Photo Competition Winners 2025

A reasonable turnout of members enjoyed a presentation of fine photographs from the past year, from classic underground shots to humorous snaps. Isn’t it amazing what you can get with a mobile phone these days!

Last year’s Giles Barker Award winner, Bill Nix, judged the individual categories, while the members present voted for the overall Giles Barker Award winner.

Giles Barker Award  –  Chris Hunter, Rollerball
UK Underground  –  Sam Lieberman, View out of Sea Cave
Abroad Underground  –  Chris Hunter, Cueva Cayuela
UK Above Ground  –  Gwenllian Tawy, One Man and Suilven
Abroad Above Ground  –  Gwenllian Tawy, Colours of Mount Etna
Pocket Camera  –  Chris Hunter, One of the larger sections of Rollerball
Humorous  –  Sparks Fly as Farm Animals gather for Annual Meeting, Gwenllian Tawy

Below are all the 1st, 2nd, 3rd placed pics from the competition:

 

Giles Barker Award - Members' Vote
Giles Barker Award - One of the larger sections of Rollerball - Chris Hunter
UK Underground
1st - View out of Sea Cave - Sam Lieberman 2nd - Sea Cave interior - Sam Lieberman 3rd - Lancaster Hole Entrance - Darren Quayle
UK Above Ground
1st - One Man and Suilven - Gwenllian Tawy 2nd - Fell Road Sunset - Chris Hunter 3rd - Langcliffe Sunset - Sam Lieberman
Abroad Underground
1st - Cueva Cayuela - Chris Hunter 2nd - Cueva del Molino - Chris Hunter 3rd - Cueva Coventosa - Chris Hunter
Abroad Over Ground
1st - Colours of Mount Etna - Gwenllian Tawy
Pocket Camera
1st - One of the larger sections of Rollerball - Chris Hunter 2nd - Dead Man's Cave - Sam Lieberman 3rd - Bar Pot - Gwenllian Tawy
Humorous
1st - Sparks Fly as Farm Animals gather for Annual Meeting - Gwenllian Tawy 2nd - I Love my Axe - Sam Lieberman 3rd - Feeding Time at the Zoo - Dinny Davies
Honourable Mentions
Cul Mhor - Dinny Davies Suilven Sunset - Dinny Davies