We were delighted to welcome Robin Harmsworth, of Uckfield Camera Club, a Sussex County Judge, to our online Friday meeting on the 25th September 2020, to comment upon and judge our Janet Morris Memorial Record Competition. Not everyone looks forward to this competition, feeling that the very nature of ‘record’ limits their photography, but our members had produced an exciting variety of images, and Robin brought them all to life with his kind and careful comments. There were a few hints for future entries – some images needed a sense of scale and Robin felt perhaps some indication could be included in the title, and he made the point that ‘it doesn’t have to be old’. After taking out some to clear the field, Robin was still left with more images than he needed and had a hard time thinning them down to the final three, having to lose some excellent images along the way. His final choices were: 1st place: Chris Rogers with Door Latch Lincoln Cathedral 2nd place: Chris Rogers with Bass
Zuzana Valla has recently completed a project on some of the key workers that we never see during lockdown. While we all see media reports about, for example, health and social care professionals, teachers and supermarket workers, there are some other groups of key workers hidden from view. Zuzana has documented some of the people who are among those involved in food production, helping to feed the nation. The project is posted on her website at https://www.zuzuvalla.com/home We thought that this project would be of interest for members of APS to hear about, so Anthony Baines interviewed Zuzana for us. A worker at Premier Foods, in and out of overalls and hairnet. Picture © Zuzu Valla. For those Ashford Photographic Society members who don't know you well, can you tell us a little bit about yourself? I've been a member of Ashford Photographic Society for three years now. I have a part-time job as an Improvement Technologist at Premier Foods in Ashford and the rest of my time I