Two female photographers have been awarded top marks at Woking Photographic Society’s annual exhibition.
With the normal exhibition in Wolsey Walk unable to take place due to the coronavirus pandemic, the group decided to hold the exhibition online.
There were close to 30 entries for the competition, with participants each submitting a panel of five separate images of a specific subject.
Entries were appraised by judge Roger Mendham, licentiate of the Royal Photographic Society (LRPS), who awarded Cath Ind and Diana Uzan top marks in the two categories.
Cath Ind came top of the pile in the Open PDI set with her entry Lucca Life – the depiction of life in an Italian town.
Cath said: “The images were taken during a holiday in northern Italy.
“I enjoyed the challenge of capturing scenes of everyday life as the Italians went about their business – which generally involved talking, whether to their friends, a waitress, or on the phone or cycling and chatting at the same time.”
Cath Ind's ‘Lucca Life’ - the depiction of life in an Italian town won the Open PDI set at Woking Photographic Society’s annual exhibition
The winning entry in the Advanced PDI set was Getting To Know The Neighbours, – insects in the garden, by Diana Uzun.
She said: “I photographed these fascinating insects in my wildlife garden between April and June using a macro lens, which enables focus at a very short distance.
“I find insects fascinating in their variety and behaviour.
“Unfortunately insect populations are collapsing all over the globe, and while we may find them pesky nuisances, they play an important part in our survival. It’s not only bees that need to be saved.
“All insects are crucial, both for pollination and as members of the food chain. If we lose our insects, we risk losing everything that depends on them as a food source.”
President Rob Bonfield said: “I’m delighted with the overall standard of entries, and congratulate the worthy winners with their depiction of two different genres – street and nature photography.”
The club’s new season of meetings will kick off online on September 1 and will run with a full programme until circumstances change and the club can resume its regular meetings at the Parkview Centre, in Sheerwater, Surrey.
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