The dates for our internal competitions in the 2026-27 season are below.
Reminders:
Images used in an earlier year's competitions can't be re-used in the current year.
Prints should be in mounts of around 50x40cm.
All entries must be submitted through the PhotoEntry system.
Prints should be in mounts of around 50x40cm.
All entries must be submitted through the PhotoEntry system.
The 2026-27 internal competition calendar:
The Stewart Bell Trophy – 2 digital images - hand-in August, results night 7th September.
The Stewart Bell is also the Summer Portfolio. Enter two digital images which have been taken since the last meeting on 27th April. The results will be voted on by the membership, and we'll present the scores on the opening night of the season.
The Stewart Bell is also the Summer Portfolio. Enter two digital images which have been taken since the last meeting on 27th April. The results will be voted on by the membership, and we'll present the scores on the opening night of the season.
Images used in the Stewart Bell can be reused in monthly and/or annual competitions later in the season.
Mono Competition – 2 prints and 2 digital images - hand-in by 14th September, judging night 5th October.
All images in Mono. Members can choose to enter just prints or projected images, but the winner will have the highest total score over four images.
Monthly League – 2 digital (colour or mono) images, 2 open (colour or mono) prints -
As usual, there will be four rounds of this competition for both digital and print categories and A & B levels. Winners of B categories will be eligible for promotion to the A section.
1st month: hand-in by 12th October, judging on 2nd November
2nd month: hand-in by 9th November, judging on 7th December
3rd month: hand-in by 14th December, judging on 11th January
4th month: hand-in by 11th January, judging on 1st February
All images in Mono. Members can choose to enter just prints or projected images, but the winner will have the highest total score over four images.
Monthly League – 2 digital (colour or mono) images, 2 open (colour or mono) prints -
As usual, there will be four rounds of this competition for both digital and print categories and A & B levels. Winners of B categories will be eligible for promotion to the A section.
1st month: hand-in by 12th October, judging on 2nd November
2nd month: hand-in by 9th November, judging on 7th December
3rd month: hand-in by 14th December, judging on 11th January
4th month: hand-in by 11th January, judging on 1st February
For the following annual competitions, images which have been entered in competitions earlier in the season can be reused.
Annual Themed Panel – 4 prints linked by theme - hand-in date 25th January, judging night 22nd February.
Annual Print Competition – 4 prints - hand-in date 8th February, judging night 8th March.
Annual Digital Projected Images - 4 open digital images - hand-in date 22nd March, judging night 19th April.
We’ll hand out the trophies at the prize giving on 26th April.
We’ll hand out the trophies at the prize giving on 26th April.