Another milestone in my photographic accomplishments was achieved this week – I fore-filled all the requirements for claiming my Associate distinction with the BPE (British Photographic Exhibitions). The BPE was formed in the late 80′s by a group of exhibitions wishing to help each other in promoting photographic exhibitions here in the UK. This cooperation [...]
Autumn here in the UK not only signifies the golden glow of the late afternoon sun, but also the welcome return of British Photographic Exhibitions after their summer break. Shrewsbury Photographic Society were the first of five National Exhibitions to publish their results. I gained four acceptances at Shrewsbury, which all help towards me gaining myABPE [...]
Basingstoke Camera Club is one of four new clubs to join the British Photographic Exhibition (BPE) circuit in 2012, which now brings the total number of British Photographic Exhibition to nineteen. Acceptances gained in these exhibitions count towards BPE Crown Awards or Distinctions depending on what level you’re at. Not having entered this exhibition before [...]
Photo2012.net is an on-line photographic exhibition organised by the Vale of Evesham Camera Club, a member of the British Photographic Exhibition (BPE) circuit. Acceptances in this exhibition count towards BPE Crown Awards and Distinctions. Having gained my 5th Crown Award in October, 2011 I am now working towards my Associateship (ABPE) distinction. Although I didn’t figure [...]
Armed with my iPhone, a Samsung NX-100 and my Fuji HS-20 my 2 day visit to Focus at the NEC, Birmingham began bright and early on Tuseday morning. This year should have been a bit special as DAPA Group (my camera club) had won the Advanced Photographer Magazine Club Challenge competition and part of our [...]
Having successfully gained my fifth British Photographic Exhibitions Crown Award (BPE5*) in October, 2011 I am now pursuing their Associates distinction (ABPE), which requires a further 100 acceptances, plus 20 awards. An awards could be anything from a Commended image up to and including a PAGB Gold Medal. Having gained 10 acceptances and a Honour [...]
The GDPU is a Scottish photographic organization with a history spanning over 50 years. Over that time it has evolved into a progressive organization promoting the highest standards of photography within clubs whilst serving the needs of Scottish photographers. Two years ago the GDPU joined the British Photographic Exhibitions (BPE) to further encourage photographers to [...]
Photo2011 – www.photo2011.net is the 13th National Open Exhibition hosted by the Vale of Evesham camera club. Each year the exhibition grows, this year it attracted over 3,370 digital entries. The Judges; Sandy Leland FRPS, Peter Gennard MFIAP EFIAP/p, Graham Hodgkiss MPAGB and Colin Smith FRPS were supported by the VECC team to create another [...]
I first supported this British Photographic Exhibition (BPE) as a member of Wallheath Camera Club back in 1991 when I was shooting transparencies with a Nikon FA. My single acceptance then was called, Showing Off, which was my 4th BPE acceptance. I gained another solitary acceptance the following year (1992), which bought my BPE points [...]
Since gaining membership for DAPA Group to join the Midland Counties Photographic Federation (MCPF) in 2007 it has been my ambition to apply for my DPAGB, a distinction from the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain (PAGB). To qualify, I had to support the MCPF annual exhibition (MidPhot) for 3 years. The PAGB hold two adjudication [...]
