At the October 2007 executive meeting the PAGB Executive agreed to host a new competition for Projected Digital Images. The competition is open to all member clubs of PAGB affiliated federations. The attached PDF flyer notice gives some information about the closing date and how to enter the competition. Above information has already been placed on the PAGB web site. However, we would be grateful if you could arrange for the information to be posted to individual federation web sites so that clubs can be made aware of this new competition. More information will be made available shortly.

Third Annual Sharow Photographic Competition 2008

My warmest congratulations on the 2007 Sharow Competition - it has quickly blossomed into a ‘tour de force’ and the standard of entries was incredibly high. It has obviously now staked its place in the nation's photographic competition calendar and I hope will go from strength to strength, especially given the fact that you are able to not only provide generous prize money, but also make substantial donations to charity.

Derry Brabbs (Photographer, Author, Speaker & past competition Judge)

We are delighted to announce that the Third Sharow Open Photographic Competition will be held in April 2008. Entries are invited from the United Kingdom and beyond.

This is a competition for photographers of all levels of ability - excluding full-time professional photographers.

The chosen national charity to be supported in 2008 is Marie Curie Cancer Care Registered Charity No: 207994

The promoters are St. John's Church PCC in Sharow, North Yorkshire on the outskirts of Ripon, the Cathedral City of the Dales.

The Sharow Photographic Competition is open to all comers of any age and all abilities. Any person can compete in just one category or all categories either in print or digital format.

The second competition was very successful and built on the success of the first in September 2006. Thanks to your support the Competition will now be a regular prestigious event in April each year.

A chance to win prize money for your photography and also help a very

worthy charity. All the details by clicking on the above link. Why not enter now ?

London Salon 2007.

Congratulations to Robert Mawer ( No . 108 Columbine on Tissue ) and to Stuart Noble ( No . 125 Abandoned) for each having a print accepted into the London Salon .

Columbine on Tissue .

Robert Mawer

Abandoned .

Stuart Noble

Y.P.U. 2007 Annual Exhibition.

Congratulations to the following members for having prints or projected images accepted into this year ' s exhibition .

Prints : Colour Section

Philip Haigh ( Evening Light , Dunstanburgh Castle) .
Harry Hosker ( And Let Thy Feet ) . Also selected for the Photographic Alliance competition .
Harry Hosker ( Sara, Landing Stage , River Gambia ) . Also selected for the Photographic Alliance competition .
Stuart Noble ( Aerial Combat ) .

Halifax entered 35 entries in coloured and monochrome prints .

Projected Images Section

Philip Haigh ( Morning Light, Dunstanburgh ) . Also selected for the Photographic Alliance competition .
Philip Haigh ( Steam Over Ribblehead ) .

Halifax entered 18 entries ( 8 digital images and 10 traditional slides ) .

Steam over Ribblehead .

Philip Haigh

This photograph also received a commendation in the Yorkshire section of the Sharow Photographic Competition 2007