Images (L to R) by Ian O'Neill, John Ranson, Anthony Grubb, Philip Chadwick

NWPA COMPETITION - Free to Enter

SATURDAY 11TH JULY 2026

The portal will open on 1st May and close on 27th June 2026. (LINK WILL BE POSTED HERE AND ON THE NWPA FACEBOOK PAGE)
You must enter your 4 entries on the portal and deliver the prints by 27th June or you will not be eligible for the competition.
Details of the link will be posted and circulated on 1st May (link to portal below)

PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CARFULLY.

2026 Individual NWPA Competition Entry Instructions
A MAXIMUM OF 4 ENTRIES ACROSS THE SECTIONS.
YOU CAN ENTER PRINTS, PDI OR A MIX OF BOTH BUT NO MORE THAN 4 IMAGES
All entries, PDI and Print, must be entered via the online system as follows:
Go to https://www.photocompentries.net/?org=MoldCC you can Ctrl Click the link above.

Check the box at the bottom of the page to accept the privacy agreement if required.
Enter your email address. Please check it carefully as all communication will be sent to this address.
Click Next
You may be asked to confirm your email again, in which case enter it and click Next
Enter you number, contact number and honours if desired and click Next
Read the Rules and then Click Next – they certifies that you will abide by them.
You will see a list of sections
Open Colour Print
Open Colour PDI
Open Mono Print
Open Mono PDI
Nature Print
Nature PDI
You can enter a total of 4 images across these sections in any combination but NOT MORE THAN 4 OVERALL.
Click on the section you want to enter.
Click Yes
Click Browse and navigate to the file you wish to upload and click Open.
Files should be up to 1600x1200 pixels and sRGB jpg format.  If they are not, the system will tell you and give you the chance to either have the software automatically convert you image (you will still be responsible for the quality of the image and it will be judged as seen) by clicking Resize or return to the menu and select a new file by clicking Next.
Once your image has uploaded, the filename should appear next to Image file and a title will automatically be generated from the filename.  You can change this title by typing in the box. Please ensure that Print titles are identical between this system and the back of the print.
Repeat for any other entries in this section.
Click Next and you will return to the list of sections.  The number of entries you have made to each section will display in brackets next to the section name. 
Repeat for any other sections you wish to enter.
When you have entered all of your images, from the section list screen click next.
You will see a summary of your entry, with the options to go back, if you wish to make any changes, print for your records or next to continue.
After clicking next you will see a screen thanking you for your entry.  Your entry is now complete. Please note you will NOT receive a confirmation email until your images are manually downloaded from the system and this will not happen immediately.  However you will have a confirmation email by the submission deadline.
If you wish to change your entry in any way, you can freely do so up to the closing date by repeating the process again, navigating to the image you want to change within the system, clicking remove and uploading a new file, or by changing titles or other details in the relevant boxes. You must then click all the way through to the Thank you for your entry page for your changes to register. You do not need to notify us of any changes by email etc.

Please enter the right category on the portal, if you need any help please contact Jan Wilson-Chalon at jan@lletty.com

Drop your prints to Linda (linda.norcris@gmail.com),
or to Jan (jan@lletty.com)
You can give them to your NWPA representative who will be at a meeting on 7th June 2026.
You can give them to an Eryri member who meet on 25th April, 30th May and 27th June 2026.
Please put your title and club name on the top right of your print to help get your images back to you.

Building on the tremendous success of last years competition we are very pleased to announce a free to enter NWPA competition for all individual members, life members and Honorary members of the clubs in North Wales who are affiliated to the NWPA.

Date:                   Saturday 11th July 2026
Venue:                Craig y Don Community Centre, Queens Road, Llandudno, LL30 1TE.
Judge :                 Robert Millin. MFIAP, EFIAP/d3, FBPE, MPSA, GPU Zeus, AWPF, SPSA, DPAGB, LRPS.
Categories :        3 categories, Open Colour, Open Mono, Nature.
Entries :              A maximum of 4 entries per person, (THAT IS 4 IMAGES IN TOTAL NOT 4 IN EACH CATEGORY), either pdi, print or a mix of both, into Open Colour, Open Mono and Nature.

Doors open 10am admission £3 to include the raffle and refreshments. Finishing around 5pm.
Prizes include a box of A3 paper from Fotospeed, 20” x 16” Canvas from DCL, £60 voucher from Cotswold mounts amongst other fabulous prizes.
Featuring a bring and buy sale on the day.

Rules:            For entering the above competition • The General Conditions for NWPA Competition Events are as follows • Eligibility • The ENTRANT must be a paid-up member, a life member, or an honorary member of a photographic club or society affiliated to the NWPA. Individual members of all clubs affiliated with the NWPA may enter any or all Categories of the Competition.
Images: each Entrant is responsible for ensuring the eligibility of their Images.
Images previously entered into a NWPA Competition cannot be reused.

To clarify: This only applies to the Individual competition, which has replaced the Exhibition competition we used to hold.  Not to images used in any of the other NWPA Events ie images used in the PDI Challenge or the Print battle can be used in this Individual NWPA Competition if they haven’t been entered and accepted previously.

All images forming part of an entry must be originated by photographic means by the author, who must hold the original copyright of all such constituent parts.
By entering the Competition, you give consent to the NWPA to keep your email address and club details in our files. This is so you can receive updates and results.

All successful award winners will receive a certificate via Email.

Gold winners and the overall highest score will receive a certificate on the day

The 3 Categories for entry are:
Nature: You may crop, dodge, burn sharpen saturate or convert to mono. You may clone out but you may NOT clone anything in. You may not add any part of any other image into the finished image.

Open Colour: As it says OPEN but must show colour.

Open Mono: As it says OPEN, but must follow mono rules as follows: Definition of a MONOCHROME image – ‘A Monochrome image is one which has only a single tone e.g. cool, warm, sepia etc. A monochrome image which has been modified by the addition of another colour/partial tone is a colour image’... for eg Colour popping or adding a partial coloured filter.

The Entry Portal will open Mid May, details will be posted on the web site and Facebook and sent via news letter
Please DO NOT attempt to enter before this date as it will cause serious problems for the club who are very kindly letting us use their system.
The portal will close on Saturday 27th June.
Please enter the right category on the portal, if you need any help please contact Jan Wilson-Chalon at jan@lletty.com.

PRINT DELIVERY
Prints can be delivered to Linda Bell or Jan Wilson-Chalon direct.
You can deliver to the Eryri meeting on May 30th also on 27th June, or give them to someone who attends the Eryri group.
On June 4th there is an executive meeting for the NWPA, you can deliver here or give your prints to your NWPA representative.

Any prints not received by Saturday June 27th will not be entered into the Competition. Even if you have entered the details on the portal.

Prints to be labelled on the back with the title and your club as the judge will not require the prints before hand.
This will ensure we get your prints back to the club you belong to.

Get your entries ready and pop the date of July 11th 2026 into your diary to attend a fantastic day of wonderful images.

NWPA COMPETITION - FREE TO ENTER