April Salon 2026 -

April Salon 2026. Topics: Open and Family portrait without people

The following images were awarded - at the level of Honours, Merit or Commended - by judges Chris Ford at the Club's April 2026 Salon.

The judge's comments about all images submitted for the Salon can be viewed by PPC members who are logged in to this site. The link to the comments is at the bottom of this page.

Advanced Digital - Open topic

Old Man of Storr, Kate Hall - Honours

Lily, Keith Thomas - Honours

Peaceful retirement, Helen Waldron - Merit

Virtual collision, Jim Air - Merit

Red deer hind, Kelly Munro - Merit

Water Garden Lady, Gary Jones - Merit

Drift at sundown, Destina Munro - Merit

Bellbird, Barry Mahon - Commended

Wings Over Miranda, Brian Wesley-Smith - Commended

Snakes and ladders, Moira Lipshaw - Commended

The Crossing, Keith Thomas - Commended

Summer storm, Kelly Munro - Commended

A break in the clouds, Kate Hall - Commended

Elegant memories, Christine Jacobson - Commended

Paddle steamer attendant, Waimarie, Jim Air - Commended

Advanced Digital - Set topic - Family portrait without people

Sole surviving wedding present, Barry Mahon - Honours

Distracted, a self portrait, Christine Jacobson - Merit

Treasured memories, Destina Munro - Merit

From my Grandmother to my mother, Barry Mahon - Merit

The porch, Keith Thomas - Commended

Mum and Dad, never forgotten, Gary Jones - Commended

Front door chaos, Kate Hall - Commended

Now we are three, Moira Lipshaw - Commended

Beach life, Dave Roberts - Commended

Holiday life, Dave Roberts - Commended

Intermediate Digital - Open

Fishing 1, Richard Williams - Merit

Remote, Shannon Pakura - Commended

First light, Shannon Pakura - Commended

Untitled, Sue Mahon - Commended

Surviving the sand, Peter Kappert - Commended

Fern beds, Sue Mahon - Commended

Chimp champ, Peter Kappert - Commended

Advisory ignored, Peter Kappert - Commended

Fishing 2, Richard Williams - Commended

Intermediate Digital - Set topic - Family portrait without people

Dads domain, Shannon Pakura - Commended

Every body's at the beach!, Sue Mahon - Commended

Happy birthday Oscar, Gerhard Mayer - Commended

Novice Digital - Open

All eyes on you, Laura Campbell - Honours

From the safety of the tree, Laura Campbell - Merit

Animals in the zoo, Mark Fisher - Merit

We could have left, Mark Fisher - Commended

Novice - Set topic - Family portrait without people

Dads chair, Deb Anthony - Merit

A Mother's Love, Laura Campbell - Merit

Elements of my fathers life, Deb Anthony - Commended