Club member Morgan O’Neill became the latest member of Mallow Camera Club to gain a distinction from the Irish Photographic Federation. Morgan presented a panel of ten colour images for judging at the recent distinctions sitting held in conjunction with the IPF EPSON National Photography Finals, in Tallaght over the weekend.
Morgan successfully gained his Licentiateship from the IPF – he can now use the initials LIPF after his name. Congratulations to Morgan from all the members of the club.
Club members Bríd Coakley and John Hooton both had success at the IPF Nature Finals held in Lucan, Co. Dublin on Sunday last 25 March. Bríd won her first IPF medal (silver) for coming first in the flora section of the slides competition while John won a bronze medal by coming third, also in the slides competition. Congratulations to both Bríd and John.
At the Irish Photographic Federation (IPF) Annual General Meeting held in Lucan, Co. Dublin on Sunday 25 March, club members Pat Heavin, AIPF, and John Doheny, LIPF, were both elected to the IPF Council for a three year period. Pat and John are both long standing members of Mallow Camera Club and will represent the interests of club photographers at national level. Watch the IPF website where the full list of Council member will be posted shortly.
Please note the following changes to the club programme.
As Monday 19 March is a Public Holiday, there will be no meeting that night. John Hooton’s Personal Portfolio has been rescheduled for Monday 26 March. The annual Club Quiz night has been deferred until 23 April.
The IPF Nature finals take place in the Spa Hotel, Lucan on Sunday 25 March. Entries will be accepted at the venue up to 11:30 that morning. [NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE]
The IPF Annual General Meeting will also take place in the Spa Hotel, Lucan on Sunday 25 March at 11:30.
The IPF National Photography Finals will take place in Dublin on 21 & 22 April 2007, Plaza Hotel, Tallaght, Co. Dublin.
The club will also host a special night with Roy Robertson, FRPS, on Thursday 26 April. More details later.
At the SACC Annual Competition and Exhibition held in Mallow on Sunday 18 February, Mallow Camera Club swept the boards winning all but one of the top prizes, thus securing their place as the best club in the south of the country.
Stags Collide by Morgan O’Neill – Best Colour Print SACC 2007
The club won the event outright and also took first place in each of the three sections, Colour Prints, Monochrome Prints, and Slides. In the individual category club members Morgan O’Neill and John Hooton won first prize in Colour Prints and Slides sections respectively.
The competition was judged by Des Clinton, Judy Boyle and Seán Casey who are all award winning experienced photographers, and well known within the Irish photographic community.
Mallow now qualifies to compete in the IPF National Photography Finals which will be held in Dublin on 21 & 22 April.
Results – Best Club SACC Finals 2007 Club Results
Results – Colour Print Panels
Results – Monochrome Print Panels
Results – Slide Panels
Well done to all concerned.
The competiton was a great success. The judges said they were very impressed with the quality of the photographs on display.
Fourteen clubs from all over the region traveled to Mallow to compete in the competition which is the most important in the SACC calendar.
Mallow Camera Club is proud to host an evening with Des Clinton on Monday next. Des is one of the most distinguished photographers in the country and he will be in Mallow to judge the SACC Annual Competition and Exhibition on Sunday. His talk on Monday night is entitled ‘Best of Irish’ and promises to be a memorable night. Meeting will take place at 8:30 sharp in the Southside Community Centre, Bellvue, Mallow (behind Church of the Resurrection). All welcome, including non members and other clubs. There might even be a cup of tea afterwards. 
Some of Des Clinton’s work can be seen in this gallery on the Drogheda Photo Club website.
Club members also traveled to Portlaoise for the IPF National Print, Slide, and Digital Projected Championships on Sunday 11 March and again came away with medals and certificates. This competition, which attracted over 400 entries, was open to photographers from around the country and was adjudicated by experienced judges from Scotland and Ireland.
John Hooton won gold and bronze medals in the Colour Slide section while Bríd Coakley finished in the top ten. In the new Digital Projected Imaage section John Doheny won a silver medal with his seascape shot entitled ‘Algarve Sunset’ (below).
Information and application forms for IPF distinctions are now available for download on the SACC & IPF page linked above.
