Digital Competition

The competition is open to anyone registered and attending the conference.

2019 Results – Open Category

2019 Results – Nature Category

Open Awards, including Honorable Mentions

Nature Awards, including Honorable Mentions

Entering digital competition photos rules

• 1 open and/or 1 nature – maximum of 2 photos total
• For Nature, the Photographic Society of America (PSA) definition will be used
• Submitting photos
  • Before Jul 7 midnight – online using this Entry Form. You do not have to rename your photos on your computer. When you browse to them from the Entry Form, the Entry Form will take care of renaming them as part of the upload. You will get a confirming reply email shortly after submitting the Entry Form. You should inquire about your entry if you do not receive one. You can also use this Status Page to check your submission.
  • After Jul 7 – in person at the conference using USB flash drive or CD on Fri 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm at the Competition desk, Campus Center near the Book Store. There is a $20 late fee.
• The photo must fit into a window of 1400 pixels width by 1050 pixels height. Smaller photos are acceptable.
• By virtue of submitting photos, the entrant certifies the work as their own

Judges

Daniel Charbonnet

NECCC President,
HonPSA, EPSA, MNEC

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Jacob Mosser

HonPSA, EPSA, HonNEC

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Chris Murray

Speaker from
New York

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Judging – Sat 1:30 pm

Judging of the competition will follow the same general rules used in the NECCC interclub competitions. Photos will be scored by the judges on a 3 to 10 point basis per judge, for a total of 9 to 30 points.

Limited seating is available to watch the judging.

Report Cards – Sun 8:00 am – 10: 00 am

Report cards can be picked up at the Competition desk near the Book Store, 2nd level of the Campus Center on Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Awards – Sun 11:30 pm

In the Open category, these medals will be awarded:

• Best of Show
• Best Creative
• Best Landscape – the Edmund A. Woodle Award
• Best Portrait (male or female)
• Best Photojournalism – the Roslyn McNish Award
• Three Judge’s Choice medals from the Massachusetts Camera Naturalists (CamNats)

In the Nature category, these medals will be awarded:

• Best of Show
• Best Wildlife
• Best Bird – the Robert Strindberg Ornithology Award
• Best Mammal in Action
• Best Botany
• Three Judge’s Choice medals from the Connecticut Association of Photographers

If you cannot be at the awards ceremony, awards will be mailed to you after the conference. The two Best of Show Medals will be mailed to the makers after the conference as they will have the winning photo printed on the medal with the appropriate engraving.

A sample of 2018 winners

Competition Events