2024/2025 Competition

 

All competitions held this year will be digital-only. 

 

Competition Guidelines

 

Please take time to read through and familiarize yourself with the Competition Handbook before entering an LCC competition. The Handbook contains rules and guidelines for our competitions as well as tips for submitting winning photographs.   Also included are details and definitions of this year’s Theme Competitions. 

Competition Handbook

2025-2026 Competition Handbook: Click here  to download.

Our goal is to have fun and improve our photography while competing and learning with others.  

Key Dates

Below is a list of the key competition dates for the year. These dates are also in the Event Calendar.


Full descriptions of each Competition’s Theme, and Topic are in the Competitions Handbook above

1st Competition             (Open, Nature, Theme 1 - Multiple Exposures, Theme 2 - (ICM) Intentional Camera Movement)

  • Opens - Sept 18, 2025
  • Closes - Nov 7, 2025
  • Results - November 20, 2025

2nd Competition            (Open, Nature, Theme 1 - People, Theme 2 - Reflections)

  • Opens - Nov 8, 2025
  • Closes - Jan 3, 2026 
  • Results - January 15, 2026 

3rd Competition             (Open, Nature, Theme 1 - Black & White, Theme 2 - Ontario Landscape)

  • Opens - Jan 4, 2026 
  • Closes – March 5, 2026 
  • Results - March 19, 2026 

4th Competition             (Open, Nature, Theme 1 - Curves & Lines, Theme 2 - Macro/Close-Up)

  • Opens – March 6, 2026 
  • Closes - April 26, 2026 
  • Results - May 14, 2026 

 

 

London Camera Club - Judging Model    3/3/3/1 (up to 10 points)

Scoring (for each criterion):

  • 1.5 less than standard
  • 2.0 standard
  • 2.5 impressive
  • 3.0 outstanding

 
IMPACT (up to 3 points)

  • Mood
  • Imagination
  • Story
  • Subject Matter

 
COMPOSITION (up to 3 points)

  • Distractions
  • Space
  • Leading Lines
  • Placement
  • Depth
  • Visual & Abstract Elements

 
TECHNICAL EXECUTION (up to 3 points)

  • Colour
  • Light
  • Exposure
  • Sharpness
  • Technique

Discretionary (1 point)

  • Add up to 1.0 extra point for remarkable achievement 
 

 

I look forward to seeing your entries this year.  Good luck and have fun!

Robert Zakrison
Competitions Chair




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