KCPA Audio Visual Competition ²⁰⁰⁹

Folkestone Camera Club is proud to be hosting the 2009 KCPA Annual Audio Visual Competition on Saturday 14th November 2009. The day will commence at 10am through till around 5pm. We will be welcoming two judges this year from the Surrey Photographic Federation Gerald Kitiyakara LRPS and Mike Dale ARPS who will be given the opportunity to view all the sequences prior to the competition day but will reserve the final decision until they have seen them in the theatre.

We have the wonderful trophy which has been generously donated by Folkestone Town Council and this will be presented to the winning overall entrant and there are also newly acquired trophies for The Best Photography, The Best Transitions, The Best Soundtrack and The Audience Vote.

The competition is open to all members of clubs affiliated to the Kent County Photographic Association and we look forward to receiving your entries.

The rules, entry and lunch forms can be found on the site along with a map of the venue showing details of parking and eating places. If you have any questions or queries feel free to email

Our promotional av showcases our town of Folkestone especially the old harbour area. Folkestone prospered as a fishing village supplying an important food source during the reign of King Stephen as early as 1135. Fishing and smuggling continued through the centuries. Today Folkestone still retains some of its once extensive fishing fleet which operate from the tidal harbour. Life is difficult for the fishermen with the restrictive quotas set by Europe but a small fishing fleet still operates from the harbour and the shellfish stalls still attract the locals and visitors to the delights of cockles whelks and jellied eels. A vibrant local market operates here on Sundays throughout the year selling bread, cheeses, pastries and crafts. In the 1800's Folkestone's seafront underwent developments and the harbour became viable. In 1843 the railway line to the harbour was completed and by 1847 you could reach Paris from London via Folkestone and Bologne in 14 hours. The cross channel trade continued to flourish and bought great prosperity to the town-a time of boom and development. The harbour and he railway played and important role during the world wars ferrying the troops and passenger raffic resumed in 1947 carrying day trippers and holiday-makers to the continent in their thousands until in 1984 when the ferries sailed for the last time. The area fell into decline the once attractive station rusted and deterorated but became very attractive to photographers! They love rust! Despite the port being very much in decline in the early years of the new millennium, the purchase of Folkestone Harbour for £11 million in August 2004 by former Saga Chairman and owner Roger De Haan, has already begun to signal a bright new future for the Port of Folkestone. As part of a major project to revitalise the harbour and Folkestone's coastline, a possible return of fast ferry ervices between Folkestone and Boulogne could well see the regeneration of the port as a major cross channel link once again. Folkestone citizens remain hopeful and optimistic!!!!

Enjoy and be inspired!

Download the AV - 16.9 MB EXE (3.36 min)