News specific to YPU rather than member clubs
A message from Alan Sopher, YPU Secretary: “It is with great sadness that I report the untimely passing of our friend and YPU President, Christine Hodgson. Chris died peacefully in hospital on Monday 18th August, after a rapid deterioration in her health. Chris’s husband, Simon and daughter Natalie are very much in our thoughts as…
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Unfortunately for us, Bill Ward has landed a very big theatre job that runs from 18th August 2025 all the way through to June 15th 2026 therefore, and so he is unable to lecture at our Keighley Day this year. The good news is that Judith Macbeth has managed to secure the services of celebrated…
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Here are some images from the 2025 Assembly at Hall Cross Academy, Doncaster. The trophies and certificates were presented by our Guest of Honour, Sally Jameson, MP for Doncaster Central.
The Exhibition continues at Danum Art Gallery until 5th July.
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Joe Cornish and Oliver Wright will be the two speakers at the next Keighley Day, which takes place on Saturday 15th November 2025 at Carleton Community Centre, Carleton Road, Pontefract, WF8 3RJ. Tickets are now available.
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This is a final reminder that the high point of the YPU year, our Annual Assembly and opening of our Annual Exhibition will take place in Doncaster on Saturday 10th May 2025. The Assembly will take place in the main hall of Hall Cross Academy, Thorne Rd, Doncaster DN1 2HY starting at 10.30am prompt.…
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Annual General Meeting The YPU Annual General Meeting will take place on Saturday February 22nd 2025 at 10.30am. Venue: Carleton Community Centre, Carleton Road, Pontefract WF8 3RG. The agenda for the AGM is shown below, followed by the nomination form for the Executive. You can download or print these documents using the controls at the…
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On the 7th of December the 2025 YPU Annual Print and PDI Competitions opened. Remember, to access the competitions, log on to the YPU portal, click ‘Competitions’ and then click ‘Enter or View Competitions for yourself or, if you are a club official, click ‘Enter [ ] for your club’. Then click the competition you…
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For convenience, the booking form can now be viewed and downloaded… The Executive Committee are pleased to invite members of all YPU clubs to our Annual Keighley Day event, to be held at Carleton Community Centre, Carleton Rd, Pontefract, WF8 3RJ. The event is dedicated to the memory of Alexander Keighley, a founder member of the YPU.
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A gallery of images taken at the YPU Assembly 2024 during the presentation of awards for the 2024 Exhibition, all from Rob Bishop of Barnsley Photographic Society. Images may be downloaded by selecting them and using the downward-pointing arrow icon. The images have been resized to 1000px on the longest side; please e-mail me if…
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Details of the 2024 Assembly and Exhibition, hosted by Barnsley Photographic Society in its centenary year, are below. Remember that the Assembly is for any club member, not just YPU Reps or club officers. The flyer can be downloaded or printed to share with club members using the buttons, top right.
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Entries are now being received for the main event in the YPU calendar, our Annual Exhibition. The closing date for entries is February 22nd at 23:55 so there is still time – speak to your club Competition Secretary or YPU Rep for more information. This year we have two milestones: the YPU will be celebrating our…
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Yorkshire Photographic Union 2024 Annual Exhibition – Rules and Conditions for Prints and Projected Digital Images The full entry requirements and instructions for the 2024 Annual Exhibition are available to view and download by Club/Society Secretaries by logging on to the new YPU Portal website and following Services -> View Document Archives. These have already…
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Report by Marilyn Roberts DPAGB BPE4, YPU Exhibition Co-ordinator The YPU President Richard Littlefair and President-elect Chris Hodgson welcomed our YPU Keighley Day speakers on Saturday 11th November – Glyn Dewis (Adobe educator and successful author) and Ross McKelvey MPAGB, FIPF, MFIAP, FBPE from the successful Catchlight CC in Belfast. Our thanks to all the…
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We have received the following message from Mary Crowther of the RPS Yorkshire Region. Please contact Mary directly if you can help: The RPS Yorkshire Region have acquired some 50 photo frames, the standard 40 x 50 silver metal [without glass – easy for transportation and displaying against unwanted lights], and we are looking for…
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An update on a very active topic:
News from Glyn Dewis,an Adobe Educator and one of our Keighley Day Speakers.
Within his presentation he will be giving an insider’s view on the hot topic of AI developments and techniques in photography, how he sees it being used and also discuss the issues of it regarding competition photography, and a possible ‘way forward’
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Some images from the YPU Assembly 2023 by Stephen Dean – uncaptioned images are in the gallery below. Note that all the results and the Exhibition Catalogue are now available on the YPU Portal. If you have any questions about the portal please use the “Request Support” button on the login page.
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