Celbridge Camera Club

Judging for Nature Photographer of the Year
2025-02-10 20:00 - 22:00 UTC | Slip Hall Celbridge
This evening we will have judging for the NPOTY. Please be early as there are always a lot of images to get through and we will start on time.
Suzanne Behan from Kilkenny Photographic Society will be our judge for this season’s nature competition.

POTY Round 5 Hand In. Theme: Candid Portraits
2025-02-17 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
The theme for this round is Candid Portraits.
This is the closing date for submissions for Round 5 of the Photographer of the Year competition (see details for this season’s competition here). Digital Images are to be e-mailed to the competition cccinternalcomp@gmail.com not later than 17th February 2025.
Please make sure you follow the guidelines for submitting images (which can be found here) as otherwise your images may be disqualified.
Please note that for Advanced and Intermediate members, while the Colour and Mono Open sections are to be submitted as Prints, digital images are also required in order to facilitate projection on the judging night, and selection for external competitions.

Judging for Round 5 of the POTY
2025-03-03 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
This evening we will have judging for round 5 of the POTY. Please be early as there are always a lot of images to get through and we will start on time.
Paul O’Rourke from Naas Photography Group will be our judge for this round of the competition.

POTY Round 6 Hand In. Theme: Flora and Fauna
2025-03-31 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
The theme for this round is Flora and Fauna.
This is the closing date for submissions for the Round 6 of the Photographer of the Year competition (see details for this season’s competition here). Digital Images are to be e-mailed to the competition cccinternalcomp@gmail.com not later than 31st March 2025.
Please make sure you follow the guidelines for submitting images (which can be found here) as otherwise your images may be disqualified.

Please note that for Advanced and Intermediate members, while the Colour and Mono Open sections are to be submitted as Prints, digital images are also required in order to facilitate projection on the judging night, and selection for external competitions.

Judging for Round 6 of the POTY
2025-04-07 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
This evening we will have judging for round 6 of the POTY. Please be early as there are always a lot of images to get through and we will start on time.
Louise Skelly from Clondalkin Camera Club will be our judge for this round of the competition.

Hand In for the Annual Exhibition
2025-04-28 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
Members are entitled to enter up to three images in the Annual Exhibition: one Colour Print, one Monochrome Print and one digital image.
There is a cost (yet to be determined) for entering printed images which is the cost for the frames.
As for the NPOTY and POTY competitions, all entries are to be e-mailed to the competition cccinternalcomp@gmail.com and the usual rules for mounting and naming images apply. Prints need to be handed in at the Slip Hall.
Please make sure to title each of your images as the names will be displayed on the brochure.
Images will be judged before they are framed. Former club member, Stuart Bould, will be the judge for the Annual Exhibition.
For the Annual Exhibition the prizes to be awarded are:

Best Image in Exhibition
Best Monochrome Image in Exhibition
Best Advanced Image in Exhibition
Best Intermediate Image in Exhibition
Best Novice Image in Exhibition

An image can win only one prize, so, for example, if a monochrome image wins Best Overall Image in Exhibition, then a different monochrome image will be awarded the Best Monochrome Image in Exhibition prize.

POTY Round 1 Hand In. Theme: Sports.
2025-09-29 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
Hand in for Round 1 of the POTY. The theme for this round is Sports.
This is the closing date for submissions for Round 1 of the Photographer of the Year competition (see details for this season’s competition here).
Please make sure you follow the guidelines for submitting images (which can be found here) as otherwise your images may be disqualified.

Judging POTY Round 1
2025-10-06 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
Judge is TBD.

POTY Round 2 Hand In. Theme: Minimalist
2025-11-03 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
Hand in for Round 2 of the POTY. The theme for this round is Minimalist.
This is the closing date for submissions for Round 2 of the Photographer of the Year competition (see details for this season’s competition here).
Please make sure you follow the guidelines for submitting images (which can be found here) as otherwise your images may be disqualified.

Judging POTY Round 2
2025-11-10 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge

POTY Round 3 Hand In. Theme: Occupations/Environmental Portraiture
2025-11-24 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
Hand in for Round 3 of the POTY. The theme for this round is Occupations/Environmental Portraiture.
This is the closing date for submissions for Round 3 of the Photographer of the Year competition (see details for this season’s competition here).
Please make sure you follow the guidelines for submitting images (which can be found here) as otherwise your images may be disqualified.

Judging POTY Round 3
2025-12-01 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge

POTY Round 4 Hand In. Theme: After Dark (Nightlife, Neon Lights, Shadow)
2026-01-26 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
Hand in for Round 4 of the POTY. The theme for this round is After Dark (Nightlife, Neon Lights, Shadow).
This is the closing date for submissions for Round 4 of the Photographer of the Year competition (see details for this season’s competition here).
Please make sure you follow the guidelines for submitting images (which can be found here) as otherwise your images may be disqualified.

Judging POTY Round 4
2026-02-09 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
Judging for Round 4 of the POTY.
The judge for this round is Gabriel O’Shaughnessy.

Nature Photographer of the Year Hand In
2026-02-23 20:00 - 22:00 | Online
This is the closing date for submissions for the Nature Photographer of the Year competition (see details for this season’s competition here).
Please note that all images are to be submitted as digital images. There are no print entries for this season’s Nature Photographer of the Year competition.
Please make sure you follow the guidelines for submitting images (which can be found here) as otherwise your images may be disqualified.

POTY Round 5 Hand In. Theme: Composite (2 or more layers)
2026-03-23 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
Hand in for Round 5 of the POTY. The theme for this round is Composite (2 or more layers).
This is the closing date for submissions for Round 5 of the Photographer of the Year competition (see details for this season’s competition here).
Please make sure you follow the guidelines for submitting images (which can be found here) as otherwise your images may be disqualified.
