This gallery shows all of the 2018 Individual Award Winning Images from the SPF Digital Championship held in November.
Full details of this event including participating Club's results can be found on the SPF Digital Championship page ...
What's on
26th Jan
This is the date by which all Print entries for the SPF Print Championship should be with your chosen drop-off point. Please be aware that some of these people may not be at home on this day so please contact them in advance to ensure you don't 'miss the boat'. *Drop-Off Point details now available on SPF Print Championship page of this website*
Entries can still be sent or handed in direct to Carluke after this date, up until 7th Feb.
27th Jan
Meeting of the SPF Executive. Also the hand-over of prints for the SPF Print Championship
27th Jan
This workshop was oversubscribed, and emails are being sent to those successful and unsuccessful in gaining a space.
For those who were able to gain a space the timing for the half-day workshop is 9.15am for 9.30am start. The workshop will finish by 1pm.
The venue is once again Stirling Court Hotel, University of Stirling, Airthrey Road, Stirling FK9 4LA
7th Feb
Final hand in/delivery date for SPF Print Championship direct to Carluke. All items being posted must arrive by this date at the latest. All entries via online entry must have been completed by 4th Feb. Full details are available on the SPF Print Championship page of this website.
Latest news
The 41st Dingwall National Projected Image Exhibition 2018 has now been Judged. This year's Selectors were - Gordon Rae MPAGB, Ross McKelvey MPAGB EFIAP/g FBPE FIPF and John Ross DPAGB EFIAP/b.
The Award winners for each of the four sections - General Colour - Monochrome - Landscape - Nature as well as the top image can be viewed in this year's 2018 Gallery of Awards (click here) Congratulations go to SPF photographer Iain McFadyen, from Paisley PS, who won the Best Landscape award.
For more details on this Exhibition visit Dingwall Camera Club's Website (click here) or visit last year's gallery of the 2017 Dingwall National BPE Winning Images by clicking (here) As a member exhibition of the British Photographic Exhibitions (BPE) circuit, all images accepted into this exhibition count towards BPE Crown Awards.
The 34th FIAP Monochrome Print Biennial for 2018 was held in South Africa recently. The SPF's chosen theme was 'Trees in Winter' so 10 Prints were submitted by 10 different authors to make up the SPF's panel. The results - Scotland finished in 1st place winning the FIAP World Cup ahead of the other 39 participating Countries. On an Individual note, Brian Clark from Dundee PS won the top Individual Award, a FIAP Gold Medal, for his entry in the panel 'Winter Solitude'. Congratulations to all of the 10 authors who all receive FIAP Honourable Mentions. All 10 prints can be viewed in our website gallery (click here) Our winning panel is now also available on the FIAP Gallery on their new website (click here) to visit it.
Full details of this Mono Biennial, and the other two 2018 Nature Biennials can be found on the dedicated FIAP Biennials page of this website (click here)
Featured galleries
This is Wanda's successful DPAGB submission at the November 2018 PAGB APM at Pontefract. Wanda is a member of Kirkcaldy Photographic Society.
Welcome to the SPF
We are a non-profitmaking network of almost 100 clubs and societies from Orkney in the north to Stranraer in the south and all areas in between. The sizes and involvement of each club within the SPF varies widely.
Founded in 1903, our remit is to promote the art and science of photography through interaction. To this end, the SPF Executive Committee organises a diary of events annually, mainly in the form of competitions and workshops, which our Clubs and their Members can participate in. The SPF also organises or co-ordinates entries to other events nationally or internationally on behalf of our members. We also maintain a mailing list and supply various services, including our e-newsletter the 'e-flash', and SPF Directory which contains all SPF Clubs and our SPF Judge’s & Lecturer’s list.
Through our SPF membership, comes affiliation of the PAGB. This gives access to the Club network throughout the whole of the UK. Through this affiliation comes other benefits including competitive Insurance arrangements for Camera Clubs, exclusive to the PAGB (Photographic Alliance of Great Britain) network, which you can take advantage of as an affiliated SPF club. In addition to this UK membership; as a member Club of the SPF, you and your members also automatically become members of FIAP (Federation Internationale de l'art Photographique) which is a worldwide organisation, currently based in Luxembourg.