Links to award info
I am often asked about the photographic awards I have done by people wondering about doing them theirselves. You can 'do your homework' on the requirements and see what you can find out by visiting exhibitions etc.
Some exhibitions are online - for instance a good idea of what does well at national exhibitions can be seen at:
The Vale of Evesham CC British Photographic Exhibition (BPE) VECC. That exhibition takes place around March/April each year when there is only information of the next exhibition on their website. Once the exhibition has been assessed that website will show all of the acceptances of their exhibition for ten months or so. Information about British Photographic Exhibitions are on the BPE website.
A good source of information for the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain (PAGB) can be found on the East Anglian Federation of Photo Societies (EAF) at: EAF Award info This link gives information about the Credit (CPAGB), Distinction (DPAGB) and Masters (MPAGB) awards. Basically, CPAGB requires 10 images, DPAGB 15 images and MPAGB 20 images. CPAGB is considered good club level photography, DPAGB good national photography and MPAGB good International photography that will probably also get awarded in the international competitions.
Further PAGB information can be got directly from the PAGB website.
For Royal Photographic Society (RPS) distinctions information have a look at the Distinctions (not to be confused with Awards) page of their website: RPS distinctions The RPS also has three levels of distinction - Licentiate, Associateship and Fellowship. Again, 10 images are required for LRPS, 15 for ARPS and 20 for FRPS but where the RPS differs from the PAGB is that all of your images are assessed at the same time as a panel. Panels, therefore, often have a common theme but do not have to have.
Both the RPS and PAGB run advisory days where you can take along your potential submission of images and get advise. You can also go along to a PAGB assessment day just to observe to see what happens and to see the quality of work.
I have two print lectures that show my awards and distinctions with tips on how to enter. One is 'Towards and A and a D' and the other is 'Pictures in an Exhibition'. More details of my lectures are on My Lectures page. I am willing to give this talk to photographic/camera clubs. Contact me (see link below), if you would like me to come to your club. These talks will soon also be available as digital presentations for showing to clubs via the Zoom platform.
If you are interested in International Exhibitions organised by FIAP (Federation Internationale de l'Art Photographique) the best information can be found via the PAGB website on their FIAP page. Do read the rules for applying for your FIAP distinctions carefully, records are best kept right from the beginning. Be careful how you title your images as a different character (ie. missed or added hyphen) will mean it is a different image to FIAP and you can't use the same image with different titles. Nature definitions are another one to pay particular attention to.
I hope you found this information useful and I wish you luck with your awards when you do them.
Any questions or queries - do get in touch with me via my Contact me page
Some exhibitions are online - for instance a good idea of what does well at national exhibitions can be seen at:
The Vale of Evesham CC British Photographic Exhibition (BPE) VECC. That exhibition takes place around March/April each year when there is only information of the next exhibition on their website. Once the exhibition has been assessed that website will show all of the acceptances of their exhibition for ten months or so. Information about British Photographic Exhibitions are on the BPE website.
A good source of information for the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain (PAGB) can be found on the East Anglian Federation of Photo Societies (EAF) at: EAF Award info This link gives information about the Credit (CPAGB), Distinction (DPAGB) and Masters (MPAGB) awards. Basically, CPAGB requires 10 images, DPAGB 15 images and MPAGB 20 images. CPAGB is considered good club level photography, DPAGB good national photography and MPAGB good International photography that will probably also get awarded in the international competitions.
Further PAGB information can be got directly from the PAGB website.
For Royal Photographic Society (RPS) distinctions information have a look at the Distinctions (not to be confused with Awards) page of their website: RPS distinctions The RPS also has three levels of distinction - Licentiate, Associateship and Fellowship. Again, 10 images are required for LRPS, 15 for ARPS and 20 for FRPS but where the RPS differs from the PAGB is that all of your images are assessed at the same time as a panel. Panels, therefore, often have a common theme but do not have to have.
Both the RPS and PAGB run advisory days where you can take along your potential submission of images and get advise. You can also go along to a PAGB assessment day just to observe to see what happens and to see the quality of work.
I have two print lectures that show my awards and distinctions with tips on how to enter. One is 'Towards and A and a D' and the other is 'Pictures in an Exhibition'. More details of my lectures are on My Lectures page. I am willing to give this talk to photographic/camera clubs. Contact me (see link below), if you would like me to come to your club. These talks will soon also be available as digital presentations for showing to clubs via the Zoom platform.
If you are interested in International Exhibitions organised by FIAP (Federation Internationale de l'Art Photographique) the best information can be found via the PAGB website on their FIAP page. Do read the rules for applying for your FIAP distinctions carefully, records are best kept right from the beginning. Be careful how you title your images as a different character (ie. missed or added hyphen) will mean it is a different image to FIAP and you can't use the same image with different titles. Nature definitions are another one to pay particular attention to.
I hope you found this information useful and I wish you luck with your awards when you do them.
Any questions or queries - do get in touch with me via my Contact me page