The Southampton Camera Club annual awards presentations of the Southampton International Exhibition took place on Saturday 6th May. It was quite an evening and the images were superb.
There was a very important special award presented by Ian Platt MFIAP FRPS Hon PAGB Hon EFIAP, who is Hon Life Vice-President of the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain (PAGB) and Chairman of their awards committee. The award was to 'our' Sue Dunham, who is now Sue Dunham LRPS APAGB.
The PAGB is the national umbrella organisation for camera clubs in Britain and Sue was awarded ‘APAGB’. This ‘Award for Meritorious Services’ recognises individual club members who have given service over many years within the PAGB community of member Federations (like the Southern Counties Photographic Federation) and affiliated clubs (like Beaulieu Camera Group).
In Sue’s case this was in recognition of her unstinting work on the Southampton International Exhibition over many years, including acceptance, collation etc. of print entries and running the digital road-shows. This year there was a total of over 7,000 entries from 54 countries, so it is no mean task. However, the awards committee also required supporting evidence of the contribution Sue has made to Beaulieu Camera Group over the years and Sue has surely contributed more to Beaulieu Camera Group than anyone else.
CONGRATULATIONS - Sue Dunham LRPS APAGB
Report & picture by: Alan Cooke