N&EMPF Audio-Visual Competition 2025
The 7th Audio Visual Competition, organised by the North & East Midlands Photographic Federation, was held on Sunday 23rd March in the South Muskham & Little Carlton Village Hall.
Twenty-eight people attended the event, which was encouraging given that the event clashed with an event organised by the Lincolnshire Photographic Association. Although attendees were slightly down, we had the highest number of entries for 4 years, several from first time entrants.
Our judge this year was Tony Collinson DPAGB LRPS. Tony had judged previously and his excellent comments were much appreciated by everyone.
Twenty-eight people attended the event, which was encouraging given that the event clashed with an event organised by the Lincolnshire Photographic Association. Although attendees were slightly down, we had the highest number of entries for 4 years, several from first time entrants.
Our judge this year was Tony Collinson DPAGB LRPS. Tony had judged previously and his excellent comments were much appreciated by everyone.
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The winner of the Narrative section and the Audience Vote was Keith Brown,of Castleton and Hope Valley PS, with his sequence “Now and Then”. This started with a background of how the latest Beatles song “Now and Then” was produced and then an interpretation of the song using images taken by his father-in-law combined with more recent images. It was a very powerful interpretation. Our judge Tony Collinson states “This sequence has it all. A storyline developing into a personal reflection using a particular song.”
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Keith Brown also won the Music, Poetry and Song section for his interpretation of the Ralph McTell song “England”. This was a combined effort with his wife Kate. Kate had started it and Keith completed it.
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Keith Brown receiving one of his awards from Steve Walters, N&EMPF President
| Narrative Entries | |||
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| Name | Club | Sequence Title | Award |
| Keith Brown | Castleton & Hope Valley PS | Now and Then | Best Narrative |
| Alan Tyrer | Cleethorpes CC | Searching for Peace | Highly Commended |
| David Cudworth | Rolls-Royce Derby PS | The Manchester Rambler | Commended |
| Glyn Kaye | Killamarsh PS | Ode to a Judge | Commended |
| Tony Taylor | Cleethorpes CC | Why Restrict Yourself | Commended |
| Music, Poetry and Song (MPS) Entries | |||
| Name | Club | Sequence Title | Award |
| Keith & Kate Brown | Castleton & Hope Valley PS | England | Best MPS |
| Stuart Senior | Rushcliffe PS | Rediscovering the Sounds of Mull | Highly Commended |
| Stuart Senior | Rushcliffe PS | Rannoch Morning Mist | Highly Commended |
| Chris Brown | Rolls-Royce Derby PS | Mizen Head to Malin Head | Commended |
| Ashley Franklin | Derby City PC | The Garden at Dove Cottage | Commended |
| Dave Hollingsworth | Arnold & District CC | 7 Bridges Road | Commended |
| David Softley | Killamarsh PS | American Civil War | Commended |
| Alan Tyrer | Cleethorpes CC | Standing with Giants | Commended |
| Audience Vote | |||
| Name | Club | Sequence Title | |
| Keith Brown | Castleton & Hope Valley PS | Now and Then | |