BWPS News Archive

Boston West wins 1st Place in the Greater Lynn International Competition

At the Greater Lynn International Competition that was judged in February by Kent Crossley, MNEC of Kingston, RI, Peter Selig, MNEC of Chatham, MA, and Merle Gordon of Saugus, MA, Boston West was the highest scoring club with 10 entries and a total score of 355 points. Stony Brook Camera Club came in second with 34 entries and a score of 351 and Gateway Camera Club was third with 17 entries and 347 points.

Boston West Team attending the Yankee Photography Society Seminar
at Danvers High School. Left to Right: Elyssa Conley, Donna Salett,
Tom Manders, Ed McGuirk, Jim Brady, Frank Forward, and Debbie Guyer
Photo by Dana Hoffman

Club scores are determined by taking the sum of the 7 highest scoring individuals who entered for that club. Congratulations to our 7 highest scorers, Ed McGuirk, Debbie Guyer, Frank Forward, Jim Brady, Donna Salett, Mike Roman and Rick Karlen who all with their outstanding entries made this award possible for our club.

This year there were 1,550 images that were entered. Entries were given scores from 3 to 15 points. Images that were accepted had to have a score between 12 to 15 points. Boston West not only placed first in the club award but also four of our members received individual awards. Congratulations to Ed McGuirk for receiving the Gold FIAP Medal and a Honor Award, Donna Salett for receiving the Silver FIAP Medal and a Honor Award, Frank Forward for receiving the Bronze FIAP Award and to Debbie Guyer for receiving two Honor Awards. It is quite an honor and distinction for members of our club to receive all of the FIAP (The Federation Internationale de l’Art Photographique) Medals.

The Medals and Honor Awards were presented at the showing of the accepted images of the Greater Lynn International on April 12th at the Yankee Photography Society Seminar at Danvers High School.

Boston West Places 1st in PSA and NECCC Winter Competitions

In the PSA February Open Digital Competition which was held at Merrimack Valley Camera Club, Boston West came in first for the third competition of the year. This puts BWPS in first place overall. See the full competition report with our image entries and full standings here.

The second of three NECCC Nature Slide interclub competitions was held January 17th at the Quinebaug Photography Club in Putnam, CT. Boston West Photographic Society once again took First Place with 107 points, staying ahead in the competition with one round to go. See the full competition report with our image entries and full standings here.