KCPA Diamond Jubilee 2024 – Kent County Photographic Association

It was great to welcome our affiliated club members back to Ditton Community Centre, for the KCPA Diamond Jubilee 2024 competition. We opened our doors at 1.45 and let in 112 visitors who had come to view all the images that had been entered by the clubs that entered. The day started with a welcome to all and then went on to welcome our Judge for the event, Chris Palmer FRPS EFIAP DPAGB APAGB. In total 34 clubs entered this year, resulting in 272 images being shown on the screen. A 2^nd slide slow was shown when our judge was asked to comment on the highest scoring image per club and I read out the scores for each image.

Merit Awards

Merit Award Certificates were handed out to the following. Although it was a shame not all of our winners were there on the day, a club representative will hand over our certificates to them.

**Black Grouse Males Battling – Marie – Laure Stone DPAGB BPE5* EFIAP/D3**

**Brown Bear Eating Salmon- Sandra Mitchell**

**Hoopoe Feeding Young in Flight – David Godfrey DPAGB**

**Monica Bad Hair Day – Philip Hinton ARPS**

**The Sanctuary, Lincoln Cathedral – Steve Roberts LRPS**

Premier Award

The Premier Award Certificate & Ashford P.S Shield Winner (for Best image of the competition) went to Marc Ayres for his stunning black and white image titled Lost in Urban Reverie

Diamond Jubilee Winner and Runner Up

Ashford Photographic Society were the winning club followed by Faversham & District Camera Club; both will go on to represent Kent at the PAGB PDI championships.

Most Improved Club

The Most Improved club award went to Herne Bay P.C who went from 34^th in 2023 to 7^th this year.

PAGB Distinctions

PAGB distinction certificates were handed out to Colin Mitchell (CPAGB) and Phil Hadley (DPAGB), congratulations to both!

Full Results

You can view the full results in the catalogue, here.

Tracy Hughes LRPS CPAGB BPE2*

KCPA President & Competition Coordinator