SHARON ACHIEVES GLOBAL PHOTOGRAPHIC AWARD


Recently, Sharon became only the 20th person in the world (and the first in the UK) to gain a VIP-5 certificate from the Global Photographic Union.

She gained this recognition by having had 50 Gold Medals awarded for 50 different photographs which she had entered in international photographic salons. By coincidence, fellow Conwy Camera Club member Tony Davies is a board member of the GPU and the accompanying photograph shows him presenting Sharon with her certificate at a recent club meeting.

"It was my great pleasure to present to Sharon her GPU VIP-5 certificate,” said Tony, who is also Conwy Camera Club’s external competitions secretary. Gaining just one gold medal in international photographic salons is a huge challenge, but Sharon has pulled off the feat 50 times! Each medal had to be for a different image, so a second gold medal for the same image in a different salon wouldn’t have counted towards her total of 50.".