Photographer Janet scoops six top awards

May 1 2008

A 67-YEAR-OLD woman from Stonehouse snapped up six awards for her photography at a presentation last week.

Janet Russell, from Strathaven Road, has lived in Stonehouse for 30 years.

She has been a member of the Hamilton Camera Club for 23 years and was the runaway winner in both advance categories for prints and slides.

She won: Fraioli Trophy for the best advance pictorial print, ‘Mist of the Morning’; Treasurers Trophy for the best natural history print, for ‘Puffin with Sand Eels’; the Secretary’s Plate for the best natural history slide, for ‘High Alpine White’; the Challenge Trophy for best sports slide, for ‘Airborne’; the Centenary Trophy for the best digital print, for ‘Speedster’; and the Hamilton Advertiser Trophy for the best pictorial slide, for ‘Out to Rest’.

This was taken in Lindesfarne on the Holy Isle, a wide-angled shot of boats resting, with a beautiful sky and Lindesfarne Castle in the background.

Janet said this week: “I was over the moon to win in all the categories, although I always like to put in work that I think could win.

“At the beginning of the season the camera club set themes for the members to work on.

“I enjoy travelling and have, for this annual competition, travelled to Farne Isles in Northumberland, where I took my natural history pictures - flowers, butterflies, birds etc.

“I also travelled last year to Austria, and this is where I took my winning print of High Alpine White.”

Janet LRPS, CPAGB, was awarded letters after her name by gaining a Licentiate from the Royal Photographic Society and Creditation of Photographic Alliance of Great Britain.

Other members enjoyed competition success. In the beginners section, William Hill won the Middleton Trophy for ‘Red Shadows’.

Intermediate section, Alistair Morrow took the Livingston Cup for ‘Green Dawn’ and also won the Audrey Alexander Quaich for ‘One to One’. David Smith won the Tom Dickson Trophy for his portrait, Bella.

Advanced: Harry Miller won the W. S. Hamilton Trophy for ‘Kate’. Douglas Schaschke won the President’s Trophy for ‘Rio Del Ponte Lungo Venice’, and Jackie Byers won the Society Trophy for ‘Model 1’.