Well the first round of the Photographer of the Year competition was a huge success. The theme was “Larger than Life (macro/close-up)” which saw lots of entries and some very excellent work on display!

James Janisse scored first place with his photo of two ladybirds. Very well done to you James! Close on James’ heals was Chris Pilling with his photo of a spider web. Kath Lyonette was in third place with her photo of a flower. And Al Borrelli took fourth and fifth place with his coloured pencils and fork abstract.

The second round of the Photographer of the Year competition was a difficult one. The theme was Seven Deadly Sins: pride (vanity), envy, gluttony, lust, anger (wrath), greed and sloth. There were 16 entries in total. Popular 'sins' entered were gluttony, pride (vanity), envy and sloth.

The high scorers were all very close together!
Martin Rooney, one of our new members, came first place with his black and white photo of a sloth asleep in front of the television. Second place went to Natalie Harrison for her sloth entry which showed an elderly gentleman snoozing on a bench in the midday sun and with an empty beer can nearby. Al Borrelli scored third place with gluttony, a mouth filled with french fries. Kath Lyonette was in fourth place, another entry for sloth, and
James Janisse scored fifth place with an entry for vanity. Well done to everyone who entered.

The third round of the Photographer of the Year competition was an interesting one. The theme was Material : Metal, Glass and Wood There were 15 entries in total. Lots of Metal shown.

Marcus Richardson, came first place with his Stainless Steel Lock. Second place went to J Wang for his image of shiney globes. Martin Rooney scored third place with an image of a metal bridge. Marcus Richardson scored again in fourth place, with a photo of a wet table.
Martin Rooney grabbed fifth place with an image of some nuts and bolts.

We had the fourth round of the Photographer of the Year competition on 20 March. The theme was the human body. There was a good turn out, 17 entries in total, with the subjects being either whole bodies, or parts thereof, it made for very interesting viewing.
Al Borrelli came in first place with his photo entitled ‘Lips’. The Second place went to Marta Fracassetti for her image of a woman. Al Borrelli also managed to come in third with his image of wrinkled feet. Marcus Richardson came in fourth place with a photo of a torso and, finally, Martin Rooney came in at fifth place with his image of a man.
Congratulations to you all!

Round 5 took place on the 17th of April. Neal McClimon took first and fourth place, Marcus Richardson took Second, Al Borrelli took Third, and Natalie took fifth.

Round 6 took place on the 15th of May. Martin Rooney took first place, Marcus Richardson took Second and fourth, Jia Wang took Third, and Al Borrelli took fifth.