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Barry Camera Club cordially invite your club to enter FIVE PRINTS for the 2026 Barrian Cup, together with the Dave Cowdrey Trophy for best Landscape/Seascape and the Mike Lewis Trophy for Best Print in Competition.
The event will take place at 2pm on Saturday 6th June 2026 at: St. Francis Millennium Hall, Porth-y-Castell, Barry CF62 6NX
Refreshments will be provided and Raffle tickets will be on sale.
Competition Rules:
1. The Competition shall be open to all invited clubs.
2. The Competition will take place on 6 June 2026 at Barry Camera Club.
3. Each club to submit five (5) PRINTS in monochrome or colour – or a mixture of both. The 5 images must include a minimum of one (1) and maximum of three (3) Landscapes or Seascapes.
4. No author is to be represented by more than one (1) image within the competition.
5. There will be an entry fee and clubs will be expected to arrange for the delivery of their images to the BCC Competition Secretary. Clubs will NOT be allowed to participate unless the entry fees have been paid.
6. The Barrian Cup will be awarded to the club with the highest aggregate score for its 5 images.
7. The Dave Cowdrey Trophy will be awarded to the author of the Best Landscape or Seascape image in the competition.
8. The Mike Lewis Trophy will be awarded for the best image in the show.
9. Trophies to be held for one year and then returned to Barry Camera Club.
10. Whilst every reasonable care will be taken by the organisers to avoid damage to, or loss of any entry, no liability will be accepted.
For further details contact: barrycameraclub.compsec@gmail.com
The 2026 Memorial competitions were held on 21 February at Dingestow Village, Hall, Dingestow, Monmouth. NP25 4BH. Our very grateful thanks go to Monmouth Photography Club who hosted the event with enthusiasm and efficiency.
The judge was Ralph Snook ARPS DPAGB EFIAP/s. He judged the prints and PDI’s with skill and helpfulness. His focus was on looking into the pictures instead of just looking at them. He was only concerned about technical matters when such errors got in the way of a photograph’s message.
18 clubs participated. Unfortunately, one club had submitted a monochrome print in the colour print competition; it scored zero, as a result.
The results were:
Walter Morgan Trophy for PDIs
First – Bargoed Camera Club
Second – Monmouth Photographic Club
Third – Gwent Camera Club
Individual Scores here.
Past Presidents’ Trophy for Colour Prints
First – Monmouth Photographic Club
Second – Bridgend & District Camera Club
Third –Â Baglan Bay Photographic Society
Individual Scores here.
Gwyn Morgan Trophy for a Cohesive Set of Monochrome Prints
First – Pyle & Porthcawl Camera Club
Second – RPC
Third – Tenby & District Camera Club
Fourth – Morriston Camera Club
Individual Scores here.
Peter A Young HonPAGB
Memorial Trophies Organiser
Ian Ledgard EFIAP/p GMPSA/b GPU-Cr5 AWPF BPE1
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of visiting Ian Ledgard and spending some time with him and his wife Maragret, enjoyng a cuppa and good catch-up. However, this visit had a more important purpose as I was honoured to be officially presenting Ian with TWO top awards. (See the photos at the end of this post and the links to copies of Ian’s certificates in the paragraphs below).
Ian’s stats are amazing and real source of inspiration for us all in Welsh photography circles and in the wider circuit of world photography. He was recently featured in a PSA Journal and has reached the milestone of being a Diamond Exhibitor–Level 1 in the Mono Class. On top of that Ian has also been awarded his 20-year certificate from the PSA for his continuous support.
So two top awards. Congratulations Ian.
I told him he was an inspiration to us all and he calmly informed me that he isn’t too far from reaching his next goal. This man just keeps on going.
I know you will all join me in congratulating Ian on his fantastic success, for putting his photography on the map of the world stage and, of course, for championing Welsh photography and representing our country with distinction.
I’m sure he’d enjoy receiving your own personal congratulations if you are in contact with him. Watch this space for the next honours Ian is due to achieve. That’s all for now.
Gary Shinner
CMD for Wales
Neath & District PS are pleased to announce that their 2026 NDPS UK Salon is now open for entries. This is their 10th year as a BPE exhibition.
Salon dates are as follows –
Entries open 1st Feb 2026
Entries close 20th April 2026
Selection weekend 25th & 26th April 2026.
Selectors –
Carol McNiven Young FRPS MPAGB ABPE EFIAP/G
Leo Rich ARPS EFIAP/p DPAGB BPE3* Hon PAGB
David Butler MFIAP MPSA2 ARPS BPE5 Hon LCPU
Full details can be found on their website.