Club members are encouraged to participate in both internal and external competitions. The informed critisim of the images is a useful learning tool of ways to improve your photography. It is also an interesting way of seeing other peoples work.

Currently there are four print competitions per session which are either themed or have an open brief. These competitions are either externally judged by an appointed judge, or judged internally by all the members using the clubs scoring system. The results from these competitions make up the league to give the “Photographer of the Year” prize.

A Digital Projected Image Competition is held which is internally judged.

Each session an “Annual Print Competition” is held which is externally judged.

The club participates in an external competition “The G P Simpson “which is an annual competition between Gryffe, Kilmacolm,Skelmorlie, Cowal, West Kilbride and Greenock Camera Clubs. The clubs take it in turn to host this competition. Each club submits six prints and six projected images and a judge marks each out of 20 points. Each club takes their three best scoring slides and their three best scoring prints, adds the scores together and the club with the highest score wins the trophy which they hold for a year.

Individual and club submissions are also made yearly to the external SPF competitions.

Competition Rules

• Any aspect of Still Photography (Darkroom, Digital or Trade Processed) will be acceptable.  


• All imaging must be the original work of the author.  


• Contestants should write their competition numbers on the back of the mount at the top on the left hand side. (NB The authors name should NOT be used)  


• The title can be written on the front or the back of the mount.  


• Slides should be spotted on the bottom left hand corner when viewed normally with the competition number and title on the slide mount.  

Monthly Competition Session 2008/09

• There will be two open competitions.
  All entries must have been taken within the last two years.


• There will be two fixed subject competitions.
  Portrait/People and Weather.
  All entries must have been taken in the last year.


• The maximum number of entries per author is two for internally judged competitions and three for externally judged competitions.


• The minimum print size is 6inches by 4inches
  The maximum print size is to fit the maximum mount size.


• The maximum mount size for print competitions is 50cm x 40cm