John A. Long ARPS, DPAGB, Hon.PAGB

John has been involved in the amateur photographic world

since the early 1960's and has judged at Federation, National

and International level. He lectures extensively throughout the

south of the United Kingdom.

He is a past President of the Western Counties Photographic

Federation and was Secretary of the Kingswood (Bristol) P.S

from 1957 – 2000 and is currently their President. He was presented with the J.S.Lancaster Medal for services to the Photographic Federation of Great Britain in 2002.

John is currently Publicity Secretary and Web Administrator for the Digital Imaging Group of the Royal Photographic Society. He was a recipient of the prestigious RPS Fenton Medal in 2001 and is currently a Chairman of the Licentiateship Distinctions Panel.