Competition details for 2022-2023
(See below for guidance on preparing your images)
Updated 6 December 2022
Set Subjects & Definitions
Urban – Hand in date 18th November 2022 for competition on 2nd December
An image showcasing objects and elements within a built-up, urban environment.
Blue/Yellow – Hand in date 20th January 2023 for competition on 3rd February
A photograph depicting the colours blue and yellow as its central theme.
Signs – Hand in date 17th March for competition on 31st March
Any photograph that focuses on typographical or pictorial signs – directional, informational, promotional, etc – as the subject.
As of the 2022/23 season, all internal competitions are digital. (Prints still very much live on, however – see the Programme for details.)
Please email your entries to the competition secretary fwccdigital@gmail.com by the due dates.
Internal Competitions
Hand in Competition Format Theme Judge
23.09.22 07.10.22 Digital Open Beryl Heaton ARPS, EFIAP/b, CPAGB
18.11.22 02.12.22 Digital Urban Kevin Leah LRPS, AFIAP, BPE4*
30.12.22 13.01.23 Digital Open Julie Kaye
20.01.23 03.02.23 Digital Blue/Yellow John Scaife
17.02.23 03.03.23 Digital Open Steven Hallam LRPS
17.03.23 31.03.23 Digital Signs Mike Dales ARPS, CPAGB
External Competitions/Battles
More details to follow soon.
Hand in Competition Battle/Competition Format Theme Venue
08.10.22 12.11.22 WCPF Kingswood Salver Digital TBA Bovey Tracey
27.12.22 05.02.23 WCPF DPIC Digital Open Exeter
27.12.22 05.02.23 WCPF Inter Club Print Competition Print Open Exeter
06.01.23 21.02.23 Mid Somerset Digital Open Mid Somerset
21.04.23 02.05.23 Devizes Battle Digital Open Devizes CC
The Kingswood Salver is for a set of five images selected by the club from five different photographers.
NEW SIZING REQUIREMENTS: For Battle selection, please send three to five images labelled in the usual competition naming format and with images saved at a minimum of 4000 pixels (long edge) to fwccbattles@gmail.com. (Sizing for internal competitions remains unaffected – see guidance below.)
Urban – Hand in date 18th November 2022 for competition on 2nd December
An image showcasing objects and elements within a built-up, urban environment.
Blue/Yellow – Hand in date 20th January 2023 for competition on 3rd February
A photograph depicting the colours blue and yellow as its central theme.
Signs – Hand in date 17th March for competition on 31st March
Any photograph that focuses on typographical or pictorial signs – directional, informational, promotional, etc – as the subject.
As of the 2022/23 season, all internal competitions are digital. (Prints still very much live on, however – see the Programme for details.)
Please email your entries to the competition secretary fwccdigital@gmail.com by the due dates.
Internal Competitions
Hand in Competition Format Theme Judge
23.09.22 07.10.22 Digital Open Beryl Heaton ARPS, EFIAP/b, CPAGB
18.11.22 02.12.22 Digital Urban Kevin Leah LRPS, AFIAP, BPE4*
30.12.22 13.01.23 Digital Open Julie Kaye
20.01.23 03.02.23 Digital Blue/Yellow John Scaife
17.02.23 03.03.23 Digital Open Steven Hallam LRPS
17.03.23 31.03.23 Digital Signs Mike Dales ARPS, CPAGB
External Competitions/Battles
More details to follow soon.
Hand in Competition Battle/Competition Format Theme Venue
08.10.22 12.11.22 WCPF Kingswood Salver Digital TBA Bovey Tracey
27.12.22 05.02.23 WCPF DPIC Digital Open Exeter
27.12.22 05.02.23 WCPF Inter Club Print Competition Print Open Exeter
06.01.23 21.02.23 Mid Somerset Digital Open Mid Somerset
21.04.23 02.05.23 Devizes Battle Digital Open Devizes CC
The Kingswood Salver is for a set of five images selected by the club from five different photographers.
NEW SIZING REQUIREMENTS: For Battle selection, please send three to five images labelled in the usual competition naming format and with images saved at a minimum of 4000 pixels (long edge) to fwccbattles@gmail.com. (Sizing for internal competitions remains unaffected – see guidance below.)
Internal competition image guidance:
• For additional instruction on preparing your images for internal competitions, please download this handy PDF. (At-a-glance guidance on sizing and naming can also be found below.)
• For specific instruction on how to apply a border to a dark image, you'll want this PDF.
• For additional instruction on preparing your images for internal competitions, please download this handy PDF. (At-a-glance guidance on sizing and naming can also be found below.)
• For specific instruction on how to apply a border to a dark image, you'll want this PDF.
