The Bolton Camera Club meets weekly throughout most of the year and gives a very warm welcome to visitors and new members. We have been sharing a passion for photography since 1884 and are more than happy to share with you, whether your interest is in film or digital, audio visual or more technical aspects of photography.
2018 Bolton Camera Club Awards
On Thursday 24th January the club held its annual awards presentation evening.
Our awards were presented by Ian Aldcroft the President of the L&CPU (Lancashire and Cheshire Photographic Union) who once was a member of Bolton Camera Club some years ago.
The awards are given for the images presented in competitions by members throughout 2018.
The competition trophy winners on this occassion were
The Morris Trophy for Club Level Projected Digital Image
Winner Isabel Prause 2nd Claire Taylor 3rd Ian Mcewen
The Stan Davies Trophy for Intermediate Level Projected Digital Image
Winner Jian Huang 2nd Judy Bell 3rd John Morris
The Shield for Advanced Level Projected Digital Image
Winner Alan Bromiley 2nd Phil Durkin 3rd Richard Towell
The Dennis Cup for Audio Visual Spring
Winner Peter Thomasson
The The Harold Elton Cup for Audio Visual Autumn
Winner Alan Bromiley
The LindethTrophy fo Club Level Prints
Winner Chris Hutchinson 2nd Dave Bell 3rd Peter Corser
The John A Fitton Trophy for Intermediate Level Prints
Winner Eric Grindle 2nd Pat Berry 3rd Judy Bell
The Schofield Trophy for Advanced Level Prints
Winner Richard Towell 2nd Alan Bromiley 3rd Peter Maddock
The Roy Williamson Trophy for Themed Images in Print and PDI
Winner Mike Williamson 2nd Alan Bromiley 3rd Richard Towell
The Russell Trophy for Club Days Out Print
Winner Derek Ainsworth
The David Farrell Trophy for Club Days Out PDI
Derek Ainsworth
The Geoff Davies Trophy for Black and White Street Photography
Winner Alan Bromiley
The Coronation Cup Bolton Camera Club Photographer of the Year
Winner Alan Bromiley 2nd Richard Towell 3rd Mike Williamson
PDI Open Competition No 1 January 2019
On Thursday 21st January 2019 the club held its first competition of the year.
On this occassion members were invited to enter images in Projected Digital Image (PDI) format for their Advanced, Intermediate, or Club Level of membership competition status.
The judge for this event was Rob Hockney who is a photographer of high regard and qualifications, who with his comments and thought provoking advice on images keeps his audience engaged.
The competition is in 3 parts with the Club Level images being displayed first. In this level our judge awarded 2 images the top score of 20 points and these were;
"Two Boats on Loch Rusky" by Margaret Irwin "Three Boats on Loch Rusky" by Margaret Irwin
In the Intermediate Level of competition the judge awarded 3 images the top mark of 20 points, and these were;
"Magnet Fishing" by Chris Evans
"Castlerigg" by Dave Bell "Iron Man" by Ken Tebay
The final competition of the evening was for the Advanced Level of members and the judge awarded 4 images the top mark of 20 points, and these were;
"Great Crested Grebes Courting" by Richard Towell "Foggy Evening on Rydal Water" by John Durkin
"Steetley Pier" by Phil Durkin "Passion Flower" by Peter Thomasson
To read the review and see who won, please click here
To read the review and see the scores of this inter club battle please click here.
To read about our best ever result please click here.
Our Trophies for 2017 competitions were presented by Garth Tigue, L&CPU President. To see who won which trophy, please click here.
To read the review and see the scores, please click here