Mallow Camera Club’s annual League for the 2023-2024 season concluded with our April 2024 competition. This year’s themes were ‘Mono’, ‘Strike a Pose’, ‘Leading Lines’, ‘Minimalist’, ‘Sport / Action’, ‘The Natural World’, and ‘Creative Techniques’.
Members submitted three digital images to each monthly competition and the competitions were judged by highly qualified judges –
Mark Gorman AIPF / ARPS of Blarney Photography Club
Michelle La Grue FIPF / AIPPA of Malahide Camera Club
Colm Kerr AIPPVA AIPF of Mullingar Camera Club Anthony Demion AIPF EFIAP/s of Athlone Photography Club
Cyril Boyd EFIAP/gold, MPSA, DPAGB, BPE4 & LIPF of Catchlight Camera Club
Mark Sedgwick FIPF MFIAP of Celbridge Camera Club
Emmanuelle Galisson AIPF of Portlaoise Camera Club
Thank you to the judges who all did a fantastic job in judging the competitions and providing constructive and detailed feedback on all the images.
Thank you also to Lisa Egan, Competition Secretary and her assistants Niamh Barrett and Helen Vaughan for organising each of the competitions.
A big congratulations to all the winner and a huge thank you to everyone who entered over the course of the competition.
The overall league winners are as follows:
Grade 1:
1st Place: Maura Crowley
2nd Place (Joint): Noel Lehane
2nd Place (Joint): Patricia O’ Shea
3rd Place: Marie Lombard
Grade 2:
1st Place: Niamh Barrett
2nd Place: Barry Murphy
3rd Place: Eamon O’ Donnell
Grade 3:
1st Place: Peggy O’Brien LIPF
2nd Place: Fred Ward LIPF
3rd Place (Joint) Christopher Bourke LIPF
3rd Place (Joint): Helen Vaughan LIPF
Grade 4:
1st Place: Viv Buckley FIPF AFIAP
2nd Place: Jim McSweeney LIPF
3rd Place: Vincent Higgins LIPF
