On Monday, 21 October, Kingston Camera Club (KCC) members gathered at St Andrews Church Hall in Ham to celebrate the success of their Annual Photographic Exhibition at All Saint's Church in Kingston, which ran from 1 – 13 October.

Starting at 7.30pm, KCC's members sat down to hear an introductory speech by the club's president, Philip.

Following this, the exhibition's organiser, Carl, gave an annual review expressing that the exhibition saw 1,097 guests over the 13 days of its running.

He also said that 621 (57%) of these guests voted for their favourite print and that 231 entries were made for the raffle for a print copy of member Paul Waller's 'Brutal Moonlight'.

'Brutal Moonlight' (Credit: Paul Waller)

Carl explained that tickets for the raffle were £2 each which meant that the club raised £462 from the raffle.

He said that the club also sold 50 prints, raising £250.

This means that the exhibition brought a total of £750 to the club.

Next was the awards, which were presented by judge Fred.

The awards are as follows:

Advanced PDI: Bernard Henshel Award

• Highly Recommended: Paul Waller for 'Sunrise Beverley Brook' and 'Shapes'.
• Third: Gareme Wales for 'Slate Mind Landscape'.
• Second: Graeme Wales for 'A Riot of Colour'.
• First: Graeme Wales for 'Forty Winks'.

'Forty Winks' (Credit: Graeme Wales)

Intermediate Prints: Bob Brewer Memorial Award

• Highly Recommended: David Goddard for 'The One They Missed Alpine Marmot' and Mouna Takla for 'From Garden to Table Tabouleh and Bruschetta'.

'From Garden to Table Tabouleh and Bruschetta' (Credit: Mouna Takla)

•  Third: Paul Markwell for 'Metal Workings'.
• Second: Katerina Tammerova 'Holy Man'.
• First: Mouna Takla for 'Plastic Elegance'.

'Plastic Elegance' (Credit: Mouna Takla)

NATURE PDI: Camera Club Cup

• Highly Recommended: Carmen Drake for 'European Bee Eaters' and Norma Ennis for 'Scottish Wildcat'.

'Scottish Wildcat' (Credit: Norma Ennis)

'European Bee-Eaters' (Credit: Carmen Drake)

• Third: Jorge Toro for 'Spiders' Art'.
• Second: Norma Ennis for 'Flamingo Landing'.
• First: Norma Ennis for 'Yellow Headed Day Gecko'.

'Yellow Headed Day Gecko (Credit: Norma Ennis)

STANDARD PRINTS: Curly Owen Award

• Highly Recommended: Robert Hopkinson for 'Bishops Tomb' and JorgeToro for 'Caught in The Act'.
• Third: Norma Ennis for 'Church of The Assumption Lake Bled Slovenia'.
• Second: Tony Drummond-Murray for 'Just Cruising Sea Otter and Pup'.
• First: Norma Ennis for 'Vestrahorn Iceland'.

ADVANCED PRINTS: Dorothy Judge Centenary Award

• Highly recommended: Philip Quarry for 'Shoes' and Paul Waller for 'Painshill Park'.
• Third: Graeme Wales for 'Two Lonely Hearts'.
• Second: Paul Waller for 'Magnolia'.
• First: Graeme Wales for 'Three Rings'.

'Three Rings' (Credit: Graeme Wales)

NATURE: Dorothy Judge Scroll

• Highly Recommended: Carmen Drake for Egyptian Goose' and Norma Ennis for 'Red Eyed Tree Frog'.
• Third: Carmen Drake for 'Pair of Kesterels'.

'Pair of Kesterels' (Credit: Carmen Drake)

• Second: Carmen Drake for 'Bee-Eaters Coutship'.
• First: Katerina Tammerova for 'Green Woodpecker'.

STANDARD PDI: Exhibition Standard Award

• Highly Recommended: Tony Drummond-Murray for 'Alaskan Tinglit Craftsman Carving Soapstaone' and Norma Ennis for 'Northern Lights Over Dyrholaey Church Iceland'.
• Third: Jorge Toro for 'Registan Square Samarkand'.
• Second: Safak Vural for 'Sagrada Famllia'.
• First: Jorge Toro for 'Solitude'.

MONO: Jack Norton Award

• Highly Recommended: Mark Jackson for 'Attitude' and 'Tim Morland for 'Staircase, Elvaston Castle'.
• Third: Tim Morland for 'Dune Luskentyre'.
• Second: Keith Wellbelove for 'Body Shape'.
• First: Paul Waller for 'Dominique'.

INTERMEDIATE PDI: Kenward Cup

• Highly Recommended: MounaTakla for 'Face to Sun Shadows Fall Behind' and Katerina Tammerova for 'Bluebell'.
• Third: Katerina Tammerova for 'Leaf Skeleton'.
• Second: Mike Lawton for 'Me and my Shadow'.
• First: Mike Lawton for 'Escape'.

'Escape' (Credit: Mike Lawton)

BEST PDI IN EXHIBITION: Peter Barker Colour Cup

• First: Mike Lawton for 'Escape'.

BEST PRINT IN EXHIBITION: The Jubilee Challenge Cup

• First: Graeme Wales for 'Three Rings'.

Following the ceremony, members enjoyed a feast of free wine and soft and hot drinks as well as a marvellous buffet of nibbles.

KCC members enjoyed a delicious buffet following the ceremony (Credit: Tilly O'Brien)

I also helped draw the raffle for Waller's print, which was won by Sharon Sinatra, who wasn't at the ceremony, so Sharon, if you're reading this, please collect your prize.

Speaking about why he joined KCC, Carl told Kingston Nub that he's "always liked photography", but only ever took "quick snaps" on his smartphone.

"So I joined KCC to get better at taking pictures," he said.