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Two Crewe Photographic Society members were acknowledged for their outstanding work by having their images accepted to be exhibited in the Shrewsbury Open Photographic Exhibition 2022. In her introduction to the exhibition, chairman Judy Mainwaring BPE2*, said there were over 4000 entries with nearly a third of them being nature photographs. This gave the well […]

Stephen Coyne, our MC for our second PDI competition, made me laugh when he jokingly said he likes to see judges struggle. That was really the case during this competition, as judge Les Hitchcock ARPS admitted how difficult it was to decide on the winners. In the end, Paul Hill’s ‘St. Ives Fisherman’ took top […]

Last Thursday, 3rd November, professional photographer, Ashley Franklin gave his riveting talk ‘The Wider World of Photography’ to Alsager Camera Club and Crewe Photographic Society. Ashley, who has worked for BBC radio delivered his well researched talk articulately to a large audience in Alsager over the Zoom network. He showed us classic images from the […]

It was refreshing to get back to seeing and holding so many excellent prints during our first print competition of our season. The art of creating a well crafted print is still evident within our club. Our Equipment Officer, Dave Lucus did a great job in presenting them. Enthusiastic judge, Graham Currey, told us what […]

The Robertshaw Trophy is an inter club, open PDI, competition between Crewe PS, Leek PC, Macclesfield, Holmes Chapel and Blythe Bridge. As the distances between the club are so great, we decided to hold the event over the zoom network. Each club can enter 12 images, with not more than 3 from any one member. […]

Congratulations to Stephen Coyne CPAGB BPE3* who has had 3 acceptances in the Beyond Group 15th Annual Exhibition 2022. One in the Colour section (Study in Concentration) and two in the Monochrome section ‘My Family and Me’ and ‘The Village Matriarch’. As well as having several categories for the best images (Nature, Landscape etc.) the […]

Paul Hill has been one of our most popular and consistent photographers for many years. His dedication sees him rise early in a morning to capture the sunrise on top of a big hill. Many of his best images aren’t down to good luck. Paul researches his subjects and locations to find the best times […]

Congratulations to Ian Whiston for becoming our ‘Photographer of the Year’ for the 2021-22 season. He achieved 284 points beating Stephen Coyne, who won it last year by a single point and Paul Hill came third with 279 points. Ian won the trophy on the strength of his excellent nature images in the Lockdown and […]

Some lucky members of Crewe Photographic Society were able to join a portrait photography photoshoot with the talented Graham Currey on 23 April, 2022. Graham posed for us as a hill billy, wizard, sailor and a plague doctor in Crewe’s beautiful Queen’s Park and Bunbury locks and church. Graham is an experienced and excellent model […]

Our annual inter-club competition against our friends from Nantwich was hosted by ourselves and presented over the Zoom network. Judge Darrell Oakden DPAGB BPE4* EFIAP told us he was going to judge the 48 high quality entries as ‘competition’ photographs. Their technical qualities were only a factor and he liked images to tell a story. […]