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Jim Henson AV Competition results 2025
Congratulations to Suzie Kirkby cpagb/av for winning the Jim Henson AV trophy for the third time with an excellent entry “The Ladies’ Chateau””.
A big thank you is extended to the judge Ken Scott ARPS APAGB GMBPsS for spending time to judge the AVs beforehand, a time-consuming task.
Ken started the afternoon with an interesting presentation which included some of his AVs. Then we watched each of the 13 entries, and Ken commented on each of them.
Congratulations to the winners
1st: The Ladies’ Chateau by Suzie Kirkby
2nd: Where have all the Flowers Gone by Jack Taylor
3rd: Albert’s School Prize by Jean Hoyle
Commended: Open to the World by Harold Russell
Commended: Reflections on a River by Kathleen Bird
Jim Henson Trophy 2022
Patricia Henson presented the trophy to Harold at a later date.
Jim Henson Competition Results
26 March 2022
Congratulations to Harold Russell, our Chairman, for winning the 2022 Jim Henson AV trophy, and a special thank you to our judge Ian Bateman for an interesting and informative afternoon. The meeting was held on Zoom, and started with some of Ian’s excellent AVs. Ian commented on each AV as it was played in the second half, making this a good learning event as well as being entertaining. It was a lovely sunny March day, so the audience was smaller than expected, but those who were in attendance were given a treat.
FIRST –
Faces of South East Asia by Harold Russell
Second –
Free as a bird by Steve Kirkby
Third –
The Chestnut’s Curse by Kathleen Bird
Highly Commended –
February at Wisley by Paul Crook
Where sand dunes meet the sea by Jean Hoyle
Commended –
Winchester Cathedral Flowers by Geoff Lambert
A short journey across Romney Marsh by Richard Knapp
Kathleen Bird, Harold Russell and Patricia Henson
Success at the Keith Hunt Trophy 2021
Ludshott won First, Second and Third places at Woking PS’s Keith Hunt Trophy competition on 30 March, a great success for the club.
Congratulation to Brian Marjoram for winning the Keith Hunt Trophy for the second time.
This is an annual Audio Visual competition and this year it was run on Zoom, taking place in March, having been postponed from October 2020. The next one will be in October 2021.
If any member would like to watch our winning AVs on their own computer let us know and we will arrange to send them.
RESULTS
| Position | Title | Name | Club |
| 1st | The Widows Curse | Brian Marjoram LRPS | Ludshott Photographic Club |
| 2nd | Salute to Victory | Harold Russell | Ludshott Photographic Club |
| 3rd | The Hangers Way | Kathleen Bird LRPS CPAGB | Ludshott Photographic Club |
| Highly Commended | Days Like This | Kevin Mageean | Windlesham & Camberley Camera Club |
| Highly Commended | Paris | Clive Chater | Alton Camera Club |
| Highly Commended | Whitby Abbey | Norman Horsham | Mid Thames Audio Visual Group |
| Commended | India | Savitri Kegge | Windlesham & Camberley Camera Club |
Brian Marjoram with the trophy
Jim Henson Trophy 2021
On 1 March our annual Audio Visual competition was held on Zoom, so no photos are available of the winners.
Howard Bagshaw ARPS MPAGB/AV was our judge, and commented on each of the 25 entries during the evening, for which we would like to thank him.
The entries were varied and very enjoyable to watch, and the final results are –
THE TROPHY WINNER
Viticulture, from Bud to Bunch by Geoff Lambert of Horndean CC
Congratulations on an excellent production
SECOND Magpie Mine by Brian Marjoram, Ludshott PC
THIRD A Year in the Wild by Mike Tibbots, Woking PS
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Columbia Road Market by John Baker Ludshott P{C
Big Skies by Kathleen Bird Ludshott PC
Petersfield Remembers by Steve Kirkby Alton CC
COMMENDED
Wings and Wheels by Harold Russell Ludshott PC
The Canal Journey by Norman Horsham Mid Thames AV Group
No Where to Go by Daan Olivier Bracknell CC
Trophy winner, Geoff Lambert of Horndean CC
JIM HENSON TROPHY 2020
Our judge for the fifth Jim Henson Trophy AV competition was Ken Scott ARPS. There were a record 19 entries, with a wide variety of subjects and styles, and we managed to fit them all into the evening by starting at 19:45.
Ken commented on each AV, telling us their good points and offering suggestions for improvement where necessary. I think we all learnt something from his helpful assessment of each entry.
The results were –
First Revivial by Steve Kirkby CPAGB(AV)
Second ZARG by Ian Bailey
Third Searching by Norman Horsham CPAGB(AV)
Highly Commended –
Watts Chapel by John Baker
Salute to Victory by Harold Russell
Unfortunately Norman Horsham and Ian Bailey were not there to receive their certificates.
Keith Hunt AV competition 22 October 2019
Roger Mendham with Harold Russell, Ludshott Photographic Club, commended for “Farewell to Wings & Wheels”.
Congratulations to Harold for his well deserved Commended certificate.
Here are the results of the 2019 Keith Hunt AV Competition.
| AV Title | Name | Club | |
| 1st | Concert Photography | Tony Cole | Alton Camera Club |
| 2nd | Battle of Britain | Niall Ferguson | Windlesham & Camberley Camera Club |
| 3rd | Commemorating the Fallen | Jean Hoyle | Windlesham & Camberley Camera Club |
| Highly Commended | City of Glass | Mike Reed ARPS | Mid Thames Audio Visual Group |
| Highly Commended | In Search of the Fisher King | Mike Tibbotts | Woking Photographic Society |
| Commended | Farewell to Wings & Wheels | Harold Russell | Ludshott Photographic Club |
| Judge’s Award for Creativity | ZARG | lan Bailey | Alton Camera Club |
Jim Henson Trophy 2019
The FOURTH Jim Henson Audio Visual Competition was held on the 4th of March 2019. The judge was David Smith LRPS , who previewed the 16 entries. David commented on each AV, and made helpful remarks on photography, sound and composition after each entry had been screened.
Daan Olivier FRPS and Mike Reed ARPS CPAGB(av) won the trophy with an AV entitled “Dreams and Nightmares” a moving piece on prisoners on Robben Island.
Other results were –
SECOND: Sea Moods by Norman Horsham CPAGB(av)
THIRD The Natural History of Selbourne by John Wichall ARPS DPAGB, who also won the Audience Vote
HIGHLY COMMENDED
The Impressionist by Graeme Parker
COMMENDED
The Land of Kings by John Baker
Oradour – the Village that died by Ray Higgenbottom and Viv Blewett
Ludshott Success at Audio Visual Competition
On 23 October 2018 six members went to Woking Photographic Society for the Annual Keith Hunt Trophy Audio Visual competition.
There were 15 entries, 3 from each club, judged by Graham Sergeant FRPS. Harold Russell received a highly commended certificate for “Hunter”, and Keith Hunt presented the trophy to Kathleen Bird LRPS CPAGB for her AV entitled “The River God”.
This is the third time that Ludshott has won this trophy. Brian Marjoram won it once and Kathleen has won it twice. In the 10 years that the competition has been running Ludshott has won it 3 times, Godalming twice and 5 other clubs once each.
Full results were
| 1st | The River God | Kathleen Bird LRPS CPAGB | Ludshott Photographic Club |
| 2nd | Red Arrows | Niall Ferguson LRPS CPAGB | Windlesham & Camberley Camera Club |
| 3rd | Winter | Norman Horsham | Mid Thames Audio Visual Group |
| HC | Hunter | Harold Russell | Ludshott Photographic Club |
| HC | On the Brighton Seafront | David Smith LRPS CPAGB | Woking Photographic Society |
| HC | Svezhina | Clive Chater | Alton Camera Club |
Harold Russell receives Highly Commended certificate from the judge Graham Sergeant FRPS
The Trophy
Jim Henson Trophy 2018
The third Jim Henson Audio Visual Competition was held on the 5th of March 2018. The judge was Graham Sergeant FRPS , who previewed the 16 entries. Graham commented on each AV, and made helpful remarks on technique and sound as the evening progressed.
Paul Crook LRPS won the trophy with an AV entitled “In Memoriam” a moving piece which used Rupert Brooke’s poem “The Soldier” for the narration.
Other results were –
SECOND: Upholder by Mile Reed CPAGB
THIRD The Monarch islands by Norman Horsham CPAGB
VERY HIGHLY COMMENDED
Petra Rose Red City by John Baker
Waverley Abbey By David Bird and Kathleen Bird LRPS CPAGB
Good bye Upton Park by Paul Crook LRPS
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Llangollen to Montgomerie canal trip by John Wilson
Hunter by Harold Russell
Northern Botswana (For photo harmony) by Jean Hoyle
A Load of Old Bollards by John Wichall ARPS DPAGB
COMMENDED
Flying Machines by Grant Dawkins
Chocs by Harold Russell
