First Open Competition

Entries, results and winning images

About the Competition Results

Each year, Tamworth Photographic Club hosts the first open PDI competition for members at all skill levels. Here are the winning entries and highlights.

First Open Competitions

7th October 2026

The competition was judged by John Haines , who had the difficult task of choosing the winners from a very strong entry of images from each of our three sections
The results were as follows:

1st - Advance Colour - Dave Bowen - Griffon Observation Point
3rd - Advance Colour - Pete Atkins - Dust Riders
2nd - Advance Colour - Pete-Atkins - Pom Poms
C - Advance Colour - Dave Bowen - Head On
C - Advance Colour - Simon Stokes - Mermaids Egg
C - Advance Colour - Keith Newman - Ass Kicking
1st - Advance Mono - Gez Boss - Road to Nowhere
2nd - Advance Mono - Gez Boss - Mount Teide
HC - Advance Mono - Gez Boss - Out of the Storm
C - Advance Mono - Gez Boss - Don't be Late
C - Advance Mono - Simon Stokes - Afternoon Walk at Bamburgh
C - Advance Mono - Gez Boss- Early Morning Graze
C - Novice Colour - John Stoneley - Checking my Pointes
2nd - Novice / Intermediate Mono - Dog Walker on Tenby Beach - Trevor Brown
HC - Novice / Intermediate Mono -John Stoneley - Skipping the Waves

Colour

1st - Fairy Pools - Barry Whitmore
2nd - Kingfisher Diving - David Deeming
3rd - Diamond Beach - Barry Whitmore
HC - Female Red Deer - Mike Pitts
C - Common Gardener Bee - Mike Pitts
C - Demoiselle Fly - Peta Pitts
C - Eyes on the Prize - Debbie Byrne
C - Checking My Pointes - John Stoneley

Mono 

1st - When You've Got To Go - Peta Pitts
2nd - Dog Walker on Tenby Beach - Trevor Brown
3rd - Summer Splashes - Clare Charles
HC - Skipping The Waves - John Stoneley
C - Barn Owl Landing - Bob Cooper
C - Misty Morning - Clare Charles
C - Gangster and his Moll - Bob Cooper

Mono

1st - Road To Nowhere - Gez Boss
2nd - Mount Teide - Gez Boss
3rd - Thai Fisherman - Brian Dowdall
HC - Out Of The Storm - Gez Boss
C - Don't Be Late - Gez Boss
C - Afternoon Walk At Bamburgh - Simon Stokes
C - Early Morning Graze - Gez Boss

Colour

1st - Griffon Observation Point - Dave Bowen
2nd - Pom Poms - Pete Atkins
3rd - Dust Riders - Pete Atkins
HC - Male Stone Chat - Adrian Moore
C - Head On - Dave Bowen
C - Mermaids Egg - Simon Stokes
C - Ass Kicking - Keith Newman
C - Pushing Through - Adrian Moore

8th October 2025

The competition was judged by John Haines , who had the difficult task of choosing the winners from a very strong entry of images from each of our three sections
The results were as follows:

Colour

1st - Egret in Flight - Dave Deeming
2nd - Young Red Deer Stag - Debbie Byrne
3rd - Bee on Geranium Flower - Mike Pitts
HC - Water Retrieve - Debbie Byrne
HC - Lone Tree in the Mist - Barry Whitmore
C - Steady Lad - Debbie Byrne
C - Muddy Walk to Butlins - Barry Whitmore
C - The Bicycle Repairer - John Stoneley

Mono 

1st - Ghost Town - Malcolm Bottrill
2nd - Dead in the Desert - Malcolm Bottrill
3rd - Gizelle in Pensive Mood - Bob Cooper
HC - Who’s Milly - Mike Pitts
HC - Off to Work - Simon Ball
C - Chee Tor Tunnel - Debbie Byrne
C - The Reader - Simon Ball
C - Cambodian Girl - Peta Pitts

Colour

1st - Perfect Balance - Roy Chambers
2nd - Willow Warbler - Bob Cooper
3rd - The Challenger - Keith Hender
HC - Jurassic Coast - Trevor Brown
HC - Wheelie Got Some Speed - Nigel Tingey
C - Standing Proud - Keith Hender
C - Buzzard - Nigel Tingey
C - Tall Ships at Anchor - Keith Hender

Mono

1st - Chesterton Mill - Simon Stokes
2nd - Wemyss Bay Railway Station - John Essex
3rd - Moorland Tree - Pete Atkins
HC - Italian Passion - Paul Fradley
HC - Shakerstone Station - Simon Stokes
C - Entry to Ferry Terminal Wemyss Bay - John Essex
C - Shapes & Angles of the Lowry - Alec Benwell

Colour

1st - Canoe Spectacle - Dave Bowen
2nd - Lynx at Sunrise - Dave Bowen
3rd - Pied Flycatcher - Dave Bowen
HC - Rural Spain - Dave Bowen
HC - Aerial Manoeuvre - Dave Bowen
C - The Eye of the Peacock - Pete Atkins
C - Number 6 by a Short Head - Pete Atkins
C - Wymings Brook - Keith Newman

2nd October 2024

The competition was judged by Nasar Hussain, who had the difficult task of choosing the winners from a very strong entry of images from each of our three sections
The results were as follows:

1st Nigel Tingey - One Wheels Enough
2nd David Deeming - Tree Creeper
3rd Barry Whitmore - Padley Gorge
HC Barry Whitmore - Fairy Glen
HC Nigel Tingey - Fast Union Jack
C Clare Charles - Mauve Sunset
C David Deeming - Drifting
C Steve Jones - Where Shall I Lland
1st Nigel Tingey - Dead of the Night
2nd Clare Charles - Dusk Volleyball
3rd Bob Cooper - Leroy
HC John Stoneley - Cariad Celis
HC Mike Pitts - Pulled Pork
C Bob Cooper - Neave in Chiffon
C Clare Charles - Mountain Sapling
C John Stoneley - The Chinese House Shugborough
1st Bob Cooper - Fairy Pools Glenbrittle
2nd Trevor Brown - Low tide Llandudno
3rd Geoff Crockford - Church on the hill, Gruyeres
HC Trevor Brown - Evening Sun on little Orme
HC Trevor Brown - Wind Farm
C Geoff Crockford - Gun Culture
C Trevor Brown - Sunrise over Hannafore Bay
C Trevor Brown - Watching the Sun go Down
1st Simon Stokes - Gothic Temple
2nd Mike Woods - Hands of Time
3rd Gez Boss - The Church on the Hill
HC Keith Newman - In his safe place
HC Simon Stokes - Stowe School
C Gez Boss - Horror on the Stairs
C Pete Atkins - Full Speed
C Simon Stokes - 15th Century Merchant
1st Jay Birmingham - Dew-Covered Scathphagia
2nd Jay Birmingham - Cloud Castle
3rd Dave Bowen - Jet Wash
Hc Mike Woods - Alone in the City
HC Pete Atkins - Crocosmia
C Dave Bowen - Otter With Fish
C Jay Birmingham - Fire and Ice
C Simon Stokes - Dignity

Novice Colour

1st - One Wheel’s Enough - Nigel Tingey
2nd - Tree Creeper - Dave Deeming
3rd - Padley Gorge - Barry Whitmore
HC - Fast Union Jack - Nigel Tingey
HC - Fairy Glen - Barry Whitmore
C - Where Shall I Land - Steve Jones
C - Mauve Sunset - Clare Charles
C - Drifting - Dave Deeming

Novice and Intermediate Mono

1st - Dead of the Night - Nigel Tingey
2nd - Dusk Volleyball - Clare Charles
3rd - Leroy - Bob Cooper
HC - Pulled Pork - Mike Pitts
HC - Cariad Celis - John Stoneley
C - Mountain Sapling - Clare Charles
C - Neave in Chiffon - Bob Cooper
C - Chinese House, Shugborough - John Stoneley

Intermediate Colour

1st - Fairy Pools, Glen Brittle - Bob Cooper
2nd - Low Tide, Llandudno - Trevor Brown
3rd - Church on the Hill, Gruyere - Geoff Crockford
HC - Wind Farm - Trevor Brown
HC - Evening Sun on Little Orme - Trevor Brown
C - Sunrise over Hannafore Bay - Trevor Brown
C - Watching the Sun go Down - Trevor Brown
C - Gun Culture - Geoff Crockford

Monochrome

1st - Gothic Temple - Simon Stokes
2nd - Hands of Time - Mike Woods
3rd - The Church on the Hill - Gez Boss
HC - Stowe School - Simon Stokes
HC - In His Safe Place - Keith Newman
C - Full Speed - Pete Atkins
C - Horror on the Stairs - Gez Boss
C - 15th Century Merchant - Simon Stokes

Colour

1st - Dew Covered Scathphagia - Jay Birmingham
2nd - Cloud Castle - Jay Birmingham
3rd - Jet Wash - Dave Bowen
HC - Alone in the City - Mike Woods
HC - Crocosmia - Pete Atkins
C - Otter with Fish - Dave Bowen
C - Dignity - Simon Stokes
C - Fire and Ice - Jay Birmingham

11th October 2023

The competition was judged by John Haines, who had the difficult task of choosing the winners from a very strong entry of images from each of our three sections
The results were as follows:

Noice Mono 1st
Novice Mono 2nd
Novice Mono 3rd
Novice Mono HC
Novice Colour 1st
Novice Colour 2nd
Noice Colour 3rd
Novice Colour HC
Intermediate Mono 1st
Intermediate Mono 2nd
Intermediate Mono 3rd
Intermediate Mono HC
Intermediate Colour 1st
Intermediate Colour 2nd
Intermediate Colour 3rd
Intermediate Colour HC
Advanced Mono 1st
Advanced Mono 2nd
Advanced Mono 3rd
Advanced Mono HC
Advanced Colour 1st
Advanced Colour 2nd
Advanced Colour 3rd
Advanced Colour HC

Mono

1st - Francis - Clare Charles
2nd - White Bridge - Dave Harrison
3rd - Grand Day Out - Mike Pitts
HC - Tamworth Castle - Dave Harrison

Colour

1st - Scottish Bothy - Barry Whitmore
2nd - Glencoe Waterfall - Barry Whitmore
3rd - Fallow Stag - Dave Deeming
HC - Loch Tulla - Barry Whitmore
C - Buzzing Around - Stephen Jones
C - Sleeping - Dave Harrison
C - Young Stags Rutting - Dave Deeming
C - Elvaston Castle - Mike Pitts

Mono

1st - Offload Under Pressure - Roy Chambers
2nd - Eye Spy - Mike Woods
3rd - Side Swipe - Mike Woods
HC - Eastbourne Pier - Trevor Brown
C - Landeck Lady - Bob Cooper

Colour

1st - Round the Buoy - Bob Cooper
2nd - Chaffinch Singing - Mike Woods
3rd - Full Throttle - Mike Woods
HC - Gannet Soaring - Mike Woods
C - Whitby Harbour at Night - Roy Chambers
C - Grosglockner Pass - Bob Cooper
C - Following the Line - Roy Chambers
C - Riding High - Keith Hender

Mono

1st - Eye Eye - Pete Atkins
2nd - Southwold Pier - Simon Stokes
3rd - Romance - Alec Benwell
HC - Allium - Pete Atkins
C - Around the Buoy - Adrian Moore
C - Slow Wave - Simon Stokes
C - Into Transition - Pete Atkins

Colour

1st - Thurne Tranquillity - Jay Birmingham
2nd - Porth Nanven Sunset - Jay Birmingham
3rd - Demoiselles at Dawn - Jay Birmingham
HC - Jet Wash - Dave Bowen
C - Yellow Dung Fly in a Digitalis - Simon Stokes
C - Griffon Vulture Flypast - Dave Bowen
C - Determination - Alec Benwell
C - Three Bonnet - Jay Birmingham

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