Edinburgh Photographic Society

143rd International Exhibition of Photography

7 Aug  to 4 September 2005

Entry to the EPS International Exhibition 2005 also includes entry to the exhibition of the Royal Photographic Society's Visual Art Group, currently on show in the basement of the same premises, at 68 Great King Street.

Poster 1

'Tree Tentacles' by Tony Redford, ARPS

A poster for the EPS International Exhibition of Photography featuring a photo by Tony Richard ARPS.

©  Reproduced with acknowledgement to Edinburgh Photographic
 Society and to Tony Richard, ARPS

Poster 2

'Waiting'  by Norman Robson, ARPS, DPAGB

©  Reproduced with acknowledgement to Edinburgh Photographic
 Society and to Norman Robson, ARPS, DPAGB

The two posters above  feature photos that have been accepted in the EPS International Exhibition of Photography, 2005.

 

Catalogue

©   with acknowledgement to Edinburgh Photographic Society

Above is one of the cover of the catalogue for the 2005 Exhibition.  The view looks along Princes Street to the west from the base of the Nelson Monument on Calton Hill.

Two Photographs from the 2005 Exhibition

'Morning Light  -  Bambrough'

A photograph by Brian D Clark ARPS, DPAGB,  Dundee Photographic Society, entitled 'Morning Light - Bambrough'.  This is one of the photographs accepted in the Edinburgh Photographic Society International Exhibition of Photography, 2005

©  Reproduced with acknowledgement to Brian D. Clark, ARPS, DPAGB  from Dundee Photographic Society

'Bazaar'

A photograph by Hussein Bahrami, Iran,  entitled 'Bazaar'.  This is one of the photographs accepted in the Edinburgh Photographic Society International Exhibition of Photography, 2005

©  Reproduced with acknowledgement to Hussein Bahrami, Iran

Venue

This Exhibition of Photography is the 143rd in a long line of Edinburgh Photographic Society Annual Open Exhibitions.  Here is another photograph of Edinburgh Photographic Society's Premises at 68 Great King Street, the venue for its International Exhibitions of Photography.

The Edinburgh Photographic Centre

68 Great King Street

68 Great King Street  -  EPS Premises

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Exhibition Secretary

Doug Hamilton

 Doug Hamilton at the EPS Premises  on the opening evening of the Edinburgh International Exhibition  -  4 August 2005

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The photographs of Doug (above), and the photograph of Sue and Doug (below) were taken outside the EPS Premises at 68 Great King Street on Saturday 6  August 2005, the opening evening of the EPS International Exhibition, after Doug had presented the Awards.

 

Sue Hill & Doug Hamilton

 Doug Hamilton at the EPS Premises  on the opening evening of the Edinburgh International Exhibition  -  4 August 2005

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 More photos of  Sue and Doug

Selectors

The selectors were:

-  Roy Elwood FRPS, EFIAP, MPAGB, England

-  Sandy Cleland, FRPS, AFIAP, Scotland

-  Alan Gawthorpe,  ARPS DPAGB, Scotland

 

Sandy Cleland and Alan Gawthorpe were standing in for Al Buntin ARPS and Libby Smith DPAGB, AFIAP

Entries

The number of prints received for the EPS International Exhibition has increased each year since 1997.  For the 2005 exhibition, 3,080 prints were received, comprising:

   -  1,304 mono prints
   -  1,776 colour prints
   -   from 54 countries

There was a slight increase in the proportion of mono prints at 42% of the entry (40% in  2004).  The mono entry included a few bromoils.

From this entry, 208 prints (6.75%) were selected be hung in the exhibition.  They were:

   -     74 mono prints
   -   134 colour prints.

EPS Exhibition Map  -  1990s

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FIAP Gold Medals

Three FIAP Gold Medals were awarded, one by each of the Selectors:

Roy Elwood  awarded a FIAP Gold Medal to Jim Pollock CPAGB for the print entitled The Eye.

Allan Gawthorpe awarded a FIAP Gold Medal to Anne J Sutcliffe FRPS, AFIAP for the print entitled My Leader.

Sandy Cleland awarded a FIAP Gold Medal to to Peter Clarke ARPS DPAGB for the print entitled Stress.

FIAP Ribbons

FIAP Ribbons were awarded to:

Valentina Opolska EFIAP for The Autumn Still Life 1

Barbara Hill ARPS for Venetian Dawn

Mike Sharples MPAGB for Formbey Frost

Simon Ellis EFIAP MPAGB for Rachel and Chair

Thanh Long EFIAP for Sulkiness

'Candid'  for Village Elder

Edinburgh Medal

The Edinburgh Medal for the best print from an EPS Member was awarded to Lord Caplan FRPS AFIAP for his print entitled Geometric Cellar.12_exhibitions_-_2005_eps_143.htm

 

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Catalogues:  from 1987             Posters:  from 2001

Countries:    A-G    H-Q    R-Z     All     by year

Medals and Ribbons awarded:   1994- 2004

Judges/Selectors:    1861-1910     1911-40      1941-60      1961-80     1981-

EPS Members' Exhibitions

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Judges/Selectors:    1861-1910     1911-1960     1961-     Trophies

Exhibition Rules      1891

 

 

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