Solas Photography Club
Annual Print Competition
This year, Solas will be celebrating our 10th anniversary as a club. In place of the usual Wild Atlantic Way theme for our annual print competition, we are running an alternative theme. This year, the theme is simply “10,” and how each individual interprets it is entirely up to them: a decade of change, a perfect ten, a set of ten, or the number itself hiding in plain sight. Let your imagination run wild and show us what “10” means through your lens.
Please note that this is a single entry per member; one print, one chance, one masterpiece – make it count!
Criteria
This Annual Print Competition will be PRINT ENTRIES ONLY with prints being judged by a Guest Judge. Members can submit a maximum of 1 MOUNTED PRINT IMAGE in either Colour or Black & White / Mono unless stated otherwise.
Mounted Prints must be either window mounted or on a backing board measuring maximum 16″x20″ (41cm x 51cm). The maximum image size 16″x12 and″ The minimum image size 8″x10″ .
The Annual Print Competition has 2 categories, Non-Advanced and Advanced.
Entries are due: February 17th 2027
Photographer of the Year (POTY)
The Photographer of the Year is an annual digital photo competition run within Solas Photography Club. It provides our members with the opportunity to showcase their skills, challenge themselves creatively, and explore various themes, styles and types of photography.
Criteria
The POTY Competition contains 3 rounds, with 2 themes per round. POTY is DIGITAL ENTRIES ONLY, with the 2 themes of each round being judged on each judging night by our Guest Judge. Members can submit a maximum of 2 images per theme in either Colour or Black & White / Mono unless stated otherwise.
The POTY competition has 2 categories, Non-Advanced and Advanced. Both categories will have Photographer of the Year Awards.
The galleries below showcase the 2025/2026 and 2024/2025 Photographer of the Year competitions and demonstrates the diversity and creativity within the Solas Photography Club.
Open
Any subject of your choice. Please submit one image in colour and one in black & white or monochrome (e.g. sepia-toned).
Landscape / Seascape
Images that capture the beauty, mood and character of the natural world, whether on land or by the sea. Please submit one image in colour and one black & white or monochrome (e.g. sepia-toned).
Portraits
Images that depict a person or people. Can be candid or formal, indoor or outdoor. Please submit one image in colour and one in black & white or monochrome (e.g. sepia-toned).
Light and Shadow
Images in which light and shadow are the defining elements of the composition. Use these elements to reveal form, create depth, emphasise texture or guide the viewer’s eye to tell a compelling visual story. Please submit one image in colour and one in black & white or monochrome (e.g. sepia-toned).
Street Photography
Images that capture the urban environment. Street photography can include people, architecture, urban details, etc. Please submit one image in colour and one in black & white or monochrome (e.g. sepia-toned).
Connections
Images that explore the relationships between people, objects, places, nature, ideas, etc. Use your imagination to interpret this theme. Please submit one image in colour and one in black & white or monochrome (e.g. sepia-toned).
Round 1 Submission Date
26th October 2026
Round 2 Submission Date
7th February 2027
Round 3 Submission Date
25th April 2027