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Photograph Competition
Photograph Competition
Les Kirkin Memorial Photograph Competition
Supported by the "Friends of Kingston Museum and Heritage Service" together with Kingston Rotary, this community photographic competition honours the memory of one of Kingston's finest photographers and enriches the Royal Borough's pictorial archives.
Les Kirkin, a member of the Friends and photographer for the Museum and Local History Room for many years, died in 2001. He contributed many of his photographs to the collections as a lifelong resident of the Borough.
This annual competition is open to:
- Adults
- Children
- Schools
- Community Groups
Generous prizes include:
- First Prize - Voucher for £200 for photographic equipment
- Second Prize - Voucher for £100
- Third Prize - Voucher for £50
- Fourth Prize - Voucher for £25
- Photographic entries will become part of Kingston's permanent Local History Collection.
Entry forms are available at Kingston Museum, Wheatfield Way, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2PS and The Local History Room, Room 46, North Kingston Centre, Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PE or may be downloaded here.
Download the 2012 Entry Form.
The Theme for 2012-2013 is Celebrate 2012 - Queen's Jublilee AND the Olympics!
For more information phone the Local History Room on 020 8547 6738.
The Friends are grateful to Kingston Adult Education and Kingston Rotary for their support.
2011-2012 Photography Prize Winners
We are proud to announce the winners of the Les Kirkin Photographic Competition 2011-2012.
The theme of the competition was "Enjoying Life in Kingston's Clubs and Societies" The prize giving ceremony was held at Kingston Museum on the 19th March 2012.
First Prize - Verna Evans
LK6.7 ‘Delighted to meet you! I’m the star of the show you know....I always bring home the bacon!’ Spring Grove Morris man. May 2011
Second Prize - Miles Taylor
LK7.1 The colossal crowd for DJ Calvin Harris at Oceana, Kingston. October 2011
Third Prize - Margaret Ciano
LK3.5 Kingston Carnival, Clarence Street, in the rain. August 2011
Fourth Prize - Keith Hathaway
‘The Antipoet takes over the mike’ at Kingston Hospital Radio. December 2011