World leading landscape photographer Charlie Waite came to Belfast on Saturday 23rd January 2016 at the invitation of BPIC. The event - at the MAC - was a sell-out, with photographers coming from all over Ireland. Photographs by Adrian Wheeler.
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More LIPF success for BPIC!
Congratulations to Michael Byrne LIPF, Julie McGovern LIPF and Vivienne Beck LIPF on their recent successes at Thurles! Well done all!
IPF President Michael O'Sullivan pictured presenting LIPF distinction to Julie McGovern-Peoples at Thurles, 28 November 2015.
And here are the successful panels:
Vivienne Beck LIPF
Michael Byrne LIPF
Julie McGovern-Peoples LIPF
The Big Picture Photography winner!
Congratulations to BPIC's Mark Davison who won the Daily Telegraph’s Big Picture Photography Competition round 376 with his stunning image from Chamonix. Mark has won a Nikon DSLR for his stunning image. Read all about here.
BPIC success at Galway!
There was a strong representation from BPIC at the Irish Photographic Federation (IPF) event at Galway on Saturday 26 September 2015.
Only 18 out of 26 entrants were successful but all four BPIC members who had applied for LIPF distinction were successful - a 100% hit rate!
A massive congratulations to Adrian Wheeler LIPF, Dave Schmidt LIPF, William Strain LIPF and Roger Eager LIPF.
Adrian Wheeler LIPF, Dave Schmidt LIPF, Roger Eager LIPF, William Strain LIPF
Adrian Wheeler LIPF
Dave Schmidt LIPF
Roger Eager LIPF
William G Strain LIPF
It's almost here!
The excitement is building....
After a long (and largely sun-free) summer, September is almost here and the new season at BPIC is about to start!
Come along to our open night at Morton Community Centre, Lorne Street, off Lisburn Road in Belfast at 7.30pm on Thursday 3rd September. Members old and new will be there to hear what the new season has in store and your are guaranteed a warm welcome and even a cup of tea!
A few shots from the enthralling visit of Mark Littlejohn to BPIC
BPIC would like to thank Mark again for the incredibly entertaining night he put on for us at BPIC, Mark was genuinely taken aback at the interest from the audience and of course the applause he recieved at the end.
BPIC wishes to thank Mark, and also the wider photographic community here in Northern Ireland for their attendance and contributions to the night.
THIS IS IT!
The HIGHLIGHT of this BPIC season is finally here!
BPIC would like to welcome "Take A View UK" Landscape Photographer of the Year, Mark Littlejohn to Belfast.
Mark Littlejohn is best known for being the winner of the 2014 Landscape Photographer of the Year.
However, this is not the first accolade of his work. In previous years he has received judges commendations for his entries into the same competition. In 2012 he won third place in the prestigious International Photography Awards in Los Angeles and also in 2012 Pentax used a number of his images in the Salon de la Photo exhibition in Paris.
Mark is a lover of the Lakes and claims to be a hill walker turned photographer. He has lived in the area with his family for over thirty years and has been running workshops in the North Lakes area for the last two years.
Mark specialises in moody, atmospheric early morning conditions and offers bespoke one-to-one workshops and Lakeland tours. His corporate clients include Hunter Boots, Lake District Hotels and Lake District Estates, amongst others.
THIS IS A TICKET ONLY EVENT. THERE WILL BE NO ADMITTANCE WITHOUT TICKETS.
BPIC will be balloting off two signed copies of "Landscape Photographer of the Year" in aid of Marie Curie.
Coming Up! Hugh Russell
Hugh Russell:
Ex boxer and Irish News photographer, Hugh has captured the highs and lows in Northern Ireland over his career. Having been at BPIC last year, members were really keen to have him back again. It's fair to say that he is one of those storytellers that you could listen to all night. This year Hugh has a new presentation so definitely a night to book in your diary.
April 2nd, 1930 - 2200 hrs
ITS OFFICIAL!!!!!!
BPIC are the first club in Northern Ireland to be affiliated to both NIPA and the IPF (Irish Photographic Federation).
So what does this mean? Well, it's great news for our current members but also for potential members who look to see what a camera club can offer. For example:
BPIC now have around double the competitions to go for. Until now we only had the 5 NIPA interclub rounds.
We can go for distinctions through the IPF. We have some members already booked for this year and a few more provisionally booked later this year.
We can go to various events which are closer to home including speakers, workshops/courses, attending assessment panels to see how they are conducted etc.
It will also prove a great opportunity to network and to be inspired by a wider circle of photographers.
Coming up: round 1 POTY
Thursday 26 March sees the first of three rounds of the BPIC Photographer of the Year (POTY) competition! The theme is Public Buildings.
The POTY competition is PDI only. Club members can submit up to two images to the usual email address by no later than 8pm on Tuesday.
Images must be shot for the competition. They can be either colour or mono. They must be the usual competition size of 1400 (w) max x 1050 (h) max and they should be in sRGB colour space.
There are some great prizes to be had and as this is PDI, everyone is encouraged to enter!