Judging of entries and announcement of the winners for Mallow Camera Club’s Image of the Year 2024 Competition concluded our season.

One of Mallow Camera Club’s premier competitions, it consists of a Colour section and a Mono section, with each entrant submitting one colour and one mono printed image.

The John Doheny Perpetual Trophy is awarded to the Image of the Year, which is the best overall image, as adjudicated by the judges.

MCC members are graded over four grades, with Grade 1 being the beginners/ less-experienced photographers and Grade 4 the most experienced or advanced. Prizes were awarded for each grade across each category of entry. The standard of entries was very high, with a lot of fabulous entries submitted.

We were privileged to have two top-class judges for our competition

Seamus Mulcahy AIPF 

John Bermingham AIPF

The competition attracted a very high standard, as usual, with some very close scoring. Seamus and John put in an excellent effort, especially in providing feedback on every image with positive observations and constructive suggestions for improvement where appropriate. Many thanks to Seamus and John for their excellent contribution and we look forward to having you back with us in the future.

The Image of the Year, winner of the John Doheny Perpetual Trophy, was awarded to John Hooton, for his fabulous colour image, “Quiet Moments”.  This image was also awarded Colour Image of the Year and first place in Grade 4 Colour.

The full list of winners is as follows:

Colour

Grade 1

1st: Maura Crowley

2nd: Noel Lehane

3rd: Marie Lombard

Grade 2

1st: Ann O’ Mara

2nd: Barry Murphy

3rd: Niamh Barrett

Grade 3

1st: Christopher Bourke LIPF

2nd: Peggy O’’ Brien LIPF

3rd: Helen Vaughan LIPF

Grade 4

1st: John Hooton FIPF FRPS MFIAP

2nd: Bella Daly LIPF

3rd: Lisa Egan LIPF

Mono

Grade 1

1st: Patricia O’ Shea

2nd: Noel Lehane

3rd: Maura Crowley

Grade 2

1st: Niamh Barrett

2nd: Barry Murphy

3rd: Mike Moran

Grade 3

1st: Helen Vaughan LIPF

2nd: Fred Ward LIPF

3rd: Tony Coakley LIPF

Grade 4

1st: Viv Buckley FIPF AFIAP

2nd: Joy Buckley Flynn LIPF

3rd: Paul Tips LIPF

Overall (across all 4 grades):

• Colour Image of the Year: John Hooton FIPF FRPS MFIAP

• Mono Image of the Year: Viv Buckley FIPF AFIAP

• Image of the Year & winner of the John Doheny Perpetual Trophy: John Hooton FIPF FRPS MFIAP

There is a huge amount of administration in a contest like this. Our Competition Secretary, Lisa Egan and her team did a tremendous job on this. Many thanks also to club members for printing images. Thank you to everyone who helped on our judging night.

Congratulations to all the winners and a huge thank you to everyone who entered.