Wednesday 2 January 2013

News: Valente Cup Exhibition

Town Hall Entrance Gallery, Market Place, Durham

On display now until the end of January are award winning prints from the Durham PS premier print competition 2012. The photographers are:

Michael Watson, Neil Maughan, Mavis Ord, Paul Ritchie, John Shotton, Joe Grabham and Su Stewart

Valente exhibition Town Hall Durham Valente exhibition, Town Hall Durham

Seen below are Michael Watson’s Valente Cup winning set of three pictures, and Joe Grabham’s image, Experiment X which won the Leslie Buss Trophy for Print of the Year.

Sunrise in Canyonlands, Utah. Michael Watson British Superbike Champion, Tommy Hill. Michael Watson Canus Lupis in the Wilderness of America. Michael Watson Experiment X. Joe Grabham

The judge for the competition was the renowned Anne Swearman ARPS EFIAP DPAGB APAGB APSA from Whitley Bay

Tuesday 1 January 2013

HOT DATES PREVIEW 2013

HOT DATES BLOGGERS - TOM HESLOP AND MARIE PREDKI

Happy New Year to you all. Welcome to our first Hot Dates selection for 2013. We will add to the list as dates become available throughout the year. If anyone has any event suggestions which may be of interest to photographers, please have a chat with us at the club or email mariepredki(at)hotmail.co.uk.

LOCOMOTION CAB IT! - The National Railway Museum at Shildon - 19th & 20th January - www.nrm.org.uk

CHINESE NEW YEAR - Newcastle - 10th February - www.newcastlegateshead.com/events

LOCOMOTION MUSEUM ALIVE - The National Railway Museum at Shildon - 16th & 17th February - www.nrm.org.uk

FOCUS ON IMAGING - Birmingham NEC - 3rd -6th March - www.focus-on-imaging.co.uk

BIKEWISE EASTER EGG RUN - Durham - 31st March – See J Attle www.bikewise.org.uk

MORPETH NORTHUMBRIAN GATHERING - Morpeth - 5th-7th April - www.northumbria.org.uk/gathering

BISHOP AUCKLAND FOOD FESTIVAL - Bishop Auckland - 20th-21st April - www.bishopaucklandfoodfestival.co.uk

HARROGATE SPRING FLOWER SHOW - Harrogate - 25th-28th April - www.flowershow.org.uk

WHITBY GOTH WEEKEND - Whitby - 26th-28th April - www.whitbygothweekend.co.uk

NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY SHOW - Bywell near Stocksfield - 27th May - www.northcountyshow.co.uk

APPLEBY HORSE FAIR - Appleby - 6th-12th June - www.applebyfair.org

DURHAM REGATTA - Durham - 8th-9th June - www.thisisdurham.com/whatson

EUROPEAN ATHLETICS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP - Gateshead International Stadium - 22nd-23rd June - www.newcastlegateshead.com

DURHAM BRASS FESTIVAL - Durham - 5th-21st July - www.brassfestival.co.uk

GREAT YORKSHIRE SHOW - Harrogate - 9th-11th July - www.greatyorkshireshow.co.uk

DURHAM MINERS GALA - Durham - 13th July - www.thisisdurham.com/whatson

MOUTH OF THE TYNE FESTIVAL - North Shields/Tynemouth - 12th-15th July - www.northtyneside.gov.uk/festivals

GATESHEAD SUMMER FLOWER SHOW - Gateshead - 26th-28th July - www.gateshead.gov.uk

SUNDERLAND INTERNATIONAL AIR SHOW - Sunderland - 27th-28th July - www.sunderlandevents.co.uk

PICKERING STEAM ENGINE RALLY - Pickering - 1st-4th August - www.pickeringsteam.com

EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL - Edinburgh - 2nd-26th August - www.edfringe.com

HARROGATE AUTUMN FLOWER SHOW - Harrogate - 13th-15th September - www.flowershow.org.uk

ALNWICK INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL - Alnwick - 3rd-10th August - www.alnwickmusicfestival.com

PICKERING 1940’S WAR WEEKEND - Pickering - 11th-13th October - www.nymr.co.uk/events

LUMIERE - Durham - 14th-17th November - www.lumiere-festival.com