The club awards trophies to members to recognise their achievements. These are usually earned over a season and presented at the AGM at the end of the season in late spring.
Joe Green Trophy
The Joe Green Trophy is an award for the Annual Print Competition. This competition is an open competition and usually represents ‘the best of the best’ prints from throughout the season.
Shirley Arnold remembers Joe Green:
Joe green was well known in the town as he wandered around wearing his flat cap, carrying his camera, stopping to talk to everyone, and taking photos. An extremely kind man who was ready to give help to any one this was in the time of black and white. I have memories of going to his home to be shown the techniques of B&W and being plied with tea and cake by Chris, his wife. He produced excellent prints, especially portraits, his speciality. When ever there was a new employee at the Water research centre, Medmenham where he was a biologist, he would persuade them to have their portrait taken. Many homes in Marlow will have a framed print, in colour of ‘Thunder over the bridge’ which was displayed in the window of Keens the camera shop and all the proceeds given to charity. Also he made prints of every building in the High St and mounted them as a montage , several feet long. This is now a valuable historical document which is , I think, with the Marlow Society museum. It has been displayed several times in the town on special occasions. His other interest was bricks. We had outings to see hand made bricks being made and trips around the town to see how they were used..
Current and Past Winners: 2024-2025 Flash Gordon - Frozen in motion 2023-2024 Iris Diaphragm - Tabletop tableaux 2022-2023 Candid Cameron - London Street Scene 2021-2022 Bokeh Nomura - Spring Blossom in Japan
Wadsworth Trophy
The Wadsworth Cup is an award for the most points accumulated over the season for Prints in ordinary competitions.
Shirley Arnold remembers Norman Wadsworth:
Norman Wadsworth was an excellent B&W photographer. When colour prints came in he again made superb colour prints, too. This was a difficult and expensive technique to do at home, so many members of the club had their photos printed commercially, which he strongly disapproved of. When the committee refused to ban this, he resigned from the club!
Current and Past Winners: 2024-2025 Flash Gordon - Frozen in motion 2023-2024 Iris Diaphragm - Tabletop tableaux 2022-2023 Candid Cameron - London Street Scene 2021-2022 Bokeh Nomura - Spring Blossom in Japan
Third Prize
