“Watching over her city” by Darrell Harrington – 2022 Annual Competition Best in Show Award
Categories
- Open Color
- Open Monochrome
- Nature
- Landscape – Includes Cityscapes, Waterscapes…
- Creative
Limits
- Enter up to 6 photos
- No more than 3 photos in any category
- No photo can be entered in multiple categories
- All photos must have been taken in the last 36 months
- Photos that have won an award in a monthly competition may be entered in this competition
- Photos that have won an award in a previous annual competition may not be entered here
Upload Closes
Upload before 10 pm.
Monday, May 15
People’s Choice Voting Ends
Last chance to choose your favorite photo.
Saturday, May 20 at 10 pm
Live Judging and Awards Presentation
Watch for a virtual meeting link.
Delayed until we can find available judges.
Virtual Exhibit Opens
Share the exhibit with your friends and family.
Delayed until after judging takes place.
Awards
The following awards, in this order, are presented by a team of outside judges at the annual competition. No photograph may receive more than one award, with the exception of the People’s Choice Award.
- Best in Show
- Open Color – 1st, 2nd, 3rd
- Monochrome Open – 1st, 2nd, 3rd
- Nature – 1st, 2nd, 3rd
- Landscape – Includes Cityscapes, Waterscapes… – 1st, 2nd, 3rd
- Creative – 1st, 2nd, 3rd
- Judges Choice Award – 1 award per judge
- *People’s Choice Award – Voted on by club members before the outside judging begins
Award Selection Process
- The judges will score all photos in all categories. No winners selected yet. No ties are broken yet.
- “Best in Show” – The top scoring photo (or more if there is a tie) in each category will be displayed for the judges to review. They will then select one of these as the “Best in Show.” This photo will then be removed from whichever category it had been in as it is no longer eligible to win another award.
- “Open Color” – Judges will determine the first, second and third place photos.
- “Open Monochrome” – Judges will determine the first, second and third place photos.
- “Nature” – Judges will determine the first, second and third place photos.
- “Landscapes – Includes Cityscapes, Waterscapes…” – Judges will determine the first, second and third place photos.
- “Creative” – Judges will determine the first, second and third place photos.
- “Judges Choice Award” – Judges will each choose their favorite photo from any photo that has not yet received an award.
- “People’s Choice Award” – All Flagpole Members will be allowed to select their favorite photo to help determine the “People’s Choice Award.” Members may not select their own photo. This selection takes place before the judging of the others begins.
Nature entries should appear to meet Photographic Society of America (PSA) nature requirements.