For our first meeting in March 2026 we were delighted to be joined once again by members from Mölnlycke Fotoclubb, in Gothenburg, Sweden. The meeting was hosted at the Fisherrow Centre and Mölnlycke Fotoclubb members joined us by Zoom.

The evening began with Musselburgh members reviewing the 20 images submitted by Mölnlycke Fotoclubb. Some images had intriguing titles (e.g. “New Life and Dead”) that lead to a discussion about their meaning. The images demonstrated the wide range of styles of Mölnlycke Fotoclubb members. There were beautiful landscape images, portraits, candid street photography, wildlife photographs and some highly creative examples of photographic artworks. Musselburgh members voted for their favourites, and the most popular images were:

• 1st place (8 votes)
  • A stark, long exposure, black and white shot of sea stacks photographed in the Hebrides.
  • A unusual, moody shot of a dramatic sky with black sand, photographed in Iceland
• 2nd place (6 votes)
  • A lovely portrait of a woman in Laos, with fantastic skin detail.
  • A wildlife shot of 8 black-throated loons interacting.
• 3rd place (5 votes)
  • A lovely shot of a cute red squirrel posing reflectively in a tree.
  • A bold and intriguing abstract artwork called “Winter Tree”.

Mölnlycke Fotoclubb members then commented on our 20 images, and their favourites were:

• 1st place (9 votes):
  • The School Run (Jim Innes)
• 2nd place (7 votes)
  • Lost in Thought (Ed Robertson)
• 3rd place (6 votes)
  • Nothing Left To Give (Derek Muller)
  • Black Tailed Godwit (Nicola Cawthorne)
• 5th place (5 votes)
  • Explosive Flower (Rick Riley)

Well done to Jim Innes, whose portrait of a mother in the Netherlands transporting her children on an unusual bicycle was declared our winner!