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