PAGB Awards for Photographic Merit
Various updates from Leo Rich via John Bowsher
February update:
Just a quick note to let you know that the above Adjudication is now
fully subscribed and I already have a couple of entries which are
being held over.
I will not be opening the books for the April 2011 event yet as moves
are afoot to try and avoid any applicant having to wait too long.
News of this will probably reach you via PAGB enews as I am going to
be away for a while. As in previous years I have made arrangements
for any applications received in the interim to be dated so that we
maintain our "first come, first served" procedure.
March Newsflash - Important!
There is to be an additional adjudication, to be held in December, for details, click here
May 4th Update, click here
PAGB Awards Update {May 19th}
Greetings to all; I have sent off all the Certificates to the Federation Secretaries (unless alternative arrangements prevail) and they should receive them before the weekend. So you have the answer if anyone asks you where theirs is!
Although many clubs are winding down for the Summer, applications for the Awards continue to arrive in a steady stream. The "additional " one day Adjudication on the 4th December (Credit and Distinction levels only) has six Credit/or 4 Distinction places left and this is despite our attempts to make maximum use of the day because we are cutting down on the "ceremonies" However we are short of numbers in the Distinction PDI category and do not have enough applicants for this to run - at the moment. If this does have to be cancelled this will free up a couple of spaces for D prints. Our selectors are going to be kept very busy.
What has been pleasing is this extra event does not seem to have had any adverse effect on the applications for April 2011 because a large number wish to see their work compared with their peers - and also to enjoy the company/atmosphere which is unique to the Awards. There are plenty of spaces available and we have applicants in every category except Credit PDI. The Master Print section is particularly well supported and should be a treat for anyone wishing to see some of the best work in the UK. I will update you with venue details as soon as I can.
The new Explanatory Leaflet, effective from April 2011 is now downloadable from the PAGB Website and can be found at the bottom of the Merit page. Apart from a small reference on Page Four we have deleted Slides from the entries that will be accepted. If you still have any Application Forms which refer to Slides can you please delete prior to sending out? I ask this as I had one very irate person on the telephone the other day who was insisting that, as the form still showed Slides, he was going to enter in this media. I thought I was going to end up with a Court case. Making clear we only accept Prints and PDI will do wonders for my blood pressure.
Best wishes, Leo
Note from Rod Whelan to Leo:
You could probably save a lot of argument (as could everyone else) by stating that, although we are no longer actively promoting them, we will accept Slide entries. However it is very unlikely that we will get sufficient entries to meet the minimum required to run a section. Anyone entering will have to wait until there are at least 5 entrants in their section - this may never come to pass. Rod
31st May update:
December Adjudication - the extra one. This is now full to bursting. We have added extra entrants because some of the formalities have been dispensed with but, even so, we could not cater for everyone wishing to enter this event and the unlucky ones have been transferred to April.
April 2011 Adjudication
Many applicants did not wish to enter the December event, in view of its location and being a one day event. They have opted for April as many wish to experience the "joy" of being there on the day and seeing their work assessed against others. Also it is a good time to rub shoulders with like minded people. So much so I can report that the Credit/Master day is over 40% full and the Distinction Day 45+% full. You know what I am going to say "If anyone is thinking of entering, do not dally"
And finally, please note that the PAGB Awards office is putting up its shutters immediately after the Bank Holiday and will not re-open until 1st July. As usual I am arranging for any applications that arrive meantime, to be logged in date order to maintain the "first come, first served" ethos.
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