Competitions with the letters POY in the title count towards the Society’s Photographer of the Year Awards.
The order and dates of the competitions in 2024-25 is yet to be decided, but the subjects will be:
- Open (POY)
- Urban (POY)
- Flora, Fauna & Fungi (POY). See important rules below.
- Shadows & Reflections (POY)
- Annual Open
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Maggie Bullock -Highly Commended[/caption]
The theme for competition 3 is “Flora, Fauna and Fungi”, including slime moulds.
We don’t normally attach criteria to club competitions but for nature-like themes we feel that we must. We have tried to keep it simple.
We will not accept
- Composites or added texture
- Images of domestic pets
- Images of taxidermy
Competition 3. Closing date for this is 16/12/24.
The judge for this competition is Keith Barber FIScT, CPAGB, LRPS, L&CPU.
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Leo Kidds[/caption]
The theme for competition 4 is “Urban”. This is a deliberately wide ranging subject so it could be close ups, street photography, architecture etc.
Competition 4. closing date for entries is 17/02/25
The judge for this competition is Chris Boyes BPAGB.
Our Annual Open competition is a stand alone competition with it’s own trophies to try for. Unlike our other competitions you can enter images from previous competitions.
Competition 5. Closing date for entries 17/03/25.
The judge for this competition is Alfred Brown CPAGB, Hon L&CPU.