right to left: Paul Adams, Laura Hacking, Agi Ch, Scott Sinden & Mark Pickup
Winners of the 2016 Annual Awards gathered at Calumet’s London Headquarters on Thursday, October 26 to receive their medals and certificates from The Photography Show’s Hazel Soper and Richard Macey. The Disabled Photographers’ Society is the designated charity of The Photography Show and Hazel and Richard congratulated the winners on the outstanding quality of the exhibits.
Simon Leach, well-known photographer and fellow of the Royal Photographic Society, had kindly judged the competition this year and said: “I was truly blown-away by the fantastic standard of the entries and both the creative content and technical skills demonstrated. It made for some very difficult decisions. I enjoyed the task enormously and thank the DPS for asking me to make the selections.”
In spite of a difficult journey to the event, winner of the Advanced Award Laura Hacking was delighted to be able to accept the award in person, accompanied by her husband Paul. Laura, whose image graced the cover of the Exhibition Catalogue this year reported: “Membership of the DPS has encouraged me to pursue my interest in photography and to have the courage to enter competitions like this. Naturally I am delighted, if still shocked, to have won more than one award.”
The Exhibition will be on show at Calumet, 93-103 Drummond Street, London NW1 2HJ until November 29th and will then tour the country at other Calumet outlets.
Agi Ch was congratulated on her organisation of the event and the accompanying catalogue this year: “I feel delighted and honoured to have been appointed the DPS Exhibition Secretary. I enjoyed the whole process, but most of all, the photographs submitted by our members. Well done to everyone who participated and I hope to see your work again next year.”
The DPS thanks Calumet and The Photography Show for their continuing and generous support of the Charity.
