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 my photography was limited to recording my holidays and hiking trips. My post processing skills were non-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 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 the Excellence silver level of distinction with the Federation Internationale de l’Art Photographique (EFIAP/s), along with a Proficiency distinction with the Photographic Society of America (PPSA) and . 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.