The images for each year's competition portray a different genre and the one chosen for 2024 was "Black and White", A definition of the theme which was sent to our members and the judge, Gladys Perrier Co-Chair of Bracknell Camera Group, Gladys visited Beaulieu in 2023 to judge a competition and we had no hesitation in asking her to judge this year's Alan Cooke Memorial Shield.
There was an incredible entry of 60 images which Gladys did an excellent task of assessing. She held back twelve images from which she selected the following for the awards:
1st place and winner of the Alan Cooke Memorial Shield was Barrie Armstrong with "Alicia"
The Runner-up was Linda Dunham with "Blues Man"
Seven Highly Commended images were awarded: Bob Abbott "Looking Over My Shoulder", Barry Armstrong "The Auctioneer", Vanessa Bateson "Dolomites, Ralph Ellis "Dark in the Chapel", Chris Kealey "Vallie Blanche" Edna Phillips "Letterbox" and Alan Price "Just Busking",
To see the PDF of the entries, please click on this link:
Alan Cooke Memorial Shield 2024 "Black and White" Results
Sue Dunham Chairman