Victorian Association of Photographic Societies Inc (VAPS)

VAPS runs an Interclub Competition each year in conjunction with the VAPS Muster (Convention) in which clubs compete for perpetual trophies, and individuals also gain awards.
The aim of the competition is to encourage and improve photography throughout Victoria, and to facilitate the comparison of standards between both clubs and members.
Categories of competition include:
• Open prints
• Novice prints
• Slides
• Audio-visual
• Digital images

• Victorian Competitions

Information about Victorian competitions. VAPS provides annual donations to assist in sponsoring most of these competitions.

• Melbourne Camera Club Annual Slide Competition

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• Pakenham National Photographic Exhibition

No descriptions available

• Ballarat National Photographic Exhibition

Ballarat National Photographic Exhibition there is a change of dates

• VIGEX International Photographic Salon

One of only two International Photographic Exhibitions in Australia.

• Warragul Camera Club

Warragul Camera Club The Link below will contain the ENTRY FORM FOR 2010 EXHIBITION as soon as it is printed.

• SYU Entry Form 2010

SYU Entry Form 2010 for Gippsland residents

• National Competitions

List of National Competitions.

• Queensland National Circuit 2010 Entry Form

Queensland National Circuit 2010 entry form

• 29th Newcastle Exhibition of Photography

29th Newcastle Exhibition of Photography entry form

• Maitland National Salon entry form

Maitland National Salon entry form

• Photograph Australia CALENDAR COMPETITION

Steve Parish Publishing is running a competition for your chance to win the unique opportunity of seeing one of your images featured in a 2012 Steve Parish Publishing wall calendar. Ten people will win the chance for their photo to be included in a wall calendar. The categories are: • Australian wildlife • Australian flowers • Australian Capital Territory • New South Wales • Northern Territory • Queensland • South Australia • Tasmania • Victoria • Western Australia [State entries can be either city, town or landscape shots.] The competition is currently running and will close at midnight on 31 July 2010, with winners announced in August 2010. The winners will not only have their credited image published in a Steve Parish Publishing calendar, but will also receive six calendar samples and a selection of Steve’s fabulous photographic books. For more details and the competition terms and conditions, visit the Photograph Australia website: www.photographaustralia.com.au/calendar

• International Competitions

List of International Competitions.

• VIGEX International Photographic Salon

One of only two International Photographic Competitions in Australia

• 2010 FIAP Monochrome Biennial

APS members are invited to submit BLACK AND WHITE prints for selection to represent Australia at the forthcoming FIAP Biennial Competition to be held in April 2010 in Vietnam.

• 4 Nations Digital Exhibition 2010

4 Nations Digital Exhibition 2010 http://www.a-p-s.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=449&Itemid=379

• 2010 Monochrome Print Biennial Competition

2010 Monochrome Print Biennial Competition APS members are invited to submit BLACK AND WHITE prints for selection to represent Australia at the forthcoming FIAP Biennial Competition to be held in April 2010 in Vietnam. Each of the ten (10) entries selected will earn their authors five (5) points towards APS Honours, and also count for FIAP Honours. An author may only have one print in the selected Australian entry. There are also medals and certificates awarded for nations and individuals. FIAP stipulates that, while prints are marked individually for individual awards, these marks are added to by a mark for COHESION of the group as a whole. The marks for the prints themselves are from 200 marks, the cohesion mark is out of 100. The marks are tallied for the final result. Therefore, we must have a theme. This competition the theme will be: ……… “HORSES” …… Anything relating to horses, singular, plural, part of, at work or play, in sports, anything. Entrants may enter a maximum of six (6) prints. They must be unmounted, have no border, and measure close to, but not more than 40cm x 30cm. They may be self or commercially processed, but you must own all copyright of the photograph, and have taken it yourself. Prints must be identified on the back with your name and address, and the title of the work. A panel of suitable persons will select the entry. Return postage in the form of stamps or cash for the prints must be included, plus a stamped SAE for the result. The packaging should be re-usable for the return of the prints. Closing date for receipt of entries is 30 March 2010. Please download the entry form from here.

• Guidelines for entering International Salons

Guidelines for entering International Salons by Bronwen Casey Filename: Guidelines for entering International Salons.pdf

• Procedures and Guides

Information of interest to anyone planning to enter a competition.

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