On behalf of myself and all of the YPU Executive Committee I would like to wish the 72 YPU clubs and their members a Happy New Year. We would especially like to thank all the YPU Judges and Lecturers who have kept us all entertained and enthralled, be it by zoom or more lately for…
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David Ward creates images that ‘respond’ to the world around him, rather than merely ‘representing’ it. His landscape photography often resists the conventions of the art – line, form, texture and colour hit you first – rather than a familiar place, shot from a classic viewpoint. As he says in his book ‘Landscape Beyond’ (2008,…
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A note from Andrew Pell, YPU Print Secretary: It’s now possible to add your Club Reps to the YPU Portal – please ask your Competition Secretary to look in the ‘Club Officers’ section and add the relevant person to the “YPU Rep” role… I’m getting closer to sorting out the mailshot system for notifications It’d…
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This championship (previously known as YPU Club Competition) is now open for club entries. The aim of the 2022 YPU Inter-Club PDI Championship is to select two YPU Clubs that will represent the YPU at the 2022 PAGB Inter-Club Championship (PDIs) to be held in July 2022. Clubs are invited to enter 20 Open PDI…
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The newly combined PAGB Cup and Trophy are now open for entries. Although this is not a YPU competition we would, of course, encourage a strong showing from Yorkshire clubs. Details from PAGB are below, with full information on their website. OPEN FOR ENTRY – https://pagbhost.co.uk/main/main.php These are now being run as a single event,…
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Following approval at the latest Executive meeting, the Yorkshire Photographic Union are pleased to welcome two new clubs: Shipley Camera Club and Castleford Camera Club. We look forward to their future participation in YPU activities.
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Please note, anyone wishing to contact the YPU Secretary or any other YPU Executive Committee members should use the email address and the contact form on this website. Unfortunately, our past secretary Stephen Dean is still receiving communications. Stephen is now enjoying a well-earned retirement!
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Long standing Chairman of Kirkbymoorside Camera Club, Harry Kingman is an enthusiastic traveller. Like many he re-discovered a passion for photography after taking early retirement, and says ‘I still get a thrill whenever I release the shutter…’ Harry’s journeys with his camera have taken him all over the world – from the heat of the…
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We’re looking forward to welcoming professional British landscape photographer, Harry Wheeler-Brand on Monday 22nd November for his Zoom presentation entitled; ‘A Year in East Anglia’. Harry has had a passion for photography and all things landscape from an early age, enabling him to achieve various milestones and awards in his career to date. This includes working with many of the photographic industry’s leading…
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We welcome Barbie back for the second time this year. She presents a digital lecture packed with macro images of wildlife found in East Anglia. More examples can be seen on her website www.barbielindsay.co.uk Visitors and members of other camera clubs are very welcome to join this Zoom meeting (£3 per person). Places can be…
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10:30hrs to 16:00hrs Saturday 20th November 2021 Due to the uncertainty of the situation concerning Covid-19 and the success of the 2020 event this year the Keighley Day presentations will again be carried out online using Zoom. Full details of the presenters, John Bermingham AIPF and Bernard Geraghty, can be seen on the YPU Keighley…
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Do you see the world as it really is? Graham developed this talk because many people believe that photo manipulation is new. He looks back at historical examples and then shows how he manipulates his own images. Examples of his work can be seen at www.grahamsgallery.weebly.com Visitors and members of other camera clubs are very…
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Otley Camera Club is delighted to be hosting a talk on Zoom, by Dublin-based Joe Hoghton. In this talk, Joe takes a walk through his personal journey discovering Street Photography, discussing craft, kit and influences, and the creation of his book “Streets of Dublin” with powerful black & white images. His emphatic strapline is ’seeing…
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The full entry requirements and instructions for the 2022 Annual Exhibition are available to view and download by Club/Society Secretaries and Club/Society YPU Secretaries in the “Documents” section on the YPU Portal website. Important Dates:
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Bishopthorpe Camera Club is excited to host Britta Jaschinski: ‘The Power of Photography’ on Tuesday 2 November, 7.30 – 9.30pm via Zoom Britta is passionate about wildlife and nature conservation. She has been described as one of the most influential photographers of our time and has won numerous international awards including European Wildlife Photographer of the…
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We’re delighted to welcome Leeds-based, fine art photographer David Garthwaite on Monday 1st November for his Zoom presentation entitled; ‘Fine Art: A Workflow.’ Growing up in the industrial north of England shaped David’s artistic style, drawing him towards a bleaker and darker outlook of everyday locations. After starting in photography in 2017 he came across the work of Michael Kenna…
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