Competition entry

IMPORTANT

Entry deadlines: The deadline for each competition is in the calendar, and also just below the list of competitions. Typically the deadline is midnight on the Sunday non-days before the competition night (Tuesday).  These deadlines are final and you will not be able to submit your images after the stated deadline.

Click “enter competition” below to open the web entry page and follow the on-screen instructions.

ENTER COMPETITIONS

Image size:  Please make sure your image is no bigger than 1600px X 1200px (WxH), a full article can be found here on resizing your image.  The entry site has a limit of 10MB for each image you upload, so if it returns an error please look at the size of your image as a possible cause.

Image Age:  Check that your images are within the correct dates for the competition. If you are not sure then ask the Competitions Secretary.  If an image is ‘out of date’ it will be removed although you will be offered the chance to replace it.

Photographers own work: All Images must be entirely the work of the Photographer and all component parts of each Image selected by and under the control of the Photographer.

1. Any replacements in any image must be from the author’s own stock images and not from any third-party source e.g. a sky replacement should be an image taken by the photographer and not from resources within published software.
2. All Images must be entirely the work of the Photographer and all component parts of each Image selected by and under the control of the Photographer

RULES

Club Challenge

1. A maximum of two images can be entered in any single competition, check if you can enter two in the same category or if you can only enter one in each category
2. All entries for the OPEN sections of the Challenge Cup rounds must be no older than two years from the 1st September of the relevant year.  For example, images entered in the season 2025-2026 must not be older than 1st September 2023.
3. All entries for the THEMED sections of the Challenge Cup rounds must be no older than the date from which they were announced. For example, entries for the themes for 2025-2026 must not be older than 25th February 2025.
4. The age rule does not apply to any parts of composite images.
5. All images entered in competitions must have valid titles (not file numbers) and have no copyright information visible or other evidence of author’s name.

Winner on the Night

1. All entries for the OPEN section of these competitions rounds must not be older than two years from the 1st September of the relevant season. For example, images entered in the season 2025-2026 must not be older than 1st September 2024.
2. All entries for any Themed sections of the Winner on the Night must be no older than the date on which they were announced. For example, entries for the themes for 2025-2026 must not be older than 25th February 2025.
3. A maximum of two images can be entered in any competition night. Where the event has 2 categories, check with the competition to see if two entries are permitted in one section or if you can only enter a single image in each section.
4. All images entered in competitions must have valid titles (not file numbers) and have no copyright information visible or other evidence of author’s name.

Please note: These competitions are for the clubs members, and therefore only members who have paid their annual membership subscriptions are allowed to enter images in the club competitions.