By entering your images in this competition, you are giving permission for any winning images to be posted on the PVCC webpage, Facebook or Instagram page for all to enjoy. If you would prefer not to have your winning images shared on the internet, please email us at pvcccontest@gmail.com to request they not be shared.
You should receive a confirmation email from the competition account saying “Thank you for your email to pvcccontest”. If you don’t receive an email or you just want to verify your images were received, please contact Jay van Santen at jay@vscwebgroup.com
2023-24
July 2023: “High Key/Low Key”
August 2023: “Out of Focus: Using Focus as a Compositional Device”
September 2023: “The View from Above”
October 2023: “The Urban Landscape”
November 2023: “Picture is Worth a Thousand Words”
January 2024: “AI Photography
February 2024: “Barbie (or oversaturated colors)”
March 2024: “Curves” (PRINT FORMAT)
April 2024: “Macro/CloseUp”
May 2024: “Silhouette”
June 2024: State Fair Selection
2024-25
July 2024: “Heat”
August 2024: “Wet”
September 2024: “Mobile Phone Photography”
October 2024: “Yummy”
November 2024: “Minimalist”
December 2024: No Competition
January 2025: “TBD”
February 2025: “TBD”
March 2025: “TBD” (PRINT FORMAT)
April 2025: “TBD”
May 2025: “TBD”
June 2025: Indiana State Fair Selection
About our Competitions
Monthly PVCC photography competitions are open to all PVCC members in good standing and are free to enter. Competitions are intended to enhance our technical and creative skills behind the lens and during post-processing.
Competition images are submitted, typically, on the first Thursday of the month. The judge’s feedback is usually provided two weeks later on the third Thursday of the month. If you can only attend one meeting a month, this is the night to attend. The judge provides comments and constructive critiques of the entries. In addition, awards are given for first, second, third, and honorable mention in each category (subject to the number of entries).
Competitions are grouped into categories, Topic or Open. Within each category, images may be submitted in color or in black & white/monochrome. This provides up to Four distinct competition groups each month:
ON TOPIC Color
OPEN Color
ON TOPIC B&W or Monochrome
OPEN B&W or Monochrome
We also have non-competition Critique Color or B&W or Monochrome category for new members if you are interested in receiving critiques of your images. No point are awarded for this category.
All club members are encouraged to participate. Please read the Competition Rules before entering a Photo Venture Camera Club monthly competition.
last updated: 1/26/2016