Bognor camera club compete in international photography contest
Bognor Regis Camera Club has taken part in a major international photography competition, going up against clubs from South Africa, Canada and the United States.
Members of Bognor Regis Camera Club met on Tuesday 13 January for the inaugural Four-Clubs photographic competition, bringing together photographers from across the globe.
The Bognor Regis group was joined by Sandton Photographic Society of Gauteng in South Africa, North Shore Photographic Society of Vancouver in Canada, and Kendall Camera Club of Miami in the USA.
A total of 56 images were entered into the competition, showcasing a wide range of styles, subjects and techniques from each of the four clubs. The images represented what organisers described as some of the best work produced by club members.
All photographs were judged individually by experienced level 3 photographic judge Mr Peter Rocchiccioli ARPS, B.A. (Hons) EFIAP/s, who said the high standard of entries made the judging particularly challenging.
Following the first round of judging, Sandton Photographic Society emerged as the leading club, with North Shore Photographic Society taking second place. Bognor Regis Camera Club finished close behind in third, followed by Kendall Camera Club in fourth. Judges noted that the strong wildlife and nature images submitted by the South African club played a key role in their win.
For Bognor Regis Camera Club, David Hastings was the highest scoring individual photographer in this round of the competition.
The international contest is still ongoing, with each of the three overseas clubs due to host their own home based judging rounds. The overall winner, based on the combined results of all four rounds, is expected to be announced next month.
A selection of the highest scoring images from the competition has been made available by the club.