Ilford Photographic Society - International Exhibition of Photography - 1956

The Ilford Photographic Society was founded in 1902. It is affiliated to the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain through the Anglian Federation of the Photographic Alliance. The Mayor Of Ilford opened this exhibition. Alderman F.T. Peasson, J.P. on February 27th, 1956.

President’s Forward:
It is necessary for the author of a good photograph to have an artistic perception possessed by only a relative few. Thus, Ilford Photographic Society has always made the open class available to entrants from all over the world, and the selected entries this year have been very gratfying to know that countries such as Yugoslavia, Austria, Hungary and the U.S.S.R., are once again interested in International Photographic Exhibition, together wit prints from U.S.A., Canada, Philippines, South Africa, Australia, Hong Kong, Sweden, Germany, Czechoslovakia, France and Italy.

Smiling Indian By Francis Wu

Francis Wu, Hon. P.S.A., F.P.S.A., F.R.P.S., F.I.B.P., F.R.S.A. (Hong Kong) have 3 prints in this exhibition.

• Smiling Indian

• By The Fountain

• Symbol Of Peace