Photo Competition Winners 2026
A good range of photographs were submitted, and quite a number were picked as favourites in the member’s vote.
Last year’s Giles Barker Award winner, Chris Hunter, judged the individual categories, while the members present voted for the overall Giles Barker Award winner.
Giles Barker Award – Olly Devenport, Cow Pot
UK Underground – Olly Devenport, Cow Pot
Abroad Underground – Sandra Beattie, Waipu Caves
UK Above Ground – Sam Lieberman, Sunset, Attermire
Abroad Above Ground – Olly Davenport, Glacier
Pocket Camera – Sam Lieberman, Glasfurds, Gavel
Humorous – Pumpkin Pants, Rachael Pajak
Biospeleology – Johnny B, Cave Wetas, Aranui
Below are all the 1st, 2nd, 3rd placed pics from the competition:
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| Giles Barker Award - Cow Pot - Olly Devenport | ||
| UK Underground | ||
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| 1st - Cow Pot - Olly Devenport | 2nd - Gavel Pot - Sam Lieberman | 3rd - Illusion Pot - Rachael Pajak |
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| 1st - Sunset, Attermire - Sam Lieberman | 2nd - A Grand Day Out - Hugh St Lawrence | 3rd -Easegill above Cow Dub - Sam Lieberman |
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| 1st - Waipu Caves - Sandra Beattie | 2nd - Gouffre de Bexanka - Sarah Parker | 3rd - Marble Cave, Chile - Rachael Pajak |
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| 1st - Glacier - Olly Devenport | 2nd - Morning Mist - Sandra Beattie | 3rd - Frosted Cairn - Sam Lieberman |
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| 1st - Glasfurds, Gavel Pot - Sam Lieberman | 2nd - A Little Silhouette of a Man - Mark Stubbs | 3rd - Jubilee Cave - Attermire - Andy Hall |
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| 1st - Pumpkin Pants - Rachael Pajak | 2nd - Club President needs a Lift - Andy Hall | 3rd - Breaking the Ice - Sam Lieberman |
| Biospeleology | ||
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| 1st - Cave Wetas, Aranui - Johnny B | 2nd - Glow Worms, Waipu - Johnny B | 3rd - Dry Rot, Inchindown - Sam Lieberman |
