International Photography Salons and WCPF update

Photography Competition updates for 2024/2025

I do sometimes like to take part in photography competitions and here are some updates from competitions from last year and the early part of this year. For anyone thinking of entering a photography competition or international photographic salon then I think it is well worth a go. There are plenty of clubs/mentoring or online courses that can help you on that journey and you never quite know what will be accepted.

FIAP 19th World Cup for Clubs 2024.  https://www.fiap.net/en/world-cup-for-clubs  

I was really pleased to be included with a great team of members from Dorchester Camera Club who represented the club in the FIAP 19th World Cup for Clubs 2024. FIAP stands for Federation Internationale De L’ Art Photographique. The International Federation of Photographic Art which is an International organisation of national associations of photography and holds an annual world wide competition for open clubs to compete in the World Cup for Clubs.

I was delighted that Dorchester Camera Club reached 11th place out of 292 clubs worldwide, we just missed the 10th place by about 1 point but still a great achievement for the club. I was really pleased to have gained an acceptance with Black Tailed Godwit Touchdown which helped with our overall score. Congrats to the other members and Catchlight Camera Club who achieved first place overall.

Individual National and International Photography Salons 2024/2025

I was pleased to have images accepted into the photography Salons that I had entered later in the year of 2024 and into 2025.

Cheltenham International Salon of Photography 2025. Creative Section. https://cheltenhamsalon.com/

Piazza International Salon 2025.  Open Section. https://camshotexhibition.com/

1st Great Western Photographic Exhibition. 2024. Nature Section. British National Exhibitions.  https://greatwesternphoto.co.uk/

50th Smethwick International Exhibition of Photography 2024. Open and Nature.  https://smethwickinternational.com/

79th Bristol Salon of International Photography 2025.  Open and Nature.  https://bristolsalon.co.uk/

Here are some accepted Salon images.

 

 

WCPF (Western Counties Photographic Federation) Members Exhibition 2025.

I was really pleased to have gained two print acceptances into this annual Exhibition with Orange Tip Butterfly and Black Tailed Godwit Touchdown gained a Selectors Award. The Exhibition is held at Magelake Hall in Uffculme, Devon on the 3rd May to the 15th May 2025 but is also in part a travelling exhibition of selected work, which travels a wide area to clubs/venues across the WCPF region. Dorchester Camera Club did very well in total at the Exhibition with a number of Medals and Awards.  https://www.thewcpf.com/copy-of-exhibition

 

WCPF Kingswood Salver 2024.

The WCPF which stands for Western Counties Photographic Federation holds an annual competition for a themed panel of prints by five different photographers so quite tricky! Pleased to say that Dorchester Camera Club received 3rd place overall with our nature themed panel called “Cleared for Landing” and I had a 2nd place in the individual prints for my Black Tailed Godwit Touchdown. A big thanks to Jane and Stephen for their hard work on the panel and choosing the entries. Well done to the other members who contributed to a great panel.

https://www.thewcpf.com/kingswoodsalver2024-1