This years 2023 Photographer of the Year Award’s Presentations for Advanced and the Photographer of the Year for Non-Advanced, the Wild Atlantic Way (WAW) winners, the individual themed winners for images in Advanced and Non-Advanced were announced. Thanks to all the members for submitting images in the competitions, to the committee members for all the background activity, trojan work by all and finally to the Judges throughout the year for your fantastic and professional feedback on all the images submitted: Helen Hanafin, Tony Murray, Its Martin and Gareth Loughran

 

The following club members received awards on the evening

Photographer of the Year for 2023 in Advanced was awarded to Enda O’Loughlin

Other award winners in the Advanced Photographer of the Year 2023 were:

 

2nd Sigita Playdon

3rd Cathal Bowe

4th Martin Kalvaster

5th Shane Stanley

 

Photographer of the Year for 2023 in Non Advanced was awarded to Catherine O’Dowd

Other award winners in the Non Advanced Photographer of the Year 2023 were:

 

2nd Ger Considine

3rd Tom O’Dea

4th Victor Koev

5th Grainne Kelly

 

The Annual Wild Atlantic Way 2023 Printed Competition judged by Gareth Loughran was awarded to Des Glynn

Other award winners in the Annual Wild Atlantic Way 2023 Competition were:

 

2nd Enda O’Loughlin

3rd Sigita Playdon

4th Jack Kennedy

5th Vincent White

 

Individual award winners in Advanced:

 

Best Trains, Planes and Automobiles  Image – Shane Stanley

Best Portraiture Image – Richard Peyton

Best Nature Image – Enda O’Loughlin

Best Landscape Image – Sigita Playdon

Best Black & White Image – Des Glynn

Best Colour Image – Cathal Bowe

Honourable Mention – Martin White

 

Individual award winners in Non Advanced:

 

Best Trains, Planes and Automobiles (T.B.A) Image – Ger Considine

Best Portraiture Image – Tom O’Dea

Best Nature Image – Emma Walsh

Best Landscape Image – Catherine O’Dowd

Best Black & White Image – Catherine Gaughan Smith

Best Colour Image – Victor Koev

Honourable Mention – Wally Walsh

Honourable Mention – Siobhan Phelan

 

Congratulations to all the award winners on the evening.