The 2021 Regional Print Battle this year was a very closely fought affair. Last years’s winners – KCPS – were joint runners up.
Judged by Bruce Girdwood FPSNZ, the battle was between the hosts Hutt Camera Club, Johnsonville Camera Club, Kapiti Coast Photographic Society, Wellington Photographic Society and Kapiti Camera Club. The format of the competition is that there are ten rounds, each of a different theme. Each club enters a photo in each round, and the judge orders them from best to least favourite. Points are given based on position – 1 point for 1st, 2 for second and so on. The club with the least number of points by the end of the evening takes the glory of winning the trophy.
The themes this year were:
- Blur
- Framed
- H is for…
- In the City
- Multiple Exposure
- Symmetry
- Triptych
- The Great Outdoors
- Wet
- What we do in the Shadows
As you can see from the scoreboard, it was an incredibly tight and exciting competition – only four points between first and last. The lead changed several times as each round unfolded.
Hutt and Johnsonville camera clubs took joint first place, the two Kapiti’s were joint runners up, with Wellington just one point behind. Bruce Girdwood commented that he had not seen such a strong set of fifty images all in one place for a very long time – all his decisions were very close.
A nice touch to round off the evening was with an impromptu pop up exhibition of all the entries across the clubs, giving everyone a good chance to browse some fantastic and inspiring images.
The committee had a tough time selecting images to represent the club from a large set submitted by the KCPS photographers. Our entries are in the gallery below, listing the theme and author.
What We Do in the Shadows – Alison Viskovic 
Blur – Roger Smith 
Multiple Exposure – Greg Whitfield 
Wet – Jacky Challis 
The Great Outdoors – Neil Gordon 
H is for…. – Jacky Challis 
In the City – Roger Smith 
Symmetry – Alison Viskovic 
Framed – Margaret Low 
Tryptych – Eva Petro
Kapiti Coast Photographic Society 