ALAN PRICE

I am sad to report that Alan Price has died (aged 79). He was a renowned wildlife and nature photographer living in Criccieth and winner of numerous National and International Awards, including a First Place in an International Garden Photographer of the Year.
He was a very enthusiastic lecturer at local clubs and also ran practical demonstrations.
He was very generous with his time and would help anyone who asked. He was a great exponent for the idea that you don’t need lots of expensive kit to take great photos. He will be sorely missed.

 

 

Sharon Prenton-Jones - Our New GPU UK Representative

 

 

 

THE PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO SHOW Will be at the NEC, Birmingham 14-17 March

 

 

WELSH SALON 2026 - ADVANCE INFORMATION

Last year 98 photographers from 27 clubs entered 760 images! 390 Images from 88 Photographers received Acceptances! While delighted with these results, WPF resources were stretched to the very limit. This necessitated a strict review if we were to be able continue in 2026. Accordingly we have streamlined and simplified the Salon while retaining and expanding the number of Sections. We regret that this year again our resources are fully stretched to the extent that we are unable to handle public participation during the selection, neither are we able to extend entry invitations beyond the WPF Membership. The sheer weight of materials in the form of boxes, prints and frames has been an ongoing concern. This year, in line with many other Salons, we will dispense with the frames themselves.

Chair - Welsh Salon 2026

 

 

2026 Calendar

Jan
Feb
March	Sun 1st - 1.30	NWPA Exec meeting @ Craig y Don, Llandudno
April	Sat 11th 25/26	NWPA Print Battle @ Craig y Don, Llandudno PAGM APMs @ Cumbria
May
June	Sun 7 - 1.30	NWPA Exec Meeeting @ Craig y Don, Llandudno
July	Sat 11 Sun19	NWPA Competition @ Craig y Don, Llandudno PAGB Inter-Club PDI Championship - Warwick
Aug
Sept	Sun 6 1.30	NWPA Exec Meeeting @ Craig y Don, Llandudno
Oct		PAGB Inter-club Print Championship - Newport, Shrops.
Nov	28/29	PAGB APMs @ Colchester, Essex
Dec	Sun 6 1.30	NWPA AGM + Exec Meeeting @ Craig y Don, Llandudno

In the last issue of this Newsletter I gave information about FIAP Salons.
Here is the result of the 2025 FIAP World Cup for Camera Clubs giving just the UK rankings (and who they tie with).
Mold are now 40th in the World, 4th in the UK and 1st in Wales.
So - many congratulations to the Mold club.

 

 

 

 

 

The NWPA Print Battle 2026

Hi Everyone and I hope that you are surviving the 'Monsoon Season'.
I write to invite your club to take part in this year's NWPA Print Battle which is taking place on Saturday 11th April at the Craig y Don Community Centre, Queens Road, Llandudno.
To make your journey up to Llandudno worthwhile, this is planned to be a full day event with clubs exhibiting their members' work for us to enjoy, possibly a 'Bring & Buy Sale' where you can purchase or sell all your goodies, an interesting talk by our visiting judge and of course the Print Battle competition itself!.
To whet your appetite, here are the provisional timings:
9.00 am - the hall opens for setting up a mini exhibition of clubs prints etc and the acceptance of each club’s print entry.
9.30 am - The NWPA President officially opens the event, and attendees will then have the opportunity to socialise, look at the prints on show and possibly the photographic Bring and Buy sale will be taking place.
10.30 am - Exhibition is pulled down and there is a refreshment break.
11.15am Talk by our Judge, Steve Proctor MPAGB, BPE5*, PPSA, A.APS, UKICPG-3 who is travelling down from Clitheroe.
12.45pm - 1.45pm Lunch break
1.45pm to 4.30pm Judging of the NWPA Print Battle.
5pm - the competition is over and we have to be out of the hall The format of the Print Battle is the usual one:
To enter your club needs just 8 prints with at least 3 colour prints, at least 3 monochrome prints and with no more than 2 nature prints.
The prints must not have been entered into any previous NWPA Battle or as a PDI in the NWPA PDI Challenge.
To encourage our smaller clubs to take part there is no restriction on the number of prints per entrant – however we would hope that if possible, more members are used …..and if a club with a limited number of entrants comes first or second – they will not be invited to represent the NWPA at the PAGB Print Championships as many more prints are required and from a greater number of authors.
Those clubs who are taking part will be sent out an individual entry form/score sheet which will need to be completed and returned to myself and Phil by the 28th March On the competition day, the prints will be handed in by the clubs before 9.30am in numbered
order with the reference letter/number on the back top right hand corner.
So what do I want from you now seeing as though the competition is not taking place until April?
Well I need to know as soon as possible (after you have discussed things at your club) - which NWPA clubs are taking part and which are definitely not!
This information is important as we need to know which clubs are taking part to be able to design the score sheet
Once advised of a club’s decision to take part or definitely not taking part - that decision will be final!
So what do you have to do now??
Firstly, just let me know that you are taking part before the 14th March.
clubsec@rhylphotosoc.co.uk
Start sorting out your entry.
Those clubs that are taking part will be sent an individual entry form, fill it in with the titles and authors - keep a copy and email the completed sheets to myself and Phil by the 28th March phils.dpi@gmail.com
So over to you! Any problems – please email me John Smith Print Battle Organiser

 

 

 

NWPA COMPETITION - FREE TO ENTER

Building on the tremendous success of last years competition we are very pleased to announce a free to enter NWPA competition for all individual members, life members and Honorary members of the clubs in North Wales who are affiliated to the NWPA.

Date:                   Saturday 11th July 2026
Venue:                Craig y Don Community Centre, Queens Road, Llandudno, LL30 1TE.
Judge :                 Robert Millin. MFIAP, EFIAP/d3, FBPE, MPSA, GPU Zeus, AWPF, SPSA, DPAGB, LRPS.
Categories :        3 categories, Open Colour, Open Mono, Nature.
Entries :              A maximum of 4 entries per person, (THAT IS 4 IMAGES IN TOTAL NOT 4 IN EACH CATEGORY), either pdi, print or a mix of both, into Open Colour, Open Mono and Nature.

Doors open 10am admission £3 to include the raffle and refreshments. Finishing around 5pm.
Prizes include a box of A3 paper from Fotospeed, 20” x 16” Canvas from DCL, £60 voucher from Cotswold mounts amongst other fabulous prizes.
Featuring a bring and buy sale on the day.

Rules:            For entering the above competition • The General Conditions for NWPA Competition Events are as follows • Eligibility • The ENTRANT must be a paid-up member, a life member, or an honorary member of a photographic club or society affiliated to the NWPA. Individual members of all clubs affiliated with the NWPA may enter any or all Categories of the Competition.
Images: each Entrant is responsible for ensuring the eligibility of their Images.
Images previously entered into a NWPA Competition cannot be reused.
All images forming part of an entry must be originated by photographic means by the author, who must hold the original copyright of all such constituent parts.
By entering the Competition, you give consent to the NWPA to keep your email address and club details in our files. This is so you can receive updates and results.

All successful award winners will receive a certificate via Email.

Gold winners and the overall highest score will receive a certificate on the day

 

 

The 3 Categories for entry are:
Nature: You may crop, dodge, burn sharpen saturate or convert to mono. You may clone out but you may NOT clone anything in. You may not add any part of any other image into the finished image.

Open Colour: As it says OPEN but must show colour.

Open Mono: As it says OPEN, but must follow mono rules as follows: Definition of a MONOCHROME image – ‘A Monochrome image is one which has only a single tone e.g. cool, warm, sepia etc. A monochrome image which has been modified by the addition of another colour/partial tone is a colour image’... for eg Colour popping or adding a partial coloured filter.

The Entry Portal will open Mid May, details will be posted on the web site and Facebook and sent via news letter
Please DO NOT attempt to enter before this date as it will cause serious problems for the club who are very kindly letting us use their system.
The portal will close on Saturday 27th June.
Please enter the right category on the portal, if you need any help please contact Jan Wilson-Chalon at jan@lletty.com.

PRINT DELIVERY
Prints can be delivered to Linda Bell or Jan Wilson-Chalon direct.
You can deliver to the Eryri meeting on May 30th also on 27th June, or give them to someone who attends the Eryri group.
On June 4th there is an executive meeting for the NWPA, you can deliver here or give your prints to your NWPA representative.

Any prints not received by Saturday June 27th will not be entered into the Competition. Even if you have entered the details on the portal.

Prints to be labelled on the back with the title and your club as the judge will not require the prints before hand.
This will ensure we get your prints back to the club you belong to.

 

Get your entries ready and pop the date of July 11th 2026 into your diary to attend a fantastic day of wonderful images.
NWPA COMPETITION - FREE TO ENTER

 

 

Calendar 2026

Jan
Feb
March	Sun 1st - 1.30	NWPA Exec meeting @ Craig y Don, Llandudno
April	Sat 11th 25/26	NWPA Print Battle @ Craig y Don, Llandudno PAGM APMs @ Cumbria
May
June	Sun 7 - 1.30	NWPA Exec Meeeting @ Craig y Don, Llandudno
July	Sat 11 Sun19	NWPA Competition @ Craig y Don, Llandudno PAGB Inter-Club PDI Championship - Warwick
Aug
Sept	Sun 6 1.30	NWPA Exec Meeeting @ Craig y Don, Llandudno
Oct	24	PAGB Inter-club Print Championship - Newport, Shrops.
Nov	28/29	PAGB APMs @ Colchester, Essex
Dec	Sun 6 1.30	NWPA AGM + Exec Meeeting @ Craig y Don, Llandudno