Trophy Winners 2023-24 — Salisbury Photography Club

Trophy Winners 2023-2024

Cathedral Cup Trophy

Set Subject ‘Humour’

Judged by: Amanda Miller LRPS, CPAGB

Congratulations to Tony Oliver for winning the Cathedral Cup Trophy set subject of ‘Humour’ with his humorous image entitled ‘The Donkey Whisperer’. Amanda enjoyed this well captured scene showing the Donkey and its quirky handler taking a break on the beach. The relationship between the two made a strong image in mono using Nik effects.

First 'The Donkey Whisperer' by Tony Oliver

Third 'Does my bum look big?' by Richard Ramsay

HC 'Bus replacement service' by Paul Rigg

HC 'Covid - halt the spread' by Paul Rigg

Castle Camera Trophy

Best of Year individual PDI from the Open Competitions

Judged by: Sue Sibley ARPS,EFIAP/b, DPAGB,BPE3

Congratulations to Paul Rigg as the winner of the Castle Camera Trophy for best PDI of the year “Artic Beach’. Sue Sibley was impressed by the unusual scene with wonderful textured rocks in the foreground and the perfect placing of the figure walking towards the sea. glancing to the distant mountain view

Second 'Knowing when to strike' by Roger Kent

Toomey Trophy

Best of Year individual Print from the Open Competitions

Judged by: Sue Sibley ARPS,EFIAP/b, DPAGB,BPE3

Congratulations to Mike Brown as the winner of the Toomey Trophy for the best print of the year ‘De Warr Pavillion Stairs’’. Sue Sibley said his image had caught her eye and attention looking at the detail in each area and spending time studying it as it led her round from outdoor cameos to pools of light on the floor and up the stairs following the old man.

First 'De La Warr Pavillion Stairs' by Mike Brown

Second 'Anastasia' (Whitby Goth) by Richard Ramsay

HC 'Checking the time' by Richard Ramsay

DS White Trophy

Paul Mitchell judged our panels of images for the DS White Trophy and the winner was Richard Ramsay with his eye-catching trio of ‘Expressions’. Paul was impressed by the choice of subject that balanced so well as a panel with a range of emotion shown and a symmetry that had been well thought out and executed giving a cohesive top quality to the colourful printed panel.

Judged by: Paul Mitchell FRPS

Third 'Settle to Carlisle Viaducts' 01 by Paul Rigg

Third 'Settle to Carlisle Viaducts' 02 by Paul Rigg

Third 'Settle to Carlisle Viaducts' 03 by Paul Rigg

HC 'Slalom Canoeing 01' by Richard Ramsay

HC 'Slalom Canoeing 02' by Richard Ramsay

HC 'Slalom Canoeing 03' by Richard Ramsay

Etchells Vase

The Etchells Vase celebrates ‘People Pictures’ covering a range of genres including Street, Travel and Documentary images. This year Graham House is the winner with a wonderful photo of people of all age groups dancing as they are silhouetted against a sunrise sky at Old Sarum. Kevin Sandall thought it epitomised a joyful people image with great sense of celebration. Emma Webber came second with a family portrait in Woodland and Sally Money came third with her portrait of an Indian Boy.

Judged by: Kev Sandall

First 'Nuts in May' (Morris Dancers at Sunrise) by Graham House

Second 'Woodland Family Portrait' by Emma Webber

Wiltshire Trophy

The Wiltshire Trophy is awarded for the Wiltshire Landscape best print shot in Wiltshire. Congratulations to Rachel Allcock who came first with her image ‘Cathedral What Cathedral’’ portraying the Cathedral in glorious light from her perspective as seen from the Mill looking over the water meadows. Mark Lanigan was particularly impressed that she captured the figure of an angler casting his line in the foreground standing in the River Nadder. He felt this image illustrated the brief perfectly.

Judged by: Mark Lanigan LRPS