March Camera Club

On the day of the week that the Club meets when in season seems fitting to celebrate the results of the Annual Print Competition held in April 2026.

We welcomed a familiar friend to the club to judge the Annual Print entries, Judge Jonathan Vaines LRPS CPAGB AFIAP and he definitely had a full night on his hands with 6 different categories to Judge and some strong competition 📸

Nature 📸

20 Entries

Nigel Lucas came 1st in this category with his image 'Gatekeeper on Lesser Celandine' congratulations Nigel 🥳 👏🏻 📸

Cathy Palmer enjoyed 2nd place with her entry 'Seed head' well done Cathy 🥳👏🏻📸

John Aveyard had success in 3rd place with his entry 'Predator' congratulations John 🥳 👏🏻 📸

Highly Commended in this section were authors Martin Smart with 'Goat's Bearded Seed head' and Mel Harris with his two images 'Guillemot on the Lookout' and 'Dagger Fly' well done both 👏🏻👏🏻📸

Colour 📸

18 Entries

Roger Newark had HUGE success in this category taking 1st, 2nd and 3rd place 🥳🥳🥳 congratulations Roger! 'White Tower' came in 1st place, 'Feet in the Sky' came 2nd and 'Number 5' came in 3rd place 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻📸

Cathy Palmer gained Highly Commended in this section for her Print 'Tower Art' well done Cathy 👏🏻📸

Monochrome 📸

17 Entries

Martin Smart celebrated 1st place with his print entry 'Reflection in Globe' congratulations Martin 🥳👏🏻📸

Roger Newark had further success on the night with his print entry 'Slate Works East, Cambridge' gaining 2nd place in this section, well done Roger 🥳👏🏻 📸

David Hodgson celebrated 3rd place with his print entry 'Saxophone player on London Bridge' well done David 🥳👏🏻

Landscapes 📸

18 Entries

There was no stopping Roger Newark's success on the night with another 1st and 2nd place in this section with his print entries 'The Forth Railway Bridge' and 'Golden Hour on the Thames' congratulations Roger 🥳👏🏻 📸

Nigel Lucas celebrated another podium place on the night with his entry 'Sandringham Marina' placing 3rd in this section, well done Nigel 🥳👏🏻 📸

Carl Ransome's print entry 'Dunney Head' was Highly Commended in this section, well done Carl 👏🏻📸

People and Portraits 📸

13 Print Entries

John Band enjoyed 1st place in this section with his print 'Olga the Spy' congratulations John 🥳👏🏻 📸

Martin Smart enjoyed another podium moment with his entry 'Story Time' well done Martin 🥳👏🏻 📸

Mel Harris celebrated 3rd place with his print 'It's a Dirty Job' well done Mel 🥳👏🏻📸

John Band celebrated again in this section with his image 'Arthur' gaining Highly Commended well done John 👏🏻📸

Action 📸

13 Print Entries

Mel Harris took the stage winning 1st and 2nd place with his entries 'Banger Racing' and 'Taking the Inside Lane' congratulations Mel 🥳🥳👏🏻👏🏻📸

Roger Newark had another podium moment with his entry 'Euro Fighter Typhoon' gaining 2nd place well done Roger 🥳 👏🏻

Nigel Lucas enjoyed receiving Highly Commended on his two entries 'Jack Bedarek Exiting Palmers' and 'Lee Healey Full Throttle' well done Nigel 👏🏻👏🏻📸

The overall winners of the 2026 Print Competition were 🏆:

1st place Roger Newark with 'White Tower'

2nd place Nigel Lucas with 'Gatekeeper on Lesser Celandine'

3rd place Mel Harris with 'Banger Racing'

Martin Smart was Highly Commended for 'Reflection in Globe'

John Band was Highly Commended for 'Olga the Spy'

Roger Newark was Highly Commended for 'The Forth Highway Bridge'

Congratulations to all of the above 🥳📸

Well done to all of our Members that entered the competition and a huge thank you to Judge Jonathan Vaines for all of his valued feedback on the night 👏🏻📸

I have included a few of the images below for your enjoyment 👏🏻📸

Next time we will share the up and coming programme of events for the 2026- 2027 season and it looks great👌🏻📸

If you would like to join us, we meet on a Thursday evening at 7.30pm in the Wordsworth Room at March Library, all welcome, starting back 10th September 2026 with our own Member's presentation on all things 'Photo Books' Rob Wisdom LRPS 📸

This year we once again entered the annual East Anglian Federation of Photographic Societies (EAF) Competition 📸

The club as a whole got 7 Projected Digital Images accepted into the exhibition 📸

One member had 💯 success of having 4 out of his 4 digital entries accepted 🥳 well done Roger Newark 📸

Nigel Lucas, David Hodgson and Amy Fox also had success with all having 1 image accepted into the exhibition 📸

I have shown the exhibited images below with their Author's names and points scored out of 20 📸

If you would like to visit the exhibition, it opened this weekend and runs until Sunday 17th May 📸

The exhibition is being held at The Apex, 1 Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 3FD and it is always well worth a visit 📸

Congratulations to all club members whose images were accepted 📸

Next time, we will share the winners of the Annual Print competition 🥳📸

Delayed post, on the 9th April the Club enjoyed their Annual Print Competition with Judge Jonathan Vaines LRPS CPAGB AFIAP visiting on the night to give his best feedback to all entries and to pick his 1st, 2nd and 3rd in all categories and the top overall winners, thank you Jonathan, that was not an easy task 👏🏻 📸

Scapes

In this section Roger Newark took 1st and 2nd place with his entries 'The Forth Golden Bridge' and 'Golden Hour on the Thames' congratulations Roger 📸

Nigel Lucas gained 3rd place with his entry 'Sandringham Marina' well done Nigel 📸

Carl Ransome was awarded Highly Commended with his Print 'Dunney Head' well done Carl 📸

People and Portraits

John Band won 1st place with his Print 'Olga the Spy' congratulations John 👏🏻📸

Martin Smart came 2nd with his Print 'Story Time' congratulations Martin 📸

Mel Harris gained 3rd place with his Print entry 'It's a Dirty Job' well done Mel 📸

John Band was awarded Highly Commended for his Print 'Arthur' congratulations John 📸

Action

Mel Harris took 1st and 2nd place with his prints 'Banger Racing' and 'Taking the Inside Lane' huge congratulations Mel 👏🏻 📸

Roger Newark took 3rd place with his print 'Euro Fighter Typhoon' well done Roger 👏🏻 📸

Nigel Lucas had 2 Highly Commended Prints in this section 'Jack Bedarek Exiting Palmers' and 'Lee Healey Full Throttle' well done Nigel 📸

Nature

Nigel Lucas gained 1st place with his print 'Gatekeeper on Lesser Celandine' congratulations Nigel 📸

Cathy Palmer continued her winning streak with a 2nd print place with 'Seedhead' well done Cathy 📸

John Aveyard gained 3rd place with his print image 'Predator' well done John 📸

Martin Smart gained Highly Commended for his Print image 'Goat's Beard Seedhead' well done Martin 📸

Mel Harris enjoyed Highly Commended on 2 of his prints 'Guillemot on the Lookout' and 'Dagger Fly' congratulations Mel 📸

Monochrome

Martin Smart enjoyed 1st place with his winning Print 'Reflection in Globe' congratulations Martin 📸

Roger Newark gained 2nd place with his print entry 'Slate Works East Cambridge ' well done Roger 📸

David Hodgson enjoyed 3rd place with his print 'Saxophone player on London Bridge' well done David 📸

Colour

Roger Newark took the stage with 1st, 2nd and 3rd place with his prints 'White Tower', 'Feet in the Sky' and 'Number 5' massive congratulations Roger 👏🏻📸

Cathy gained Highly Commended with her Print 'Tower Art' well done Cathy 📸

Annual Print Overall Winners

1st place Roger Newark 'White Tower' 🥳📸

2nd place Nigel Lucas 'Gatekeeper on Lesser Celandine'🥳📸

3rd place Mel Harris 'Banger Racing' 🥳📸

Highly Commended Martin Smart 'Reflection in Globe' 🥳📸

Highly Commended John Band 'Olga the Spy' 🥳📸

Highly Commended Roger Newark 'The Forth over Railway Bridge'🥳📸

Well done everyone, a fabulous selection of prints 📸

I have included some of the entries below 👇🏻

Updated results 23/04/26

Delayed post, on Thursday 2nd April we enjoyed our Annual Projected Digital Images competition (PDI'S) 📸

With 6 different categories in which to shine, it was a tough job for Judge Paul Radden with 132 entries to Judge on the night, it was bound to be a late bedtime 📸

Action

Nigel Lucas loves his motorbikes and he achieved 1st place with his image Luke Hedger, well done Nigel 🥳📸

Colour

Rob Wisdom LRPS won the Judge over with 'The Passage' gaining 1st place position, well done Rob 👏🏻📸

Monochrome

Roger Newark ARPS gained 1st place with his image 'The Geometry of Grace' congratulations Roger 🥳📸

Natural History

Cathy Palmer is enjoying her best season yet and topped it off with a 1st with her image 'Blue Bell' well done Cathy 🥳 👏🏻📸

People and Portraits

Roger Newark ARPS enjoyed further success with another 1st place position 'She Takes a Call' well done Roger 👏🏻 📸

Scapes

Nigel Lucas won again on the night with his 1st place image 'Princes Pier, St Kilda' congratulations Nigel 🥳📸

Well done to everyone that entered and thank you to Paul Radden for his presence and feedback on the night, much appreciated 👏🏻📸

If any of the runners up would like to share their images, they will be celebrated alongside the winners in this post 👏🏻📸

I have shared the 1st place winning images below 👇🏻 📸

The overall winners were:

In 1st place was Rob Wisdom with his image 'The Passage' huge congratulations Rob 📸

In 2nd place was Nigel Lucas with his image 'Princes Pier, St Kilda' well done Nigel amazing 📸

In 3rd place was Cathy Palmer with her 'Bluebell' image, well done Cathy, amazing results 📸

Congratulations everyone 🥳📸

Delayed post, on Thursday 26th March we enjoyed a presentation from one our clubs long standing members John Band, entitled 'Gypsy Life' 📸

John has followed the travelling community for years, photographing various fairs including the iconic Appleby Fair in Cumbria 📸

In 2024 John collaborated with Chatteris Museum and One Voice 4 Travellers and a book was published to document the exploration of a hidden history of Chatteris and it's District 📸

I have included some photos from the publication below 📸

Thank you John for sharing your images and the stories behind them 👏🏻 📸

March Camera Club, Thursday 7.30pm March Library, Wordsworth Room, all welcome 📸

This Thursday we welcomed a friend of the club Judge Richard Houghton to Judge our Monthly Competition where prints remain Open themed but Projected Digital Images were themed 'Coastal' 📸

Mel Harris came in top place with 20 points with his Print image 'Small Skipper Feeding on Meadow Crane's Bill, well done Mel 👏🏻 📸

Nigel Lucas shared 1st position and 20 points with his entry 'Ash Beech Full Throttle', congratulations Nigel 👏🏻📸

John Band shared their glory with 1st place and 20 points with his Print entry '0lga the Spy' well done John 👏🏻📸

Martin Smart came in 4th place with his print entry 'The Hatter' well done Martin 👏🏻📸

In the Projected Digital Images Competition

John Aveyard came in top trumps 1st and 20 points with his entry 'Driftin' congratulations John 👏🏻📸

John Band joined him with his 1st place, 20 point entry of 'Isle of May Foghorn' congratulations John 👏🏻📸

Nigel Gardiner shared their glory in 1st position and 20 points with his entry 'Storm Brewing Over Brighton Pier' well done Nigel 👏🏻📸

John Aveyard came 4th with 19 points with his image 'Sunset in Dune' well done John 👏🏻📸

In other news, Nigel Lucas is standing out as the contender for 'The Photographer of the Year' competition with double the points to date of other contenders 🥳 amazing work Nigel 👏🏻📸

I have attached some of the winning entries below:

A delayed post, Thursday 12th March we had guest speaker Jonathan Vaines telling us of the importance of working with projects 📸

He uses his photography to help with mental well being 📸

He spoke about his thought processes, and how he executes his images, mainly using in camera multiple exposures and blend modes 📸

He brought a selection of his finely executed prints for us to examine 📸

Thank you Jonathan, a very thought provoking evening, I have included some images of the evening 👇🏻 📸

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There is currently an exhibition at St Wendredras Church in March called 'Water Worlds' it has run from last Saturday 7th March and will continue to run until 1pm on Saturday 14th March 📸

The Club is proud to be a part of this local celebration of creativity and have set up an exhibition of prints that relate to the 'Water World' theme 📸

We have exhibited a total of 37 prints, 25 landscape orientations and 12 in portrait 📸

Please pop along to have a look if you haven't already done so, I have attached a couple of images of our offering below 👇🏻 📸

Thank you to everyone that provided the prints and thank you to Nick and Carl for organising the exhibition and those that have helped to set up and volunteered to take it down too 👏🏻📸

There is a Visitor book available for any feedback and comments 📸

On Thursday evening we enjoyed our most challenging competition in the calendar, our Annual Panel Competition with our friend of the club Judge Jim Bennett lined up to Judge our images, thank you Jim 📸

The Prints competition consists of entering 5 separate mounted prints that relate to each other and/or tell a story 📸

The PDI competition consists of entering 5 digital images that relate to each other and/ or tell a story and then a final 6th image which shows the final panel competition entry with all the 5 images presented 📸

Both competitions require a lot of planning and work to get the final entries ready, well done to everyone who entered 📸

Roger Newark took 1st place in the Prints competition with his entry 'Colours of Summer's, congratulations Roger 👏🏻📸

Cathy Palmer is celebrating success yet again this week, gaining 2nd place with her entry 'Nigella's Moods', well done Cathy 👏🏻 📸

Nick Stiles was delighted with 3rd place for his Print Panel entitled 'Transport Over Time' congratulations Nick 👏🏻📸

Pat Ringham was awarded Highly Commended for his Black and White panel of the 'Felixstowe Ferry, well done Pat 👏🏻 📸

Mel Harris took 1st place in the Projected Digital Images competition with his entry 'The Age of Formula One', congratulations Mel 👏🏻📸

Nigel Lucas took 2nd place with his entry 'Snetterton 2025 Look at Me, congratulations Nigel, you were only pipped to the post as Jim is a motorbike fan👏🏻📸

An unusual entry from Rob Wisdom gained 3rd place with 'The Tools of our Trade' congratulations Rob 👏🏻📸

Pat Ringham celebrated again with another Highly Commended entry 'Felixstowe', well done Pat 📸

John Aveyard celebrated being awarded Highly Commended with his PDI entry entitled 'Flight of the Egret's, well done John 📸

David Hodgson was awarded Commended with his fun image entitled 'Enjoying Up in the Park', well done David 👏🏻📸

I have shared some images from the night 👇🏻📸

Next week we enjoy a talk from our club friend and Judge, Jonathan Vaines entitled 'Me, Myself and Eye', 7.30pm March Library, Wordsworth Room, all welcome 📸

Competition entries for the 6th Monthly open competition are needed on Thursday evening too please 📸

Print Images from the night 👇🏻 PDI's yet to be received 📸

March Camera Club was among the 20 clubs who took part in the Annual St Ives Interprint Competition on Saturday 28th February 📸

Unfortunately, we failed to live up to last year’s heading position of joint 5th place, instead finishing in equal 12th place, despite only achieving just 2 fewer points than in 2025, a strong competition 📸

Judge for the 120-print entry was Clive Tanner FRPS MPAGB FIPF AWPF APAGB 📸

March CC prints:

1 Reflections at St Paul’s Churchyard – Roger Newark ARPS CPAGB BPE2*- 18pts

2 Common Wasp - Mel Harris-18pts

3 The Lookout - John Band-18pts

4 Jack Bedarek exiting Palmer - Nigel Lucas -18pts

5 Rest and be thankful – Michael Dawson - 17pts

6 Wreck and the rocks – Pat Ringham LRPS CPAGB - 16pts

Congratulations to all Members that entered 🥳 📸

I have included our submitted entries below for your viewing 👇🏻

Top 3 finalists:

1 Milton Keynes City PS - 113pts

2 Ware and District PS - 112pts

3 Bury St Edmunds PS and Ely PC - 111pts

Congratulations to these Clubs with great results 📸

You can read more about the competition at the link below 👇🏻

:https://stives-photoclub.org.uk/interprint 📸