LOOK how much these snap-happy award winners have developed.
Cleethorpes Camera Club celebrated another successful year of taking pictures at their annual awards ceremony.
The club has grown in numbers – especially since the Grimsby Telegraph's Camera Club was launched – as have the members' skills in the art.
Chairman of the Monday Group, Dave Thompson, believes the awards are a great chance to show fellow snappers what they can do.
He said: "It was a great chance for everyone to come together and show each other their work, how far they have come and to give each other a nudge to help one another grow.
"The standard of the club as a whole is very high. We tend to do very well in the Lincolnshire Photography Awards – we get involved in club battles.
"Everyone has grown in confidence and skill since joining the club."
Based in Reynolds Street, the club runs four different groups, including one focusing on digital and another on video, and awards were given in categories for each group.
They included: Open Print, Themed Digital Projected Image (DPI); Print, Open DPI, Audio Visual and Photo and Photographer of the Year.
For the first time in the club's history, the awards took place on a Saturday night, taking advantage of the newly- refurbished members' private club room – which was made possible due to Lottery funding.
Dave, who scooped the Monday's Group Photographer of the Year award, added: "If you don't enter competitions, who is going to see your work apart from your wife? There is nothing better than your peers seeing your work, especially if you have got a really good picture."
The club may have been founded in the 1950s, but photography is getting more popular as the digital age makes it more accessible – from taking shots on mobile phones to professional kits.
Dave said: "The club members really have a way of inspiring you. It is all about confidence building, pulling people along and providing constructive criticism.
"I know my photography has changed. I am not the same photographer I was when I started."
If you are interested in both improving and enjoying your photography with a friendly group of like minded people, there are a number of ways to contact the Cleethorpes Camera Club: Log onto the Cleethorpes Camera Club Facebook page for full details of the club groups, members activities, and location, or just pop in for a cuppa on any of the sessions.
Alternatively, contact:
Monday Group (Mondays 10am to 12.30pm) – Dave Thompson on 01472 505831, or email 1dgthompson@gmail.com.
Tuesday Digital (Tuesdays 7.30pm to 10pm) – Alan Tyrer on 01472 504882, or email abtyrer@gmail.com
Thursday Video (Thursday 7.30pm to 10pm) – Steve Woolock on 01472 812629, or email woolock802@btinternet.com. Friday Group (Friday 7.30pm to 10pm) – Marion Roberts on 01472 349897, or email dennis.farrow@tesco.net.
