Competition Winners 2025

Competition Round 1 Print ‘Open’

Intermediate

Grey Owl, Hawk Conservancy — Grey Owl, Hawk Conservancy
Ian Preece – First

River Lights — River Lights
Dianne Lucas – Second

A Floral Kaleidoscope — A Floral Kaleidoscope
Colin Pritchard – Third

A Whoosh of Colour — A Whoosh of Colour
Peter Mason – HC

Raindrops on Roses — Raindrops on Roses
Emily Searle – HC

Ystad Railway Sidings at Night — Ystad Railway Sidings at Night
Gabor Kovacs – HC

Advanced

Evening Light, Kyle of Lochalsh — Evening Light, Kyle of Lochalsh
Steve Green LRPS – First

Mademoiselle — Mademoiselle
Roz Pritchard – Second

Fischer’s Turaco — Fischer’s Turaco
Philippa Smith LRPS – Third

Daffodils with Acrylic — Daffodils with Acrylic
Sarah Townley FRPS – HC

Guy Arab (Bus) at St.Paul's — Guy Arab (Bus) at St.Paul’s
Dave Kirkland – HC

Competition Round 1 PDI ‘Architecture’

Symphony in Glass and Steel — Symphony in Glass and Steel
Ian Preece – First

La Plaza de Espana, Seville — La Plaza de Espana, Seville
Steve Green LRPS – Second

Footbridge Curves — Footbridge Curves
Kev Melsome – Third

Altes Rathaus, Bamberg — Altes Rathaus, Bamberg
Peter Daniels – HC

Natural & Manmade, Louisiana Style — Natural & Manmade, Louisiana Style
Mike Perkins – HC

Number 13 — Number 13
Sarah Townley FRPS – HC

Staircase with bottle — Staircase with bottle
Gabor Kovacs – HC

Competition Round 2 Print ‘Motion’

Intermediate

Down the Drain — Down the Drain
Anne Riches – First

Busy Pedestrian Street, Krakow — Busy Pedestrian Street, Krakow
Gabor Kovacs – Second

Head shake — Head shake
Mike Hickish – Third

At Last the Splash — At Last the Splash
Colin Pritchard – HC

Vulcan Vents his Fury — Vulcan Vents his Fury
Carolyn Evans – HC

Advanced

Small Wave & Backwash — Small Wave & Backwash
Nicky Higgens – First

Watching The Race — Watching The Race
Rob Day – Second

Bluebell Wood — Bluebell Wood
Paul Harknett LRPS – Third

Hanoi Bike Race — Hanoi Bike Race
Sarah Townley FRPS – HC

Mandarin Bathing — Mandarin Bathing
Philippa Smith LRPS – HC

Competition Round 2 PDI ‘Open’

Perfectly Imperfect — Perfectly Imperfect
Louise Goslin – First

Rocks on a Groyne — Rocks on a Groyne
Kev Melsome – Second

An Abstract Refraction — An Abstract Refraction
Colin Pritchard – Third

Boots — Boots
Gabor Kovacs – HC

Misty Morning — Misty Morning
Nicky Higgens – HC

Wells Cathedral Garden, Winter — Wells Cathedral Garden, Winter
Dawn Blight LRPS – HC

Competition Round 3 Print ‘Open’

Intermediate

Skateboarder at the South Bank — Skateboarder at the South Bank
Gabor Kovacs – First

London Eye at Dusk — London Eye at Dusk
Barry West – Second

On the Edge — On the Edge
Colin Pritchard – Third

Sisters! — Sisters!
Sallie Hunt – HC

Advanced

West Coast Sunset, NZ — West Coast Sunset, NZ
Steve Green LRPS – First

RTL bus at Haymarket — RTL bus at Haymarket
Dave Kirkland – Second

Ye olde grump — Ye olde grump
Nicky Higgens – Third

Happie Chappie — Happie Chappie
Mike Perkins – HC

Iridescence — Iridescence
Philippa Smith LRPS – HC

Competition Round 3 PDI ‘Silhouette’

Two's Company — Two’s Company
Paul Harknett LRPS – First

Swinging High — Swinging High
Sarah Townley FRPS – Second

Evening Light — Evening Light
Dianne Lucas – Third

Power Lines — Power Lines
Nicky Higgens – HC

Sunrise in Port — Sunrise in Port
Philippa Smith LRPS – HC

Walking Out after the Storm — Walking Out after the Storm
Dawn Blight LRPS – HC

Competition Round 4 Print ‘Waterscape’

Intermediate

Scale Haw Force Waterfall — Scale Haw Force Waterfall
Barry West – First

Rocky Coast — Rocky Coast
Dave Thurley – Second

Stranded — Stranded
Dianne Lucas – Third

Sunset Walk — Sunset Walk
Ian Preece – HC

Sunset Over Lake Como — Sunset Over Lake Como
Colin Pritchard – HC

Still Water - River Wey — Still Water – River Wey
Dan Clarke – HC

Advanced

Charmouth — Charmouth
Sarah Townley FRPS – First

Low Tide at Dawn — Low Tide at Dawn
Paul Harknett LRPS – Second

Midnight Sun Lofoten — Midnight Sun Lofoten
Steve Green LRPS – Third

Lodge Forest, Aberfoyle — Lodge Forest, Aberfoyle
Kev Melsome – HC

Sea of Ghosts — Sea of Ghosts
Nicky Higgens – HC

Competition Round 4 PDI ‘Open’

Enjoying an Ice cream — Enjoying an Ice cream
Sarah Townley FRPS – First

Sunrise in the Dolomites — Sunrise in the Dolomites
Steve Green LRPS – Second

Barbican Stairwell — Barbican Stairwell
Nicky Higgens – Third

Explosion of Colour — Explosion of Colour
Colin Pritchard – HC

The Jester — The Jester
Roz Pritchard – HC

Tourists — Tourists
Paul Williams – HC

Best Documentary Image

Don't Walk, Manhattan — Don’t Walk, Manhattan
Andrew Mills MA, ARPS – First

Travellers at Home in the Car Park — Travellers at Home in the Car Park
Nicky Higgens – Second

Family Dispute — Family Dispute
Colin Pritchard – Third

Rural Dream — Rural Dream
Anita Taylor – HC

Windy Day at the Beach — Windy Day at the Beach
Stephen Townsend – HC

Old Croft, Orkney — Old Croft, Orkney
Steve Green LRPS – HC

Best ‘Set of three’

Ethereal Flow — Ethereal Flow
Helen Otton LRPS, CPAGB, BPE5 – First

Pink Flowers — Pink Flowers
Sarah Townley FRPS – Second

Invertebrates — Invertebrates
Chris Morris ARPS – Third

A Moment in Time — A Moment in Time
Ian Preece – HC

Hampshire Pondlife — Hampshire Pondlife
Paul Harknett LRPS – HC

Perth Arena Facade Details — Perth Arena Facade Details
Steve Green LRPS – HC