Our 2024 Image of the Year (IOTY) competition is fast approaching. This competition allows members to enter their best images that they have entered during the year in our monthly competitions and to have them judged by a different panel of judges. The rules for the competition can be found on our club website in the Club Rules document.

Members can enter up to 4 of their best images that they entered in their respective grades in the IOTY Open Colour, Nature, and Monochrome sections of the digital and print competitions held during the year.

With the exception of images entered in Set Subject competitions, images can only be entered in the same section that they were entering during the year. (e.g. An image previously entered in Nature cannot be entered in Colour in the IOTY.) 

Images entered in any of the Set Subjects competitions during the year can be entered in the appropriate section of the IOTY (Colour, Mono or Nature).

The following is the list of IOTY competition categories.

Digital:

  • B Grade Open Colour
  • B Grade Mono
  • B Grade Nature
  • A Grade Open Colour
  • A Grade Mono
  • A Grade Nature
  • Advanced Grade Open Colour
  • Advanced Grade Mono
  • Advanced Grade Nature

Prints:

  • B Grade Open Colour Large Print
  • B Grade Mono Large Print
  • B Grade Nature Large Print
  • B Grade Open Small Print
  • A Grade Open Colour Large Print
  • A Grade Mono Large Print
  • A Grade Nature Large Print
  • A Grade Open Small Print
  • Advanced Grade Open Colour Large Print
  • Advanced Grade Mono Large Print
  • Advanced Grade Nature Large Print

The closing date for entries for the IOTY competitions is Friday 20th October. This will allow members to enter an image or a print that they have entered in October competitions in the IOTY.

Judging will take place following the close of entries and the results (top 10) will be available at our club night on Wednesday 8th November at Valentine Bowling Club. Once these results are announced club members will be asked to pick their overall single IOTY winner which will be announced at our Christmas Function on Sunday 3rd December.

If you are entering the IOTY Print competitions you can bring your prints to the club night next Thursday at VBC for collection or alternatively drop them off at either Sue Slack, Ruth Keech or Di Schofield’s homes. Please contact before you drop off.

If you have any questions about this competition, please get in touch with one of your committee members. I will go through this again at the club night next week.