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A good day yesterday at Chislehurst Golf Club for a charity golf tournament in aid of Charlton Upbeats, the Down's Syndrome sports club.  I photographed the groups just before they teed off at various points round the course, and had the prints ready for sale at the Bickley Restaurant yesterday evening, where the competitors were treated to a delicious meal.  I donated a proportion of the proceeds from the sale of prints to the charity. Thanks to the generosity of the guests who participated in a raffle, an auction, and even paid the odd fine(!) the event raised an incredible £25,000 which will buy a minibus for the Upbeats.

Sunshine and showers...

Well last weekend was a mixed one weather-wise, with Saturday sunny when I was photographing the end-of-season awards for Sevenoaks Town Juniors FC, and then incessant rain at Lawnfest.  I was photographing Lawnfest for the organisers, the New School at West Heath in Sevenoaks, a school for children who don't fit into to mainstream education , for a variety of reasons.  Despite the rain, it was a great event, with excellent music performances from the likes of Pharaohs, The Shoestrung and Noah Francis, as well as Zaz the clown, magician Robert Pound and some lovely food.  There are a few photos on the 'Live Music' page of my website www.harperphotography.co.uk and on my Facebook page.

Award-winning photography!

I was pleased to find out that I'd won two awards - a silver and a bronze - in May's photography competition run by 'The Societies', the umbrella body of professional photography societies.  As the competition is open to photographers all over the world, I was particularly pleased that the judging panel liked my images.  The silver award winner is currently on my website's homepage.

Ending the week with a football legend

A busy week ended with a day at the soccer school of Tottenham Hotspur and Argentina legend Ossie Ardiles in Tunbridge Wells.  The young people who attended had a great time, and I took a photograph of each of them (and some of the dads too!) with Ossie, fellow Spurs legend Micky Hazard, and a replica of the FA Cup.  Because I was able to print the photos on site, Ossie and Micky were able to sign them so that the attendees had a unique souvenir to take home.