I joined the Lytham St Annes Photographic Society (LSAPS) at the beginning of the 2015-16 season. Initially I only went along to keep a friend company but saw a talk by Gary Waidson which was excellent, so I joined up. I entered the competitions as a way of gauging my standard and found that I did quite well. I moved straight through the groups from Beginners to Intermediate and then Intermediate to Advanced. The Club holds an annual Photoshow at the end of the season and this is another opportunity to get your images judged.
My achievements in the Club over the last season were as follows:
- Photoshow PDI Colour – 1st, 3rd and Highly Commended
- Photoshow PDI Mono – Highly Commended and Commended
- Photoshow PDI Nature – 2nd
- Photoshow PDI People 1st
- Photoshow PDI Scapes – 2nd
- Photoshow Print Colour – 3rd, Highly Commended and Commended
- Photoshow Print Mono – Highly Commended and Commended
- Photoshow Print People – 3rd and Commended
- Photoshow Print Scapes – 1st (Best in Show) and Highly Commended
- Season PDI – 1st
- Season Print – 1st
- Digital Photographer of the Year
Below are my awarded images from Photoshow and my top scoring images from the 2025-26 season’s competitions.
Finding Winters Store
Turning to Seed v2
Church on the Hill
Snow Storm at Budir
Floats Like a Butterfly
Mating Blue Tailed Damselflies
1920s Glamour
Milky Way Over Callanish
Breidabolstadur Church Iceland
Pictures at an Exhibition
Fading Floral Dance
Curves of the Guggenheim
All Wrapped Up
Ready for the Ritz
Creating a Self Portrait
Jamnik Church in the Falling Snow
River Coupall Glencoe
Dreaming
Grasses on Display
Liverpool Cathedral
Battle Weary
Ashleigh
Waiting
Golden Girl