Throughout the autumn and winter months the club run a series of exciting and highly competitive internal and external competitions :
INTERNAL COMPETITIONS
| DATE | INTERNAL COMPETITION | JUDGE |
| 24/09/2019 | Monthly Competition 1 (Sept) | Ben Pike |
| 29/10/2019 | Monthly Competition 2 (Oct) | Jim Hartje |
| 26/11/2019 | Monthly Competition 3 (Nov) | Naomi Saul |
| 14/01/2020 | George Dellar Trophy & President’s Challenge Trophy (Subject Architecture). | Peter Going |
| 28/01/2020 | Monthly Competition 4 (Jan) | Paul Radden |
| 25/02/2020 | Monthly Competition 5 (Feb) | Colin Strong |
| 10/03/2020 | Quartet Competition | Richard Houghton |
| 31/03/2020 | Monthly Competition 6 (Mar) | Dave Steel |
| 07/04/2020 | Annual DPI Competition | Dave Stewart |
| 14/04/2020 | Annual Print and Monochrome Competition | Trevor Rudkin |
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 based on a theme/subject that reflects the style and genre favoured by George Dellar.
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.
ANNUAL COMPETITION
The Annual Competition for Print and Digitally Projected Images is held annually based on 4 images taken from six categories: People; Landscape; Creative; Travel; Natural History and Sports Action.
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.
For more details of each competition and the rules please Click here.
For details of how to enter an internal competition please click here.
ENTER NOW – Entry to any internal competition opens three weeks prior to the competition date and closes one week prior.
Please note that the Competition Secretary’s email address has changed to competitions@stives-photoclub.org.uk
EXTERNAL COMPETITIONS
| DATE | EXTERNAL COMPETITION | LOCATION |
| 05/11/2019 | Friendly Battle vs. Swavesey | St Ives Free Church |
| 10/12/2019 | 4 Way Battle | St Ives Free Church |
| 18/01/2020 | Cambridge Digital | Whittlesford Village Hall |
| 22/02/2020 | St Ives Interprint 2020 | St Ives Free Church |
| Feb 2020 | EAF PDI Club Championship | The Fulbourn Centre |
| Mar 2020 | EAF Print Club Championship | The Fulbourn Centre |
| Apr 2020 | Brotherhoods | Peterborough |
| May 2020 | A45 Inter-club Challenge | Bury St Edmunds |