Competitions Rules
Photographer of the Year (POTY)
This Year’s Photographer of the Year (P.O.T.Y.) Competition will be over 3 Rounds with 2 themes in each round, DIGITAL ENTRIES ONLY with the 2 themes being judged on each judging night by a Guest Judge. Members can submit a max 2 Images per theme in either Colour or Black & White / Mono unless stated otherwise.
This years P.O.T.Y will have 2 categories NON-ADVANCED & ADVANCED. Both categories will have photographer of the Year awards.
Themes for this year’s Photographer of the Year (POTY)
- OPEN COLOUR (Digital Entries Only)
- OPEN BLACK & WHITE / MONO (Digital Entries Only)
- PEOPLE OR PET PORTRAITURE (Digital Entries Only)
- PLANES,TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES (Digital Entries Only)
- PURE LANDSCAPES & SEASCAPES (No Man Made objects) (Digital Entries Only)
- SOLO NATURE (Digital Entries Only)
The Wild Atlantic Way Competition
This will be Annual competition where members can submit 2 Mounted Print Images only (Colour or Mono) from anywhere along the Wild Atlantic Way ( Map of the W.A.Y. for Reference) closing date for entries 31th Dec 2022

General Rules
- The General Rules apply to all competitions. All competitions are open to all fully paid-up members of the Solas Photography Club. Competitions are Photographer of the Year (POTY) and The Wild Atlantic Way
- All imagery MUST be the total and exclusive work of the submitting author not include any work that was originated by or is the copyright of other photographers
- An image may be used only once in any of these competitions
- Images submitted for any competition must have been taken within the 24 months prior to the closing date of that competition.
- 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 entrant is responsible for the collection of printed images from the competition secretary after Judging is Complete
- Entries will be treated with care, but no liability is accepted for loss or damage.
- Entries must have the Your Image title _Theme _Your Membership Number written clearly on the rear of the mount. Membership numbers will be available (for fully paid up members)
- There must be no identification, other than the membership number, of the photographer. This is to ensure impartiality
- Digital Image entries filename must be in the following form:
- Your Membership Number_Theme Name _Number_image “1” or image “2” Image Title
- Your Membership Number_Theme Name _Number_image “1” or image “2” Image Title
- All digital entries entered in competitions should be submitted as JPEG files not exceeding 5MB.
- Mounted Entries should be submitted at designated Club Meeting to the competition secretary
- Digital entries should be submitted by the designated date to the email address solascompetitions@gmail.com Judging and results usually take place 2 weeks later
- Images will be awarded scores out of 40 points by the Judge on the night
- A copy of the rules will given to each judge
- The judge’s decision is final.