th June, judged by Jeremy Malley-Smith (LRPS, EFIAP, DPAGB, BPE3*). The format is a knock-out club competition, with each club entering 5 images. In a knock-out there are a series of rounds, and at each round about 50% of the remaining images are eliminated. After 5 rounds, with only a handful remaining, the judge then chooses an overall winner.  Scores are awarded based on the round at which an image is knocked out, and the club with the highest total score wins.

There were 120 images entered from 24 clubs. LSAPS scored 18 points and came a very commendable 3rd place – a significant improvement on the previous two years. The competition was won by Southport who tied with South Manchester on 21 pts, but Southport won by virtue of having the overall winning image by Katherine Scorah.

Pass With Care!

Pass With Care! by Mike Williamson

Member NameTitleScore
Carol WatsonFading Floral Dance5
Mike WilliamsonPass With Care!5
Esther ParkinsonDistracted4
Anthony HullAvocets2
Gordon WatsonThe Artist2

2026 North Cheshire Challenge Images

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Fun Competition (2025/26) – Songs Of The 70s

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The 3rd Genre Competition was a Fun Competition with the theme of Songs Of The 70s. The evening was split between trying to guess the song title from the image (with varying levels of success!) and judging the images, which was performed by AI.

There were 37 images entered by 22 members – a relatively light entry. The highest score on the night was 19.

The top scoring images are listed below.

Member NameTitlePts
Peter FleggEvery Bunny Was Kung Fu Fighting19
Peter FleggHeart Of Glass19
Andy OgilvieLittle Willie19
Chris TaylorMessage In A Bottle19
Anthony HullThe Name Of The Game19

The featured image for this competition is Every Bunny Was Kung Fu Fighting by Peter Flegg, which was one of the images scoring 19pts.

Every Bunny Was Kung Fu Fighting

Every Bunny Was Kung Fu Fighting by Peter Flegg

Fun Competition Image Gallery – Songs Of The 70s

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2026 Dublin Inter-Club Competition

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The inter-Club competition against Dublin CC was held on Tuesday 19th May on Zoom, this year hosted by Dublin. The format involved 30 images from each club, all by different members in an open competition. The judge for the competition was Judged by Dominic Reddin FIPF. Unfortunately it was a slightly disappointing night for LSAPS as Dublin ended up as clear winners with a score of  543pts against LSAPS score of 504pts.

LSAPS Images and scores are shown below. Congratulations to Gordon Watson, who’s Eyes To Heaven was the only LSAPS image to score 19pts.

Eyes To Heaven

Eyes To Heaven by Gordon Watson

Member NameTitleScore
Gordon WatsonEyes To Heaven19
Anthony HullAvocets18
Carol WatsonLiverpool Cathedral18
Mike HalsteadMclaren 720s18
Peter DarbyThe Bowler18
Elaine CookWhere Shadows Rest18
Martin ChristensenAutumn Light - Buttermere17
Keith OrrBarley Stalk17
Graham BarkerFrench Angelfish17
Andy OgilvieIf Walls Could Talk17
Esther ParkinsonInto The Abyss17
Bill BreckenridgeJust Before Impact17
Christine RoundKarlovo Namesti Station17
Chris TaylorNorthern Gannet17
Peter CottonPersons Of Interest 17
Mike WilliamsonRattray Lighthouse, Aberdeenshire17
Joy SwarbrickSeedheads17
Karen MorrisWaiting For Autumn17
Dave BiggsAcute Angle16
Mary KirkbyBee Eaters Roosting At Sunset16
Alex EarlyBlack Headed Gull Diving16
Janet ParkerCar Doors16
Peter FleggCosmos Coronet16
Simon RayGrowing In The Shadow Of Giants16
Karen JackmanI Missed You16
Ian MulroyJubilee Quay Wrecks16
Stuart CahillPost-coffe Photography Scramble16
Margaret KeaneReflections Of A Cornish Beach16
Allan LonsdaleWe Are Ready To Go16
Sheila GilesGhost Leaf Mimic Mantis15

2026 Dublin Battle Images

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2026 L&CPU Individual Competition

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Fading Floral Dance

Fading Floral Dance by Carol Watson

The 2026 L&CPU Individual competition was judged on the weekend of 9th/10th May, and once again LSAPS scored some notable successes. Overall there were 843 Prints and 1973  digital images entered from 234 Photographers, slightly up on last year with more prints in particular being entered. LSAPS was represented by 14 photographers.

The scores are decided by three judges each scoring between 2 and 5 points, similar to an Exhibition. In general, a 2 indicates something wrong with an image, 3 is a competent image, but not good enough to be accepted. 4 is good enough to be accepted and 5 means it may be good enough for an award (though awards are only decided at the end in a final review by all three judges). In an exhibition, an image is usually accepted if it scores 12 or above.

All the LSAPS scores can be viewed in the pdf document below. This year LSAPS had 11 members achieving at least one image scoring 12 and above, as shown in the table below. Carol Watson also achieved 5 Awarded images, including an outstanding Gold Medal for Fading Floral Dance in the Colour Print Category, whilst Gordon Watson had 1 Awarded image.

In the overall Photographer Of The Year, Gordon Watson achieved a very creditable 2nd place overall, Carol Watson placed 4th, Anthony Hull was 22nd and Mary Kirkby 23rd. The full standings for Print, PDI and Overall Photographer Of The Year are shown in the pdf document below.

     

LSAPS Individual Scores

     

Overall L&CPU Standings

 

3rd Open Print Competition (2025/26)

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The 3rd Open Print competition of the season was judged on 23rd April by Barry Dickinson (MPSA, EFIAP, DPAGB, BPE5*, GPUCR3, L.APS/g) from Poulton PS. There were 54 print images on the night to judge which Barry did with a rather idiosyncratic sense of humour, holding a good number back and commenting in particular on the strength of Landscapes in the competition.

The top scoring images are listed below.

Member NameTitlePts
Carol WatsonJamnik Church In The Falling Snow20
Sheila GilesOrphan Lamb20
Mike WilliamsonPass With Care!20
Peter DarbyTara With Baby Zaiya20
Bill BreckenridgeThe Buzzard20

The featured image for this competition is Pass With Care! by Mike Williamson, which was one of the images scoring 20pts, but the one which Barry said was his favourite on the night.

Pass With Care!

Pass With Care! by Mike Williamson

3rd Open Print Image Gallery

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