Spring 2026 Results
League 1
1st – ‘Auschwitz Block’ 12 by Paul Grant
2nd – ‘Duplet’ by Pauline Pentony
3rd – ‘Rural Moonrise’ by Sam Ardley
HC – ‘Callahan’ by Pauline Pentony
League 2
1st – ‘Three Pears’ by Stuart Irvine
2nd – ‘These Don’t Mix’ by Stuart Irvine
3rd – ‘Hear No, Speak No, See No’ by Daniel Troop
HC – ‘One Duck’ by Stuart Irvine
Why should you consider entering the Competitions?
When you take up photography you look for ways in which to improve your images. It isn’t enough to simply read magazines and books of instruction, you need a goal to work for and you learn by doing.
Do you belong to a local Camera Club as well as the DPS and enjoy looking at the work presented by other Members?
Does it make you ask yourself “I wonder if I can ever reach that standard?” Here is the goal you are looking for – and it would be FUN. Entering competitions will serve two purposes – it will give you a reason for going out and taking photographs and it will encourage you to improve your images.
Do you feel that your work is not good enough for competition? EVERYONE’S work is good enough – and by aiming to reach ‘winner’s standard you will undoubtedly improve your own photography.
Do you think you have moved beyond the standards of Quarterly Competitions? Lucky you – but PLEASE – think of those of us who have not, and who need the stimulus to improve our work – GIVE US THE BENEFIT OF YOUR EXPERTISE by setting standards to which we can aim for. PLEASE – Let there be more entries to the Quarterly Competitions – forget your inhibitions (or whatever is holding you back) – have a goal, but, above all HAVE SOME FUN.
Please Support the DPS!
The competitions are open to all individual and group members.
Download Quarterly Competition Rules 2025
There are two classes:
League 2: – open to those members who have not won any award in any previous annual competition class or do not hold a distinction such as LDPS, ADPS or FDPS or similar RPS distinctions. If you enter a competition for the first time and we feel that your skill level is above that of Aspiring photographers then you will be placed in the Experienced category.
League 1: – open to all members who have won an award in any annual competition and who holds a LDPS, ADPS or FDPS or similar RPS distinctions or those of a skill level that we feel is above that of the Aspiring category.
Please note:- At the end of the season the person who wins the Aspiring class will be promoted into the advanced league
Please Submit Digital JPG Images ONLY – You may submit a maximum of 3 images.
Image sizes:
Maximum size is 1200 pixels on the longest edge.
Maximum file size of 1.5mb.
File Naming:
Please adhere to the following structure:
Category_image title_your name
e.g:
Div1_Sunset over the Sea_Joe Bloggs (if you’re entering Division 1)
or
Div2_Mountain View_Barbara Franks (if you’re entering Division 2)
You may also put any photographic distinctions after your name.
Images must be submitted by email as an attachment, please do not use a .zip file: quarterly@the-dps.co.uk only.
Please state if you do not wish for your image comments to be published on the website.
You will receive a confirmation of receipt. If you do not then assume that the images have not been received and try again.
The themes are listed in advance. Use your imagination and skills to convey these themes to their best advantage.
Medals awarded annually to highest total scores in each class league table.
Summer 2026
1st place – 10 points
2nd place – 7 points
3rd place – 5 points
Highly Commended – 3 points
Each Entered Image – 1 point
