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The most important AGM and a key year for all Master Photographers CEO Clare Louise FMPA Tel: 01325 356555 e-mail: clare@thempa.com President Steve Walton FMPA Tel: 0116 2994901 e-mail: stevewaltonphotography.info Management Team Paul Wilkinson FMPA (MPA Chairman 2015/16) Tel: 01844 290054 e-mail: paul@paulwilkinsonphotography.co.uk Steve Ramsden LMPA Tel: 01904 479063 e-mail: info@steveramsdenstudio.co.uk Ray Lowe Hon.FMPA Tel: 01992 636152 e-mail: ray@raylowe.co.uk Directors Martin Leckie LMPA Tel: 01467 672000 e-mail: martin@martinleckie.com Paul Cooper FMPA (Qualifications) Tel: 01904 416 684 e-mail: info@baileycooper.co.uk Dave Thexton LMPA Tel: 01229 835035 e-mail: smile@tjphoto.co.uk Collin Davies LMPA Tel: 01792 883274 e-mail: sales@highsocietyphotography.co.uk Paul Inskip LMPA Tel: 01243 861634 e-mail: studio@paulinskipstudios.co.uk Head Office Contacts MPA, Jubilee House, 1 Chancery Lane, Darlington DL1 5QP Tel: 01325 356555 Fax: 01325 357813 Website: www.masterphotographersassociation.co.uk Membership: Amanda Buckle – membership@thempa.com Cherubs: cherubs@mpauk.com Cherubs Direct line: 01325 952259 MASTER PHOTOGRAPHY SEPT/OCT 2016 ISSN 2042-0234 Vol 13 #3 published for the membership of The Master Photographers Association six times each year Icon Publications Limited Maxwell Place, Maxwell Lane, Kelso, Scottish Borders TD5 7BB www.iconpublications.com Publisher/Editor in Chief: David Kilpatrick Hon. FMPA Tel: 01573 226032 Mobile: 07971 250786 email: editor@iconpublications.com Ad Sales: Diane Henderson Tel: 01573 223508 email: diane@iconpublications.com News and Press Functions: Richard Kilpatrick Mobile: 07979 691965 email: richard@rtkmedia.co.uk Icon Publications Ltd can accept no responsibility for loss of or damage to photographs and manuscripts submitted, however caused. Responsibility for insurance and return carriage of equipment submitted for review or test rests with the owner. Views expressed in this magazine are those of the individual contributors and do not necessarily represent the views and policies of The Master Photographers Association, Icon Publications Ltd or its advertisers. All technical data and pricing information contained in news and feature articles is printed in good faith. While all advertising copy is accepted in good faith, neither Icon Publications Ltd or the Master Photographers Association can accept any legal responsibility for unjustified claims or the quality of goods or services arising from advertising in this publication. All contents including advertising artwork created by Icon Publications Ltd are copyright and cannot be reproduced by any means without prior permission. ©2016 Icon Publications Ltd. E&OE. Well, the sun is streaming in through the window as I write this and it seems a little strange to be thinking ahead to the autumn and the Master Photography Awards, but they are once more upon us. The initial judging has been done and by the time you read this, the main print judging will be nearing completion. The process is of managing and judging thousands of images is a straightforward but intense one – and it’s the reason that, this year, we invested in using a third party platform to manage the digital entries: the awards have grown to the point now where we simply couldn’t cope without a specialist solution. The initial round is well and truly done – each digital image has been judged by three judges independently and, if any one of those judges thinks the image should proceed to the next round, it will go through to print assessment. Why is it done this way? Well, it’s imperative that no image that may be worthy of a merit or above is dropped at this stage – only the images that no judge feels should be passed to the next stage are dropped. This ensures that we can reduce the numbers of images to be judged but should ensure that nothing gets missed. Then it’s all done on the prints – much harder work by our panel of judges (with a couple to spare for regular rest) and an independent adjudicator from one of the industry suppliers to ensure that everything is completely fair and open… and we’ll have our winners. I love being a part of the awards – though I thoroughly miss being able to enter – as for a couple of days we get to do nothing but look at world-class photography. Image after image after image from all over the world; all genres; black and white; colour; raw, untouched images; heavily processed comps; inspirational ideas and traditional classics – it’s all a welcome opportunity to enjoy some of the best imagery you can imagine. The eventual images will, no doubt, stand testimony to that! The Awards (Sunday October 16th) and the accompanying open day must be one of my favourite events of the year. Time to catch up with everyone and possibly have a drink or two! Come along and see what I mean – there is much to enjoy! We also have the MPA AGM on the Monday morning (October 17th) and our trade friends 3XM Photovalue are staying at the venue to hold a full day seminar on the Tuesday. I know it is never particularly popular having to stick around (possibly with a slight hangover) for an AGM, but this year will be one of the most important in the history of the MPA with much to be decided and agreed by the membership: this is your organisation and the AGM is there so that you get to have your say in the way it is run, and in the decisions that the CEO and Board of Directors make on your behalf. So come along to the awards, have an incredible day and then help shape the organisation for the next twelve months. And for those who have entered? I wish you all the best of luck! Hopefully see you all there! – Paul Wilkinson FMPA, Chairman Á 4 • MASTER PHOTOGRAPHY SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2016
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