Club Competitions

Competitions for all experience levels

Tamworth Photographic Club runs regular photography competitions for members of all abilities. Competitions encourage creativity, skill development, and friendly rivalry.

How It Works

Enter your best photos • Categories for all levels • Friendly Judging
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Novice

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Intermediate

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Advanced

Club Competitions

The club holds eight "stand alone" photographic competitions per year.
Members compete in novice, intermediate or advanced categories. The club invites experienced photographers, from outside the club, to judge the entries.

Results are available - click the competition tab and select the competition name to view.

The running order of this season's competitions is as follows:

1st Open (PDI)
2nd Open (Print)
3rd Open (PDI)
4th Open (Print)
Landscape (Print)
Three of a Kind Panel Competition (Print)
Natural History Competition
The Memorial Trophy (Print)

Click on the competition name to see this years results once published, and historical results.

Prints, which may be any size but typically A4 or A3, to be mounted on suitable card, with a maximum size of 20" x 16" (500mm x 400mm).

PDIs should not exceed 1600 pixels wide and 1200 pixels high, with a sRGB colour profile and saved as
a high quality jpeg. Note: the new size is being introduced for many external competitions.

Each piece of work may be used a maximum of three times over two consecutive years.

A piece of work entered in a named competition (currently Landscape, Natural History, The Memorial Trophy and The Three of a Kind) cannot be entered again in the same named competition.
The Three of a Kind Panel competition must be three separate mounted Prints.

Titles for inclusion in competitions must be with the internal competition secretary by the Sunday evening preceding the competition night.

Natural History. Images submitted should depict flora and fauna that are wild and free. Images of domesticated birds, animals and cultivated plants are not admissible, similarly any image taken under controlled conditions such as wildlife parks, zoos or birds of prey taken at falconry centres or plants taken in the studio are not admissible. However, the above mentioned images may be entered into our open competitions provided the title clearly states the fact.

All work must be copyright of the entrant.

Inter-Club Competitions

Results are available - click the tab and select the competition name to view.

The club may enter the following competitions and exhibitions, which are well known and widely supported.

● Staffordshire Inter Club projected digital image competition
● Three-way battle with Sutton Coldfield and Lichfield.
● Burton-on-Trent PS Inter Club - for novices and intermediates.
● Staffordshire Inter Club printed image competition.

Click on the competition name to see results once published, and historical results.

The club also enters the following competitions and exhibitions, which are well known, and are widely entered:

● MCPF print & digital projected image championships.
● MidPhot.
● Photofolio.
● GB Cup (PAGB)

Forthcoming competitions will be announced at the club and members will be invited to submit images for selection.

External Competitions


TPC is keen to encourage its members to take part in external competitions. Forthcoming competitions are regularly announced at the club, and where multiple members are entering, the club often co-ordinates delivery and organisation of the entry.

NOTE: These competitions are entered by the individual and not the club. The club will not be notified of results.

Is it time to dip your toe into external competitions?

Are you ready to take your photography beyond club competitions?
Take a look at this quick guide to what awaits you in the world of external competitions.

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