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Congratulations to Rick and Marilyn Cloran who selected our projected images for the Digital Interclub competitions.
Congratulations also to those members whose images were selected to be used in these competitions!
Chairman:
Digital Interclub Competition
Marilyn Cloran, FPSA, MPSA, MNEC
Rick Cloran, HonFPSA, LPSA, GMPSA, HonNEC
and
Individual Print Competition
Larry Dunn, APSA, MNEC
Dana Patch, MNEC
Questions regarding the
NECCC Competitions?
Marilyn and Rick (digital)
necccrep@greaterlynnphoto.org
Dana and Larry (prints)
printinterclubcomp@ greaterlynnphoto.org
2022 NECCC Conference Digital Competition (GLPA winners)
NECCC Competitions
NECCC Individual Print Competition
Larry Dunn, APSA, MNEC is the Chairman for the interclub print competitions.
Due to a lack of participation, NECCC has discontinued the Interclub Print Competition and replaced it with an Individual Print Competition.
The NECCC Individual Print Competition will be held twice a year and is modeled after the NECCC Conference Print Competition. For 2025 – 2026 the NECCC Individual Print Competitions will be on Saturday October 18, 2025 and March 28, 2026 at Greater Lynn Photographic Association.
This competition is open to ALL members of NECCC Member Clubs.
For more information about the NECCC Individual Print Competition, click here.
NECCC Digital Interclub Competition
As a member of the New England Camera Club Council (NECCC), Greater Lynn
participates in projected image competitions between other member clubs. We currently
participate in competitions for Color, Nature and Monochrome Projected images. There
are two classes, A and B. Greater Lynn competes in Class A, the highest level, in each of these categories. If you look in the club's trophy case you
can see the storied history of GLPA'ss success in these competitions in the array of the NECCC medals that show how many times GLPA has finished first overall.
There are three competitions each season in each of the competition categories and
classes. These are typically called: Fall, Winter and Spring. The actual month of the
competition can vary, but they are typically Fall (Oct. or Nov.), Winter (Jan. or Feb.) and
Spring (Mar. or Apr.). Each competition is judged by three judges. As was the case for last year, GLPA host all of the competitions at the club. The awards given are First, Second,
Third and Honorable Mention. Awards are given to approximately 10% of the images
entered in each Class within each category.
There is also a season ending Image of the Year competition in each class for all three
categories to pick the top image for the season from those that won a First, Second, or
Third Place during the year. GLPA members have been recipients of the NECCC
Medals that are given to the top image from the year end competition. The individual
and club year end medals are presented at the NECCC Annual Representatives
Meeting, normally in June.
Each competition category involves four images from four different makers. Only one
image from a maker is allowed in a club's category entry. This makes it critical that
members who belong to more than just GLPA choose a club to compete from for the
season and let the competition representative (Marilyn and Rick Cloran) know whether
they will be competing from GLPA or from a different club. We try to ask in advance of
the first competition, but we always appreciate it when a member lets us know sooner
than that.
Only images that have won a 1st, 2nd, 3rd or an Honor Award are not eligible to be
entered again. Images entered in prior competition that did not win any of those
awards are eligible. The Nature category of projected images follows the
PSA rules for what qualifies as a "nature" image. Basically, that means it may not
contain evidence of the hand of man or be of a domesticated or cultivated subject.
Images in the Nature category may not be manipulated beyond a few things allowed by PSA. If Rick selects one of your nature images, be sure to let him know if you have performed any edits that are not allowed under the PSA (GLPA) rules for nature. Images for Open or Monochrome projected category can be manipulated.
Co-chairs for the projected image competitions, Marilyn and Rick, collect images they
feel will represent the Association well in each competition. The selections are generally
made from images that have been submitted for the Association's regular monthly
competition. However, they occasionally will ask a member if they may use a specific
image that they have seen or if the member can provide a selection of images from
which one or more might be chosen. Any member not wishing their images to be
selected from those submitted for monthly competition or who competes from a different
club, should notify Marilyn and Rick of this as soon as possible. No changes are ever
made to the images. If a change is desired, the maker is asked to make it. All copyright
remains with the maker.
The results of the competitions are announced at the Association when they are
received. They are also sent out in the regular e-mail blasts that we use to convey club
news. If you miss the announcement, click here to see the results of the digital competitions on NECCC's web site. There is a gallery of past winning images which is well worth browsing to see the caliber of the images that have won in the past. Use the individual links for the competition
results if you do not have a Facebook account to see the broader general gallery. There
is also a link to the 2025-2026 Interclub instructions and updates page that has the
dates for the judging's. Top scoring images may be eligible for entry into the respective
NECCC Image of the Year competitions at the end of each season. Greater Lynn has
had a number of members win NECCC medals in these competitions.
updated 8-16-25 at 7:30pm