• Tue

  21

  Apr

  2026

  ANNUAL PRINT COMPETITION AND MONOCHROME COMPETITION - JUDGE NAOMI SAUL

  8:00 pmSt Ives Free Church

  Prints should be entered in 4 out of 6 categories of the entrant’s choice.

  The 2025-2026 season categories are:

  Creative – defined as Altered Reality. There must be a change to an original image, although the main content should still be identifiable. Artwork or computer graphics generated by the entrant may be included as part of the image. The image cannot have been constructed by computer.

  Landscape - Images of inland, coastal or maritime scenes.

  Natural History – Images conforming to the definition of Nature, which is as follows:
  ▪ May depict landscape, geologic formations, weather phenomena, and extant
  organisms as the main subject matter.
  ▪ This includes subjects in controlled conditions, such as zoos, game farms, botanical
  gardens, aquariums or enclosures.
  ▪ Scientific bands, scientific tags or radio collars on wild animals are permissible.
  ▪ Processing of the captured image, by cropping, exposure adjustment, colour
  correction, noise minimisation, dodging/burning, HDR, focus stacking and
  sharpening, is allowed.
  ▪ Cloning of image defects and minor distractions, including overlapping elements, are
  permitted.
  ▪ Photographs of anthropology or archaeology, human created hybrid plants, cultivated
  plants, feral animals, domestic animals, or mounted specimens are ineligible, as is
  any form of manipulation that alters the truth of the photographic statement.

  Architecture - An Architectural image must have the primary emphasis on either the interior or exterior of a building or architectural structure.

  Macro - A macro image must portray either a small subject (such as an insect) or a small part of a larger object (such as a leaf on a tree) in great detail. The subject is not limited to the natural world.

  Street - Informal, candid portraits of people and incidents in public places.

  Monochrome Competition

  Any monochrome image entered in either class of the monthly competitions or in either class of the annual competitions, scoring 9 or over, shall also be eligible for the monochrome trophy.

• Tue

  28

  Apr

  2026

  AGM

  8:00 pmSt Ives Free Church
• Fri

  01

  May

  2026

  Annual Awards Dinner - St Ives Golf Club

  6:00 pmSt Ives Golf Club

Event Information:

• Sat

  08

  Aug

  2026

  Cynotype Workshop (Louisa)

  10:30 amLouisa's House

  10.30am until 2ish

  The art of cyanotypes is one of the oldest forms of photography using chemicals & the sun. Louisa will run this from her house/garden in St.Ives. As we need sunshine, if it’s raining it will be postponed. Louisa will provide a list of materials you will need to bring. Further details to follow.

  Louisa can accommodate 8 members, so this will be on a first come, first serve basis.

  To reserve your place please contact Louisa competitions@stives-photoclub.org.uk

Event Information:

• Tue

  24

  Nov

  2026

  Monthly Competition - Judge Penny Reeves

  8:00 pmSt Ives Free Church