2023: In Review

2023: In Review 2023 was more of the same from 2022 – a gradual opening up of our world, shopping in person again (although usually when it’s quiet) and regularly back at band rehearsals. We’re still avoiding busy pubs and restaurants, though have had a couple of office visits. January In January, we would buy…

EFIAP/gold

EFIAP/gold I’m pleased to say that I’ve been awarded EFIAP/gold. This built on my previous EFIAP/silver and required me to get 500 acceptances from 150 different works from 15 countries, with 6 awards. The images I’ve added to the previous entries are shown below. I’ve taken a break from salons since this was completed. I…

2022: In Review

2022: In Review 2022 was the beginning of opening up. It’s a bit of a weird time – the virus is still with us, yet all mitigations are gone. The government approach appears to be “you’re going to get it, so don’t worry about it” yet the scientists are saying there is a detrimental affect…

2021: In Review

2021: In Review 2021 was the lost year. The pandemic still going on, hope on the horizon in the form of vaccinations. January: Head January began much as December ended, more Zoom meetings with Camera Club and RPS, and more time spent entering salons. There was a virtual work social at the end of the…

EFIAP/silver

EFIAP/silver I’m pleased to say that I’ve been awarded EFIAP/silver. This is the fourth level of the FIAP distinctions and it required me to have 300 acceptances from 100 images, with five awards in five different countries. This award is cumulative with EFIAP/bronze, so I could apply my previous acceptances towards this total, though the…

RPS DIGIT Magazine Article

Photo A Day Article in RPS DIGIT Magazine I was privileged to be asked to submit an article for publishing in the RPS’s Digital Imaging Group magazine. The article covered the evolution of my “Photo A Day” project during the Covid-19 Pandemic. The full article is reproduced below. The images shown on the first page…

2020: In Review

2020: In Review So, 2020. May you live in interesting times, they said. January: The Door We spent new year down with Sharon’s parents in Wiltshire, stopping off in Stow on the way back to take a photo of this door. We had to drive back on the New Year bank holiday as we were…

EFIAP/bronze

EFIAP/bronze I’m pleased to say that I’ve been awarded EFIAP/bronze. This is the third level of FIAP distinctions, and it required me to have 200 acceptances from 50 images, with four awards in five countries. It was a bit of a scramble to get this done during 2019, as the slate is wiped clean after…

2019: In Review

2019: In Review It’s that time of year when thoughts turn to a review of the year. This has been a year of travelling, partly caused by a move onto a much more interesting project at work. January: Betwixt Realities This image came about by chance. I’d taken my usual daily photo out in Leeds,…

ARPS

ARPS With my change in jobs a couple of years back, I found myself in the middle of Leeds trying to find my daily photo. I found it a real challenge at first – there were just so many people around – and I found myself taking photos looking up at buildings. I had seen…