Awards and Shortlists
Fleet Town Council
Winner
''Firework displays at Fleet’s Coronation and Fleet’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations'
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2024 AOP Emerging Talent Award
The Association of Photographers (AOP)
Finalist
Title of the series: 'Memories'
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The British Photography Awards and Samsung
'Zoom In' Category
Shortlisted
Title: 'Jewel Eye'
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'Macro Detail' Category
Commended
Title: 'Bubble Caterpillar'
Amateur Photographer of the Year Competition (APOY), 2023
'Macro' Category
Shortlisted
Title: 'Bubble Caterpillar'
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Camera Jabber Photographer of the Year (CJPOTY), 2023
Shortlisted
Title: 'Robin'
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Camera Jabber Photographer of the Year (CJPOTY), 2023
Shortlisted
Title: 'Anemone'
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(Professional Garden Photographers' Association), December 2022
2nd Place
'Frozen Soap Bubble on Rose Branch'
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(CUPOTY 04), 2022
'Manmade' Category
Shortlisted
Title: 'Soap and Water'
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(CUPOTY 04), 2022
'Insects' Category
Shortlisted
Title: 'Diving Beetle'
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International Photography Awards (IPA), 2022
'Fine Art, Still Life' Non-Professional Category
Honorable Mention
Title: 'Camellia'
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'Fine Art' Category
Official Selection
Title: 'Japanese Camellia Blooms'
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'Macro Art' Category
Highly Commended
Title: 'Korean Fir Cone'
This image features in the 'International Garden Photographer of the year Collection 15' collectible hardback book.
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Tales from the Riverbank Photography Competition, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, 2021
'Community Choice' Category
First Prize
Title: 'Brown Trout at Bere Mill'
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National Trust, 2019
First Prize
Title: 'Propeller Testing Rig'
Awards with AFFCC Camera Club
2022-23 Season — Yateley Camera Club 8x8x6 Competition, Club Winners - Print panel competition for 8 pictures from 8 members of 6 clubs - AFFCC entered 8 images, including my 'Soap Bubble Abstract' image
2021-22 Season — Yateley Camera Club 8x8x5 Competition, Club winners - Print panel competition for 8 pictures from 8 members of 5 clubs - AFFCC entered 8 images, including my 'Camellia' image
Exhibitions
04/01/2025-01/02/2025 — Group exhibition at the Southern Counties Photographic Federation's (SCPF) 55th Annual Exhibition, including one of my images, Salisbury, UK.
From 18/11/2024 — Online group gallery with images captured by SheClicks members for the October 2024 challenge, theme ‘Multiple Exposure’, including 1 of my images.
17/10/2024-20/10/2024 — Group exhibition by Aldershot, Farnham and Fleet Camera Club (AFFCC) members, including 9 of my images, Hart Shopping Centre, Fleet, UK.
26/09/2024 — 39th AOP Awards Showcase (Association of Photographers), including my 5 Finalist images for the 2024 AOP Emerging Talent Award, The Village Underground, London, UK.
18/11/2023-04/12/2023 — Group exhibition by AFFCC members, including 6 of my images, Hart Shopping Centre, Fleet, UK.
15/07/2023 — Group exhibition by AFFCC members, including 4 of my images, Dogmersfield, Winchfield and Crookham Village Horticultural Society 69th Flower Show and Fête, Dogmersfield, UK.
13/05/2023-14/05/2023 — Panel exhibition with other 7 AFFCC members at the Yateley Camera Club Annual Photographic Exhibition 2023, including one of my images, Yateley School, Yateley, UK.
From 12/05/2023 — Online group gallery with images captured by SheClicks members for the April 2023 challenge, theme ‘A for April’, including 1 of my images.
26/11/2022-10/11/2022 — Group exhibition by AFFCC members, including 3 of my images, Hart Shopping Centre, Fleet, UK.
07/07/2022-22/07/2022 — Group exhibition by AFFCC members, including 3 of my images, Hart Shopping Centre, Fleet, UK.
02/07/2022 — Group exhibition with other 7 AFFCC members, including 1 of my images, The Bourne Show, Bourne Recreation Ground, Farnham, UK.
14/06/2022- 06/07/2022 — Group exhibition of Fleet's Platinum Jubilee Celebrations by AFFCC members, including several of my images (see Event Photography Gallery), Hart Shopping Centre, Fleet, UK.
21/05/2022-22/05/2022 — Panel exhibition with other 7 Aldershot, Farnham and Fleet Camera Club (AFFCC) members at the Yateley Camera Club Annual Photographic Exhibition 2022, including one of my images, Eversley Village Hall, Eversley, UK.
05/04/2022-12/06/2022 — 'Wild Foxgloves' exhibited as part of the 'Watching Narrowly' Photography Exhibition at Gilbert White House & Gardens, Selborne, UK.
12/01/2022-29/04/2022 — 'Brown Trout at Bere Mill' exhibited at various community venues in Hampshire, UK, as part of the 'Tales from the Riverbank' Photography Competition touring exhibition.
Publications
Fleet Town Council Newsletter, Autumn 2024, Page 2 — One of my images of fireworks at Fleet Coronation Celebrations.
39th AOP Awards Book, Association of Photographers Awards 2024, published 09/2024, Page 248 — Featuring 5 images of my series 'Memories'.Fleet Town Council Newsletter, Spring 2024, Page 4 — One of my images of fireworks at Fleet Coronation Celebrations.
Amateur Photographer Magazine, 20/02/2024, 'Join the Club'', Pages 52-53 — Club profile for the AFFCC including my image 'Bubble Caterpillar'.Fleet Jazz Club, Rory Ingham's Trombone Assembly. Available at: https://fleetjazz.wordpress.com/october-2023-rory-inghams-trombone-assembly/ (published: 10/11/2023). Several of my images from Fleet Jazz Club's concert on 17th October 2023, as part of AFFCC. Also, see the images here.
Japan Matsuri London 2023 Portfolio, Michael Bacon, Michael Carrington & Ana Peiró Muñoz, Available at: https://affcc-japanmatsuri2023london.myportfolio.com/ (published: 10/10/2023). A selection of images by three photographers (including myself) from the Japan Matsuri celebration at Trafalgar Square, London, on 1st October 2023, as part of the Aldershot, Farnham and Fleet Camera Club (AFFCC).
Halsey, M. Moth Activity in the Reserve. Fleet Pond Society Summer Newsletter. 08/2023; Issue 183:8. Featuring one of my images of the Six-belted Clearwing moth.
Halsey, M. Moth Activity in the Reserve. Fleet Pond Society Autumn Newsletter. 11/2022; Issue 180:6. Featuring two of my images of moths: Red Underwing and Blue Underwing.
Halsey, M. Moth Activity in the Reserve. Fleet Pond Society Summer Newsletter. 08/2022; Issue 179:6. Featuring several of my images of moths: Mottled Umber, Scarce Prominent, White-barred Clearwing and Dotted Fan-foot.
Mabin, M. and Bailey, H. Fleet and Crookham Platinum Jubilee Souvenir Programme: Celebrating 70 years of local and national history during the reign of HM Queen Elizabeth II 1952-2022, Ingram Spark, 2022. The book features 6 of my images from the Fleet Platinum Jubilee celebrations: Thursday 2nd June (Beacon Lighting and Firework images); Friday 3rd June (County Tractors).
International Garden Photographer of the Year Collection 15, published 03/06/2022. My image 'Korean Fir Cone' features in this collectible hardback.
Fleet Jazz Club, Simon Allen & Alan Skidmore. Available at: https://fleetjazz.wordpress.com/june-2022-simon-allen-alan-skidmore/ (published: 06/07/2022). Several of my images from Fleet Jazz Club's concert on 21st June 2022, as part of AFFCC.
Amateur Photographer, 19/07/2024, 'Think you can’t do well as you’re ‘just’ a beginner? Think again!' — One of my images of the series "Memories" is included in the AOP (Association of Photographers) Emerging Talent Awards gallery selection.
Fleet & Yateley News & Mail, 29/11/2023, 'Festive Magic Enchants Town' — One of my images in the front page; and page 4 features images by AFFCC members of Fleet's Christmas Festival, including 1 of my images. Same images also published in Farnborough News & Mail and Aldershot News & Mail.
Fleet Community Ad Magazine, Issue 11, November 2023, 'Top marks for local photographers', Pages 26-27 — Including my images 'Memories of Lyndhurst' and 'King of the Pippins'.
Farnham Herald, 02/11/2023, 'Snap up the chance to learn new photo skills', Page 9 — Including my image 'Memories of Lyndhurst'.
Round & About Magazine - Fleet/Church Crookham, 07/2023, 'In the Frame', Page 28 — One page featuring images by the Aldershot, Farnham and Fleet Camera Club (AFFCC) of Fleet's Coronation Celebrations, including 2 of my images.
Fleet & Yateley News & Mail, 10/05/2023, 'Happy and glorious' — One page featuring images by AFFCC of Fleet's Coronation Celebrations, including 3 of my images.
Summer of Change. Town Talk: The newsletter from Fleet Town Council, 10/2022, Page 1 — One of my images of the Seven Decades of Motoring Procession, part of the Platinum Jubilee's Events.
Farnham Herald, 30/06/2022, 'What a day! A carnival party fit for a Queen!' — 20-page Farnham Carnival 2022 supplement containing images by AFFCC, including 6 of my images.
Farnham Herald, 28/03/2019, 'Aldershot, Farnham & Fleet Camera Club' — Commentary on my flower macro photography.
Fleet Town Council Newsletter, Autumn 2024
Amateur Photographer Magazine - 20/02/2024, 'Join the Club'
News&Mail - Fleet & Yateley - December 2023
Communityad Magazine - November 2023
Farnham Herald - November 2023
Round&About Magazine - Fleet - July 2023
News&Mail-May 2023
Town Talk - Fleet - October 2022
Farnham Herald-June 2022
Community Projects
05/2024–10/2024 — Volunteered as a photographer in a collaboration between AFFCC and the Fleet and District Beekeeper's Association (FBKA) to document the work of the Association.
05/2023–07/2023 — Volunteered with the Window-winged Caddis Fly (Hagenella clathrata) survey organised by The Species Recovery Trust Charity.
01/2022–09/2023 — Volunteered as a photographer for the moth survey at Fleet Pond (Fleet, UK), organised by the Fleet Pond Society.
12/12/2022–10/04/2023 — Partnership between Autism Friendly Fleet (AFF) charity and Aldershot, Farnham and Fleet Camera Club (AFFCC) to help local autistic people create a Photography Exhibition for World Autism Acceptance Week 2023. The exhibition was set up from 27th March to 10th April 2023 at the Hart Shopping Centre, Fleet, UK.
29/07/2022–22/08/2022 — Collaboration between Bourley Grange Care Home and AFFCC to help the Care Home Residents create a Photography Exhibition for World Photography Day 2022. The exhibition was set up from 19th – 22nd August at the care home in Church Crookham, UK.