On September 16th we had the pleasure of having our friends from Mallow camera club over for a visit to the club.

There was a large attendance from both clubs and we were all treated to a fabulous display of images from members from both clubs who showed images on the night.

Teas, biscuits buns and cakes were served up during the interval which gave old and new friends time to catch up with each other.

Thanks again to Mallow camera club and best of luck for the rest of your season.

🔴MODELS AND MAKEUP ARTISTS WANTED🔴

Blackwater photographic society will hold a Model shoot on Monday evening October 9th in Mallow and are looking for any local aspiring Models (Male or female) and makeup artists to take part. 

Anyone interested should contact us by email   blackwaterphotographicsociety@gmail.com as soon as possible with your details.

(Models must be at least 16 years old to take part)

Interested in Photography? 

The Blackwater Photographic society return for a new season on Monday September 4th with an Open night. 

New members are always very welcome and as usual we’ll be running a Free 8 week beginners course for those new to photography each week. 

The club meet at 8pm every Monday night in The Social Services Center Mallow (Eircode P51FXF6) which is located on the right hand side on the entrance to Mallow Youth center and Mallow Swimming pool. 

Club members will have images on display on the night and will be available to answer any questions or queries you may have about the club.. 

The club has an exciting programme for the coming season with a wide range of activities including guest speakers, studio workshops and various outings shooting Landscapes, wildlife and street photography etc.

The full calendar for the club along with more details can be found on the club Facebook page or club website www.Blackwaterphotographicsociety.com

Our 2023 Mallow Arts festival exhibition went up today (July 26th) and will be on display at Herlihys Centra on the main street until Monday next (July 31st) If you are in the area stop by and take a look. Best of luck to Mallow Arts festival and a very big Thank you to all the staff at Herlihys Centra for their continued support for our exhibition every year.

Exciting News! 📸🎉🎉📸

We are thrilled to announce that the Blackwater Photographic Society Photographer of the Year Awards 🏆 was held on Monday night and was an incredible success! We had an amazing panel of judges, Mike Brown, John Hickey, and Michael Strapec, who were all absolutely fantastic and highly professional. A big thank you to these talented individuals for their invaluable expertise and time.

We would also like to extend our gratitude to all the members who participated in the competition and made it such a memorable event. Your creativity and dedication truly shone through!

Special thanks to Paul Madigan, John Brennan, Kieran O’Mahony, Julie, and John Mullane for their assistance on the night. Your support was instrumental in making the event run smoothly. Thank you!

Now, let’s congratulate our exceptional winners! In the Non-Advanced category, we have Sandra Sheehan in 3rd place 🥉, Donna Owens in 2nd Place 🥈, and Wendy White taking home the 1st place prize 🥇!

In the Advanced category, Valerie Walsh  secured the 3rd place 🥉, Paul Madigan for his 2nd Place 🥈 finish, and our 1st place winner 🥇, Kieran O’Mahony!

But that’s not all 😜! Kieran O’Mahony also triumphed as the Best Monochrome Photographer and received the honor of having the overall best scoring image. What an incredible achievement! 🥇🥇

This year, we introduced a new award, the “Judges Choice award,” and we are thrilled to announce the winners. Caroline Muller was selected by John Hickey 🏅, Kieran O’Mahony was chosen by Mike Brown 🎖️ , and Paul Madigan was honored by Michael Strapec 🏅. Congratulations to these deserving recipients!

We have attached some of the mesmerizing images captured on that great night. Take a moment to appreciate the remarkable talent displayed by our members.

Once again, a massive congratulations to everyone involved in the Blackwater Photographic Society Photographer of the Year Awards. 👍👍

#PhotographerOfTheYear #BlackwaterPhotographicSociety #Congratulations

The Blackwater Photographic Society annual Photography exhibition started today April 5th and runs up to April 26th at Mallow Library. Well worth a visit if you are able to pop in 📸

A massive congratulations to Blackwater Photographic Society member Paul Madigan who’s images will appear in the book accompanying David Attenborough new BBC series “Wild Isles” which premieres on television in early March.

Not only are Paul’s images included in the book itself,  his image from Lady’s view In Killarney is also featured as the cover image.
The series will show some incredible footage from Killarney National Park during the Red Deer rut.
Be sure to check out the TV series and of course pick up a book.
Well done Paul

The 2022 Blackwater Photographic Society Photographer of the Year competition took place last Monday night and some fantastic images were on display.

The Advanced overall Photographer of the Year was won by Kieran O Mahony with Paul Madigan in second position and John Flynn taking third place.

Angela Copps took the Non Advanced photographer of the year, followed by Gearldine Dennehy in second position and Billy Cashman taking third place

The 2020 best image was yet again another close one with 4 images finishing with perfect scores ( Paul Madigan Meadow Pipit Chorus,  Kieran O Mahony with 2 top scoring images Bokeh Stonechat and Singing Wren. John Flynn with Feeding Stonechats but after some deliberations from our Judges the awarded image of the year was snapped up by John Flynn.

The Black and white photographer of the year was also won by Paul Madigan.

Thanks very much to our judges on the night, Seamus Mulcahy (Blarney Camera Club), Vivien Buckley and Jim McSweeney both members of Mallow Camera club who did a fantastic job on the night and gave excellent critique on some of the images.
Thanks too to Kieran, John, Donna and Julie for all their help on the night making sure everything ran effortlessly.

Results:

OVERALL 2022 ADVANCED PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
1st   Kieran O Mahony
2nd  Paul Madigan
3rd  John Flynn

NON ADVANCED PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
1st  Angela Copps
2nd Geraldine Dennehy
3rd  Billy Cashman

BEST IMAGE
John Flynn

BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Paul Madigan

3rd Non Advanced – Billy Cashman

Some more impressive results from the IPF National club competition. The club again finished an impressive 3rd place overall with our color panel.

Yet again there was also some fabulous individual results with Paul Madigan picking up the Gold medal for the best color image and Kieran O Mahony recieving an honorable mention also for a color image.