Competitions Overview
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Competitions are held on the 4th Thursday of the month throughout the club year. To enter a competition, you must be a member by midnight of the Thursday before the competition deadline.
Note: The club meetings are being held in hybrid format for 2025-26 season which means both digital and print entries are accepted for competition nights. However, only members attending the meeting in person can vote for the print entries. The digital Competitive Categories will be judged by certified external judges. The Exhibition Categories are for viewing only. "When you enter a photograph into a competition you are contributing to the well-being of the Club: you provide the other members with pleasure, with a new idea, and with a forum for discussion, thus contributing to their growth as photographers. Winning is a bonus." (Sheila Holzer, IACC Honorary Member)
Competitions references |
Enchanted Rainforest @ Brenda JACKSON
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Our Use of Images Policy
"Members submitting images to one or more IACC Displays should be aware that submissions may be displayed on the IACC website and social media sites, where they can be seen by the public, as will all winning entries (along with the name of the photographer). These will be displayed at low resolution and with the download option disabled however, IACC cannot prevent people from screen-capturing
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Monthly competitions themes (2025-26)
100 Theme: It should reflect the monthly theme (see below). This category will be judged by qualified CAPA judges. An entry in this category comprises a single digital image.
200 Open: This category will be judged by qualified CAPA judges. An entry in this category comprises a single digital image
300 Print: An entry in this category comprises a single print.
600 Exhibition Theme: An entry in this category comprises a single digital image.
700 Exhibition Open: An entry in this category comprises a single digital image.
Sep
100 - Contradiction Diptychs
600 - Two
Oct
100 - Sports
600 - Pun(s)
Nov
100 - Eyeglasses
600 - Aldons
Jan
100 - Family(ies)
600 - Seen/Scene through a window or door.
Feb
100 - From an Event
600 - Books (must have some sort of book in the image)
Mar
100 - Anything “S”
600 - Zig Zag(s)
* PRINT PRESENTATION *
200 Open: This category will be judged by qualified CAPA judges. An entry in this category comprises a single digital image
300 Print: An entry in this category comprises a single print.
600 Exhibition Theme: An entry in this category comprises a single digital image.
700 Exhibition Open: An entry in this category comprises a single digital image.
Sep
100 - Contradiction Diptychs
600 - Two
Oct
100 - Sports
600 - Pun(s)
Nov
100 - Eyeglasses
600 - Aldons
Jan
100 - Family(ies)
600 - Seen/Scene through a window or door.
Feb
100 - From an Event
600 - Books (must have some sort of book in the image)
Mar
100 - Anything “S”
600 - Zig Zag(s)
* PRINT PRESENTATION *
- Max size is 20 inches but smaller sizes are still an option.
- The size of the matte/mount is NOT included in the print size.
- Physical frames, glass, and metal prints are NOT allowed due to their weight.
Annual competition themes (2025-26)
- 100 President's Challenge: Strong and Free (Digital Single Image)
- 200 Photographic Technique: Intentional Camera Movement (ICM) (Digital Single Image)
- 300 People: Classic Portrait (Digital Single Image):
- 400 Outings and Workshops (Digital Single Image)
- 500 Plantlife (Digital Single Image)
- 600 Wildlife (Digital Single Image)
- 700 ‘Scapes (Digital Single Image)
- 800 Photo Essay (Digital Composite Image)
- 900Clive Mathewson. Humour/Lighthearted (scored by member votes) ( Digital Single Image)
- 1000 Video Composition. Open. (scored by member votes) (MP4 or similar video file, 3 minutes maximum)
- 1100 Print Open. (scored by member votes) (Printed Single Image, Max 20 inches)
