HAMPTON HILL PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2025 – Christmas Edition
Image © Debbie Harland: Star Tree
Wishing you a Merry and Happy Christmas and a Successful and Enjoyable 2026.
LAST MEETINGS
Wednesday 17th December Christmas Competition and Social
We started the evening at the Bell Inn Hampton with a very enjoyable meal brilliantly organised for us by Penny. We then went upstairs for this year’s competition about “Light.” 13 members put in a total of 39 entries, which included sunsets, backlit waterfowl, night-time events and light painting, to name but a few!
Congratulations to Penny Westmoreland, outright winner of the 2025 Christmas Competition with her picture of Lights at Kew!
And also, congratulations to Mike Eaton in 2nd Place and Judy Hicks in 3rd Place.
We were very lucky to have Graeme Wales as our judge. Graeme is highly qualified and experienced judge and understood the fact that we are not a competitive club. He had received the images in advance and had clearly given them much thought, giving critique on each picture and offering his ideas and suggestions on how we might take our work forward in a very constructive and helpful way. After commenting on each image, Graeme produced a shortlist of seven, from which he chose three preferred images each of a different genre, on which Members were invited to vote.
November 19th John Humphrey:
John Humphrey presented photographs covering a wide range of subjects but particularly on his specialist subjects of close-up, floral and abstract studies using a combination of digital and film images.
A Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society, his pictures have been shown in many exhibitions, including the London Salon of Photography and the International Print and Projected Exhibitions of the Royal Photographic Society.
He is generous in sharing his tips and techniques and the members seemed to be quite enthralled with his presentation.
If you would like to see more of John’s work, or buy one of his books or prints, here’s his website: here
ON TO NEXT YEAR
The Opening Night for our Annual Exhibition is Friday 16th January 2026.
Annual Exhibition 2026 – Saturday 17th January to Sunday 15th February in Teddington Library
and Monday 16th February to Saturday 14th March in Hampton Library
I am writing separately to members about their entries, but please come along on the opening night and enjoy the work and our usual enjoyable social event! Or come along on any of the days to either library and vote for your two favourite pictures!
Wednesday 21st January at the Bell Inn – A presentation by David Rutter FRPS.
David is a highly accomplished photographer with a wide range of skills from Visual Arts to Street; there is little that he cannot demonstrate. Here is his website: www.davidrutterphotography.com where you will see his amazing and apparently simple FRPS panel, together with much of his other work. We really look forward to welcoming him to our January meeting.
Members do not need to Register.
Non-members Sign up on Eventbrite here or email: chairman@hamptonhillps.org.uk to book a place:
The fee for attending this meeting is just £5 but if you decide to join the Club, this fee will be refunded.
Wednesday 18th February at the Bell Inn – Tony Harris ARPS
A retired/semi-retired hotel and restaurant photographer who lives locally. ‘He says of himself: From five-star hotels to local bakeries, I’ll capture your business in its best light’ but his photographic work is much wider than that.
Wednesday 18th March at the Bell Inn – AGM and Picture Sharing
The end of one year and the beginning of another. This meeting is to review the past year and set up the next! Volunteers to run the society will be needed this year!
Wednesday 15th April at the Bell Inn – Picture Selection for the SPA Digital Interclub Competition.
Wednesday 20th May at the Bell Inn – Presentation to be confirmed.
EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
SURREY PHOTOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATION (SPA) AND PHOTOGRAPHIC ALLIANCE OF GREAT BRITAIN (PAGB) NEWS
The PAGB. The next opportunities for Adjudication will be 25/26 April 2026 in Cumbria and 28/29 November in Colchester. More information can be found on this website: https://the pagb.org.uk
The SPA. Coming Events and Competitions for the SPA are:
Friday 10th April to Saturday 2nd May with halfway changeover of prints Wednesday 22nd April – SPA 2026 Biennial Exhibition in Guildford
The SPA completely fills Guildford House Gallery, 155 High Street with prints and also has rolling displays for PDI entries. It is definitely worth a visit or maybe two as about half the prints are swapped over halfway through. Members have been sent details on how to enter.
SPA Interclub and Member competitions during 2925
Results from this year’s competitions along with pictures of winning images and future dates can be found on the website Surrey Photographic Association www.surreypa.org.uk
BACK TO HAMPTON HILL PS
We look forward to seeing you many of you on 3rd Wednesday evening each month in The Bell Inn Hampton 8pm to 10pm. Any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.
Wishing you all the best for the Christmas and New Year break,
David
David Hicks
Chairman, Hampton Hill Photographic Society