The 6th Masters of Print closed for entries on 20th November 2022, and once again Scottish authors did extremely well. The event was Judged in early December and followed by an Exhibition back at Birmingham in St Martin's Church in the Bullring with the opening and awards presentation day being held on Saturday 3rd February 2023 to which many successful authors were able to attend. A number of those authors are represented in the photos below.
Sponsors again presented their own prizes to their chosen prints. As only 60 prints from 60 authors are accepted, it is always a very tightly fought event with 968 prints entered from 231 entrants.
Congratulations go to the following successful Scottish authors who gained acceptances – Kirsten Bax, Ian Mitchell, Maybeth Jamieson, Gordon Rae, Martin Watt, Rikki O'Neill, David Moyes, Ruth Hayton, Margaret Elliot and Michele Campbell. Congratulations also to David Moyes who won a PAGB Silver Medal for one of the Judges Choices with his print 'The Eye'. One SPF photographer managed to make it 6 Masters of Print out of 6, a great achievement, so well done to Maybeth Jamieson of Dumfries!
All of the Scottish Acceptances and Award Winning prints can be seen in the following SPF gallery (click here) or you can view all 60 of the Acceptances and Award Winners by viewing the Masters of Print Catalogue from the following link (click here). The Exhibition will go on to be shown at Liverpool, then Nottingham before coming to Wilkinson's in Carlisle, in May 2023 - see SPF Diary for dates.
In addition to the Individual Entry, there was also a Club competition. To find out about this year's results and more about the 6th MoP (click here)
SPF Applications for FIAP Distinctions being sent to FIAP in February 2023 will close to SPF member's Applications on 16th January 2023.
Please ensure you have the new details and forms available for the next submission which is Jan 2023 - The new Forms are now available from the SPF FIAP Distinctions page (click here).
If you are planning on putting in an application please email the SPF Liaison Officer Anne Sproul to confirm a submission is on its way. The SPF FIAP Liaison Officer is Anne Sproul. You can email Anne via the SPF Executive area of this website.
UPDATE Dec 2022 - For those planning to apply for further distinctions in 2023, please read the following. At the FIAP Congress held in early December 2022 it was decided that previously proposed changes to the requirements for FIAP Distinctions would not be implemented. This means that the existing rules will remain in place for the foreseable future.
In consequence of this there are the following issues that Applicants need to be aware of when planning ahead or completing their Applications:
This Gallery contains the 2022 'Interim' Digital Championship Judge's top scoring images shortlisted for selecting their Awards, together with the Awards they chose.
The results of the Individual Awards together with the final Club placings was announced at an Awards Presentation event...
The 6th Masters of Print closed for entries on 20th November 2022, a little later than normal, and once again Scottish authors did extremely well.
The event was Judged in early December and followed by an Exhibition back at Birmingham in St Martin's Church in the Bullring with the opening...
We are a non-profitmaking network of almost 100 clubs and societies from Thurso in the north to Dumfries in the south and all areas in between. The sizes and involvement of each club within the SPF varies widely.
Founded in 1903, our remit is to promote the art and science of photography through interaction. To this end, the SPF Executive Committee organises a diary of events annually, mainly in the form of competitions and workshops, which our Clubs and their Members can participate in. The SPF also organises or co-ordinates entries to other events nationally or internationally on behalf of our members. We also maintain a mailing list and supply various services, including our e-newsletter the 'e-flash', and SPF Directory which contains all SPF Clubs and our SPF Judge’s & Lecturer’s list.
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