47th Exhibition Awards

Here are the awards for the 47th Smethwick Photographic Society International Exhibition of Photography 2021/2022

Thank you all for a wonderful submission of beautiful images and congratulations to the award winners.

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PDI OPEN COLOUR AWARDS

PSA Gold Medal
Thought the Spray – Malcolm Cook – England

FIAP Gold Medal
Overhead Reach – Gillian Young DPAGB AFIAP BPE4* – England

GPU Gold Medal
Love of mother – Huy Son Nguyen – Vietnam

PAGB Gold Medal
Watching over Him – David Wheeler FRPS EFIAP/d1 MFIAP DPAGB – England

SPS Gold Medal
Wet Day – Peter R Gennard MFIAP EFIAP/d1 – England

PSA Silver Medal
Resolute – Dave Bowen MPAGB EFIAP FBPE – England

FIAP Silver Medal
Off to Market – Peter Jepson DPAGB BPE2* – Wales

GPU Silver Medal
Ready for Action – Graham Clegg LRPS BPE1* CPAGB – England

PAGB Silver Medal
The Torment of Eurydice – Peter Adams FIPF DPAGB BPE4* – Northern Ireland

PSA Bronze Medal
Snow Storm – Christopher Davies ARPS DPAGB BPE2* – England

SPS Silver Medal
The Brides Steed – Stephanie Cook DPAGB APAGB EFIAP/B – England
Maximum Effort – Robert Millin MFIAP EFIAP/d3 MPSA GPUZeus – England
Holy Man – Ketan Shah DPAGB BPE4* – England

SPS Ribbon
Hurdle Race – Yu Ling Ho – Taiwan

PSA Ribbon
Dramatic Jump – Aamir Sabzwari CPAGB – England
Waiting – Mike Sharples MFIAP MPAGB FBPE ARPS – England
Challenge over Waves – Hung Kam Yuen EPSA EFIAP – Australia

FIAP Ribbon
Tight Race – David Lowe ARPS AFIAP DPAGB – England
Pennywise – Peter Siviter EFIAP DPAGB – England
The Boiler Man – David Wheeler FRPS EFIAP/d1 MFIAP DPAGB – England

GPU Ribbon
In Israel10 – Bob Chiu GMPSA GPSA ARPS AFIAP – United States
Shingo Kunieda – Gillian Young DPAGB AFIAP BPE4* – England
Herding in the Mountain – Hung Kam Yuen EPSA EFIAP – Australia

PAGB Ribbon
Racing In The Rain – Mike Adams – England
My Forehand Attack – Sherman Cheang EFIAP/s E.CPE GEPSS M.APS – Macao
Stokksnes Beach – Ray Hems LRPS CPAGB BPE1* – England

SPS Ribbon
Tozlu_yollar – Abdurrahman Altıntaş – Turkey
Rainy Day – Mohan Gurusinghe EFIAP ANPAS – Sri Lanka
Grounded – Andy Kent – England
Noble Blood – Carol McNiven Young FRPS EFIAP/b DPAGB BPE5* – England
Joe Dickens in Action – Ketan Shah DPAGB BPE4* – England

PDI OPEN MONOCHROME AWARDS

PSA Gold Medal
Hanging by a Thread – Kevin Day ARPS EFIAP AIPF – Ireland

FIAP Gold Medal
The Shout – Seamus Byrne – Ireland

GPU Gold Medal
Owszat – George Atkins LRPS CPAGB EFIAP – England

PAGB Gold Medal
The Shanghai Tower – Martin Horton – England

SPS Gold Medal
Domes at Greenwich – Tony Cowburn ARPS BPE1* – England

PSA Silver Medal
Thunder – Maybeth Jamieson DPAGB – Scotland

FIAP Silver Medal
Farmyard Friends – Victoria Andrews LRPS BPE4* DPAGB AFIAP – England

GPU Silver Medal
Come and Take a Seat – Martin Janes BPE4* – England

PAGB Silver Medal
Solitude – Robert Quig DPAGB EFIAP – Scotland

PSA Bronze Medal
Knots 101 – PINKU DEY EFIAP EFIAP/b – India

SPS Silver Medal
Speeding Through The Rain – Mike Adams – England
No Way in – Glenn Porter ARPS EFIAP/b AWPF BPE2* – Wales
Waiting for Friends – David Wheeler FRPS EFIAP/d1 MFIAP DPAGB – England

PSA Ribbon
The Model – Seamus Byrne – Ireland
Mortal Life – Yu’e Chen – China
Lizie – Mike Sharples MFIAP MPAGB FBPE ARPS – England

FIAP Ribbon
Dua – Abdurrahman Altıntaş – Turkey
Brodie – Stephanie Cook DPAGB APAGB EFIAP/B – England
Man on Steps – David Sadler ARPS DPAGB EFIAP/s BPE3* – Scotland

GPU Ribbon
Crossing Point – Malcolm Cook – England
Conflict – Peter R Gennard MFIAP EFIAP/d1 – England
Mont Blanc – Peter Lawrance – England

PAGB Ribbon
The Parlour – Mike Edwards ARPS ABPE DPAGB/av – England
Successful Lift – Roger Evans MPAGB FBPE EFIAP/p – England
Rural Student 1 – Wee Huei Koh – Malaysia

SPS Ribbon
A Boy and His Dog – Kath Aggiss BPE4* – England
Auditorium De Tenerife – Andy Bridge – England
Homage to the Vikings – Audrey Couchman CPAGB BPE3* – England
Angry Look – PINKU DEY EFIAP EFIAP/b – India
Naughton Estate Field Totem – Stan Farrow FRPS EFIAP DPAGB – Scotland
Babysitting – Maybeth Jamieson DPAGB – Scotland
The Whippet – Gill Jones BPE1* – Wales
Praying Monk – Barry Kieran – Ireland
Snowy Seat – Barry Kieran – Ireland
The Collar – Ross McKelvey MFIAP EFIAP/p MPAGB FBPE – Northern Ireland
Let Me See – Marian Plaino EFIAP – Romania
Black – Sladjana Radovanovic AFIAP – Serbia
Caught in the Tackle – Vincent Scothern EFIAP BPE5* PPSA DPAGB – England
Dream Taker – Mike Sharples MFIAP MPAGB FBPE ARPS – England
Not Happy – Pete Smith EFIAP DPAGB BPE5* ARPS – England

PDI NATURE AWARDS

PSA Gold Medal
Incubation 2 – Wee Huei Koh – Malaysia

FIAP Gold Medal
Beklimming in Avondzon – Daniel Lybaert EFIAP/d3 – Netherlands

GPU Gold Medal
Mountain Hare running – Mike Lane FRPS – England

PAGB Gold Medal
Red-rock-cod-hiding-in-ascidian – Ian Marriner – Australia

SPS Gold Medal
Autumn Nuthatch – Gianpiero Ferrari DPAGB FRPS FBPE EFIAP – England

PSA Silver Medal
Gecko with Moth – Trevor Davenport ARPS DPAGB ABPE – England

FIAP Silver Medal
Comma (Summer form) on Blackberry – Yealand Kalfayan ARPS BPSA PPSA EFIAP – England

GPU Silver Medal
Kentish Glory Moth Ovipositing – Tim Hearn AFIAP DPAGB – England

PAGB Silver Medal
Cape Buffalo Reflection3 – Robin Price ARPS CPAGB BPE3* QPSA – England

PSA Bronze Medal
Lioness with Cubs 0519 – Francois Van Der Watt AFIAP – South Africa

SPS Silver Medal
Tachinid Flies Paired – Trevor Davenport ARPS DPAGB ABPE – England
Lesser Redpoll Pair in Winter – Gianpiero Ferrari DPAGB FRPS FBPE EFIAP – England
Female Wheatear Collecting Nesting Material – Wayne William – England

PSA Ribbon
Arctic Fox Crossing a River – Richard Kay FRPS – England
Mating Pacific Green Turtles – George Reekie DPAGB ABPE – England
Keeled Skimmer on Ragged Robin – Wayne William – England

FIAP Ribbon
Ringed Plover – Chris Briggs CPAGB BPE3* – Scotland
Little Owl Landing – Mary Gillian Fish CPAGB BPE1 – England
Red Fox on the Run – Jane Lee DPAGB EFIAP BPE3* – England

GPU Ribbon
Squacco Heron Landing – John Chamberlin FRPS MFIAP FBPE – England
Hunt and Kill for Food 4 – Wee Huei Koh – Malaysia
Arizona Blacktail Rattler 2020 01 L – Lillian Roberts – United States

PAGB Ribbon
Badger with Scarlet Elf Cup – John Formstone – England
Shag Family Gathering – Jane Morris Abson LRPS CPAGB AFIAP – England
The Hunter – Klaus-Peter Selzer MFIAP – Germany

SPS Ribbon
Elephant family – Elisa Best – Wales
Red Squirrel – Graham Clegg LRPS BPE1* CPAGB – England
Feeding sanderling – Trevor Clifford ARPS BPE1* – England
Chameleon Crossing a Path – Lorraine Clifton LRPS AFIAP – England
Waiting for the Worm – Sue Critchlow DPAGB BPE4 AFIAP – England
Grizzly with Salmon Roe – Leah Gray AFIAP PPSA – Canada
Delicious Ball Food – Wee Huei Koh – Malaysia
Flying Red Fox – Jane Lee DPAGB EFIAP BPE3* – England
Spotted Longhorn and 7 Spot Ladybird – Barbie Lindsay FBPE MPAGB EFIAP/s AWPF – England
Fungus Gnat in Habitat – Barbie Lindsay FBPE MPAGB EFIAP/s AWPF – England
Cuttlefish-mating – Ian Marriner – Australia
Mussel Power – David Mortimer LRPS CPAGB EFIAP/b – England
Deroplatys Trigonodera – Alfred Preuss EFIAP/s – Germany
Hyena Skirmish – Robin Price ARPS CPAGB BPE3* QPSA – England
Banded Demoiselle on Red Campion – Mick Schilling CPAGB – England

PRINTS OPEN MONO PRINTS AWARDS

PSA Gold Medal
Hearing Voices – David Lowe ARPS AFIAP DPAGB – England

FIAP Gold Medal
Icelandic Church – Colin Westgate FRPS MFIAP MPAGB APAGB – England

GPU Gold Medal
You’re Boring Me, Mr Rumpole – Ross McKelvey MFIAP EFIAP/p MPAGB FBPE – Northern Ireland

PAGB Gold Medal
Girl with Bike – Sue Moore FRPS MPAGB FIPF – England

SPS Gold Medal
Joe Fraser World Champion – Paul Hassell MPAGB Fipf FBPE – England

PSA Silver Medal
Creature of the Night – John Phillips BPE3* – England

GPU Silver Medal
Shielding – Andrew Colgan – England

FIAP Silver Medal
Horse Trader – Bob Moore FRPS FIPF – England

PAGB Silver Medal
Comfort in Loss – Charles Ashton FRPS MPAGB EFIAP/B BPE4 – England

PSA Bronze Medal
Vestrahorn Breaking Dawn – Mike Sharples MFIAP MPAGB FBPE ARPS – England

SPS Silver Medal
Gautama’s Gaze – Ramesh Letchmanan AICS LRPS QPSA GPUCR1 – Singapore
Sarah’s Coat – David Lowe ARPS AFIAP DPAGB – England
Waiting for a Sinner – Kyle David Tallett FRPS DPAGB EFIAP BPE1 – England

PSA: Ribbon
Apprehensive – Dinah Jayes ARPS EFIAP MPAGB – England
After the Kill – John Sheridan – Ireland
Museum Chat – Luc Tourwe EFIAP – Belgium

FIAP Ribbon
Lone Figure – Helen Hanafin EFIAP/g FIPF – Ireland
Stripes. – De Groen Maurits AFIAP – Belgium
In the Doorway – Neil Scott FRPS EFIAP/s – Scotland

GPU Ribbon
With Every Sinue – Paul Hassell MPAGB Fipf FBPE – England
Lisbon Metro Station – David Sadler ARPS DPAGB EFIAP/s BPE3* – Scotland

PAGB Ribbon
The Countess – Ross McKelvey MFIAP EFIAP/p MPAGB FBPE – Northern Ireland
Abiding Memories – Hilary Roberts FRPS MFIAP – England
News Break – Mike Sharples MFIAP MPAGB FBPE ARPS – England

SPS Ribbon
Departure – Charles Ashton FRPS MPAGB EFIAP/B BPE4 – England
The Egg Sellers Daughter – Charles Ashton FRPS MPAGB EFIAP/B BPE4 – England
Skippy – Cyril Boyd EFIAP/b LIPF EPSA DPAGB – Northern Ireland
Figure with Butterfly Clip – Roy Elwood FRPS MPAGB EFIAP – England
Midnight at the Museum – Peter William Evans – England
Only Memories – Bob Goode LRPS EFIAP/s BPE2* CPAGB – England
Stories to Tell. – Adrian Lines MPAGB FBPE EFIAP – England
Knitting with Ataturk – Adrian Lines MPAGB FBPE EFIAP – England
Shot Put Heave – David Lowe ARPS AFIAP DPAGB – England
Wedded Bliss – John McVie EFIAP DPAGB APAGB – Scotland
Mobile Shepherd – Bob Moore FRPS FIPF – England
Faces of Time – Sue Moore FRPS MPAGB FIPF – England
Glasgow Architecture – David Moyes AFIAP – Scotland
No More Chips Grandad – Andy Newman – England
Layers of Time – Tim Pile MPAGB MFIAP EFIAP/p FIPF – England
The Gaffer – Neil Scott FRPS EFIAP/s – Scotland
Doreen in Her Kitchen, Ballyvaughan – Colin Westgate FRPS MFIAP MPAGB APAGB – England
Stan – Philippa Wheatcroft DPAGB – England

PRINTS OPEN COLOUR PRINTS AWARDS

PSA Gold Medal
Last House on the Street – Andrew Colgan – England

FIAP Gold Medal
As Time Goes by These Days – Luc Stalmans EFIAP/b EPSA – Belgium

GPU Gold Medal
Curves .. – De Groen Maurits AFIAP – Belgium

PAGB Gold Medal
A Moment to Reflect – Mike Sharples MFIAP MPAGB FBPE ARPS – England

SPS Gold Medal
Hospital in Lockdown – David Moyes AFIAP – Scotland

PSA Silver Medal
Striped Naked – Ross McKelvey MFIAP EFIAP/p MPAGB FBPE – Northern Ireland

FIAP: Silver medal
Making Cottage Cheese – Pietro Rocchiccioli DPAGB BA(Hons)Photography EFIAP/b – England

FIAP Ribbonl
A Tranquil Moment – Sally Hammpond LRPS DPAGB BPE1* – England

GPU Silver Medal
Young Oscar – Bob Moore FRPS FIPF – England

PAGB Silver Medal
Three Lusitanos – Carol McNiven Young FRPS EFIAP/b DPAGB BPE5* – England

PSA Bronze Medal
Back Street, Dhaka – Colin Westgate FRPS MFIAP MPAGB APAGB – England

SPS Silver Medal
The Ice Queen – Cyril Boyd EFIAP/b LIPF EPSA DPAGB – Northern Ireland
Geothermal Power – Bob Johnston ARPS – England
Lone Sheep – Damian Morris LRPS DPAGB EFIAP BPE1* – England

PSA: Ribbon
Lockdown – Stan Farrow FRPS EFIAP DPAGB – Scotland
Johnson Thompson Takes the Lead – Graham Hales DPAGB – England
Courbes – Luc Tourwe EFIAP – Belgium

FIAP Ribbon
Misty Contours – Helen Hanafin EFIAP/g FIPF – Ireland
The Boat – Tim Pile MPAGB MFIAP EFIAP/p FIPF – England

GPU Ribbon
For Sale: Fixer Uppers – Andrew Colgan – England
Three White Mice – Sue Moore FRPS MPAGB FIPF – England
Cutlers-Hall, Sheffield – Tom Walton LRPS – England

PAGB Ribbon
Strolling – Brian Davis APAGB CPAGB MPSA – England
Icelandic Blacksand Beach – Mike Sharples MFIAP MPAGB FBPE ARPS – England
The Chosen One – Philippa Wheatcroft DPAGB – England

SPS Ribbon
Marking Fresh Barfi – Charles Ashton FRPS MPAGB EFIAP/B BPE4 – England
Lest We Forget – Charles Ashton FRPS MPAGB EFIAP/B BPE4 – England
Irida Seated – Cyril Boyd EFIAP/b LIPF EPSA DPAGB – Northern Ireland
The Old Pocket Watch – Stan Farrow FRPS EFIAP DPAGB – Scotland
The Gift – Lynda Haney DPAGB BPE5* EFIAP – England
A Man of God – Paul Hassell MPAGB Fipf FBPE – England
A Place of Rufuge – Paul Hassell MPAGB Fipf FBPE – England
No Way Out – Dinah Jayes ARPS EFIAP MPAGB – England
Kok Boru (Reaching Out) – Adrian Lines MPAGB FBPE EFIAP – England
Veiled Dance – David Lowe ARPS AFIAP DPAGB – England
Emerald Clown – Ross McKelvey MFIAP EFIAP/p MPAGB FBPE – Northern Ireland
Princess in Waiting – Carol McNiven Young FRPS EFIAP/b DPAGB BPE5* – England
The Steampunk Engineer – John Phillips BPE3* – England
My Chair – John Phillips BPE3* – England
Rock Beauty – Tim Pile MPAGB MFIAP EFIAP/p FIPF – England
Viv the Spiv – Mike Sharples MFIAP MPAGB FBPE ARPS – England
Pack Leader – John Sheridan – Ireland
Neck and Neck – Paul Smith – England
Occulis Concourse – Paul Stanley FIPF EFIAP/g EsFIAP – Ireland

PRINTS NATURE PRINTS AWARDS

PSA: Gold medal
Fungi on Silver Birch – David Myles CPAGB – England

FIAP Gold Medal
Juvenile Pine Marten on Branch – Ian Mitchell MPAGB EFIAP ARPS – Scotland

GPU Gold Medal
Short Eared Owl – Paul Smith – England

PAGB Gold Medal
Brown Hares Boxing – Graham Pears DPAGB – England

PSA Silver Medal
Resplendent Quetzal – Ann Healey FRPS DPAGB EFIAP/b BPE3* – England

FIAP: Silver medal
Pushing Giants – Russell Price – England

GPU Silver Medal
Gentoo Penguin Emerging from Sea – Audrey Price – England

PAGB Silver Medal
Little Egret Wading – Kevin Peter Blood CPAGB – England

SPS Silver Medal
Praying Mantis on Ear of Wheat – Tony Barker – England
Brown Hare – David Myles CPAGB – England
Dew covered Male Marbled White – David Myles CPAGB – England

PSA Ribbon
Minnow Pass – Ross McKelvey MFIAP EFIAP/p MPAGB FBPE – Northern Ireland
Male Steamer Duck – Russell Price – England

FIAP: Ribbon
Lappet Moth Among Dry Leaves – Gianpiero Ferrari DPAGB FRPS FBPE EFIAP – England
Mountain Hare in Snow – Ian Mitchell MPAGB EFIAP ARPS – Scotland

GPU Ribbon
Horseshoe Crabs Mating – Christine Mallett BPE3* CPAGB EFIAP – England
Common Mycena – David Myles CPAGB – England

PAGB Ribbon
Parasol Fungi – Carol McNiven Young FRPS EFIAP/b DPAGB BPE5* – England
Jumping Red Squirrel – Ian Mitchell MPAGB EFIAP ARPS – Scotland

SPS Ribbon
Courtship Gift – David Adamson EFIAP/s BPE3* – England
Owl Fly – Ann Healey FRPS DPAGB EFIAP/b BPE3* – England
Altogether Now One Two Three – Jenny Hibbert MPAGB AWPF EFIAP/g – Wales