Competitions
Our club hosts three photography competitions each year—Scavenger Hunt, Quarterly Competition, and PSA Interclub—offering members fun, creative, and skill-building opportunities. These events range from themed photo challenges to worldwide contests, giving every photographer a chance to grow and be recognized.
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Email to submit photos for competitions is:
Scavenger Hunt
Twice a year – creative themed challenges that test your imagination.
Held every spring and fall, this fun in-club event features six new categories each season, announced on launch night. Members can submit one photo per category, taken between the announcement and the deadline.
Images are presented to members for voting at meetings in April and October.
Spring: Categories announced February 26, 2026. Deadline March 26, 2026.
Fall: Categories announced August 27, 2026.
Deadline September 24, 2026.
All images are digital (max 1920 px wide or 1080 px tall JPG).
File name format: YourName.ImageTitle.jpg
Quarterly Competition
Ongoing in-club competition to showcase your best recent work.
This contest runs four times a year—January, March, June, and September—and welcomes entries from both Novice and Advanced members. There is no theme, though photos taken within the past 18 months are encouraged. Members may enter one image per quarter.
Judging and presentations take place during club meetings in February, May, August, and November, where feedback and winners are shared.
2026 Deadlines: Jan 15 | Mar 26 | Jun 25 | Sept 24
Images must be digital (1920 × 1080 JPG), labeled with name + title.
PSA Interclub
Represent our club in international competition through the PSA.
The Photographic Society of America (PSA) Interclub competition connects our club with others worldwide, three times per year — October, January, and March. Members may submit one image per PSA category, including Color, Monochrome, Photo Travel, Photojournalism, and Nature (nothing man-made).
Entries are judged by PSA judges, and results contribute to our club’s global ranking each season.
2026 Rounds: Jan 9 | Mar 13 | Oct 8 (2027-28 season start)
Digital submissions only (1920 × 1080 JPG), labeled with name + title.