Competitions
Competitions
2025/26
2025/26
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APRIL 2025 - EVERYDAY OBJECTS
APRIL 2025 - EVERYDAY OBJECTS
Capture everyday and mundane objects and present them in an interesting way to make a compelling image.
1st Colour:
Washing Line
(Dave Redfern)
2nd Colour:
Glasses
(Dave Redfern)
3rd Colour:
On the Cards
(Simon Sweetman)
4th Colour:
Egg and Soldiers
(Simon Sweetman)
1st Mono:
Prongs
(Chris Dawson)
2nd Mono:
It Grates
(Michael McGough)
3rd Mono:
Tangling
(Steve Hyams)
4th Mono:
What Time
(Simon Sweetman)
MAY 2025 - THREE
MAY 2025 - THREE
Could be groups of three similar subjects, triptychs, or as simple as the number 3.
1st Colour:
Three Wild Geese
(Michael McGough)
2nd Colour:
The Sweeper
(Chris Dawson)
3rd Colour:
Three Weeds
(Dave Redfern)
4th Colour:
JTL Condor Team
(Simon Sweetman)
1st Mono:
Powering Through the Middle
(Chris Dawson)
2nd Mono:
The Sloane Rangers
(Chris Dawson)
3rd Mono:
Three Togs Chimping
(Simon Sweetman)
4th Mono:
Three Amigos
(Bev Harrison)
JUNE 2025 - INDUSTRY & TECHNOLOGY
JUNE 2025 - INDUSTRY & TECHNOLOGY
Capture images that reflect the theme of industry and technology. This could be computers, circuit boards, factories… anything that has a link to industry & technology.
1st Colour:
Demolition
(Peter Chadburn)
2nd Colour:
Tonka Trucks
(Chris Dawson
3rd Colour:
Drilling Rig Under Construction
(Simon Sweetman)
4th Colour:
Shipping Crane
(Janet Matthews)
1st Mono:
Pylon
(Janet Matthews)
2nd Mono:
Power Supply
(Dave Redfern)
3rd Mono:
Factory Roof
(Janet Matthews)
4th Mono:
Coke Sylos
(Peter Chadburn)
SEPTEMBER 2025 - JUXTAPOSITION
SEPTEMBER 2025 - JUXTAPOSITION
Juxtaposition is an act or instance of placing two opposing elements close together or side by side. This is often done in order to compare/contrast the two, to show similarities or differences, etc
Juxtaposition in photography involves combining two or more elements in the same picture, highlighting the interesting contrast between them, to create an eye-catching and thought-provoking image.
1st Colour:
Blackpool Old and New
(Janet Matthews)
2nd Colour:
Freshness vs Decay
(Dave Redfern)
3rd Colour:
British Summer Holiday
(Simon Sweetman)
4th Colour:
Between the Buildings
(Chris Dawson)
1st Mono:
Waiting
(Chris Dawson)
2nd Mono:
Sunset on One Canada Square
(Chris Dawson)
3rd Mono:
Presence vs Representation
(Dave Redfern)
4th Mono:
Stormtrooper Daycare
(Simon Sweetman)
OCTOBER 2025 - CURVES
OCTOBER 2025 - CURVES
Curves in photography composition can add visual interest, guide the viewer's eye, and create a sense of movement. Different types of curves…S-curve, C-curve, Spiral.
How curves can be used;
Separate elements: Curves can separate the foreground from the background, or the foreground and middle ground from the background.
Guide the eye: Curves can draw the viewer's eye through the image to a specific area.
Add movement: Curves can add a sense of movement to the image.
Create depth: Curves can add visual depth to the scene.
Lead the viewer: Curves can lead the viewer into or out of the scene.
1st Colour:
Round the Bend
(Chris Dawson)
2nd Colour:
Symmetry in Motion
(Karen Jackson)
3rd Colour:
Bramante Staircase
(Janet Matthews)
4th Colour:
York Minster Chapter House
(Simon Sweetman)
1st Mono:
Vault of Curves
(Karen Jackson)
2nd Mono:
Waiting on the Piccadilly Line
(Simon Sweetman)
3rd Mono:
Shenzhen Eye Capsules
(Chris Dawson)
4th Mono:
Leading Curves
(Steve Hyams)
NOVEMBER 2025 - OPEN (PRINTS ONLY)
NOVEMBER 2025 - OPEN (PRINTS ONLY)
Does NOT include Natural History. This section covers any subject matter, treated in any manner, this includes composite images and photoshop tricks. Also included in the Open category are Still Life and Table Top images, Experimental work (for example fruit plunging) and Light Painting.
This competition will be prints only so you will need to be ready early. Speak to Simon, Steve or Chris about organising prints and mounting.
1st Colour:
Pennywise
(Simon Sweetman)
2nd Colour:
Gloria
(Janet Matthews)
3rd Colour:
Safely Home
(Keith Hamer)
4th Colour:
Old School Grit
(Simon Sweetman)
1st Mono:
St Monan's Block
(Simon Sweetman)
2nd Mono:
Angst
(Steve Hyams)
3rd Mono:
Powering Through the Middle
(Chris Dawson)
4th Mono:
Is it Spring Yet?
(Janet Matthews)
FEBRUARY 2026 - ANNUAL 2025/26
FEBRUARY 2026 - ANNUAL 2025/26
The clubs big, end of season competition. Six sections across both colour and mono, plus the Calder Cup... 13 competitions in all. The competition is split across two weeks, with the first week covering the Colour sections + Calder Cup, and the second week covering the Mono sections.
Thanks to Steve Proctor and Rebecca Entwistle who judged the Colour and Mono sections respectively.
Natural History:
This can include wildlife, wild flora and fauna, rock formations, waterfalls etc. It can include Zoo shots but nor obviously in a zoo - eg: bars. It cannot include pets, cultivated flowers or livestock.
1st Colour:
Male Woodpecker & Juvenile Woodpecker
(Steve Root)
2nd Colour:
Flamingo bathing
(Karen Jackson)
3rd Colour:
Kestrel incoming
(Karen Jackson)
1st Mono:
Schizophora Fly
(Chris Dawson)
2nd Mono:
Woodpeckers
(Steve Root)
3rd Mono:
Lion
(Karen Jackson)
4th Mono:
Empis Livida
(Chris Dawson)
Photojournalism:
An image that tells a story, real life events, something like you’d see in a newspaper or magazine. Street photography is another example.
1st Colour:
The Breakdancer
(Chris Dawson)
2nd Colour:
The Sweeper
(Chris Dawson)
3rd Colour:
On Call
(Pete Chadburn)
4th Colour:
Eyes On
(Steve Hyams)
1st Mono:
Powering Through the Middle
(Chris Dawson)
2nd Mono:
Out Shopping
(Stefan Pankow)
3rd Mono:
Fly Past
(Dave Redfern)
4th Mono:
The Winner
(Chris Dawson)
Pictorial:
Tonality, natural lighting, composition, these work well in a pictorial image. For example a landscape.
1st Colour:
Misty Moors
(Steve Root)
2nd Colour:
Round the Bend
(Chris Dawson)
3rd Colour:
Breaking Through
(Chris Dawson)
4th Colour:
Dean Village
(Simon Sweetman)
1st Mono:
Bass at Work
(Steve Hyams)
2nd Mono:
Palace of Westminster
(Pete Chadburn)
3rd Mono:
Fogbound Calm
(Tony Connor)
4th Mono:
Guardians of the Moor
(Dave Redfern)
Portrait:
A portrait of a SINGLE subject. Portrait photography aims to capture the identity, personality, and essence of a subject with composition, lighting, and posing.
1st Colour:
Lord of the Manor
(Chris Dawson)
2nd Colour:
Breaking Through
(Simon Sweetman)
3rd Colour:
The Gentleman
(Chris Dawson)
4th Colour:
The Spirit of Fall
(Dave Redfern)
1st Mono:
Roger
(Simon Sweetman)
2nd Mono:
Searching
(Chris Dawson)
3rd Mono:
Pirate Queen
(Simon Sweetman)
4th Mono:
Pawel
(Pete Chadburn)
Creative (Colour & Mono):
Unlike traditional photography that aims for realistic reproduction, creative photography intentionally uses photographic techniques, props, and post-processing to transform "ordinary" photographs into something imaginative or thought-provoking.
Examples of creative techniques… composites, textures, ICM, multiple exposures, and any other creative photographic and editing techniques. Use of AI must stay within normal club competition rules.
1st Colour:
Pennywise
(Simon Sweetman)
2nd Colour:
Taking Shelter
(Chris Dawson)
3rd Colour:
Hot Licks
(Steve Hyams)
4th Colour:
Movement in Blackpool
(Keith Hamer)
1st Mono:
Pirate Captain
(Simon Sweetman)
2nd Mono:
Cracking Up
(Steve Hyams)
3rd Mono:
Light Painting
(Janet Matthews)
4th Mono:
Looking Around the Barbican
(Janet Matthews)
Open:
Basically an image that doesn’t fit into any of the above categories.
1st Colour:
The Weight of Thought
(Karen Jackson)
2nd Colour:
Washing Day
(Simon Sweetman)
3rd Colour:
Lighthouse
(Stefan Pankow)
4th Colour:
Blackpool Tower
(Keith Hamer)
1st Mono:
What are Ewe Looking At?
(Simon Sweetman)
2nd Mono:
Walking Home
(Janet Matthews)
3rd Mono:
Empty Jetty
(Dave Redfern)
4th Mono:
The Weight of Ascension
(Dave Redfern)
Calder Cup:
Landscape, street photography etc, but it image must be taken within the boundaries of Burnley Borough and depict something in Burnley Borough (ie not Pendle Hill taken from Burnley as the subject would be in Pendle).
1st:
Slater's Terrace and Sandygate Bridge
(Chris Dawson)
2nd:
Singing Ringing Tree
(Keith Hamer)
3rd:
Autumn at Gawthorpe Hall
(Janet Matthews)
4th:
Reflections at Towneley
(Janet Matthews)
Best in Competition:
The best overall Colour and Mono images selected from the winning annual images from each section.
Best Colour Image:
Pennywise
(Simon Sweetman)
Best Mono Image:
Schizophora Fly
(Chris Dawson)
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