Welcome to Toowoomba Photographic Society
Our aim is to promote, improve, share and enjoy photography in Toowoomba and the surrounding district offering many services, all specifically designed to improve photography and photographic skills in a friendly social atmosphere. Membership is open to all comers regardless of whether you are a beginner, an amateur or a professional photographer.
To join our club please follow the instructions at About the Club. Additional information about the club can also be found here.
About our Club Our newsletter - Cable Release
by MyPhotoClub Colin, May 31, 2017
Results for competitions in August 2019
There were 56 entries that gained our highest award(s).
Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in August 2019
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Guyra Nightscape John Stewart – Gold Salon Grade Open Colour Large Print 
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The Last Note Robert Brown – Silver A Grade Open Colour Large Print 
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Baobab Sunrise Janine Waters – Silver A Grade Open Colour Digital 
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Swish Dean Mengel – Silver A Grade Open Colour Digital 
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Out of Reach Dean Mengel – Silver A Grade Open Colour Digital 
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Doggone it was fun Jo Christensen – Silver A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Million Acre View David Hurst – Silver A Grade Outing Digital 
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Ruby ed 1 Peter Mcauliffe – Silver B Grade SetSubject Colour Large Print 
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Doing Time Veronica Sorley – Silver B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Playing Roberta Edwards – Silver B Grade Open Mono Digital 
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The Fight for First John Stewart – Silver Salon Grade Open Colour Large Print 
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SandyNeill_S_S_M_Pet Python Sandra Neill – Silver Salon Grade SetSubject Mono Large Print 
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Contrasts In Affection Graham Burstow – Silver Salon Grade SetSubject Mono Large Print 
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Friends Graham Burstow – Silver Salon Grade SetSubject Mono Large Print 
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Im watching you Peter Granfield – Silver Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Eva and little red Sara Hedley – Silver Salon Grade SetSubject Mono Digital 
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Memories Of Cricket Robert Brown – Bronze A Grade Open Colour Large Print 
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Coming Back To Base Tim Dunn – Bronze A Grade Open Colour Digital 
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HD Holden S.31655 Tim Dunn – Bronze A Grade Open Colour Digital 
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Tranquil Loch Ness Margaret Kebble – Bronze A Grade Open Colour Digital 
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Slithery pet Geoff Adams – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Not until you delete that photo Geoff Adams – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Ginger Jordie Dean Mengel – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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A_S_C_BWhisson I hear a worm Barry Whisson – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Lunas Ball Mykl Devlin – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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A Treat for a Pet Mouse Melody Taylor – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Embarrassed to be in pink Margaret Kebble – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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This is MINE!!! Sandy Adsett – Bronze A Grade Open Mono Digital 
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Spinner hands 01 Graham Harris – Bronze A Grade Open Mono Digital 
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201908_Regal Stare Graham Harris – Bronze A Grade Open Mono Digital 
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Taegan’s Fur Mykl Devlin – Bronze A Grade SetSubject Mono Digital 
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Three Shady Characters Tryg Helander – Bronze A Grade Outing Digital 
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Sunset at Glengallan Val Shield – Bronze A Grade Outing Digital 
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Sun Almost Gone David Hurst – Bronze A Grade Outing Digital 
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Surfs Over There Mate Roberta Edwards – Bronze B Grade Open Colour Digital 
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Toowoomba Fog Roberta Edwards – Bronze B Grade Open Colour Digital 
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Slow Water Jan Collings – Bronze B Grade Open Colour Digital 
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Bird watching Robert Fox – Bronze B Grade Open Colour Digital 
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Who_is_watching_who Scott Sorley – Bronze B Grade Open Colour Digital 
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Gee the searvice is slow here Brian Ireland – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Technology speech inhibitor Veronica Sorley – Bronze B Grade Open Mono Digital 
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Just walking the dogs iris castle – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Mono Digital 
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Rupert Robert Fox – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Mono Digital 
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Three of a Kind Cheryl Bellette – Bronze B Grade SetSubject Mono Digital 
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Rain Approaching Sorghum Allan Rosser – Bronze Salon Grade Open Colour Large Print 
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SandyNeill_S_S_C_Love and Respect Sandra Neill – Bronze Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Large Print 
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One Misty Morn Allan Rosser – Bronze Salon Grade Open Mono Large Print 
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Final Adjustments Graham Burstow – Bronze Salon Grade SetSubject Mono Large Print 
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Rustic Glengallan John Stewart – Bronze Salon Grade Outing Large Print 
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Bug Amongst the Banana Peels Michael Jones – Bronze Salon Grade Open Colour Digital 
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Dawn in Hobart Jenny Graff – Bronze Salon Grade Open Colour Digital 
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A kiss from her favourite Peter Granfield – Bronze Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Is that food Peter Granfield – Bronze Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Feathered friends Sara Hedley – Bronze Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Warren Michael Jones – Bronze Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Lucky little Brother Sara Hedley – Bronze Salon Grade Open Mono Digital 
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by Graham Harris, August 16, 2019
AGM and Special Resolutions Meeting
The Toowoomba Photographic Society AGM is on this Tuesday night, at DeMolay House.
Please be there at 6pm for a 6:30 start to the Special Resolutions Meeting, followed by the AGM.
If you haven’t already paid your membership, please bring your cash on the night and be early. Once we start the meetings, only financial members will be afforded a vote.
by Tryg Helander, August 8, 2019
Micro Skills Night
Tomorrow night is a Micro Skills night at Jilly’s Cafe, 6pm.
The topic is ‘filters’.
Please bring a gold coin, for handouts.
by Tryg Helander, August 5, 2019
2019 APS Australian Cup
The results of the 2019 APS Australian Cup have been announced. Toowoomba Photographic Society finished 43rd out of a total of 52 clubs entering the competition this year. The full results and winning images can be viewed in the 2019 APS Australian Cup Catalogue which can be access by clicking on the link
You can also view a slideshow of our entries and the score each received by clicking on the the video below.
by Graham Harris, August 4, 2019
Astrophotography Car Pooling -Sunday 28th
Astrophotography Meetup – Sunday 28th
If requiring car pooling, please meet at:
The house of Geoff Adams
7 Crestview Crescent (off Hiwinds Road), Blue Mountain Heights
4:30pm departure.
by Tryg Helander, July 23, 2019
AGM Special Resolutions
You will be asked to vote on three special resolutions prior to the start of our AGM. To be eligible to vote, you must be; a current financial member, be present at the AGM or, have a proxy made available to another financial member.
These changes are needed so that we can streamline our management, dealings with others and simplify our competition results.
On the night of the AGM, you will be given a coloured voting paper with the choices outlined. You will be asked to fill these in and lodge them with the committee prior to the start of the AGM. The attached document outlines the committee’s plan.
by Tryg Helander, July 23, 2019
Skills Night – 23 July 2019
Our next TPS Skills Night is on Tuesday, 23 July 2019 at 7:00pm. For this month the Image Challenge is “Worms eye view”. Please send up to five images for this Challenge, together with up to five images for the Field Day and five for the Favourites to be included in the Skills Night audio-visual to me at graham_harris@westnet.com.au by 6:00pm on Monday 22nd July 2019.
by Graham Harris, July 19, 2019
Jilly’s MicroSkills Night 6pm
Micro-Skills Night will not be Macro, instead it’s ‘ Basic Photography Aesthetics’ with a four page handout. Gold coin tonight.
Meet at Jilly’s Cafe (upstairs), Margaret Street at 6pm
by Tryg Helander, July 16, 2019
AGM Special Resolution Notice
Please be aware that you will shortly receive voting papers for two resolutions that will require paid-up members to vote on, at the AGM, Tuesday 13th August.
Only those financial members attending or using the proxy system will have voting rights.
This will be a major change to the way we conduct both our aggregate competition and competition year.
Please ensure you either; attend the AGM, give your proxy to another financial member or pass your special resolution voting paper for the vote on the night.
Thank you and stay tuned.
by Tryg Helander, July 15, 2019
Results for competitions in 2019 End of Year
There were 72 entries that gained our highest award(s).
Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in
| Edwin Mangabat – 1st Place A Grade Open Colour Digital 
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Edwin Mangabat – 2nd Place A Grade Open Colour Digital 
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| Jenny Graff – Highly Commended A Grade Open Colour Digital 
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Andrew Raguse – Highly Commended A Grade Open Colour Digital 
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| Peter Granfield – Highly Commended A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Tryg Helander – Highly Commended A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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| Peter Granfield – 2nd Place A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Richard Wyton – 1st Place A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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| Tryg Helander – Highly Commended A Grade Outing Digital 
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Jo Christensen – 1st Place A Grade Outing Digital 
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| Tryg Helander – 2nd Place A Grade Outing Digital 
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Graham Harris – Highly Commended A Grade Outing Digital 
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| Sandy Adsett – Highly Commended A Grade Open Mono Digital 
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Edwin Mangabat – 1st Place A Grade Open Mono Digital 
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| Sandy Adsett – Highly Commended A Grade Open Mono Digital 
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Edwin Mangabat – 2nd Place A Grade Open Mono Digital 
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| Jo Christensen – Highly Commended A Grade SetSubject Mono Digital 
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Richard Wyton – 1st Place A Grade SetSubject Mono Digital 
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| Sandy Adsett – Highly Commended A Grade SetSubject Mono Digital 
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Sandy Adsett – 2nd Place A Grade SetSubject Mono Digital 
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| Sandra Neill – 1st Place A Grade SetSubject Colour Large Print 
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Sandra Neill – Highly Commended A Grade Outing Large Print 
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| Allan Rosser – 1st Place A Grade Outing Large Print 
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Allan Rosser – 2nd Place A Grade Outing Large Print 
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| Sandra Neill – 1st Place A Grade Open Mono Large Print 
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Allan Rosser – 2nd Place A Grade Open Mono Large Print 
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| Sandra Neill – Highly Commended A Grade Open Mono Large Print 
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Allan Rosser – Highly Commended A Grade Open Mono Large Print 
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| Sandra Neill – 1st Place A Grade SetSubject Mono Large Print 
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Sandra Neill – 1st Place A Grade Open Colour Large Print 
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| Allan Rosser – Highly Commended A Grade Open Colour Large Print 
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Allan Rosser – 2nd Place A Grade Open Colour Large Print 
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| Robert Brown – Highly Commended A Grade Open Colour Large Print 
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Robert Fox – 1st Place B Grade Open Colour Digital 
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| Veronica Sorley – 2nd Place B Grade Open Colour Digital 
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Veronica Sorley – Highly Commended B Grade Open Colour Digital 
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| Veronica Sorley – Highly Commended B Grade Open Colour Digital 
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Robert Fox – Highly Commended B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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| Jill Whisson – Highly Commended B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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iris castle – 2nd Place B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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| Tim Dunn – 1st Place B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Kim Kuhnemann – 2nd Place B Grade Outing Digital 
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| Leslie Rook – Highly Commended B Grade Outing Digital 
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Greg Ivanov – 1st Place B Grade Outing Digital 
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| Kim Kuhnemann – Highly Commended B Grade Outing Digital 
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Dianne Horrocks – 2nd Place B Grade Open Mono Digital 
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| Jan Collings – Highly Commended B Grade Open Mono Digital 
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Greg Ivanov – 1st Place B Grade Open Mono Digital 
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| Ken Morton – Highly Commended B Grade Open Mono Digital 
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Greg Ivanov – 1st Place B Grade SetSubject Mono Digital 
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| Nicola Lancaster – 2nd Place B Grade SetSubject Mono Digital 
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Tim Dunn – Highly Commended B Grade SetSubject Mono Digital 
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| Janine Waters – 2nd Place Salon Grade Open Colour Digital 
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Janine Waters – Highly Commended Salon Grade Open Colour Digital 
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| Janine Waters – 1st Place Salon Grade Open Colour Digital 
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Pierre Boudib – Highly Commended Salon Grade Open Colour Digital 
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| Sara Hedley – 1st Place Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Digital 
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Pierre Boudib – Highly Commended Salon Grade Open Mono Digital 
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| Janine Waters – 2nd Place Salon Grade Open Mono Digital 
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Sara Hedley – 1st Place Salon Grade Open Mono Digital 
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| Sara Hedley – Highly Commended Salon Grade Open Mono Digital 
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Sara Hedley – 1st Place Salon Grade SetSubject Mono Digital 
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| Sara Hedley – 2nd Place Salon Grade SetSubject Mono Digital 
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John Stewart – 1st Place Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Large Print 
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| John Stewart – 2nd Place Salon Grade Open Mono Large Print 
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Graham Burstow – 1st Place Salon Grade Open Mono Large Print 
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| Graham Burstow – Highly Commended Salon Grade Open Mono Large Print 
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Graham Burstow – Highly Commended Salon Grade Open Mono Large Print 
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| John Stewart – 2nd Place Salon Grade SetSubject Mono Large Print 
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John Stewart – 1st Place Salon Grade SetSubject Mono Large Print 
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| John Stewart – 2nd Place Salon Grade Open Colour Large Print 
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John Stewart – 1st Place Salon Grade Open Colour Large Print 
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by Graham Harris, July 13, 2019
