The SPF have taken the decision to introduce the following eligibility rules for all of its events from 1st Sept 2022 to help all concerned avoid any embarrassing situations occurring, keeping the rule as simple as possible, and following the ethos of our SPF Constitution of only having SPF membership open to Clubs based in Scotland. You can download Full details here (click here).
NEW RULE – “To be eligible to enter SPF competitions individuals must be resident in Scotland* or via application to the SPF” *An exception is made for members of Clubs close to the Scotland/England border who stay in the north of England provided they indicate they do not wish to enter through NCPF.
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Forms and Full details are available from (click here).
The Dingwall National Projected Image Exhibition is back and open for entries. Closing Date 3rd October. Four Sections - Open Colour - Monochrome - Landscape - Nature This year the Judges are - Karen Berry FRPS EFIAP from Livingston, Colin Harrison FRPS MPAGB FBPE EFIAP/d2 from Oxford and Roger Reynolds HonFRPS APAGB FBPE from Surrey. Entries are made online. Visit Dingwall Camera Club's Exhibition page for full details (click here)
This gallery shows the prints that gained the winning Clubs, Runners up and 3rd placed Clubs their final placings.
The Best Overall Club results were as follows – Dumfries 1st, Carluke 2nd, Edinburgh 3rd.
The Best Colour Club results were as follows - 1st= Edinburgh and...
The 2022 SPF Annual Portfolios competitions are again three digital sections i.e. the usual two Print sections were again Judged from the digital copies uploaded to the SPF website. As many of our SPF Clubs rely on the DVD shows for their syllabuses, this enables us to be able to make the varied...
We are a non-profitmaking network of almost 100 clubs and societies from Thurso in the north to Dumfries 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.
