Competitions Overview
Contact: competitions@imagesalberta.ca
|
|
Competitions are held on the 4th Thursday of the month throughout the club year.
"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 Changes for 2021-22
- Maximum image size increased to 10 MB
- There will be both digital and print competitions again
- Digital image voting will be online only (as last year)
- Print images voting will be in-person only
- Print slideshow will not be published until after the meeting
- Digital and Print Open categories will alternate between being a competition category and a showcase category
- Introduction of New Member showcase to the December and May meetings
- Annual competition medals will be replaced with a lapel pin.
Competitions references
Monthly competitions themes (2021-22)
Note: there are also Digital Open and Print Open categories for each month. These alternate between being competitive and a showcase (i.e. non-competitive) each month.
- September
- Digital: Long Exposure
- Print: Shapes, Patterns, and/or Textures
- Digital Open is competitive and Print Open is a showcase
- October
- Digital: Farm Animals
- Print: Agriculture
- Digital Open is a showcase and Print Open is competitive
- November
- Digital & Print: Movement
- Digital Open is competitive and Print Open is a showcase
- Digital & Print: Movement
- January
- Digital: Family
- Print: B&W
- Digital Open is a showcase and Print Open is competitive
- February
- Digital: Something Old / Something New (it can be either a single image or a diptych)
- Print: Photo Paper (the intent is to encourage the use of different types of photo paper (in whatever way the photographer wants). Voters will be encouraged to take into account how well the choice of paper enhances or supports the image.)
- Digital Open is competitive and Print Open is a showcase
- March
- Digital & Print: Emotions
- Digital Open is a showcase and Print Open is competitive
- Digital & Print: Emotions
Annual competition themes (2022)
- Up and Coming (open to members who have not won a ribbon during the competition year) (1 image, digital)
- 'Scapes (1 image, print)
- The Wild World - flora (1 image, print)
- The Wild World - fauna (1 image, print)
- Feature Theme: "Edmonton Landmarks" (1 image, print)
- Outings (1 image, digital)
- President's Challenge: "We shall overcome" (1 image, digital)
- Clive Mathewson (1 humorous image, digital)
- Photo Essay (1 composite image, digital)
- Video Composition (video, up to 3 minutes long)
