Overview

• Separate print and projected digital image (PDI) competitions are held in November, each judged by an external judge.
• All entries will be divided into three categories in each competition
• Images which clearly don’t fit the definition of the category as specified above, may receive no score or a minimal score at the discretion of the judge. You can read the category definitions here.
• The Open Colour and Open Mono categories are permanent fixtures of the competition but will alternate between Print and PDI.  The other categories will change each year on a 4 year cycle following the YPU categories (but with “Local’ replacing Young Photographer).

2026 Prints:    Open Mono,       Travel,       Local

2026 PDIs:      Open Colour,      Nature,     People & Portrait

2027 Prints:     Open Colour,     Creative,    Architecture & Record

2027 PDIs:       Open Mono,      Scapes,     Sport & Action

2028 Prints:    Open Mono,       Nature,     People & Portrait

2028 PDIs:      Open Colour,      Travel,       Local  

2029 Prints:    Open Colour,      Scapes,     Sport & Action

2029 PDIs:      Open Mono,      Creative,    Architecture & Record

Restrictions

• There is a maximum entry of four prints and four projected images.

• You may enter a maximum of two images into each category.

• Images should meet the same basic requirements in terms of size, file naming and mounting as for the bi-monthly competitions. See here for projected images and here for prints.

• It is the entrant’s responsibility to mark every entry with the appropriate category. The entry will be judged in that category, regardless of whether the judge agrees with the classification.

• Neither prints nor projected images to have been entered in previous annual competitions. Previous entries from bi-monthly or other club competitions are acceptable.

• You may not enter the same image into both the print and projected competitions.

Scoring

• The judge will mark each entry to a maximum of twenty marks.

• For each of the categories the judge will be asked to make the award of First, Second and Third. Highly Commended and Commended awards are at the judge’s discretion.

• All 8 marks awarded for both prints and projected images will count towards the “Photographer of the Year” award.