Interclub Print Battle 2024

The Annual Interclub Print Battle hosted by the Wellington Photographic Society. November 17th, Doors open 12pm, at the Tararua Tramping Club, 4 Moncrieff St, Mount Cook, Wellington.

The Wellington Interclub Print Battle is an annual competition between the photographic clubs in the greater Wellington area that are affiliated to the Photographic Society of New Zealand. In the last couple of years, an invitation has been extended to clubs further afield, to boost the number of clubs participating.

The clubs participating in the 2024 competition are:

• Wellington Photographic Society
• Johnsonville Camera Club
• Porirua Photography Club
• Kapiti Coast Photographic Society
• Whanganui Camera Club

Here are the topics for 2024.
We are happy to provide definitions of any subjects

• Minimalist
• Teal & Orange
• Reflective
• Multiple Exposure
• Conservation
• Pareidolia: Seeing faces in Nature/Built Environment
• In Miniature
• Super Ordinary Life
• The Sea
• Shapes & Patterns

The competition has ten rounds, each with a different topic. The participating clubs are asked to select one image for each topic from the work of their members to be their entry for that round.

For each round, each club brings up their image for that topic and places it on the print stand for judging. The judge is asked to give a brief comment about each image and then rank the entries in order. The first placed print is awarded one point, the second placed print is awarded two points, and so on. At the end of the competition, the club with the lowest cumulative score over the ten rounds is declared the winner and is presented with a trophy, which was donated by the Kapiti Coast Photographic Society in 2008.

There is also the Stella Daniell Award presented to the individual photographer for the best abstract image across all the rounds, as selected by the judge. The award is named in memory of Stella Daniell, who was a member of both the Wellington Photographic Society and the Karori Camera Club and was known for her abstract images.

Where do you send submissions? comms@wps.org.nz
What’s the deadline? October 24^th 2024. This will give us time to select, notify successful entrants, format, request alterations, print, and matt.

What are the dimensions/size?

• For the purposes of selection, please send digital images only but let us know if you have a print/matted version of the image available.
• 6mb Max at full resolution. We will resize the image to the size required for the competition but we will let you know if you need to bump up the resolution.

Naming the image file?

• This is VERY IMPORTANT. We receive lots of photos for different competitions and projects. This helps us keep things organised.
• Interclub_Category_LastNameFirstName_Title
• I.e.Interclub_TheSea_BobJohn_OhNoABear

We advise avoiding sending any images from recent workshops, PSNZ or otherwise. If you are a member of another Camera Club, please make sure that the images that you submit to WPS have not been submitted to other clubs for their Interclub entry.

Good Luck and Have Fun!

November 17th, doors open 12pm, at the Tararua Tramping Club, 4 Moncrieff St, Mt Victoria.