The highlight of the Dawlish and Teignmouth Camera Club’s calendar – the Image of the Year competition – was again judged by Ian Bateman, Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society and member of the Exmouth Photo Group. This is where members have the opportunity to put forward their favourite images – either previous competition winners or new work.

Ian had the unenviable task of critiquing prints and digitally projected images in the monochrome and colour categories, with subject matters ranging from wildlife to street photography and from coastal sunsets to wintry scenes. He provided individual feedback on each image praising creativity and composition, as well as offering advice on how to improve an image through cropping or post processing, where appropriate. In his good-humoured way, Ian explained that all comments were just his opinion and that the secret behind a good photo is for it to tell a story.

The winners for the Monochrome Prints:

1st – Bob Normand

2nd – Dave Hutton

3rd – Leslie Cooper

Highly Commended – Tony Wilson and Ken Redshawe

The winners for the Colour Prints:

1st – David Molyneux

2nd – Bob Kethro

3rd – Tony Wilson

Highly Commended – Ken Holland and Barry Holmes

The winners for the Digital Images (Monochrome and Colour):

1st – Bob Normand

2nd – Bob Kethro

3rd – Ken Holland

Highly Commended – Bob Normand and Ken Holland

Bob Normand, Barry Holmes, Bob Kethro, David Molyneux, Ken Holland, Ian Bateman, Leslie Cooper, Dave Hutton and Ken Redshawe