To all our members – tonight (Monday 9th May) is the cut off date to bring in your images for Photographer of the Year. A maximum of 10 images per member. Print or projected, your choice. Remember to write your name on the back of all printed images.You must have 3 printed Black and White images if you want to take part in the Black & White Photographer of the Year section. Best of Luck to everyone.

The following is a suggestion Amendment To Club Constitution by a club member. The amended parts are underlined. Please read them as they will be voted on at the upcoming AGM

The selection Committee.
The Selection Committee is responsible for the selection of members work to be entered into any external competitions or exhibitions entered by the Club.

The Selection Committee consists of Competition Secretary and assistant Competition Secretary and five elected members who can also be members of the general Committee. Selection Committee members are elected at the AGM.

A selection committee meeting can not take place unless there is at least five members present. If five of the selection Committee are not available for a selection committee meeting the Competition Secretary can invite any paid up club member or members, to take a position on the selection committee for that meeting.

When selecting images for national and international competitions all selection committee members shall have an initial vote for shortlisting images followed a numerical vote to form the basis of a panel.

Hi everyone,
Here are a few club notices they you’ll be interested it.
Firstly – Our annual club outing to the Saltee Islands will take place on Saturday 21st of May. We really need you to decide if you’re going or not so we can book the boat and transport if we have enough numbers. The price will be determined by the number of club members that are going. Please call or text John Flynn on 087 6528801 as soon as you can if you definitely going.
Next – our Club AGM (Annual General Meeting) will be held on Monday 16th of May. This is so we can have our committee in place for September and get any arrangements required done over the summer break.
Photographer of the Year competition will also take place in May so you have to get your images to Kieran O’Mahony by the 9th of May. Maximum of 10 images in any format you want, B&W, colour, digital or printed it’s up to you. Kieran’s email address is kieranomahony72@gmail.com.
There’s no meeting this coming Monday 2nd of May as it’s a bank Holiday.
That’s it for now. see you soon.

Congratulations to Blackwater Photographic society member Kieran O’Mahony on   receiving his award of best image from our club’s entry into The Rebel Cup photographic competition. Hosted by Cork Camera Group, the inaugural edition of The Rebel Cup is an interclub photography competition and exhibition for all   camera clubs and societies located within County Cork. Blackwater Photographic Society came in 5th place out of 10 competing clubs which was a great achievement. Well done Kieran and all the other BPS members who had competition images and also to the Competition committee for organising our Club entry. Below is Kieran receiving his award from Cork Camera Club Chairperson Noel O’Connell and out club panel.

Hi Everyone – here’s what’s happening for the next few nights in Blackwater Photographic Society.

Monday April 11th – Sean Murphy will Show his Wedding Portfolio and give a talk and tips on the same subject.
Monday April 18th  – Random Themed Competition – contact Kieran O’Mahony if you haven’t received your competition ThemeApril 25th – problem solving night with cameras & computers – also small group discussions on Photoshop
Monday May 2nd – Bank holiday – no meeting
Monday May 9th – Portfolio from Kieran O’Mahony
May 16th – AGM for Blackwater Photographic Society – Any changes that members wish to make to the Club constitution must be submitted in writing before the 1st of May so they can be heard at the AGM.
23rd May BPS Photographer of the Year Competition.
Club outings: on April 23rd – trip to Foto Wildlife Park and Cobh.
21st May we’ll have our Annual outing to the Saltee Islands.

Established is 2013, Blackwater Photographic Society was founded by a group of photography enthusiasts in the North Cork area. The purpose of the society is to share and promote photography amongst its members in an informal welcoming environment. We meet every Monday night from September to May in function room of The Arches Bar Mallow and new members are always welcome.

Hi all, I’ve made a correction in this post. next Monday 4th April, we’ve a themed competition (not an open competition) The theme is Nature or Macro or both. Maximum of 5 images per person. Please email your images to Kieran’s email:                                                     kieranomahony72@gmail.com before Friday. Also – please bring in any of your images that you would like to enter in the upcoming National IPF club competitions and Cork’s own Rebel Cup competition. The more we receive, the more the club can choose from when entering these Club competitions. Thanks everyone.

A very big congratulations to Blackwater Photographic Society member Pakie O’Donoghue on receiving a Photographic Society of America (PSA) Honourable Mention Ribbon for his image Lone stone which he entered in the 3rd Cork International Salon of Photography. Pakie was presented his award by Michael O Sullivan, President of the Irish Photographic Federation and Chairperson of the salon which also printed his image in the competition brochure.http://www.corkcameragroup.net/se…/cork-international-salon/
Well done Pakie.

This Monday 7th March, we have a visit from Barker Photographic owner Paddy Barker. Barker Photographic Ltd. Is a Cork based Importer and Retailer of Quality Photographic products and Camera Accessories – virtually everything for the Professional and keen Photographer. He has built the business over two decades by providing great products, coupled with good stocks at keen prices and friendly efficient customer service. Amongst other subjects, Paddy will talk to us about the various types of photo paper and the differences it makes to your printed image. This is a very fitting subject after our recent nights on taking photos (model shoot), editing photos (photoshop for beginners etc) and now printing you images, which sees the whole process through from start to finish. Printing is something we haven’t been able to spend much time on recently so please make sure to support our club on this night. it’s sure to be interesting and informative.

Hi everyone – some of you may have heard the recent news about 2 of our club members success in the SACC a short while ago. So a very big congratulations goes to Valerie Walsh and Kieran O’Mahony. Val won an Honourable mention at the IPF Photographer of the Year awards in the projected open section (intermediate level) for her image of a sea stack taken on the copper coast. A beautiful Image Valerie, well done.
Kieran O Mahony won the David Osbourn Judges medal the follow day in the IPF Nature Photographer of the year awards in the projected open section (Advanced level) for his image of a deer taken at Lough Leane, Killarney. Well done kieran.
We’d also like to say well done to all the other members of the club who’s images had also qualified for the finals. This is fantastic result for the all the photographers involved.