This gallery shows all of the Scottish accepted and award winning prints.
Visit the following page (click here) for more details, or to view a PDF copy of the Exhibition Catalogue...
What's on
16th Jul
Again held at Warwick University. Scottish Clubs competed at the SPF Digital Championship early this year to gain the two SPF places. Audience Tickets will be available from the PAGB's website in due course. Please Note - this event is being held in-person not via zoom
31st Jul
The is the closing date for this year's competitions. Full details of this event are available on the Annual Portfolios page of this website. The online entry will open for entries week beginning 13th June.
28th Aug
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.
22nd Oct
This is the Annual Inter-Club Print Championship, with Clubs representing all of the PAGB member Federations attending. This event is being held at the Croston Theatre, Blackburn. The SPF will be represented by the two Clubs who qualify in the SPF Print Championship 2022 that results are awaited for. Please Note - This is event is being held on Saturday this year, not our normal Sunday.
Latest news
Presented by the FIAP Photo Academy Online Events - Ansel Adams: In Focus with Alan Ross Thursday 16th June 2022 at 19:00 London Time.
The striking images and exacting technique of 20th-century iconic photographer Ansel Adams have been well documented over the years, through numerous exhibits, books and articles. What has not been shared in depth is a view of the man behind the camera—who he was as a person, how he worked, what motivated him to expose film to light, his magical and sometimes irreverent sense of humour.
In “Ansel Adams: In Focus,” long-time Adams’ assistant and internationally recognized photographer Alan Ross paints a picture of the legendary artist as only someone who worked side-by-side with him can.
Using his own personal photographs of Adams working in the field, in the darkroom and at home, personal notes and letters from master to apprentice, anecdotes and recollections from his nearly six years as Adams’ full-time photographic assistant, Ross shares his experiences of the artist, mentor and friend.
Alan Ross is an internationally respected master photographer and educator best known for his tonally exquisite black-and-white images of the American West.
Please register to attend by filling the form at this link (click here)
The 'Coming into View' exhibition is at Kelvingrove Art Gallery from 4th Mar 2022 to 4th Mar 2023 and celebrates the work of amateur photographer Eric Watt through the mid-late 20th Century. The exhibition is Free. A book of Eric's work is also available.
The work of Eric Watt will be well know to many Scottish Club photographers. He was a long term member of Queen's Park Camera Club and a past President. He is also an SPF Roll of Honour recipient and a Past President of the SPF, and he was an SPF Judge and Lecturer for many years. Eric was extremely well known for the shots he took around Kinning Park and the Gorbals that many of us can only dream of being able to take now.
To find out venue details please visit the Whats On Glasgow website (click here)
Featured galleries
This Gallery contains the 2021 'Interim Digital Championship Judge's top scoring images shortlisted for selecting their Awards. The gallery also includes all of the Individual Awards Winners as selected by out three Judges this year. These results were announced at an Awards Presentation event...
Welcome to the SPF
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.