The images for each year's competition portray a different genre and the one chosen for 2025 was "Travel". A definition of the theme was sent to our members and the judge for this year, Amanda Miller LRPS CPAGB. Amanda is a member of BH Photography Group and has consistently impressed us with her judging at BCG.
There was avery good entry of 45 images which Amanda did an excellent task of assessing. She held back fourteen images from which she selected the following for the awards:
1st place and winner of the Alan Cooke Memorial Shield was Hilary Flaxman CPAGB with "Follow Me Carefully, Arctic Ocean".
Seven Highly Commended Certificates were awarded: Bob Abbott "Fish Market, Galapagos", Vanessa Bateson "Lake District" Linda Dunham "New York Nights" and "On the Lookout", Gordon Garret "Inca Ruins in the Sacred Valley, Peru" and "Taj Mahal Sunset Across the Yamuna River" and Maggie White "Have Bag, Will Travel".
To see the PDF of the entries, please click on this link:
Alan Cooke Memorial Shield 2025 "Travel" Results
Sue Dunham Chairman