As the competition season draws to a close, and ahead of the AGM on Tuesday, it is customary for the final trophy winner to be declared. Chosen by a panel of experts, the recipient of the Brechin Arts Festival Trophy is considered to be the most improved photographer of the year. This always used to be easy - but in the last few seasons so many photographers at the club have shown such a huge improvement in their skills it is never so straightforward. However, this year, No

This evening we were very grateful indeed to have Andy Hayes ARPS DPAGB EFIAP/s PPSA join us via zoom to deliver his detailed and constructive feedback on our Main Projects and pick out his top three entries. Always a great way to end the season, the standard was again fantastic. The winning project for 2020/21 was 'Stay at Home, Design Elements and Principles' by Jennifer Moffat In second place was Ben Freeman with 'Butterflies of Angus and Aberdeenshire' And in third place

This evening we were delighted to welcome Allan Gawthorpe back to the club to deliver his verdict on our flagship Colour Print of the Year (Kay's Salver) and Mono Print of the Year images (B&W Salver) (both of which were done digitally this year due to the covid-19 pandemic) along with our brand new Digital Image of the Year (Brechin 2020 Salver) competition. Despite the restrictions that we all faced in 2020, the quality of photography on display as good as ever. The followi