Thank you for all your wonderful entries
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Scroll down to see all our category winners and our gallery of exhibition photographs
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Thank you for all your wonderful entries 〰️ Scroll down to see all our category winners and our gallery of exhibition photographs 〰️
The Stow & District Civic Society
Photographic Competition 2026
STOW & DISTRICT PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION 2026
We’re back for our third competition with more sponsors and categories for 2026 after a great response from you all.
This year we have included “Botanical” and “Sport” and once again we shall have a “People’s Choice” winner which proved very popular over the Exhibition Weekend last year
We have had just under 300 entries
Thank you all for such wonderful images
2026 Photographic Competition.
The Winners and Runner Up in each category are listed below.
Confirmation of the results:
WINNER - Architecture: Geraldine Curtis - “The Red Door”
RUNNER UP - Architecture: Alan Chattell - “The Tower and the Wolf”
WINNER - Botanical: Martin Cox - “Early Risers”
RUNNER UP - Botanical: Sarah Reed - “Porcelain Fungi deep in the Woods”
WINNER - Landscape: Grant Grindley - “Witney Lakes”
RUNNER UP - Landscape: Andrew King - “Arboreal Eclipse”
WINNER - People: David Wright - “The Farrier”
RUNNER UP - People: Emily Miles - “People in Motion”
WINNER - Pets: Andrew King - “Fluffed Up”
RUNNER UP - Pets: Deborah Stevens - “…Play With Me?”
WINNER - Sport: Gina Douthwaite - “Caught”
RUNNER UP - Sport: Andy Benedek - “Horse racing in Stow”
WINNER - Transport: Geraldine Curtis - “Hook Norton Ales”
RUNNER UP - Transport: Sarah Reed - “Seen Better Days”
WINNER - Wildlife: Caroline Hawkins - “Fledgling Feeding”
RUNNER UP - Wildlife: Martin Fenton - “Swans posing at Donnington Brewery”
PEOPLE’S CHOICE: David Wright - “The Farrier” (12%)
ARCHITECTURE - Sponsored By
KNIGHT FRANK
“DEBORAH STEVENS
“Golden Glow”
JOANNE GLASGOW
“Steeples and Crosses at Stow”
SIMON CLARKE
“Kissed by Light”
EMMA THOMAS
“Sunset at the Mill”
JULIA JAMES
“Cotswolds Walls”
ALAN CHATTELL (Runner Up)
“The Tower and The Wolf”
DEBORAH STEVENS
“Delicate Icing on November Leaves”
TERENCE RICHARDSON
“Happy Pansies”
ANDY BENEDEK
“Iris Bud”
GINA DOUTHWAITE
“Bloom”
COLIN RIPLEY
“Ann’s Alstromeria”
GRAHAM PLANT
“Philadelphus, Mock Orange”
JUDY DEAN
“Stow Silhouetted by the Dawn”
PAUL ASKEW
“A Storm over Stow”
GRANT GRINDLEY (Winner)
“Witney Lakes”
EMMA THOMAS
“Poppy”
ANDREW KING (Runner Up)
“Arboreal Eclipse”
LAWRENCE SMITH
“A Winter’s day in Snowshill”
ANDREW KING
“It’s a mid-life, it won’t go away”
GINA DOUTHWAITE
“Sheep Spotting”
MARTIN COX
“A Classic Crowd”
DAVID WRIGHT (Winner & People’s Choice)
“The Farrier”
DEBORAH STEVENS
“Saddling Up”
MARTIN FENTON
“Deer Warden at Broadway Tower”
ALEX CRIPPS
“My Cat”
TERENCE RICHARDSON
“Cat’s Eyes”
DEBORAH STEVENS
“The Finest Comb in the Cotswolds”
ANGIE MacKINNON
“This Way Please”
CAROLINE HAWKINS (Winner)
“Fledgling Feeding”
GRAHAM PLANT
“Broad-bodied Chaser”
JULIA TOMPKINS
“The Rad Cam”
ANGIE MacKINNON
“A Gallery of Windows”
MARTIN FENTON
“Classic Door Architecture, Upper Swell”
BOTANICAL - Sponsored By
THE STOW FLOWER SHOP
ANDREW KING
“Meet me at the Gateway”
GERALDINE CURTIS (Winner)
“The Red Door”
TERENCE RICHARDSON
“The Magic of Broadway”
GERALDINE CURTIS
“Marsh Orchid”
JOANNA PALMER
“Architectural Teasel”
CAROLINE HAWKINS
“Allium Seed Head”
MARTIN COX (Winner)
“Early Risers”
LANDSCAPE - Sponsored By
THE OLD TOWN BARBERS
NATALIE CHETKOVICH
“Light at the end of the Green Tunnel”
SUE WADHAM
“Autumn in Hinchwick Woods”
ESTHER BATE
“Secret Bluebell Woods”
NICOLA ALLEN
“A Walk through the Trees”
DEBORAH STEVENS
“Beckoning Canopy”
TERENCE RICHARDSON
“Wintry Golden Hour”
LAWRENCE SMITH
“Light Shadows at Hidcote”
SARAH REED (Runner Up)
“Porcelain Fungi”
PEOPLE - Sponsored By
BRIO RETIREMENT LIVING
DEBORAH STEVENS (Runner Up)
“…Play with Me?”
JULIA TOMPKINS
“Cute Police K9’s”
EDITH RAY
“Very Pink Tongue”
ROSEMARIE WILLIAMS
“Schaeffer and Bluebells in Oddington Woods”
ANDY BENEDEK (Runner Up)
“Horse racing at Stow Fair”
JUDY DEAN
“Oxford Eights”
ADRIAN CANNON
“Ready to take-off”
GINA DOUTHWAITE (Winner)
“Caught”
MIKE SCHOEN
“Cotswold Struggle”
SUE WADHAM
“At the Gallops”
ANDREW SMITH
“Our Driver”
ANDY BENEDEK
“Oh, for the Drama of a Steam Engine”
GERALDINE CURTIS (Winner)
“Hook Norton Ales”
SARAH REED (Runner Up)
“Seen Better Days”
TERENCE RICHARDSON
“Full Steam Ahead”
LAWRENCE SMITH
“A Chilly Car Journey Ahead”
GERALDINE CURTIS
“The Dandelion and The Hare”
SUE WADHAM
“Hummingbird Hawk Moth”
EMILY MILES (Runner Up)
“People in Motion”
SUE ROBERTS
“The Joy of an English Tradition”
ANDY BENEDEK
“Judging the Ploughing Competition”
GERALDINE CURTIS
“The Tractor Driver”
MATT CRAWLEY
“Boy Fishing”
JOANNA PALMER
“Something Borrowed, Something Blue!”
PETS - Sponsored By
THE STYLISH HOUND
SUE WADHAM
“Finn the Collie Dog”
ANDREW KING (Winner)
“Fluffed Up”
JOLINE SAUNDERS
“Lulu”
GLENN PENNYFATHER
“Bertie”
DAVID PEARSON
“Hello!”
SPORT - Sponsored By
PETER MARTIN GALLERY
KAREN SAFFARIAN
“It’s a Dog’s Life”
SCHEILA MALISKA
“The Hawkstonian”
TERENCE RICHARDSON
“Sidecar Happy”
ANDREW KING
“Spandex Spectation”
MARTIN FENTON
“It’s the Winner”
SARAH REED
“Reflection of Speed”
BARNEY BECKETT-NEWHOOK
“Defining Horse Power”
TRANSPORT - Sponsored By
VJ COLLETT
JOE SMALLEY
“The Dakota Fly Over”
ANGIE MacKINNON
“Tally Ho!”
MARTIN FENTON
“Gentleman Racer at Prescott Hill Climb”
ANDREW KING
“My Pension can only afford this part!"
GEOFF MAXTED
“Rolls Royce, Stow Market Square”
MIKE SCHOEN
“Broadwell Water Splash”
WILDLIFE - Sponsored By
COTSWOLD BAGUETTES
KAREN SAFFARIAN
“Hello Autumn”
MIKE SCHOEN
“Bumble Bee”
ANDY BENEDEK
“A Lonely Stonechat”
JULIA TOMPKINS
“Butterfly in Bloom”
MARTIN FENTON (Runner Up)
“Swans posing at Donnington Brewery”
TERENCE RICHARDSON
“True Colours”
PEOPLE’s CHOICE & HEAD SPONSOR
STOW NEWS & POST OFFICE
DAVID WRIGHT (People’s Choice)
“The Farrier”
A big Thank You to all who took part in our
2025 Photographic Competition.
The Winners and Runner Up in each category are listed below with a seperate Winner and Runner Up at the Intermediate Level.
Confirmation of the results:
WINNER - (A) Architecture: Geraldine Curtis - “Rockcliffe on a Perfect Day”
RUNNER UP - (A) Architecture: Deborah Stevens- “Eyes Lured Skyward”
WINNER - (A) Cars: Rob Brown- “Nicest people IN a Honda”
RUNNER UP - (A) Cars: Adrian Cannon- “A Great old car!”
WINNER - (A) Dogs: Caroline Hawkins - “Lottie”
RUNNER UP - (A) Dogs: Andrew King - “Lord Badger in the Snow”
WINNER - (A) Landscape: Tim Orr - “Late Afternoon Bluebells in the Woods”
RUNNER UP - (A) Landscape: Geraldine Curtis- “Winter Sunset at Condicote”
WINNER - (A) People: Adrian Cannon - “A Nice Pint”
RUNNER UP - (A) People: Briony Apperley - “My Favourite People (& Dog)”
WINNER - (A) Wildlife & Pets: Andrew King - “Morning Roll Call”
RUNNER UP - (A) Wildlife & Pets: David Freer - “Kitty-Bengal Rescue”
WINNER - (I): Megan Hanning - “Jessie”
RUNNER UP - (I): Alex Cripps - “Enzo”
PEOPLE’S CHOICE: Alan Chattell- “The Journey” (6.5%)
A Short Video Tour
Photographic Exhibition, St. Edward’s Hall
ARCHITECTURE - Sponsored By
TAYLER & FLETCHER
ADRIAN CANNON
ANDREW SMITH
CLAIRE ROSS
DEBORAH STEVENS - (Runner Up)
JENI SMITH
KAYLEIGH TOMPKINS
PAT FOLLAND
RUTH COX
ANDREW SPACKMAN
ADRIAN CANNON - (Runner Up)
BRIONY APPERLEY
GERALDINE CURTIS
JOANNE GLASGOW
HILARY SANDON
MARTIN COX
PETER HEDGES
ANDREW SPACKMAN
ANDREW KING - (Runner Up)
BRUCE MANSELL
NIALL McINTOSH
CAROLINE HAWKINS - (Winner)
SARAH FREER
ANDREW SMITH
CLAIRE ROSS
BRIONY APPERLEY
CAROLINE HAWKINS
GERALDINE CURTIS - (Runner Up)
MARTIN FENTON
TIM PORTER
BRUCE MANSELL
MAGGIE DEACON
NIALL McINTOSH
ROZLYN WALSH
SEAN CLARKE
MARTIN COX
JUDY DEAN
JAQUELINE ROBERTS
ALAN CHATTELL
BRUCE MANSELL
GERALDINE CURTIS - (Winner)
KAREN CLOSE
JUDY DEAN
MARTIN COX
REG HAWTHORNE
SCHEILA MALISKA
CARS - Sponsored By
VJ COLLETT
JOHN MYERS
ANDREW KING
DERMOT JOHNSON
JENNY EVANSON
KAYLEIGH TOMPKINS
PAT FOLLAND
ROB BROWN - (Winner)
SIMON PAYNE
DOGS - Sponsored By
Coach House Coffee
BRIONY APPERLEY
ANDREW SMITH
JONATHAN WATTS
SHELLEY HOLMES
RUTH COX
SIMON PAYNE
JUDY DEAN
LANDSCAPE - Sponsored By
The Old Town Barbers
ADRIAN CANNON - (Winner)
GERALDINE CURTIS
JONATHAN WATTS
ADRIAN CANNON
CLAIRE ROSS
GERALDINE CURTIS
LEA PENNYFATHER
MARTIN COX
MARTIN FENTON
MEGAN HANNIG - (Winner)
ANNABELLE WRIGHT
ALEX CRIPPS - (Runner Up)
ANDREW SPACKMAN
ALAN CHATTELL - (People’s Choice)
JENI SMITH
DEBORAH STEVENS
JONATHAN WATTS
TONY BATE
TIM ORR - (Winner)
LEA PENNYFATHER
JON MASLEN-JONES
PEOPLE - Sponsored By
Brio Retirement Homes
SIAN CRIPPS
MICHAEL BIELBY
KAROLINA GRIFFIN
JENNY EVANSON
LEA PENNYFATHER
BRUCE MANSELL
ANDREW SPACKMAN
BRIONY APPERLEY - (Runner Up)
WILDLIFE & PETS - Sponsored By
William Hinton Accountants
DAVID FREER - (Runner Up)
ALAN CHATTELL
ANDREW KING - (Winner)
DEBORAH STEVENS
JOANNA PALMER
NIALL McINTOSH
RUTH COX
STEPHIE CLARK
SIMON PAYNE
BRUCE MANSELL
INTERMEDIATE ENTRIES
All Categories
LIBBY TAYLOR
JETHRO EVANSON
LIBBY TAYLOR