Well, where do i start...

Im an avid entrant in to the Guilds monthly Image Of The Month competition and their annual Photographer Of The Year competition and have been very close to winning it over the last couple of years and I'm incredibly pleased to say that not only did i win their 'Open' category  for 2016 but also won the overall 'Photographer Of The Year for 2016'!!
 

My awards for the evening were;

• overall Photographer Of The Year for 2016 
• overall winner of the 'Open' category (one of the 4 categories that can be entered)
• achieved the level of Craftsman status, having submitted a panel of 12 printed images and 36 digital images
• runner up Image Of The Year 'members choice'
• runner up Image Of The Year in the Urban category  
• runner up Image Of The Year in the Action category  
• 5th year of attaining The Photographers Bar, the only Guild member to do this since it has been running
• and finally i was incredibly humbled to receive a 'Special Achievement' award for my efforts and commitment to the competition over the years that I have been entering them.

Here are the images that i entered throughout the year and the awards that were given to them..

and here i am receiving my "Photographer Of The Year' award from Steve and Lesley Thirsk, The Guilds owners and some bloody lovely people too.