Throughout the year competitions are held between society members culminating in the Photographer of the Year award for the most successful.
Competition Entry Rules (Click for Printable Version)
Entries for the Society's Competitions can consist of a maximum of 2 Prints and 2 Slides or 2 Digital Images for projection for each category. It is advisable to enter as large a print as possible within the limits set.
All print entries to be mounted using a maximum size of mount of 50 x 40 cm., and will include a Society Membership number, Title of Entry and Category being entered but not the member's name.
Digital files should be jpegs with a maximum of 1024 pixels horizontally by a maximum of 768 pixels vertically. They should be given an appropriate title and should start with your membership number in brackets e.g. (M12) View From Snowdon, underscoring spaces are not necessary.
Entries to be handed in to the Competition Secretary on or before the date specified in the programme. Digital entries and copies of print images that are being entered, can be sent by email to philipholmes17@aol.com (see how to name files above.)
When projected images are handed in, a digital copy of all print images that are being entered should also be included, to enable the winning images of members to be uploaded to the Competition Winners page on the Societies website.
Each image can only be entered for one competition and for one category i.e. print or projected images.
Any image can be entered only once into competitions during the membership of the member. Images previously entered into any competition, including little gems, will be disqualified.
Important Dates
Entries required for the 'Portrait Competition'
'Portrait Competition' - Judge: Gerry Padgett LRPS, DPAGB, APAGB
13th February 2012
Entries for ' Natural History Competition'
27th February 2012
Entries required for the 'Audio Visual Show Competition'
'Natural History Competition' - Judge: Erica Oram CPAGB
12th March 2012
Entries required for the 'Photojournalism/Action Competition'
19th March 2012
'Audio Visual Competition' - Judge: Marjorie Furmston
26th March 2012
Entries required for the 'Open Competition'
'Photojournalism/Action Competition' - Judge: Howard Tate MA(Phot), ARSP, AFIAP
16th April 2012
'Open Competition' Judge: Brian Hemsworth CPAGB
'President's Trophy Competition' - Members are invited to bring along 1 print with a maximum mount size of 50cm. x 40cm. and any subject. Judging will take place on the night by members of the Society.
10th September 2012
Entries required for 'Landscape Competition'
24th September 2012
'Little Gems Competition' - Members are invited to bring along a maximum of 2 enteries which are sized 7" x 5" mounted or unmounted and enter them into this popular competition. Judging will take place on the night by members of the Society.
'Landscape Competition' - Judge: Marilyn Shenton ARPS
8th October 2012
Entries required for 'Pictorial Competition'
29th October 2012
'Pictorial Competition' - Judge: Stephen Dean LRPS
Entries required for the 'Architecture/Record Competition'
'Architecture/Record Competition' - Judge: Ernie Jackson
17th December 2011
'Three On A Theme Competition' - Members are invited to bring along a 3 images related to one subject/theme which are sized 7" x 5" mounted or unmounted and enter them into this popular competition. Judging will take place on the night by members of the Society.
All judges and outside speakers are courtesy of the YPU and PAGB.