Competition Format

These ‘league type’ competitions take place over three rounds spread through the season.  The member accumulating the highest points total across the three rounds is the winner.

Members are divided into three separate classes (Club, Intermediate and Advanced) as determined by the Committee and based on their experience. 

Monochrome Print (Club Class) Trophy

The Trophy is awarded annually to the member scoring the most points in the Club Class competition for monochrome prints.

The original cup, known as the Birchall Trophy, was presented in 1971 by Mr J V R Birchall.

Monochrome Print (Intermediate Class) Trophy

The Trophy is awarded annually to the member scoring the most points in the Intermediate Class competition for monochrome prints.

Monochrome Prints (Advanced Class) Trophy

The Trophy is awarded annually to the member scoring the most points in the Advanced Class competition for monochrome print workers.

The original cup, known as the Phillips Cup, was first presented in 1966 having been donated by Mr H J G Phillips who was the Syllabus Secretary, of CCCC, at that time.

Rules

1        The competition takes place over three rounds. Members may submit one image per round.

2 All images submitted must conform to the guidelines for Prints in the relevant section under the General Rules button below

3        A Monochrome Print is defined as ‘a black and white image or a black and white image which has been modified by the addition of a single colour to the entire image'.
All other images are defined as colour images, so are not eligible for this competition.

4        Prints may be commercially produced.          

5        The copyright of original elements used in a competition entry must be held by the author.   

6        An independent judge will be will be invited to mark the entries. Each image is to be awarded up to 10 points

7        The winner will be the member with the highest points total, taking all entries into account.

8        A monochrome print awarded 9 or more points may not be entered again in any Tandridge Photographic Society internal competition, in any format (mono print, colour print or PDI), with the exception of the Panel Competition, and the ‘Best Print’ trophies awarded by member votes.

9        The competition year will run from one Annual General Meeting to the next Annual General Meeting. The winner will be presented with the Trophy at the Annual Prize Giving, to hold for one year.