Annual Competition 2022-23

Sample winning entries from last season's Annual Competition

Overview

The Annual Competition is our premier event of the year, showcasing our members' work.  Please read the details of each category you wish to enter. Some categories have quite specific requirements, and some have changed from previous years. The Clive Mathewson Award, New Member Award and Video Composition are voted on by the members. All other categories are judged by experienced photographic judges chosen by the Competition Committee.

All but two of the theme options are for digital entries. Only the President's Challenge and Wild World - Flora are for print entries.
  • President's Challenge (scored) :  Reflections  (print only)
  • Feature Theme (scored) :  Shadows
  • A Work in Progress (scored).  NOT open to 1st, 2nd, 3rd place monthly winners
  • Outings (scored). Formal club outings only, NOT Foto Friday activities or SIG activities
  • Wild World - Flora (scored)  (print only)
  • Wild World - Fauna (scored) 
  • 'Scapes (scored) 
  • Photo Essay (scored) 
  • New Member (member selected) 
  • Clive Mathewson - humour (member selected) 
  • Video Composition (member selected) 

Competition Date: April 27, 2023, 7:30 PM (the winners will be announced at the year-end meeting on May 25)

Deadline for Entries: April 16, 2023
For more info, email Lloyd Ropchan (Competitions Chair)

President’s Challenge: "Reflections"

Format:​ A single ​PRINT​ image
Content:​ The theme is chosen by the President of IACC

Feature Theme: “Shadows”

Format:​ A single digital image in a category which is set annually by the competition committee
Content:​ The featured category this year is “Shadows”

A Work in Progress

This category is restricted to members that have NOT received a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place award in any of the competitions this year. 

Format:​ A single digital image
Content:​ Open

Outings

Format:​ A single ​digital​ image
Content:​ The image must be from a sanctioned IACC Outing, ​in the current club year. The original image must have been acquired at the Outing.

The Wild World - Flora

Format:​ A single PRINT image
Content:​ Image must be of a ​wild​​plant​(s), ​photographed in its natural setting​ (see Competitions info doc for more detail)

The Wild World - Fauna

Format:​ A single digital image
Content:​ Image must be of a ​wild animal​(s) ​photographed in its natural setting​ (see Competitions info doc for more detail)

‘Scapes

Format:​ A single digital image
Content:​ The image may be a landscape, a seascape, a skyscape or a cityscape. There are no hard restrictions, other than that the image is to be made outdoors (see Competitions info doc for more detail)

Photo Essay

Format:​ A single composite digital image (5-9 images)
Content:​ A photo essay is a series of images, presented together, designed to tell a story of some sort.

Clive Mathewson Award

Format:​ A single digital image
Content:​ Humorous, lighthearted

Video Composition

Format:​ A single video, up to 3 minutes long, with either verbal or musical accompaniment
Content:​ Open
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