News

January 2024

Monthly Competition - Black and White / Presentation by Bob Anderson - His Personal Photographic Journey

December 2023

Monthly Competition - Shallow and Surface Water / Annual Print Compeition / Christmas Mince Pies and Pub

October 2023

Monthly Competition - Best of British / Presentation - Guilem Duprat - Truk Lagoon

August 2023

Monthly Competition - Wide angle / Splash-in results / Monthly Presentation - Georgie Bull - Spurdogs

July 2023

Monthly Competition - Negative Space - Monthly Presentation - Image of the Year and Adventures in Sonyland - Alex Mustard

May 2023

Monthly Competition - Underwater Excellence / Presentation - Nur Tucker - Photographing above and below the ice in Antarctica

April 2023

Monthly Competition - Conservation - Presentation by David Pratt - Crystal Blue Resort - Anilao

March 2023

Monthly Competition - 3 Image Theme - Presentation by Kirsty Andrews 'Misool'

January 2023

Monthly Competition - Macro

December 2022

Monthly Competition - Black and White / Presentation by Rick Ayrton - The Battle of May Island

November 2022

Monthly Competition - Open Water / Presentation Paul and Alison Pettitt on South Coast diving - South vs North

October 2022

Monthly Competition - Best of British - Presentation by Laura Storm - Freshly Squeezed

September 2022

Monthly Competition - Crustaceans / Print Competition - In person Meeting at Severn Side

Summer 2022

Monthly Compeition - June Animal Portraits * First in person meeting since 2020. July Competition Close Focus Wide Angle - Presentation - Image of the Year by Alex Mustard / Alex's recent j has been up to since returning from Covid. August Competition - Conservation, and man in the sea Presentation by Mark Kirkland

May 2022

Monthly Competition - Circles / Presentation Yo-Han Cha - Mantas in the Maldives

April 2022

Monthly Competition - Available Light / Presentation by James Lynott – Finding Fluorescence

March 2022

Monthly Competition - Animal Behaviour / Review of UPY Images

February 2022

Monthly Competition Bokeh. Presentation by Jack Perks - King of Freshwater Fish

January 2022

Monthly Competition - Macro / Presentation by Karen Boswarva - Making a difference: The power of citizen scientists

Nov-Dec

Monthly Competition Nov - Creative in Camera / Beginner's Portfolio
Monthly Competition Dec - Abstract - Print Competition (Cancelled) - Christmas Social

October 2021

Best of British / Presentation by Michael Pitts

September 2021

Monthly Competition - Invertebrates / Presentation by Jake Davies - Angel Shark Project

July 2021

Monthly Competition - Jellyfish / Annual Splash-in Results judged by Trevor Rees / BUPG Image of the Year judged by Alex Mustard

June 2021

Monthly competition - Red / Presentation Susannah Snowden-Smith form the Cayman Islands

May 2021

Monthly Competition was Wrecks / Presentation by Christine Grosart - Photography with a purpose.

April 2021

Monthly Competition - Shallow Depth of Field / Presentation by Rick Ayrton - Wrecks of Malin Head

March 2021

Competition - The Cover Shot judged by Simon Rogerson and BUPG / Presentation by Simon Rogerson - 50 Shades of Shark

February 2021

February Competition - Black and White / Presentation by David Johnson - Macro Photography

January 2021

Monthly Competition - Fish Portrait / Presentation by Simon Emberton, and Chris Simons

December 2020

Monthly Competition - Abstract / Presentation by Henley Spiers on Black and White Photography.

November 2020

Monthly Competition - Creative in Camera / Beginner's Portfolio / Presentation by Charles Erb - Diving Shetland

October 2020

Monthly Competition - Best of British / Presentation by Sarah Chatwin - Solomon Islands

September 2020

Monthly Competition - Green / Presentation by Tobias Frederich - Inspirational Wide Angle Photography

August 2020

Monthly Competition - Animal Behaviour / Presentation by Adam Hanlon - My favourite dive destinations

July 2020

Monthly Competition - Wide Angle / Presentation by Theresa Guise and Peter de Maagt - Big animals in Sri Lanka, and Satellite Tagging

June 2020

Monthly competition - Invertebrates / Presentation by Alex Mustard - Image of the Year 2019 / Lockdown Diving

May 2020

May Competition - Animal Portrait / Presentation by Geo Cloete - Diving in South Africa

April 2020

Monthly Competition - Conservation / No presentation as was first meeting using Zoom,

March 2020

Monthly Competitions - Something small / Annual Competition - Theme Portfolio / Presentation - UPY 2020 Winning Image Review

February 2020

Monthly Competition - Habitat / Presentation by Peter Plume - French Polynesia

January 2020

Monthly Competition - Black and White / Presentation by Kirsty Andrews - Blackwater Diving

December 2019

Monthly Competition - Anything Goes / Annual Print Competition - Christmas Social

November 2019

Monthly Competition - Creative in Camera / Presentation by Paul Naylor - Capturing Behaviour.

October 2019

Monthly Competition - Three Image Portfolio - Best of British / Presentation - Post Production Challenge

September 2019

Monthly Competition - Animal Behaviour - No Presentation this month.

August 2019

Monthly Competition - Animal Behaviour / Presentation by Rick Ayrton - Photographing Britannic

July 2019

Monthly Competition - Macro / Monthly Presentation - Image of the Year 2018 judged by Alex Mustard - Q&A for BUPG with Alex Mustard.

Tuesday July 9th, 2019 -- Question Time with Dr.Alex Mustard

Alex is keen not to just wheel out a talk he’s given elsewhere, but to present something fresh to the members of BUPG ... So come prepared with questions.

June 2019

Monthly Competition - Crustaceans / Presentation Mae Dorricott - Photography for a Purpose

May 2019

Monthly Competition - Nudibranchs / Presentation by Robert Bailey - Backup Strategies for Digital Photographers

April 2019

Monthly Competition - Coral / Presentation by Ian Wade - UPY-winning amphibian and shallow underwater photography around Bristol

March 2019

Monthly Competition - Man in the Sea / Theme Portfolio / Presentation by Simon Emberton, and Chris Simons - Artificial Intelligence and Post Processing

February 2019

Monthly Competition - B&W / Presentation by Sheilah and Martin Openshaw

January 2019

Monthly Competition - Sharks and Rays / Presentation by Kirsty Andrews - Orcas and Humpbacks in Norway
Every month the latest news on Monthly Competitions, Guest Speakers, and Club Presenters will be listed here. Our archives extend back to 2005.