Hi, my name is Carol Watson and I am an award winning amateur photographer living on the Fylde Coast in Lancashire, England. I owned my first SLR camera back in the days of film over 40 years ago. At that time I did a photography night class and developed my interest in photography. Sadly over the years work got in the way and I got a little lazy, when I moved across to digital I got a compact camera and generally just used it set on “auto”. My post processing skills were n Photographic Society of America on-existent and all I did in Photoshop was crop images.
When I finished working in the aerospace industry in the spring of 2015 I decided to take my photography more seriously again. I did a couple of courses at Preston College and joined the Lytham St. Annes Photographic Society. I have carried out the role of External Competitions secretary since 2017, only taking a break while I was President of the Club from 2023-2025. Joining the Club sparked my interest in competition photography, and I believe that entering competitions and salons is a way to help improve our photography. Having had success in Club competitions I started to enter British Photographic Exhibitions in 2017 and at the beginning of 2026 I achieved the highest award of Fellowship.
I gained a Credit with the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain (CPAGB) in November 2018 and a Distinction (DPAGB) just one year later. I gained the next level of Excellence (EPAGB) in April 2026.
I started to enter international exhibitions in September 2021 and have achieved a Proficiency distinction with the Photographic Society of America (PPSA) and Excellence silver level of distinction with the Federation Internationale de l’Art Photographique (EFIAP/s). In addition I have gained a Bronze Portfolio award with the Photographic Society of America.
Since 2020 I have been acting as an online advisor for the PAGB Awards for Photographic Merit and in the spring of 2023 I became a judge for the Lancashire and Cheshire Photographic Union (L&CPU).
I currently use an Olympus OM1 and try to get out and and about as often as I can with my husband to take photographs. I love taking landscapes and photographs of flowers but I also try my hand at other things, such as portraits and nature.
I hope that you enjoy looking at the images on my website.