John Addison Memorial Trophy

John Addison Memorial Trophy

The competition for the JOHN ANDERSON MEMORIAL TROPHY is held annually for the most outstanding Landscape and/or Seascape.

  1. Images previously submitted in this competition are not eligible again ie, each print/digital image may only be submitted to this competition once, regardless of how it scores and regardless of whether it has or has not been entered in the monthly competitions.

  2. The competition shall be open to all financial members.

  3. Entries shall not count toward aggregate points or awards.

  4. Members may enter up to three (3) images in each category ie, up to three (3) digital images, up to three (3) colour prints and up to three (3) monochrome prints.  This is a maximum of nine (9) images per member.

  5. Prints can be presented mounted or unmounted.

  6. The back of the prints must clearly be marked with the title of the image and the name of the entrant.

  7. Images are not allowed to be created in whole or in part by generative software (frequently referred to as Artificial Intelligence or simply AI). 

  8. All elements of an image must originate as a photograph taken by the entrant using a camera. Images may not incorporate identifiable elements produced by anyone else (for example: clip art, replacement skies or stock images).

By virtue of submitting an image, the entrant certifies the work as their own and the original RAW/JPEG image may be requested by the Club for validation.

 

Definitions:

Landscape: A picture featuring the natural scenery of the terrain.  Buildings, people or animals may be included providing it or they are subordinate to the scene depicted in the Photograph.

Seascape: A picture in which the sea or waves predominate. Coastal features or the shore line may be included to a lesser degree.

Judging

The committee shall appoint a competent person or persons to act as judge and critique.

Each entry will be awarded a score of 1 to 10. The highest scoring image across all three categories will be declared the winner. In the event of a tied score, the tied images will be presented to the judge again and the winner will be at the judge’s discretion.

Please read the How to enter a Competition Page before submitting your images to the competition.