LSAPS Photoshow is held over two weeks during August each year and showcases over 600 Print and Digital images produced by our club members. The show is also a competition split across 5 categories –  Mono, Nature, Open, People and Scapes in both the Print and PDI sections.  This year the Print competition was judged by 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.  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 2025 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 Where Shadows Rest by Elaine Cook.

Where Shadows Rest by Elaine Cook

Print Awards Galleries

Commended in Colour Print - The Quintette Prowl — by Anthony Hull

Commended in Colour Print - Typhoon Display Team — by Anthony Hull

Commended in Colour Print - Close Finish — by Brian Clark

Commended in Colour Print - Long Hot Climb — by Mary Kirkby

Highly Commended in Colour Print - Red Sails On The Ribble — by Martin Christensen

Highly Commended in Colour Print - Muscari — by Joy Swarbrick

Highly Commended in Colour Print - Into The Woods — by Keith Orr

Highly Commended in Colour Print - The Soul Nebula — by Gordon Watson

Highly Commended in Colour Print - Anemone — by Peter Flegg

3rd Place in Colour Print - Iberian Lynx — by Christine Round

2nd Place in Colour Print - The Rolling Stones — by Geoff Batchelor

1st Place in Colour Print - Liverpool Cathedral — by Carol Watson

Commended in Mono Print - Mother And Son From Hamer Tribe — by Mary Kirkby

Commended in Mono Print - Bodnant Mansion House — by Daryl Giles

Highly Commended in Mono Print - Time For Contemplation — by Carol Watson

Highly Commended in Mono Print - Where's That Bus — by Sheila Giles

3rd Place in Mono Print - The Blind Man — by Mary Kirkby

2nd Place in Mono Print - Blunduos Church Iceland — by Carol Watson

1st Place in Mono Print - Where Shadows Rest — by Elaine Cook

Commended in Nature Print - Starling Squabble — by Bill Breckenridge

Commended in Nature Print - French Angelfish — by Graham Barker

Commended in Nature Print - Owl In A Hurry — by Peter Darby

Highly Commended in Nature Print - Blue Tailed Damselfly — by Carol Watson

Highly Commended in Nature Print - Dipper Nest Building — by Bill Breckenridge

Highly Commended in Nature Print - Kestrel With Mouse — by Peter Darby

3rd Place in Nature Print - Elephants In Mud Glorious Mud — by Mary Kirkby

2nd Place in Nature Print - Long Eared Owl At Dusk — by Mike Williamson

1st Place in Nature Print - Peregrine Falcon — by Mike Williamson

Commended in People Print - Called By The Light — by Gordon Watson

Commended in People Print - Good Times With Friends — by Esther Parkinson

Commended in People Print - A Quiet Moment — by Daryl Giles

Highly Commended in People Print - Heart Of The Gurdwara Kitchen — by Elaine Cook

Highly Commended in People Print - Eagle Festival Parade — by Mary Kirkby

3rd Place in People Print - Timeless Radiance — by Elaine Cook

2nd Place in People Print - Dapper Gent — by Carol Watson

1st Place in People Print - One Sassy Miss — by Mary Kirkby

Commended in Scapes Print - Autumn Morning - Curemonte — by Martin Christensen

Commended in Scapes Print - Beinn Eighe From Loch Coulin - Torridon — by Mike Williamson

Commended in Scapes Print - Lagangarbh Cottage — by Gordon Watson

Highly Commended in Scapes Print - Scarista — by Geoff Batchelor

Highly Commended in Scapes Print - Stadarstadur Church Iceland — by Carol Watson

Highly Commended in Scapes Print - Late Spring In The Dolomites — by Graham Barker

3rd Place in Scapes Print - Loch Reflections At Dusk - Badachro — by Mike Williamson

2nd Place in Scapes Print - Vestrahorn Evening Light — by Gordon Watson

1st Place in Scapes Print - Solitary Sentinel — by Elaine Cook

Best In Show Print - Where Shadows Rest — by Elaine Cook

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The award for Best Digital Image in Show went to Battle Weary by Carol Watson.

Battle Weary by Carol Watson

Digital Awards Galleries

Commended in Colour Digital - Starting To Fade — by Joy Swarbrick

Commended in Colour Digital - Milky Way Over Beadnell — by Gordon Watson

Commended in Colour Digital - Fistral Surfer — by Peter Parnell

Commended in Colour Digital - Fizzy Pencils — by Esther Parkinson

Commended in Colour Digital - The Bowler — by Peter Darby

Commended in Colour Digital - Up — by Christine Round

Commended in Colour Digital - Grand Ceiling — by Sheila Giles

Highly Commended in Colour Digital - Chinese Blossom — by Joy Swarbrick

Highly Commended in Colour Digital - Grandstand Finish — by Brian Clark

Highly Commended in Colour Digital - Bleeding Rose — by Esther Parkinson

3rd Place in Colour Digital - Red Arrows Top The Tower — by Chris Taylor

2nd Place in Colour Digital - Corridors Of Colour — by Peter Cotton

1st Place in Colour Digital - Men In Black — by Carol Watson

Commended in Mono Digital - Ranakpur Boy — by Elaine Cook

Commended in Mono Digital - Saldanha Metro Tunnel — by Christine Round

Commended in Mono Digital - Llyn Padarn Tree — by Daryl Giles

Highly Commended in Mono Digital - Angel In The Mist — by Mike Williamson

Highly Commended in Mono Digital - Whiskey Jack — by Carol Watson

3rd Place in Mono Digital - Eyes To Heaven — by Gordon Watson

2nd Place in Mono Digital - Rattray Head Lighthouse — by Mike Williamson

1st Place in Mono Digital - Battle Weary — by Carol Watson

Commended in Nature Digital - Arctic Tern In Flight — by Anthony Hull

Commended in Nature Digital - Common Sandpiper — by Stuart Cahill

Commended in Nature Digital - Great Spotted Woodpecker — by Chris Taylor

Commended in Nature Digital - Puffin On The Edge — by Mike Williamson

Commended in Nature Digital - Grouse On Redmire Moor — by Carol Watson

Commended in Nature Digital - Common Blue — by Margaret Keane

Highly Commended in Nature Digital - Great Crested Grebe Carrying Chicks — by Mike Williamson

Highly Commended in Nature Digital - Cattle Egret Dispute — by Brian Clark

Highly Commended in Nature Digital - Jumping Squirrel — by Gordon Watson

Highly Commended in Nature Digital - Galapagos Sea Lion With Newborn — by Mary Kirkby

Highly Commended in Nature Digital - Just Before Impact — by Bill Breckenridge

3rd Place in Nature Digital - Mating Gannets — by Gordon Watson

2nd Place in Nature Digital - Yellow Tube Sponge With Large Brain Coral — by Graham Barker

1st Place in Nature Digital - Avocets — by Anthony Hull

Commended in People Digital - Barbed — by Janet Parker

Commended in People Digital - Contemplating The Prose — by Carol Watson

Commended in People Digital - The Old Bill — by Martin Round

Highly Commended in People Digital - Good Evening Girls — by Stuart Cahill

Highly Commended in People Digital - Lady With A Fan — by Gordon Watson

Highly Commended in People Digital - Taking A Break — by Christine Round

3rd Place in People Digital - Seeing Red — by Christine Round

2nd Place in People Digital - Ashleigh — by Carol Watson

1st Place in People Digital - The Artist — by Gordon Watson

Commended in Scapes Digital - Valencian Sunrise — by Stuart Cahill

Commended in Scapes Digital - Gate - Crow Park Keswick — by Chris Taylor

Commended in Scapes Digital - Nai Yang Coral — by Alan Yardley

Commended in Scapes Digital - Taransay From Sheileboist Beach — by Mike Williamson

Highly Commended in Scapes Digital - Misty Mountain Blues — by Gordon Watson

Highly Commended in Scapes Digital - Elterwater Sunrise — by Elaine Cook

Highly Commended in Scapes Digital - Southwold Pier At Dawn — by Carol Watson

Highly Commended in Scapes Digital - Sand Blasted — by Simon Ray

3rd Place in Scapes Digital - Budir Church At Sunrise — by Carol Watson

2nd Place in Scapes Digital - After The Snow Storm — by Gordon Watson

1st Place in Scapes Digital - Skagsanden Aurora — by Carol Watson

Best In Show Digital - Battle Weary — by Carol Watson

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Photoshow opened on Saturday 2nd August and our opening event was a great success. In addition to a large number of our own members attending, we were pleased to welcome a number of local and L&CPU dignitaries. From the local area we welcomed the Mayor of the Fylde Frank Andrews and his wife Mayoress Ann Andrews, the Mayor of St Annes Karen Harrison and her consort Cllr Gavin Harrison. The L&CPU were represented by President Keith Richardson, Vice President Jane Lines and her husband and General Secretary Adrian Lines, Executive Member Wendy Stowell and Past President and judge of our Print Competition Gordon Jenkins.

We were also delighted to welcome our Celebrity Patron Kay Crewdson and members of her family. Kay presents the weather forecast on NW Tonight and often features weather-watch images sent in by the public, so if you want one of your images featured on TV, please send them in to Kay at the Weather Watchers website.

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Men In Black By Carol Watson

Following the announcement of the Photoshow results we are able to work out our Print and Digital Photographers of the Year for the 2024/5 season. Points are awarded for In-Season competitions, Photoshow and the L&CPU Individual competitions as follows:

• 1st – 5 points
• 2nd – 4 points
• 3rd – 3 points
• 4th – 2 points
• 5th – 1 point

• 1st – 5 points
• 2nd – 4 points
• 3rd – 3 points
• Highly Commended – 2 points
• Commended – 1 point

• Score 15 – 5 points
• Score 14 – 4 points
• Score 13 – 3 points
• Score 12 – 2 points
• Score 11 – 1 point

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

2025 Photoshow PDI Awards

Battle Weary by Carol Watson

Stadarstadur Church Iceland By Carol Watson

The 2025 L&CPU Individual competition was judged on the weekend of 10th/11th May, and once again LSAPS scored some notable successes. Overall there were 691 Prints and 1916 digital images entered, which was unfortunately slightly down on last year.

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 16 members achieving at least one image scoring 12 and above, plus 4 members with at least one Commended image:-

In the overall Photographer Of The Year, of those LSAPS members who entered the full quota of 24 images, Carol Watson placed 5th equal, Gordon Watson was 8th equal, Mary Kirkby was 14th equal and Sheila Giles was 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