Maitland Camera Club wishes to extend an invitation to all persons with a passion for photography.
The Club enjoys a robust membership catering for all levels of photographers , some with vast experience, whilst others are just beginning their journey.
As a collective group, ideas and skills are shared to the benefit of all members.
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MyPhotoClub suffered a significant system failure and is undergoing recovery. A new version of the system is being implemented as part of the restoration process.
All sites are now open for competition entry.
Annual pointscore table available under Management.
Remote judging is now available.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
This is where the widgets such as the calendar will be displayed.
Interclub Competition 2024-2025 – Round 1 Images
The following images have been selected to represent our club in the first round of this competition. Congratulations to all these members.
The first round of the PSA Interclub closes soon – 27/10/24.
If you have new images for consideration, please add them to the portal in the Members section of the website. This is a great way to assess how internationally competitive your images are!
Sections:
As a club we traditionally do very well in this competition. To continue our success we need many new images!
Entries are made through the portal in Members section of the website. Maximum of two per section per member.
Deadline: Sunday 3/11/24
From MCC Rules – 2024 (Members Documents section of the website)
6. Rules Specific to IOTY Competition
6.1 Except for the Nature New Digital Section, entries must have been entered in at least one of the Club’s Monthly Competitions in the current year. Images must be entered into the IOTY from the Section that they were originally submitted. For the Nature New Digital Section, images must not have been entered in any section in any previous competition run by the Club.
6.2 Except for the Nature New Digital Section, all entries in the Club’s Monthly Competitions for the current year are eligible to be entered in the IOTY Competition, regardless of placing or score awarded in the Monthly Competition.
6.3 No image or substantially similar image may be entered in more than one section regardless of changes in media, size, format title, toning or colouring or other treatment.
6.4 Members are eligible to compete in any number of the following sections:
6.5 Each member may submit a maximum of two (2) entries in each section.
6.6 One 1st place and three Certificates of Merit shall be awarded in each section. Entries gaining 1st place in the IOTY Competition are not eligible for any subsequent competitions conducted by the Club.
6.7 There is no Point Score Competition associated with the IOTY Competition, only selection of awards. Entries are to be submitted before the IOTY presentation. Details to be provided in the MCC program.
For 2024 the judges are: Dianne English, Ian English, Roy Killen and Peter Ryan.
There were 6 entries that were rated the highest by our judge(s).
Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in 2024 Photo Hunt
click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results
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Kingfisher Graeme Wright – 1st Place The letter B 
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Yoga with a View Christine Regan – 1st Place Rule of odds 
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Tunnel of light Christine Regan – 1st Place Urban colours 
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Metallic with a Splash of Colour Nancy Morley – 1st Place Metallic 
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Two Birds Nancy Morley – 1st Place Details 
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Framed by a Frame IMG_4880 PH Wayne Munce – 1st Place Framed 
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From Susan Leith Miller, Festival Director
A big thank you to the members of the MCC for taking part in the Festival.
Our judges Julia Brooke and Nick Glover have chosen the winner and 5 highly commended photos.
Julia and Nick selected independently of each other and found a good deal of agreement about their choices.
The results are below:
First Prize
Mick Lynch
Kindred Spirits by Mela Cooke
Highly Commended (in no particular order)
Kevin Parsons
The Morning After by Adam Truskett
Truss and Joint by Stephen King
Mick Lynch
Passage by David Ball
Let There Be Light by Merryn Raco
Wayne Munce
William Cooper’s Blues by Stephen Paul Coburn
