The entry deadline is approaching for the Scottish Nature Photography Awards 2018.
This annual photographic competition celebrating nature, wildlife and landscape photography in Scotland is open to professional and amateur photographers from around the world, but images must be taken in Scotland. Entries close 24:00 hours GMT on Friday 30th November 2018. This is the 9th annual competition to seek the Scottish Nature Photographer of the Year.
The categories are: Scottish Nature Photographer of the Year 2018 - Scottish Wildlife Portrait - Scottish Wildlife Behaviour - Scottish Landscape, Sea & Coast - Scottish Landscape, The Land - Scottish Landscape, Urban Greenspace - Scottish Botanical - Natural Abstract - Environmental - Junior Scottish Nature Photographer of the Year 2018 (open to under-18s). Up to 5 images on any Scottish nature subject - Student Scottish Nature Photographer of the Year 2018 (for full or part-time students over-18 undertaking a photography element in their course) - Portfolio of 3 images on the theme of 'Coastline' - Scottish Nature Video Award 2018 for short films on a nature, wildlife or landscape theme made in Scotland by professional or amateur filmmakers.
This year's Judges are - Raymond Besant – Wildlife cameraman and photographer; Jamie Grant - Photographer and writer; Niall Irvine – Digital imaging, design & photography & Co-organiser of the Awards
Winning images and videos will be featured in a Touring Exhibition in 2019. Winning and shortlisted images and videos will be featured in the Portfolio Yearbook 2018. Full details of the competition, prizes, rules and how to enter (click here) where you can also subscribe to their free monthly e-newsletter for updates on the competition and Awards 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.
This gallery contains all of this year's 2018 SPF Portfolios Award Winners.
The lists of all of the 2018 Portfolio Acceptances along with the Final Club Placings and details of the Individual Award Winners can be downloaded from the SPF Portfolios area of this website...
The FIAP Monochrome Print Biennial for 2018 was held in South Africa. The SPF's chosen theme was 'Trees in Winter'. This gallery shows all 10 of the Prints submitted in the SPF's panel (A maximum allowed of one print per author).
Scotland finished in 1st place winning the FIAP World Cup...
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.
