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On February 25th, Cookridge Camera Club were delighted to host, at Cookridge Village Hall, an evening of prints from the 2025 PAGB Masters of Print competition for members of local photography clubs.
Only 60 prints made it to the final selection and there were some great prints on show. Each print was shown and discussed in turn before being placed on display for everyone to have a closer look during the interval; in which Cookridge members did a grand job at providing refreshments. There was a very good turnout from local clubs with lots of positive comments. A good evening was had by all and we hope to repeat the evening next year with the 2026 prints. The Annual Awards for Photographic Merit were held as the last meeting of the 2024-25 year.          President, John Fenton proudly presented the certificates and trophies. Dave Tunstall won the trophies for Best PDI and Best Print of the year.
Chairman Tim Balls commented on the success of the 2024-25 programme and was thanked for his hard work throughout the year. It has been a good year for members gaining photographic accolades: congratulations to Jane Horton who gained DPAGB accreditation and Dave Tunstall who was awarded CPAGB. A Pot Luck Supper rounded off the evening very nicely. Our stand at the Ralph Thoresby Festival proved very popular with many of the visitors that attended the festival. The festival organisers had done a great job and there was something for everyone.
Cookridge Camera Club are proud to support the Ralph Thoresby Festival by providing an exhibition of prints and digital images from Camera Club members.  Come along on Saturday 5th July 2025 to Ralph Thoresby High School, Holt Park Approach, Leeds, LS16 7RX and see what we do.
You will be assured of a warm welcome. Several Camera Club members submitted images into the Yorkshire Show Photographic Competition as usual, and this year the subject was again simply ‘Woodland’. Two photographs gained acceptances (pictured), one by Colin Williams entitled: Arched Tree in Middleton Woods and one by Jay Pegg called simply: Bark. It is a great accolade to gain acceptance amongst the many that were submitted.
Both images were beautifully enlarged and displayed on large canvas mounts, hung along with the other thirteen which were selected.
The annual Awards Ceremony was amongst the few meetings at the Club in which members felt able to meet face-to-face this season at the Village Hall. The Club President, Richard Dewhurst (pictured) presented the awards, and gained some awards himself which were presented to him by the Chairman, Tim Balls, who was Master of Ceremonies.  Owing to the considerable variety of competitions and events during the season, almost all members were able to demonstrate some particular aspect of photographic excellence, and therefore become the proud recipients of an award or trophy.
The Ceremony was followed by a simple, but most enjoyable, Social Event. |
