The Hardy Orchid Society Photographic Competitions for 2009 and 2010 were held during the Autumn Meeting in Kidlington. Details of the winners and their photographs follow.

A .pdf summary of the results for 2009 can be downloaded here

A .pdf summary of the results for 2010 can be downloaded here

Winners of the Maren Talbot Photographic Trophy
2009 David Pearce Group of Neotinea ustulata in Class 2	2010 Tony Hughes Serapias cordigera plant in Class 16

2009	2010
Gymnadena conopsea by Alan Blackman	Gymnadenia conopsea by Tony Hughes

Class 2: A group of orchids, print size up to 7x5 inches

2009	2010
Neotinia ustulata by David Pearce	Orchis anatolica by David Pearce

Class 3: A single orchid plant, print size up to 7x5 inches

2009	2010
Himantoglossum hircinium by Ron Harrison	Cypripedium calceolus by Patrick Marks

Class 4: A close-up of an orchid, print size up to 7x5 inches

2009	2010
Ophrys sphegodes by David Pearce	Ophrys cornuta by Patrick Marks

Class 5: An orchidaceous landscape, print size up to A4

2009	2010
Orchis mascula by Mike Gasson	Anacamptis laxiflora by Patrick Marks

Class 6: A group of orchids, print size up to A4

2009	2010
Orchis pauciflora by Nigel Johnson	Spiranthes spiralis by Tom Turner

Class 7: A single orchid plant, print size up to A4

2009	2010 (joint first)
Ophrys delforgii by Alan Blackman	Anacamptis morio by David Hughes	Orchis ichnusae by Tony Hughes

Class 8: A close-up, print size up to A4

2009	2010
Serapias cordigera by Tony Hughes	Orchis adenocheila by John Spencer

Class 9: An orchidaceous landscape, 35mm colour slide

2009	2010
Orchis mascula by Nigel Johnson	no entries

Class 10: A group of orchids, 35mm colour slide

2009	2010
Dactylorhiza fuchsii by Nigel Johnson	no entries

Class 11: A single orchid plant, 35mm colour slide

2009	2010
Dactylorhiza alpestris by Rosemary Webb	no entries

Class 12: A close-up, 35mm colour slide

2009	2010
Orchis quadripunctata x pauciflora by Nigel Johnson	no entries

Class 13: Novice class, any hardy orchid print, size up to A4

2009	2010
Dactylorhiza fuchsii by Sheila Hackett	Orchis mascula by Jean Claessens

Class 14: An orchidaceous landscape, max size 1400 pixels wide and 1050 pixels high in jpeg form

2009	2010
Orchis mascula by Simon Andrew	Gymnadenia conopsea by Tony Hughes

Class 15: A group of orchids, max size 1400 pixels wide and 1050 pixels high in jpeg form

2009	2010
Orchis mascula by Mike Gasson	Ophrys kotschyi by David Pearce

Class 16: A single orchid plant, max size 1400 pixels wide and 1050 pixels high in jpeg form

2009	2010
Cypripedium mageritaceum by David Hughes	Serapias cordigera by Tony Hughes

Class 16: A close-up, max size 1400 pixels wide and 1050 pixels high in jpeg form

2009	2010
Himantoglossum hircium by Ann Kitchen	Dactylorhiza incarnata by Mike Gasson