Tenby Camera Club kicked off the New Year with an excellent 2nd Open Competition.

Unfortunately the weather had taken a turn for the worse which had a severe impact on the audience numbers to appreciate the 18 print entries and 36 digital images entered.

The chosen judge, who luckily lives locally, was Ross Grieve, who is a well known professional photographer who specialises in portraiture, weddings and street photography.

Results were as follows...

Prints:

The Gold medal was won by Roy Peters for ‘Locksmith’; The Silver medal was won by Rob Cox for ‘Shoreline Dreamscape’; The Bronze medal was won by Jan Sullivan for ‘Food for the Nest’.

There was one print Highly Commended ‘Fight for Survival’ by Dave Bolton.

There were three prints Commended - John Whitehurst for ‘Skylark’; Charlie Kidd for ‘Photography in the Boudoir’; Rob Cox for ‘Useful & Beautiful Things’.

Digitals:

The Gold medal was won by John Powell for ‘Head to Head’; The Silver medal was won by John Powell for ‘Mr& Mrs’; The Bronze medal was won by John Slater for ‘A Whisper of Departure’.

There were two highly commended images - John Whitehurst for ‘Gannet Pair Meeting’ and Cheryl Hewitt for ‘Just a Snack’.

There were four Commended images - Francis White for ‘Great Blue Heron’; Steve Howells for ‘Hang Tight’ and ‘I Can See Clearly Now’; Cheryl Hewitt for ‘Tidying up’.

During January, there was also an excellent turnout for Alun Richardson’s presentation.

Alun has travelled widely, climbing mountains, leading expeditions around the world. Alun loves his photography and strives to improve his techniques and style.

The theme of the talk was the experiences throughout 2025, months packed with activities from rock climbing to hiking, culminating in the ascent of Mount Kenya in December.

The photography of the Mount Kenya trip bought it to life for all members, the challenges faced and the euphoria of achievement.

Photography of surfers, music festivals, climbers around the Pembrokeshire coast and fantastic landscapes were of the highest standard.

Alun passed on many hints and advice on how to improve and develop a personal style, thinking especially about light and the amazing effect that can have to transform an image.

A very interesting and illuminating presentation covering many aspects of photography and personal development of techniques needed to get that special shot.

Members also enjoyed a very interesting presentation during January showing Peter Rees’s hobby and skills of diving around the world.

Peter first explained what coral reefs are, how they are formed and the types. This prepared members to appreciate the wonders of these structures and the life beneath the water they support.

Members toured around the world visiting, through stunning photography, coral reefs in the Red Sea, The Maldives, Thailand, Cuba, Cocos island (off Costa Rica) and the Philippines.

Amazing images of such diverse and unique fish, mammals and reptiles. Fish of all colours, shapes and sizes, some gentle, some fierce! Each species having their own unique characteristics of survival.

An absolutely fascinating talk seeing very original images of a high standard.