The competition runs from May of one year through May of the next. Several local camera clubs participate. This year (2015-16), there were four: Fall River Camera Club, PSRI, Quinebaug Valley Photography Club and Seven Hills Camera Club. The host club this year was Seven Hills Camera Club.

Here’s how the competition works. Each year in May, a predetermined list of 25 categories is presented to participating clubs. This list is gleaned from suggestions made by members of the participating clubs. Shooters can interpret the categories in any way they believe will work for competition purposes, and send their submissions to their respective club representative any time before selection night, usually the following April.

At PSRI, shooters can submit up to 3 images in each category, and can enter as few or as many categories as they like. PSRI’s Multi-screen committee pre-screens all entries for suitability, then projects the selected images at a regular Tuesday night meeting, so club members can vote to choose the final selections that will be submitted to the competition. (Only one image per category can be submitted to the inter-club competition.)

The 2016-17 Multi-screen competition is already underway. Other than your annual club membership fee, there are no additional fees involved. If you would like to participate, use this link for more information and to access the entry form.

Here are the winning images, along with maker’s name and club affiliation.
 

Chair
Diane Neves
Fall River Camera Club
 

Chocolate
Tara Marshall
Photographic Society of Rhode Island
 

Complimentary colors
Tara Marshall
Photographic Society of Rhode Island
 

Dilapidated
Paul Renaud
Fall River Camera Club
 

Dirty
Andy Wilson
Fall River Camera Club
 

Dog(s)
Ron Jolicoeur
Seven Hills Camera Club
 

Fantasy
Karl Zuzarte
Photographic Society of Rhode Island
 

Hidden
Gary Detonnancourt
Photographic Society of Rhode Island
 

Iconic/symbolic
Diane Neves
Fall River Camera Club
 

Into the night
Diane Neves
Fall River Camera Club
 

Light painting
Diane Neves
Fall River Camera Club
 

Long exposure
Charlie Bateman
Seven Hills Camera Club
 

Looking up
Matt Kornatowski
Quinebaug Valley Photography Club
 

Mirror image
Robert Keirstead
Seven Hills Camera Club
 

Moonlight
Tara Marshall
Photographic Society of Rhode Island
 

On the Job
Ron Jolicoeur
Seven Hills Camera Club
 

Psychedelic
Robert Keirstead
Seven Hills Camera Club
 

Rain
Lois Latraverse
Quinebaug Valley Photography Club
 

Shoe(s)
Matt Kornatowski
Quinebaug Valley Photography Club
 

Stars
Andy Wilson
Fall River Camera Club
 

Tree knot(s)
Bill Hooper
Photographic Society of Rhode Island
 

Twisted
Andy Wilson
Fall River Camera Club
 

Uniform(s)
Tara Marshall
Photographic Society of Rhode Island
 

Vine(s)
Karen Leaf
Quinebaug Valley Photography Club
 

White
Doug Leonard
Photographic Society of Rhode Island

The annual Multi-screen competition is a lot of fun. If you’d like to participate in the next competition, start shooting now! The topics are listed here for your convenience.
 
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Multi-screen 2016-2017 Topics

1-Busy hands
2-Drip(s)
3-Eye(s)
4-Fence(s)
5-Fish(es)
6-Flag(s)
7-Frost
8-Fruit(s)
9-Horse(s)
10-In flight
11-Intersection(s)
12-Macro
13-Motion
14-Neon
15-On the water
16-Shadow(s)
17-Shell(s)
18-Silhouette(s)
19-Smoke stack(s)
20-Spiral(s)
21-Splash
22-Staircase(s)
23-Train(s)
24-Underneath
25-Vegetable(s

The entry period for the Audubon Magazine Photography Awards opens on 6 January and closes on 19 February 2016. This is the 7th year of this competition focused on bird photography and was originally titled the Birds In Focus competition. The entry requirements have changed over the years, as well as the prize structure. In 2010, the second year of the competition, my image of the Green Breasted Mango was selected as the Grand Prize winner, and another entry was selected in the top 100 images. I’ve had additional images in the top 100 in 2009 and 2013. Looking at the Top 100 images from 2010 I’m always amazed that my image was selected for the top award.

There are four divisions in which to enter: Professional, Amateur, Fine Art, and Youth. The entry fee is $15 per image so send in only your best. The full set of rules and other information about the contest can be found here:  2016 RULES.

Check the following links to see the top 100 images from each of the competitions that I could find online. You’ll see the variety of images, from tight portraits to birds in the environment to behaviors.

2010 Top 100

2012 Top 100

2013 Top 100

2015 Top 100

Remember, you can’t win if you don’t enter.

The WPY is now open for entries until 25 February 2016. The competition is run in two stages; the initial entries are in high quality jpg format with 1920 pixels on the longest side. If an image is shortlisted after the first round of judging, the original camera files and high resolution edited files will be requested for final judging. There are 16 categories covering just about every aspect of nature photography so you may have something unique to enter. Remember, this is a very competitive competition so only send your best and most unique images.

2016 Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Images must be original and must adhere to the guidelines below. Owners of photographs selected for inclusion in the calendar will be notified by October 18, 2013 and will receive a copy of the calendar.

• Set your digital camera to the highest resolution setting!  (Most camera phones will NOT take quality images for calendar size.)
• Resolution:  300 dpi
• Minimum dimensions:  2550 x 3300 pixels
• File format:  JPEG only
• Compress files and email to Donna Deforbes at
  dmdeforbes@gmail.com (file must be under 20 megabytes)
• DEADLINE:  Monday, September 23, 2013