New Season start…
CORK COUNTY COUNCIL AMENITY GRANT
Blackwater Photographic Society would like to thank Cork County Council for granting us €200 from the 2021 amenity grant. The money allocated went towards buying new studio equipment and will be a great asset to the club going forward.
FACEBOOK COMPETITION
Congratulations to the winners of our latest club competition held on our Facebook Page. Thanks to all Members who entered and also a huge thank you to our followers and the general public for their contribution in voting for your favourite.
ADVANCED
1ST: VALERIE WALSH
2ND: PAUL MADIGAN
3RD: JOHN FLYNN
NON ADVANCED
1ST COLM DOYLE
2ND SHEILA HORGAN
3RD ANGELA COPPS
1ST ADVANCED VALERIE WALSH 
2ND ADVANCED PAUL MADIGAN 
3RD ADVANCED JOHN FLYNN 
1ST NON ADVANCED COLM DOYLE 
2ND NON ADVANCED SHEILA HORGAN 
3RD NON ADVANCED ANGELA COPPS
AIPF SUCCESS FOR KIERAN O MAHONY
Some Incredible news today as one of our Members Kieran O Mahony received his Associate distinction from the Irish Photographic Federation this morning. Kieran submitted a panel of 15 images on birds, printed and digital which also had to include a written statement on what he wanted to portray in the panel.
The following is what Kieran had to say about his panel……
This panel is to demonstrate my great love and passion for birds. Over the last few years I’ve enjoyed traveling to various locations both at home and abroad spending countless hours observing the different species in all types of weather. On each occasion always trying to improve both my photography skills as well as my field craft and understanding of each bird’s behaviour and the environments in which they live. On some occasions a very careful approach with a camouflage ghille suit worked but at other times a pop up hide and a much longer wait was required, especially for the more easily spooked and wary birds. Photographing any wildlife takes patience and indeed many days are not that productive but when everything comes together the results are so rewarding. Most of the bird images on my panel were taken in my local area.
Club Competition Results
Congratulations to the winners of our latest inhouse club competition held via zoom recently.We had a fantastic entry and the competition was judged by club member Kieran O Mahony.
ADVANCED
1ST: PAUL MADIGAN
2ND: SINEAD SALTER
3RD: PAKIE O DONOGHUE
HIGHEST SCORING ADVANCE IMAGE: SINEAD SALTER
NON ADVANCED
1ST ANGELA COPPS
2ND KEVIN O CALLAGHAN
3RD PADDY MC AULIFFE
HIGHEST SCORING NON ADVANCED IMAGE: ANGELA COPPS
BPS Online Photography exhibition
We at Blackwater Photographic Society would like to invite you to sit back and watch our online exhibition. Due to restrictions we cannot showcase our work as prints, so we would like to share digital images of the work from our members ranging from Novice to Advanced.
We welcome you to share this presentation across your social media and if you would like to learn more about our club please email blackwaterphotographicsociety@gmail.com or alternatively by message to our facebook page.
Thank you for taking the time and Please Enjoy!
CLICK ON LINK BELOW TO VIEW EXHIBITION
Diarmuid O Donovan Portfolio
Some outstanding drone footage from around Ireland captured by Blackwater member Diarmuid O Donovan in the link below.DOD Photography showcased his drone footage, timelapse videos and a wide variety of images including Landscape, Underwater photography, Portrait and Wedding photography to the club last night. Diarmuid also hosts The Irish Photography Podcast weekly with Darren J Spoonley Photographer and you can also find the details on that below.Its well worth a listen!!
Drone Fottage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9xUwYKG-v4&fbclid=IwAR3LzQ0C5pPhf2gDwj_CjnEW18FXiZ6zUUTd64Ftr15CWgDkm05Pi3oPinQ
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/dodcrxphotography/
The Irish Photography podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theirishphotographypodcast/
LEAGUE RESULTS NIGHT (Round 2)
Results of our February Competition; Theme: “Open.”
The results were announced at our weekly meeting on Monday 25th February 2020.
The competition was judged by Paul Reidy & Mark O Brien, who did a super job of scoring and providing very useful feedback and comments on all entries. Huge Thanks to both judges for their excellent work.
Thanks to all Members that entered with all ranges of photography genres. The standard of entries was brilliant, with some really fantastic images presented.
Congratulations to all the winners, who are as follows:
Advanced Section.
1st: Kieran O’ Mahony
2nd: Sheila O’ Connor
3rd: Paul Madigan
Non Advanced
Joint 1st: Angela Copps/ Colm Doyle
2nd: Eamonn O Dea
3rd: Kevin O Callaghan
Competition Secretary.
Paul Madigan.
1st Advanced: Kieran O Mahony 
2nd Advanced: Sheila O Connor 
3rd Advanced: Paul Madigan 
Joint 1st Non Advanced: Angela Copps 
Joint 1st Non Advanced: Colm Doyle 
2nd Non Advanced: Eamonn O Dea 
3rd Non Advanced: Kevin O Callaghan
2020 SACC NATURE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
There was some outstanding results for members of Blackwater Photographic Society at the Southern Association of Camera clubs Nature Photographer of the Year competition which were held in The Horse and Jockey in Tipperary recently.
Pakie O Donoghue came away with the overall title on the day as well as a gold medal, a Silver medal and 4 honorable mentions. This was Pakies second time winning the title within three years, a fantastic achievement.
Paul Madigan also picked up a gold medal and an honorable mention, Kieran O Mahony won a Silver medal and an honorable mention and new member to the club Diarmuid O Donovan also received an honorable mention.
All awards were in the Advanced sections of the print and projected digital categories.
The winning images as well as many more qualifying images from this regional round now go forward to the national finals which take place in Carlow on the February 22nd/23rd. Best of luck to all.
An evening with Pulitzer prize winning photographer: Cathal McNaughton
Blackwater Photographic Society are proud to present Pulitzer Prize winning Irish photojournalist Cathal McNaughton as he discusses his incredible experiences on assignment around the world at Mallow Social Services center on Tuesday January 14th at 8pm.
From covering the conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kashmir to winning the Pulitzer Prize for his work charting the displaced Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh, Cathal has risked his life to bring his images to the world.
His unique style of photography has captured moments of history and brought the world’s attention to the personal stories behind major events.
During an interactive talk and question and answer session, Cathal brings to life his multi award-winning career that has seen him winning numerous accolades including POYI and UK Press Photographer of the Year.
Cathal is one of the world’s most unique storytellers and offers a fascinating insight into photojournalism. His unique body of work is both beautiful and inspiring.
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