EALING U3A PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION - 2025
The Winners of the 2025 Photographic Competition were announced on Thursday 23rd October 2025 along with the presentation of the awards. The judging panel this year were Guinevere Lohneis (a long-standing member of our Photography group who, after retirement, studied 2 years of photography at the Open College of the Arts), Bill Dudman (who has years of experience as a sound/film camera operator with various studios including the BBC Ealing Studios) and Jim McWilliams (an active member of our Ealing U3A committee and a long time photographer). Please note that links to previous years' competitions are at the end of this page.
There were 5 categories for the 2025 Competition and the winning photos in each category are shown here - for most photos, you can click on it to see a larger image.
GROWING
1st Prize: "Just a bit more" by USHI HILTON_JONES
2nd Prize: "Hope springs eternal" by LINDA PULLAN
3rd Prize: "Growing near L Thun - Switzerland" by PETER FRAENKEL
Commended: "Pollination - Lavender Farm Banstead" by PETER FRAENKEL
Commended: "Growing in the last rays" by LINDA PULLAN
HOLIDAYS
1st Prize: "Night Life in Colmar, Alsace" by Peter Fraenkel
2nd Prize: "Norfolk Beachfront" by Veronica Gracias
3rd Prize: "Beach holiday - Thurlstone" by Russell Chatterton
Commended: "Shell on a Beach, Philippines, Feb 2025", by Sarah Wilkie
Commended: "Boxing Day paddling" by Alan Donnithorne
JEWELS
1st Prize: "Garden Pearls" by Pam Douglas
2nd Prize: "Jewels-handmade beads, Nairobi, Kenya" by Jenny Sturt
3rd Prize: "Jewels in their own right" by Russell Chatterton
SEASONS
1st Prize: "Grey squirrel in winter, Nov 2024" by Sarah Wilkie
2nd Prize: "First Snow of Winter 20250105", by Phil Broomsgrove
3rd Prize: "Back for breakfast", by Nicola Misquita
Commended: "Autumn splendour village" by Zonia Goodall
Commended: "Autumn at the coast" by Patricia Donnithorne
Commended: "Bee munching on a sunflower" by Alan Champion
TECHNOLOGY
1st Prize: "On the streets of Manila, Feb 2025" by Sarah Wilkie
2nd Prize: "A&E" by Linda Macdonald
3rd Prize: "TV Tower with babies, Prague 20250722" by Phil Broomsgrove
Commended: "Clock works, Exeter Cathedral" by Patricia Donnithorne
Commended: "Melinsey Mill" by Linda Macdonald
Commended: "Tech X3 2025 photo of 1909 photo of new car" by Sylvia Stirling
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR WINNERS
To see ALL the entries for the PHOTO COMPETITION - 2025, CLICK HERE
The Categories for the 2026 Competition were also announced at this year's presentation and these are shown below. The closing date for entries for next year will be the end of September 2026, so you can start thinking about subjects and taking photographs now!
- LIGHT & DARK
- MYSTERY
- FASHION
- CIRCLES
- DOORS, GATES, OPENINGS
Previous Competitions
Details of the winners of previous years' competitions, along with the winning pictures, can be found using the links below.