3-Way Battle 2021

Best individual image: “Tough Mann” by David Salter (Western Photographic Society)

The island’s three photographic societies met in Douglas last week for the annual “3-Way Battle”.

This year, it was the turn of the IOM Photographic Society to host the Western and Southern Photographic Societies for this digital competition, in which each club enters 30 images with no more than five by any one member.

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50th Anniversary Exhibition Opening

Setting up the 50th Anniversary Exhibition
Setting up the 50th Anniversary Exhibition (L to R): Andrea Thrussell, Georgina Shaw, Jim Gibson

The opening of the 50th Anniversary Exhibition on Monday, 2nd August, was a great success at the Erin Arts Centre, Port Erin.

Members (past and present) were joined by guests, one of the founder members and representatives of local associations and the other photographic societies. 

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Anniversary Dinner & Presentation Evening

The 50th Anniversary cake made by Sue Clegg

There was almost a full turnout of members for the 50th Anniversary dinner and presentations on Friday 18th June.

The Colby Glen Hotel was an excellent venue for the two-course meal organised by Sue Clegg, and Sue surprised everyone by baking a cake shaped like a Canon EOS camera and embellished with a gold 50.  It tasted as good as it looked!

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