MCPF INTER CLUB PRINT AND PDI CHAMPIONSHIPS 2026

April 22, 2026

Below are the Results of the MCPF Inter Club Print and PDI championships held at Leicester in April 2026.

SPS again won both categories. Well done to all those photographers for keeping Smethwick at the top in this prestigous competition.

MCPF INTER CLUB PRINT CHAMPIONSHIPS, LEICESTER 2026
TITLE	PHOTOGRAPHER	1st ROUND	FINAL
Revolving	Warren Alani	12
Dewy Physarum Album Slime Mould	David Myles	15	15
Classic Chic	Mike Sharples	13
Empty Autumns	Mike Sharples	14	15
The Catch	Warren Alani	13
Winning is Everything	Warren Alani	14	14
Dreaming	Roger Parry	12
Draped in Net	David Lowe	11
Simplicity	Judith Parry	12
Harriet and Her Sister	Peter Gennard	14	14
Ancestors Office	Peter Gennard	13
Lute	Mike Sharples	12
Reynisfjara balance	Tim Pile	14	15
Sadness	Tim Pile	12
Banded Demoiselles	David Myles	12
Happy Hour	Lilliana Alani		14
The Traveller	Warren Alani		14
Silver Studded Blues on Heather Sprig	David Myles		15
Old Gezzer	Mike Sharples		13
Secret Liaison	Peter Gennard		12
		193	141

Judges: Eric Oram, Vincent Scothern, Sue O’Connell

Lilliana Alani won the Vincent Scothern Mono Print Ribbon with her picture ‘HAPPY HOUR’

Peter Gennard won the Erica Oram Mono Print Ribbon with his print ‘HARRIET AND HER SISTER’

CLUB RESULTS		FINAL ROUND
1st	SMETHWICK PS	141*
2nd	ARDEN PG	141*
3rd	EARL SHILTON CC	138
4th	STAFFORD PS	132
5th	BURTON ON TRENT PS	131
6th=	LICHFIELD CC	128
6th=	CANNOCK PS	128
6th=	SOLIHULL PS	128

* Smethwick win on count back, awarded first place because they had more pictures that

scored 15 than did Arden in the final round.

MCPF INTER CLUB PDI CHAMPIONSHIPS. LEICESTER 2026
TITLE	PHOTOGRAPHER	1st ROUND	FINAL
Ojora’s Long Jump in the Rain	David Lowe	11
The Duchess	David Wheeler	12
Loneliness	Peter Gennard	13
Tom Curry Escapes the Pack	David Lowe	12
Asking for Salvation	Mike Sharples	14	15
Female Marbled whites on thistle	David Myles	14	15
Ascent	Peter Jackson	12
Keely 800m Champion	Graham Hales	13	14
Seeking Sanctuary	Peter Gennard	12
Abandoned Dreams	Mike Sharples	14
Book Collector	Lilliana Alani	13
Seated on the Stairs	David Wheeler	14	15
Refined Chic	Mike Sharples	15	15
Eyes that Speak	Peter Jackson	12
Dangerous Passage	Peter Gennard	12
Derelict Engine Room	David Wheeler		13
Marbled Whites on St. John’s Wort	David Myles		15
The Housekeeper	Peter Siviter		14
The Staircase	Tim Pile		13
The White Room	Graham Hales		11
		193	140

Judges: Erica Oram, Vincent Scothern, Sue O’Connell

CLUB RESULTS		FINAL ROUND
1st	SMETHWICK PS	140
2nd	WREKIN ARTS	131
3rd	EARL SHILTON CC	128
4th=	STAFFORD PS	127
4th=	SHIRLEY PS	127
6th	LICHFIELD CC	125
7th	KETTERING & DISTRICT PS	122
8th	VALE OF EVESHAM CC	120

PAGB GB CUP & TROPHY PRINT and PDI COMPETITION 2026

April 1, 2026April 2, 2026

Below are the results of the PAGB GB Cup & Trophy Print and PDI Championships held 21st & 22nd March 2026 at Smethwick Photographic Society’s very own premises – The Old School House.
The complete results, i.e Plate & Awarded Pictures have been posted on the PAGB website and can be seen HERE

PAGB INTER-CLUB PDI CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025

July 10, 2025

Below are the Results of the PAGB Inter Club PDI Championships held 5th July 2025 at Warwick.
The complete results, i.e Plate, awarded pictures, have been posted on the PAGB website

PAGB INTER-CLUB PDI CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025

TITLE	PHOTOGRAPHER	1^ST RND	2^ND RND	FINAL
ASIAN TENT PEGGER	SUE VERNON	13		12
DEWEY DEMOISELLES	DAVID MYLES	12		12
RED	WARREN ALANI	11
SEEKING DELIVERANCE	MIKE SHARPLES	14		12
NUDE IN QUARRY	DAVID WHEELER	13		13
SPINNING	WARREN ALANI	13		12
SHORT EARED OWL AT DUSK	DAVID MYLES	11
WINNING	GRAHAM HALES	12
TIME FOR MORE ACTION	PETER GENNARD		13	13
PARASITIC WASP	DARRON MATTHEWS		13	11
CHICKEN YARD	MIKE SHARPLES		11
KINGFISHER FOOD PASS	DAVID WHEELER		12	11
THE PEIGNOR	TIM PILE		12
SEMBER FINAL PUSH	GRAHAM HALES		11
THE TEACHER	PETER SIVITER		13	12
BAFFOUR OFF THE BLOCKS	GRAHAM HALES			12
BALLET IN THE WINDOW	GRAHAM HALES			12
BALLET PRACTICE	DAVID WHEELER			11
BROTHERS TO THE REVOLUTION	MIKE SHARPLES		14	12
GEORGIA	MIKE SHARPLES			12
MALE WHITE ERMINE MOTHS ON WHITE CAMPION	DARRON MATTHEWS			12
REASSURANCE FROM MOM	DAVID WHEELER			12
REMEMBER THE FALLEN	MIKE TROTH			11
THE GAME	PETER SIVITER			13
WEBCAP	DAVID MYLES			12
WITH THE ASCENDANTS	PETER GENNARD			11
		99	99	238

Judges: BARBARA JENKIN, PAUL RADDEN, PAUL STANLEY

THE FINAL
1^st=	CHORLEY P S	256
1^st=	ROLLS ROYCE DERBY P S	256
3rd	AYR P S	247
4^th=	ARDEN P G	245
4^th=	OLDHAM P S	245
6th	BEYOND GROUP	242
7th	SMETHWICK P S	238
8th	CATCHLIGHT CC	231

MCPF PHOTOFOLIO CHAMPIONSHIPS/EXHIBITION 2025

May 13, 2025May 14, 2025

Below are the Results of the MCPF Photofolio Inter Club Print and PDI championships held 11th May 2025. The exhibition will be held at the Smethwick Club rooms commencing 4th June
SPS won all the categories

PHOTOFOLIO COLOUR PRINTS 2025

TITLE	PHOTOGRAPHER	SCORE
A VENETIAN SCENE	WARREN ALANI	15
BALLET PRACTICE	DAVID WHEELER	15

GRACEFUL STYLE	MIKE SHARPLES	15
MALE CANARY SHOULDERED DUSK THORN MOTH ON YARROW	DARRON MATTHEWS	12
MY SISTERS DOLL	DAVID WHEELER	12
PARASTIC WASP	DARRON MATTHEWS	12
PENNILESS	MIKE SHARPLES	12
PUSH	TIM PILE	12
SLIME MOULD AT SPORE RELEASE STAGE	DAVID MYLES	15
THE COLD BEDSIT	PETER GENNARD	15
THE DUCHESS	DAVID WHEELER	12
THE PEIGNOR	TIM PILE	15
THE TRAVELLER	WARREN ALANI	12
WINNING IS EVERYTHING	WARREN ALANI	15

Judges: Louise Hill, Andy Polakowski, Roger Parry

Awards

“A Venetian Scene ” was awarded a Roger Parry Medal
“The Peignoir ” was awarded a MCPF Ribbon

“Ballet Practice ” was awarded a MCPF Ribbon

PHOTOFOLIO MONOCHROME PRINTS 2025

TITLE	PHOTOGRAPHER	SCORE
A WINTER SCENE	WARREN ALANI	15
DOWNCAST	PETER GENNARD	13
ESTRANGED	MIKE SHARPLES	15
EYES ON THE LEADER	DAVID LOWE	13
GLIDING ACROSS THE ROOM	DAVID LOWE	15
KEELY 800 METRE CHAMPION	GRAHAM HALES	13
MYSTIC DANCER	LISA HYNES	12
PERFECT LANDING	WARREN ALANI	13
POSING IN THE ATTIC	DAVID LOWE	12
REFINED CHIC	MIKE SHARPLES	15
SEEKING DELIVERANCE	MIKE SHARPLES	15
SEMBER FINAL PUSH	GRAHAM HALES	15
THE AVIARY	TIM PILE	13
THE POINT OF NO RETURN	TIM PILE	15
TOGETHER AS ONE	WARREN ALANI	15

Judges: Louise Hill, Andy Polakowski, Roger Parry

Awards

“Seeking Deliverance ” was awarded a Ruth Handley Trophy (Best Monochrome Portrait Print)

“Gliding Across the Room ” was awarded a Andy Polakowski Medal

“The Point of No Return ” was awarded a MCPF Ribbon

“Estranged ” was awarded a MCPF Ribbon

“Refined Chic ” was awarded a MCPF Ribbon

“Sember Final Push ” was awarded a MCPF Ribbon

“A Winter Scene ” was awarded a MCPF Ribbon
“Together As One ” was awarded a MCPF Ribbon

PHOTOFOLIO PROJECTED IMAGES 2025

TITLE	PHOTOGRAPHER	SCORE
A MOTHER’S LOVE	DAVID WHEELER	15
BIRCH WOODCAP	DAVID MYLES	13
C N TOWER	TERENCE O’CONNOR	12
CORDOAMA BEACH WALK	MIKE EDWARDS	12
ELDERLY MONK	LILLIANA ALANI	13
IN SYNC	PETER JACKSON	13
LEFT ALONE	VAN GREAVES	12

MODERN WORLD	DAVID LOWE	15
SPINNING	WARREN ALANI	15
STAIRWAY	TIM PILE	13
THE GAME	PETER SIVITER	13
THE INDIAN AND THE EMPRESS	MIKE SHARPLES	15
TIME FOR ACTION	PETER GENNARD	15
WINNING	GRAHAM HALES	15

Judges: Louise Hill, Andy Polakowski, Roger Parry

Awards

“Winning ” was awarded a David Jewsbury Rose Bowl (Best Projected Digital Image)

“The Indian and the Empress ” was awarded a Geoff Munkley Trophy (Best Portrait Digital Image)

“A Mother’s Love ” was awarded a Louise Hill Medal

“Spinning ” was awarded a Roger Parry Medal

“Time for Action ” was awarded a MCPF Ribbon

“Modern World ” was awarded a MCPF Ribbon

MCPF INTER CLUB PRINT AND PDI CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025

April 14, 2025April 14, 2025

Below are the Results of the MCPF Inter Club Print and PDI championships held at Leicester early April 2025.
SPS won both categories

MCPF INTER CLUB PDI CHAMPIONSHIPS. LEICESTER 2025
TITLE	PHOTOGRAPHER	1st ROUND	FINAL
ASKING FOR SALVATION	MIKE SHARPLES	13
BAFFOUR OFF THE BLOCKS	GRAHAM HALES	13	12
BIRCH WOODCAP	DAVID MYLES	15	15
BOOK COLLECTOR	LILLIANIA ALANI	13
ESTRANGED	MIKE SHARPLES	14	14
IN SYNC	PETER JACKSON	12
MALE WHITE ERMIN MOTHS ON WHITE CAMPION	DARRON MATTHEWS	13	14
MY NEXT MOVE	WARREN ALANI	12
NUDE IN QUARRY	DAVID WHEELER	14	14
OPPOSING	WARREN ALANI	13	13
SPLITS ABOVE THE BEAM	DAVID LOWE	12
THE GAME	PETER SIVITER	11
THE PAINTED HALL	MIKE SHARPLES	12
THE TEACHER	PETER SIVITER	13
TIME FOR ACTION	PETER GENNARD	11
ELDERLY MONK	LILLIANA ALANI		13
RING ON	WARREN ALANI		12
THE BIBLE READER	MIKE EDWARDS		12
WE HAVE WAYS OK	MIKE SHARPLES		13

Judges: Jane Lines, Jonathan Vaines, Tillman Kleinhans

The Best Mono DPI award was won by Mike Sharples for his picture ‘Estranged’.

Warren Alani won the Jonathan Vaines judges medal for his picture ‘Opposing’.

CLUB RESULTS		FINAL ROUND
1st	SMETHWICK PS	133
2nd	ARDEN PG	127
3^rd=	TAMWORTH PS	123
3^rd=	EARL SHILTON CC	123
5th	LUTTERWORTH PS	122
6th	STAFFORD PS	119
7^TH=	CORLEY AND FILLONGLEY PC	115
7^TH=	STREETLY PC	115

MCPF INTER CLUB PRINT CHAMPIONSHIPS, LEICESTER 2025
TITLE	PHOTOGRAPHER	1st ROUND	FINAL
SEEKING DELIVERANCE	MIKE SHARPLES	14	14
SEMBER FINAL PUSH	GRAHAM HALES	13
THE DUTCHESS	DAVID WHEELER	14	13
WINNING IS EVERYTHING	WARREN ALANI	13	13
THE PEIGNOIR	TIM PILE	14	15
MALE WHITE ERMINE MOTHS ON WHITE CAMPION	DARRON MATTHEWS	14
CLASSICAL BEAUTY	ROGER PARRY	12
DOWNCAST	PETER GENNARD	13
SLIME MOULD AT SPORE RELEASE STAGE	DAVID MYLES	13
BECAUSE OF YESTERDAY	MIKE SHARPLES	13	13
KEELY 800 METRE CHAMPION	GRAHAM HALES	14	14
CARAS KITCHEN MAID	MIKE SHARPLES	12
A WINTER SCENERY	WARREN ALANI	13
MARBLED WHITES ON RAGWORT	DAVID MYLES	15	15
SPINNING	WARREN ALANI	13
LONELINESS	PETER GENNARD		12
MALE BLOOD VEIN MOTH ON FERN	DARRON MATTHEWS		13
POLE VAULT FOCUS	DAVID LOWE		10
			132

Judges: Jane Lines, Jonathan Vaines, Tillman Kleinhans

CLUB RESULTS		FINAL ROUND
1st	SMETHWICK	132
2nd	CHAPTER SIX	130
3rd	ARDEN PG	125
4th	SHIRLEY PS	124
5th=	BROMSGROVE PS	123
5^th=	TAMWORTH PC	123
7^th=	STAFFORD PS	122
7^th=	EARL SHILTON CC	122
9th	DUSTON CC	121