Social Documentary Competition April 23rd 2020

Well this is our first competition amid COVID 19 restrictions but I’m pleased to say that we had around the same number of entrants as in the previous two competitions!

Our competition structure has been completely revised as we obviously cannot hold a print section.  Aggregates for the normal sections have been abandoned and tonight we begin special new aggregates for 2020 only.  Members can now enter three colour images and three Monochrome images, spread across Set Subject and Open in the usual way.

The Set Subject is Social Documentary, defined for this competition as “A Social Documentary Image can be described as one that captures the brutal reality of life around us.  Closely aligned to Street Photography, SD is more ‘edgy’ or ‘gritty’, generally showing pathos.  See how you interpret this subject.”

Below are all entries in the order of judging.

Di Gage – Young Madagascan Fruit Seller

Helen Whitford – Clearing Floating River Blockage

James Allan – What’s wrong with Social Isolation?

James Allan – Snag in the BBQ Plans

Judy Sara – Enchained Playground

Paul Hughes – Dahab, Sinai, Egypt

Sam Savage – Earning a Euro

Steve Wallace – Loaded Down

Suzie Smith – Drought relief in Gammon Ranges

Helen Whitford – Hope

Judy Sara – Play Suspended

SteveWallace – Floating Vendors

David Hancock – There is always Someone

Helen Whitford – It’s Our Fault

Howard Seaman – East of Java

James Allan – What’s wrong with this World?

Di Gage – Eileen Donon Castle

Judy Sara – Autumn on Vardon Ave

Julie Goulter – Lines & Curves

Paul Hughes – Breakfast at Wittunga

Sam Savage – Toldorol Singer

Sheila Gatehouse – Hazy Sunset

Suzie Smith – Going Up

Di Gage – On the way to Loch Ness

Howard Seaman – The Dolls House

Julie Goulter – Shapes & and Sizes

Howard Seaman – Waddle

Suzie Smith – Pincushion perch

Julie Goulter – Togetherness

Judy Sara – COVID Entanglement

Helen Whitford – Or not…Do what you like….

Paul Hughes – Hong Kong Back Street

Steve Wallace – Grab Sleep Wherever you Can

Suzie Smith – Fancy a Guernsey?

Helen Whitford – Centrelink Queue Day 1

Suzie Smith – Prosperous no More

Di Gage – Hallett Cove

James Allan – Board Walk

Judy Sara – Sinclair Dunes

Helen Whitford – Curious Macaque

Julie Goulter – Bricks vs Nature

Paul Hughes – Infra Red Bintree Mill

Suzie Smith – Alone

Di Gage – KI Salt Lake

James Allan – Sandy Track

Julie Julie Goulter – Illusion

James Allan – Triffids gonna get Me

Sheila Gatehouse – Whoosh

Judy Sara – The Web

Di Gage – Orkney Serenity

Julie Goulter – Travelling through History

Heartfelt thanks to David CG Smith who has kindly learned new technology and got out of his comfort zone to try live judging on Facebook for us!  Your efforts are really appreciated David! Unfortunately technology got the better of us and David was unable to judge live but he was able to give scores and write comments which Helen was able to read out live so we were half way there!

There was a pretty good turn out to watch the live feed.  For any members who are in the Facebook forum group you can still watch the video and see and comment on all of the images.  It would be good to see more comments on images, just as you might have done after a live judging in the hall!

Congratulations to everyone who entered for being part of this brave new world!  Well done to those who received top scores!

All of the Top Images can be found here.