Encouraging all types of photography Sandown Shanklin & District Camera Club have today launched their own website: ssdcc.org.uk  

Whether you are a more traditional photographer and prefer slides, prints and using a wet darkroom or have decided to take the digital route they aim to promote photography to all skill levels. We wish them every success with this new online venture.

The IWDIG is always striving towards protecting its photographers and providing a safe and secure environment for all who work with the group. We recognise that one very important area is Child Protection and the protection of vulnerable adults and in that respect we have published the IWDIG Child Protection Policy and expect all of our members to follow the guidelines and advice that it contains. You may view the policy by clicking the link on the left or alternatively the item at the top of the page in the menu bar.

The IWDIG is registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office and to the best of our ability will protect any data that we hold relating to our members. The purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998 is to protect the rights and privacy of individuals and to ensure that data about them is processed only with their knowledge and consent. For this, the Act gives individuals certain rights regarding personal information held about them and places certain obligations in the form of eight principles on those who process the personal information. 

The Data Protection Act 1998 is enforced by the Office of the Information Commissioner an independent authority, who have powers to take action against any organisations whether registered or not that misuse information about you.  

Members will be able to view further information about our data protection committment in our revised Constitution, active since 19th December 2007, that will shortly be available in the members only area of this website. Members will also be able to download a copy of the IWDIG Child Protection Policy for their convenience.

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The IWDIG is very pleased to announce the success of our youngest photographer, Lucy Johnson, in winning first place in the JPMorgan Asset Management Round the Island Race Photographic Competition. Lucy, only 15 at the time, won the under 18 category with her image ‘Through The Needles’ and was judged by Sir Robin Knox Johnston  to have taken the best photograph conveying the atmosphere of the Round the Island Race 2007 in that category.

Yachts & Yachting Magazine were the organisers of this prestigious photography competition with Old Pulteney and Henri Lloyd joining forces as sponsors. Numerous photographers in two age groups (under 18 and over) were encouraged to capture the excitement and beauty of one of the Islands if not the world’s largest yacht races and Lucy received a trio of Henri Lloyd dry bags as her prize with her winning image being published online and may also be published in the Yachts & Yachting Magazine. 

Lucy is at present studying media and photography at A level along with her other subjects, including language studies, and eventually hopes to work in media either in the UK or abroad.

Our second featured photographer is Peter Watts whose work features both local Island scenery and the more exotic images from Peter’s travels in Thailand along with his personal portraiture.

The wealth of Peter’s experience and expertise shows through his images and we hope you enjoy this presentation.

The IWDIG now has such a variety of skills and talent that we felt it necessary to showcase our photographers here. We are introducing a ‘featured photographer’ item and we hope you enjoy their images.

The first featured photographer is Lucy Johnson who is the group’s youngest member. Lucy is 16 and at school studying media and photography for A level along with languages. She intends to continue her studies at university and eventually work in some area of media or journalism. As you can see from her work Lucy enjoys a broad range of subjects and she hopes that you enjoy her slideshow.