This is Keith's successful DPAGB entry in Prints to the PAGB Awards for Photographic Merit Adjudication held in Smethwick in June 2021. Keith is a member of Eastwood Photographic Society.
What's on
1st Dec
Due to the deadline of the 24th Nov being tight for one or two Clubs - this is the extended closing date for entries to this year's SPF Interim Digital Championship run under almost identical rules to last year. Please visit the SPF Digital Championship page under Events for full details. A presentation event will be held on Zoom to announce the results and show the top images early in 2022. A DVD will also be available free to competing Clubs. The online entry will open during the week ending 12th Nov and an email will go out to all Secretaries and Competition Secretaries confirming when it is open.
15th Jan
This is the closing dates for the PAGB GB Cup and GB Trophy competitions. These are open to any SPF member Clubs to enter without any pre-qualification requirements. For full details please see the dedicated page on this website under the 'External Competitions' dropdown menu.
16th Jan
As well as the Executive dealing with the general administration of the SPF and its events; These meetings are your chance to have any items of business you wish to be discussed brought to the attention of the SPF via your Area Rep or by contacting the SPF General Secretary. This meeting will be on Zoom and start TBC.
Latest news
Falkirk Camera Club work with Falkirk Community Trust, both on their own exhibitions and events, and on other events of interest to photographers. We would like to tell you about an exhibition capturing the unique biodiversity of British wildlife which is now open at Callendar House - Falkirk, The British Wildlife Photography Awards is an annual photographic competition, established 2009, showcasing the work of both amateur and professional photographers across the country. The result is a remarkable exhibition.
It is free to enjoy and is on show in both galleries in Callendar House running until Sunday 16th January 2022.
Callendar House is open 10am – 5pm every day excluding Tuesdays.
The winning images were chosen from thousands of entries in 15 separate categories. They cover all areas of wildlife from insects to mammals, the flora of our country and its marine life both above and below the sea. Hope that you and your Society or Club members will be able to visit.
Callendar House can be contacted on 01324 - 503772
The Edinburgh Photographic Society are this year running their First Edinburgh Photographic Society International Digital Exhibition.
The Exhibition has both FIAP and PSA patronage, as well as that of the SPF. SECTIONS AND FEES - The Exhibition consists of Four (4) Sections with up to Four (4) entries allowed in each: Open Mono, Open Colour, Nature and Wildlife AWARDS - A total of 80 Awards will be presented including 4 Gold Medals from each of the Photographic Society of America, Fédération Internationale de l’Art Photographique and the Scottish Photographic Federation.
Entry fees are £10 for the first section then £3 for each additional section. Payment is via PayPal
Entries Open 1st September 2021 Entries - Close 7th December 2021
The salon is conducted in accordance with the recommendations and approval of: The Fédération Internationale de l’Art Photographique (FIAP) 2021/503 and The Photographic Society of America (PSA) 2021-1666
Click on the following web link (click here) and scroll down for all of the details you require together with access to their online entry.
Featured galleries
This is a Gallery of the 95 top scoring shortlisted images that the Individual Awards for the SPF Annual Portfolios 2021 were selected from by this year's Judges in both the Projected Image and Print Portfolios (NB - Print sections submitted and Judged as Digital).
The results were...
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.