Throughout the autumn and winter months the club run a series of exciting internal and external competitions which we encourage all members, of all abilities to enter :
INTERNAL COMPETITIONS
| DATE | INTERNAL COMPETITION | JUDGE | CLOSING DATE |
| 28/09/2021 | Monthly DPI+Print Competition 1 (Sept) | Richard Houghton | 17/09/2021 |
| 26/10/2021 | Monthly DPI+Print Competition 2 (Oct) | Dave Stewart | 12/10/2021 |
| 23/11/2021 | Monthly DPI+Print Competition 3 (Nov) | Ben Pike | 09/11/2021 |
| 07/12/2021 | Quartet Competition | Naomi Saul | 23/11/2021 |
| 11/01/2022 | George Dellar Trophy & President’s Challenge Trophy (Theme POWER). | Jonathan Vaines | 28/12/2021 |
| 25/01/2022 | Monthly DPI+Print Competition 4 (Jan) | Sarah Kelman | 11/01/2022 |
| 22/02/2022 | Monthly DPI+Print Competition 5 (Feb) | Paul Radden | 08/02/2022 |
| 29/03/2022 | Monthly DPI+Print Competition 6 (Mar) | Ken Payne | 15/03/2022 |
| 12/04/2022 | Annual DPI Competition | Naomi Saul | 29/03/2022 |
| 19/04/2022 | Annual Print and Monochrome Competition | Colin Strong | 05/04/2022 |
*Please note that entries close TWO WEEKS before the competition date*
MONTHLY COMPETITION (One competition of six rounds in each class)
The Monthly competition for Printed and Digitally Projected Images is run over the indoor programme period (September to April) – this is held over six monthly competitions for both printed and digitally projected images with the monthly submissions being marked by an external judge. The scores awarded to a member over the year will count towards the overall monthly competition result.
QUARTET COMPETITION
The Quartet competition for Printed and Digitally Projected Images consists of a panel of 4 separate images on a readily recognisable common theme. The theme is at the discretion of the entrant.
GEORGE DELLAR TROPHY
The George Dellar Trophy for Digitally Projected Images is held annually for images that depict one, or a combination of, a Landscape, Building or Landmark, People or St Ives events within a 10 mile radius of the Free Church, St Ives.
PRESIDENT’S CHALLENGE TROPHY
The President’s Challenge Trophy for Digitally Projected Images is held annually based on a theme/subject decided by the President and notified to the members at the beginning of each club season.
For the season 2022/23, the theme for the President’s Challenge Cup is LINES
ANNUAL COMPETITION
The Annual Competition for Print and Digitally Projected Images is held annually based on 4 images taken from six categories. Each year there will 3 core categories and 3 additional categories to choose from. The categories will be chosen from a set pool by the Competition Secretary and notified to the members at the beginning of each club season.
For the season 2022/23, the Annual Competition Categories are : Landscape, Sport, Creative, Macro, Street and Transport.
MONOCHROME TROPHY
Any monochrome image entered in either class of the monthly competitions or in either class of the annual competitions, scoring 18 or over, shall also be eligible for the monochrome trophy.
EXTERNAL COMPETITIONS
| DATE | EXTERNAL COMPETITION | LOCATION |
| 09/11/2021 | Friendly Battle vs. Swavesey | St Ives Free Church |
| 08/12/2021 | 4 Way Battle | Ely hosting via Zoom |
| 15/01/2022 | Cambridge Digital | Cambridge (TBC) |
| 26/02/2022 | St Ives Interprint 2022 | St Ives Free Church |
| 13/02/2022 | EAF PDI Club Championship | Fulbourn |
| 13/03/2022 | EAF Print Club Championship | Fulbourn |
| 21/04/2022 | A45 Inter-club Challenge | Bury St Edmunds (TBC) |
| 19/04/2022 | Brotherhoods | Peterborough (TBC) |