Thomas Wrights macro image came fourth in Amateur Photographer's APOY competition (macro round, 28th August edition of the magazine): well done to Tom who is enjoying sucsess in many of the photo magazine competitions.
news 23.08.10
Monday, 23 August 2010
A selection of Linda Wrides allotment photos (Cultivating Communities) are being shown (on DVD) as part of the Oxford Textile Workshop's exhibition Sew Seasonal (Stitched Allotments) in the Upper Gallery, Vale and Downland Museum, Church Street, Wantage. The exhibition opens, 17 August, and runs until Saturday 4 September (open 10:00 - 16:00 Monday-Saturday). Here is a link ( scroll down to Sew Seasonal) She will be doing a "meet the artists" season on Saturday 28 August 11 am - 1 pm, if anyone wants to pop in and say hello!
News 29.07.10
Thursday, 29 July 2010
Congratulations to Colin Harrison for gaining his MFIAP, The MFIAP is the highest award of FIAP (Federation Internationale de l'Art Photographique) you can see Colin’s panel here on our website on the photo awards page and other MFIAP panels on the FIAP website.
News 28.07.10
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
Oxford Photographic Society are in the top 10 clubs in the country again! after the annual PAGB (Photographic Alliance of Great Britain) projected image competition where all the federations have conducted local competitions and sent their top clubs to decide each clubs ranking, OPS are now officially Seventh in the country, we would like to thank all the members for submitting their pictures and Ivor Porter and Phill Ball for making the selections and all the club members who represented us at the event.
Uwe Ackermann uses photography in his own words ’as a filter for the visual world and a tool for focusing on what is there for all to see’. Following a journey to New Orleans in the 1980s, Uwe was inspired to record the city’s use of and connection with iron, and so began taking photographs. This exhibition will be an exploration of ’the water’s edge’ as a transitional place of life and a place of death, where many congregate to re-invigorate body and soul, an edge that ’takes, gives, reflects and tantalises’. Trained as a physiologist, Uwe spent his professional life teaching and researching at the Universities of Oxford and Toronto, before taking up photography full time.
Jeanette Upton presented the award for the Peter Upton Best Use of Light Memorial Trophy to Peter Warrington. After the sad passing of Peter this year we are pleased to honour his memory in this way and thank Jeanette for presenting the trophy.
I think you will agree Peters picture is a great example of the use of light in Photography.
news 11.05.10
Tuesday, 11 May 2010
It's Art week in Oxford and some of our members are putting on exhibitions check the links below for details
OPS member Neil Lawrence has won a photographic contest! However, not a national contest. Not even a regional contest. No, not even a local contest. He has won the Burra Regional Art Contest (photographic) in South Australia
So how did this happen? Well, his sister lives in Booborowie in South Australia (I promise you, that is actually a real place name. It's known as 'Boobs' for short) and after entering her own watercolours. She saw one of his photos (Inside Dad's Coat) on his Flickr site and asked him to send a high-res image, which she then got it framed and entered into the competition.
Well done Neil on your long distance win.
news 07.04.10
Wednesday, 07 April 2010
We would like to congratulate Doug Vernimmen for his BPE1* award for 25 acceptances required at National Exhibitions, these where obtained using 25 different images and these were also different from the ones used for his LRPS panel, Well done Doug.
To find out more about BPE awards see our Photo Awards page on the Events menu and to see Doug’s panel of pictures see the Photo Awards pages under our gallery menu.
news 28.03.10
Sunday, 28 March 2010
A photograph taken at Didcot Railway Centre has been selected by the judge as a "notable entry" in the 2010 Photography Contest organized by the American Centre for Railroad Photography and Art. The print is one of 30 images will be included in an exhibition "Beyond the Locomotive" which opens on 15 June at the California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento USA. The exhibition continues through to May 2011 (just in case any OPS member who is a railway enthusiast happens to be passing that way in the next year!)
news 19.03.10
Friday, 19 March 2010
Central Club Challange
Chris Palmer judged this year's event in Milton Keynes and did his usual excellent job. He didn't quite get it right though, as OPS finished joint second just one point behind the winners...but at least it means I don't have to store the trophy for another year!
Biggleswade 88
Oxford 87
Kempston 87
Pete Warrington Behind Bars 16
Phil Ball Toys and Terriers 16
Ron Perkins Kingfishers mating 18
Ian Lees Time Trials GB 20
Colin Harrison Demolition Derby 17
There were six 20s and Chris gave his award for Best Picture to Ian's Time Trials GB. So well done Ian, a super shot.
news 11.03.10
Thursday, 11 March 2010
Drop in to the Jam factory in oxford and catch an exhibition titled Beauty in Decay one of our new members Jack Storey is showing his work there.
Its open from 10am to 11pm and runs from 10th to the 29th of March.
news 06.03.10
Saturday, 06 March 2010
We are please to preview the latest book from our chairman Philip Joyce who has been documenting Crufts dog show over a number of years and has compiled a selection of images in his book DOG SHOW.
Philip said “I was really pleased that Peter Purves agreed to write the foreword...it's almost like getting a Blue Peter badge!”
Well done to Linda Wride, her image Potting Shed has been commended in this year's International Garden Photographer of the Year Competition - garden views category.
news 15.02.10
Monday, 15 February 2010
Oxford won the third round of the Rosebowl at Chalfont & Gerrards Cross CC comfortably making it three in a row, Oxford ended up the evening with a massive 286 points out of 300, Colin Harrison’s (Demolition Derby), and Ian Lees (Time Trial GB) were awarded the 20 Stars, for the evening, well done to both of you.
news 03.02.10
Wednesday, 03 February 2010
It is with great sadness that we have to announce the death of Peter Upton, Colin has prepared a brief tribute, we invite you to leave your own in our book of condolence.
news 23.01.10
Saturday, 23 January 2010
We are delighted to announce that Naomi Roberts has been awarded her LRPS (Licentiateship of the Royal Photographic Society) you can see her panel and other members on our Photo Awards galleries. Congratulations Naomi.
news 12.01.10
Wednesday, 13 January 2010
Congratulations to Linda Wride, from Oxford, who has been named the 2009 RHS Photographer of the Year, for her picture in the Garden View category.
There were over 2000 photos entered with entries coming from all over the UK, across Europe and as far as New Zealand, Australia, India, Africa the USA.
One of the judges, RHS Licensing Manager, James Arnold said: "The quality of the images entered was extraordinary - I was deeply impressed by the imaginative way that people interpreted the competition’s categories."
Oxford based photographer, Bharat Patel, is exhibiting images of women labourers in Gujarat, India. Bharat has travelled extensively in Gujarat photographing the plightof these women. His images depict the strenuous work and hardships faced by them as they go about their daily chores. His images gives the observer a new perspective on women’s contribution in India.
Photographs in collaboration with SEWA (Self-Employed Women’s Association), and NGO based in India.
His exhibition is now up and running in Oxford Town Hall - Gallery Corridor upto 23rd Dec.
news 26.11.09
Thursday, 26 November 2009
Ops members do the triple, Tom Wright Phillip Ball and Peter Warrington all had pictures accepted in the current round of Amateur Photography magazine Photographer of the Year competition, the rounds theme was looking up. congratulations to them all in what we believe is a club first in this competition.
