The Chilterns Association of Camera Clubs (CACC) is the regional body that looks after the camera clubs in our area. Each year they organise several competitions for club members and member clubs to take part in.
For clubs:-
- Rosebowl
- Projected Championship
- Print Championship
For club members:-
There have already been posts about the Print Championship and the Chilterns Hundred competitions, click the links above to see their results.
Rosebowl
Run over the course of the early part of the season, clubs compete against each other over three rounds, facing different clubs in each round. Each club prepares 15 images, and can use the same images or different ones for each round. Winner get 5-points, 2nd 3-points, 3rd 2-points and 4th 1-point for each round. After the third round the twelve top scoring clubs are invited to join the final with just eight images each club, and they must have been used in one or more of the preliminary rounds.
In 2026, ImageZ finished in 9th place after the initial rounds, securing a slot in the final for the top 12 clubs. At the final our eight images were judged against the other finalist clubs and we finished in joint 8th place with Field End and Leighton Buzzard scoring 141 points. The winning club was Oxford with 149 points, Amersham second with 146, Maidenhead and Watford in joint 3rd place with 145 points.
CACC Rosebowl Final entries
Top scoring images were:-
- Caroline Petch – Snack On The Go – 19-points
- Lynn Day – Another World – 18-points
- David Jones – Burning Off The Mist – 18-points
- Damon Mitchell – Into The Mist – 18-points
- Steve Beckett – Waiting Game – 18-points
Mobile Phone Competition
This competition is for members to choose a single projected digital image of their own choice that was captured on a mobile phone. The club collects these and then uploads all the entries to the CACC for judging. Top images in this competition are awarded best image and highly commended certificates.
ImageZ members entries for the CACC Mobile Phone Competition
Images with orange outlines gained Highly Commended awards
- Damon Mitchell – Into The Mist
Many thanks to the members for their images, and to the selection group who have met throughout the year to select images for the Rosebowl and Championship events.