This gallery contains all of the Individual Awards won on 16th Nov 2025 as part of the 2025 SPF Digital Championship Plate and Bowie Trophy competitions. Full results of these events can be found by going to the following webpage ...
What's on
7th Feb
This is the final date for receipt of prints direct to Carluke. Have a word with your closest drop-off point, they may be able to take your prints for you, but will require them a few days earlier than this. Details of all drop-off points will be available from the SPF print Championship page.
15th Feb
This audience event is once again being held at Victoria Hall, Dunblane.
1st Mar
This is the opening of the period for FIAP Distinctions to start to be submitted. Please note, as FIAP has multiple changes for this year that you require to wait for full submission instructions before submitting your applications this year. Also, please note that this date will be too soon for those requiring to use acceptances gained in the latter part of 2025 as these will not yet be available on the FIAP Salon File. The window for applications to be received doesn't close until 15th May. Please see Notes on 2026 Distinctions as they become available on the FIAP Distinctions Applying page of our website.
Latest news
PSA Who’s Who in Photography 2024 - Congratulations to Ian Mitchell PPSA MPAGB from Bon Accord who is the top exhibitor in the PSA Who's Who Nature Division Prints for 2024. This was notified in November 2025 once all Salon results had been checked by PSA. This is the fifth time that Ian has achieved this top position, having done so first in 2018. To achieve this once is a great achievement but to do so for a 5th time is mind blowing.
We managed to take the opportunity at our 2025 SPF Digital Championship of getting a photograph of Ian being Presented by SPF President George Taylor with his latest Certificate.
Ian has been successful in gaining many acceptances and awards over the years in International Exhibitions with PSA patronage, particularly in the Nature sections, including in the SPF's 95th Scottish International Salon 2018 where he achieved Nature Photographer of the Year, gaining 7 out of 8 acceptances and no fewer than 4 Awards! 2018 also saw ian gain his MPAGB.
His image 'Juvenile Pine Marten on Branch' was also chosen for the front cover of the PSA Who’s Who 2021 publication announcing the results for 2021. In January 2025 he was notified that his print 'Kestrel Feeding Vole to Chicks' was accepted into the PSA Historical Print Collection.
Many of Ian's photos will be familiar to SPF members as he has also been very successful in gaining Awards in SPF Competitions over a number of years, as well as a number of acceptances in the PAGB's Masters of Print Exhibitions. A few of Ian's successful photos from over the years are shown below. You can also see all of his successful MPAGB panel by visiting the following gallery (click here)
Does your Club struggle to get Judges or Speakers? Are you looking for new Judges or Lectures in your area? I'm sure the answer is yes! In a few years the issue will be worse unless we get more volunteers now!
Many long term SPF Judges and Speakers have retired over the past four years, after having served our Scottish Clubs in either capacity for many years (some over 50!). Some may still be Judging or Lecturing in a limited capacity, but they may not do so for long.
Although a few individuals have volunteered to take on the role of Judge or Speaker in recent years, this has not replaced the number of Judges or Speakers we have lost.
In a few years the issue will be much worse, we need Clubs and Individuals to persuade individuals to volunteer now, to ensure our Clubs all have Judges and Speakers available to visit us at our Clubs in the future.
Worried about what you are committing to? You take on as much or as little as you want to, or what your circumstances will allow. If you only want to do 5 Judgings or talks a year, that is still 5 less that require to be filled by someone else.
Our existing Judges and Lecturers are overrun with invitatations from Clubs to fill a slot on their syllabus, they simply can't take on more so why not get in touch with the SPF now and have a chat to find out more about becoming an SPF Judge or Lecturer?
Contact SPF Judges Liaison Officer Gordon Rae on 07711 649855 or to email (click here) You can also find out more on our NEW dedicated webpage (click here)
Featured galleries
This gallery contains all of the images that Queen's Park Camera Club and Strathaven Camera Club used to jointly win the 2025 Plate Trophy competition at the 2025 SPF Digital Championship held in Victoria Hall, Dundblane on Sunday 16th Nov 2025. To see more on this event together with the other...
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.