Awards

At the Annual Awards and Social Evening, the following annual awards are presented to members for success in the club's photographic competitions. All the trophies are held for one year. Details of the competitions are given in the section on COMPETITIONS

THE 'NORMAN DAZELEY TROPHY'

This trophy is awarded to the member scoring the highest number of points in any one section and who has never before won an annual award. It was presented to the club as a tribute to a Founder Member and Honorary Secretary for 17 years. The winner also selects a book to a value decided by the committee.

THE 'HARRY FINGLETON AWARD'

This book award is for consistency in the monthly digital image competitions. It was named after Harry Fingleton who was a Founder Member and served the club in many capacities. The winner selects a book to a value decided by the committee.

THE 'JIM CAUSTON AWARD'

This book award, the value of which is decided by the committee, is given for consistency in the monthly print competitions. It comes from a trust fund donated by Mrs Megan Causton in memory of her husband who was chairman of the committee for some years.

THE 'PICKLES PRINT OF THE YEAR' TROPHY

This trophy, donated by Dorothy & Les Pickles, a past Chairman of the committee, is awarded to the winner of the 'Print of the Year' competition.

THE 'MALCOLM SMITH LANDSCAPE AWARD'

This book award, the value of which is decided by the committee, provided by a donation from Mrs Jenny Smith in memory of her husband who was an active member for some years, is given for the best landscape photograph in the 'PRINT OF THE YEAR' competition.

THE 'BRYAN ELLIOT SPORTS PRINT' AWARD

This trophy, donated by a very successful long term club member, is awarded for the best sports image in the 'PRINT OF THE YEAR' competition.

THE 'DIGITAL IMAGE OF THE YEAR' TROPHY

This trophy, donated by Peter Whittam who held several committee posts including Vice President, is awarded to the winner of the annual Digital Imaging competition.

THE 'THEMED DIGITAL IMAGE' TROPHY

This trophy is awarded to the overall points winner of the themed digital image competitions held in the year.

THE 'ALFRED BROWN' TROPHY

To celebrate the Golden Jubilee and the 60th year of the club, the committee introduced a new award in 2012 which is known as the 'Alfred Brown Award'. This trophy is awarded to the author of an image that is deemed to have been the best image presented by a member during the course of the year in the opinion of the current and past club presidents.