{"id":623384,"date":"2026-06-05T21:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T21:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/623384\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T21:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T21:50:10","slug":"isle-of-wight-photography-competition-names-best-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/623384\/","title":{"rendered":"Isle of Wight photography competition names best images"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The All Island Image of the Year 2026 was hosted by the Focus-Ryde Imaging Group at Binstead Community Centre in May.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The competition was originally organised by Bembridge Photography Club, which folded around 2008, leaving the Focus-Ryde Imaging Group to continue the tradition.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Open to all Island club members affiliated with the Southern Counties Photographic Federation, the event attracted a wide range of entries.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countypress.co.uk\/news\/26159431.full-river-stage-line-up-ahead-isle-wight-festival-2026\/?ref=ial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Full River Stage line-up ahead of Isle of Wight Festival 2026<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The competition, traditionally a print-only affair, adjusted its format this year to include two separate categories: printed images and projected digital images.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The competition was evaluated by Keith Walker, a well-known Island photographic appraiser.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The first round of judging focused on the projected image category, featuring 51 digital entries.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Third place went to Time to Rest by Graham Caws of Wight Vision Camera Club, second place to Masquerade by Bridget Lewis of Focus-Ryde Imaging Group, and first place to Sunset Sentinels by Paul Dowthwaite of the Isle of Wight Photographic Society.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>First place projected &#8211; Paul Dowthwaite &#8211; Sunset Sentinals (Image: IWPS)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  During a short break for refreshments, a raffle was held, raising \u00a357.10 for Mountbatten.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The second half of the evening was dedicated to the printed image category, which attracted just 19 entries this year.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countypress.co.uk\/news\/26161982.two-tickets-sold-out-isle-wight-festival-auction\/?ref=ial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Two tickets to sold-out Isle of Wight Festival up for auction<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The low number was attributed to the high costs associated with producing and mounting high-quality photographic prints.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>Second place projected &#8211; Bridget Lewis (Image: Focus Ryde)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Once again, Keith Walker offered detailed critiques before announcing the top three.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Third place was awarded to When I Paint my Masterpiece by Paul Dowthwaite, second place to Watching by Alf Damp of Focus-Ryde Imaging Group, and first place to Echoes of the Loom by Paul Dowthwaite.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The event concluded with the judge presenting trophies and certificates to the winners.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>Second place print &#8211; Alf Damp &#8211; Watching (Image: Focus Ryde)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The All Island Image of the Year 2026 was hosted by the Focus-Ryde Imaging Group at Binstead Community&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":623385,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,1120,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-623384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=623384"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623384\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/623385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=623384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=623384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=623384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}