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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To be held in Pontefract Town Hall Venue Information LocationPontefract Town Hall (managed by Wakefield Council) The Town Hall is in the centre of Pontefract at the east end of the pedestrian precinct. The registry office for civil marriages, births and deaths is housed in the Town Hall, which may mean some members of the…
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YPU Keighley Day Saturday 11th November 2023, 10:00 to 16:00 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…
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Annual General Meeting The YPU Annual General Meeting will take place on Sunday 26th February 2023 Venue: Carleton Community Centre, Carleton Road, Pontefract WF8 3RG Time: 11:00 am The agenda for the AGM is shown below, followed by the minutes from last year’s meeting and the financial report. You can download or print these documents…
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It may be helpful for all club members to have a concise list of dates showing various events that are in the YPU calendar for 2023: February 9th – Inter-club Championships* – for PDI and Print entries closes at 23.55hrs February 23rd – Annual Exhibition* closes for all entries at 23.55hrs. February 26th – SUNDAY…
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The 2023 Annual Exhibition is now open for entries via the YPU Portal. Rules and Conditions of entry can be found in the ‘Document’ section of the Portal. Please downloaded a copy for future reference – for convenience there is a copy here too. The closing date for the online entries is 23rd Feb. 2023…
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It is with deep sadness we mourn the loss of our beloved Queen Elizabeth. On behalf of all of our member clubs, the President and Executive Committee of Yorkshire Photographic Union extend our sincere condolences to the Royal Family. May she rest in peace after a lifetime of unparalleled public service to our nation and…
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Calling all Print Workers – it’s back! 10th September 2022 at 2pm Prints to be handed in by 1.30pm at Carleton Community Centre, Pontefract We are looking for clubs to represent the YPU at the PAGB InterClub Print Championship at Connah’s Quay in October The two top-scoring clubs will go forward to the PAGB Competition…
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The YPU Annual Exhibition and Assembly, this year hosted by f4 Photographic Group and our first combined Exhibition and Assembly since 2019, is now closed. However, the images can be seen as part of the slideshows of the YPU Annual Competition. Thanks to everyone from f4 and the YPU who contributed to making this year’s…
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By Marilyn Roberts DPAGB BPE4, YPU President Here she is, YPU’s 2022 Annual Exhibition, best author. Congratulations Erica Oram. My congratulations and thanks to everyone one who entered, had work accepted and won certificates and awards. A wonderful day was had by all who came yesterday to the fabulous venues, Brynmor Jones Library, Middleton Hall…
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YPU Assembly The YPU Assembly will be held at The University Of Hull in the Middleton Hall, Cottingham Road, Hull, HU6 7RX (soak.opera.across), on Saturday May 7th, 2022, from 2 pm until 5 pm. YPU Exhibition The Exhibition will be held at the University Of Hull in the Brynmor Jones Library, Cottingham Road, Hull, HU6…
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Judging for both the print and PDI entries took place at Carleton Community Centre, Pontefract over the weekend of 5th/6th March – in fact, the large number of PDI entries meant that much of 7th was required too. The team at Carleton consisted of a mix of YPU Exec members and volunteers from f4 Photographic…
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As you may have heard through your Club Secretary or YPU Representative nominations are now being sought for three current vacancies on the YPU Executive Committee. An outline of the roles can be read below and this, along with the nomination form, also can be found on our Downloads page. Please send completed forms by…
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