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PAGB Distinctions
The Awards are open to all members of clubs affiliated to the PAGB
through their Federations, they are at three levels:
Credit (CPAGB) The standard is that of ‘Good Club Photography’. Certificate and Blue Badge
Distinction (DPAGB) The standard is that of ‘Open Exhibition Photography Certificate and Red Badge
Master (MPAGB) The standard is that of The Highest Standard of Amateur Photography’. Images likely to be accepted and win Awards in International Exhibitions. Certificate and Yellow Badge
The Awards are normally held for life without any annual fee and holders are entitled to use the designated letters after their name.
Qualification
All applicants must pre-qualify via their Federations. Entrants must
have been active members of an affiliated Club for a minimum of two years for CPAGB,
three years for DPAGB and five Years for MPAGB, A retrospective period of ten years
may be considered. Applications for MPAGB must have held DPAGB for at least 11 months
on the date of adjudication. Please contact your Federation Awards Officer for guidance.
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Federation PAGB Distinctions Secretary - David Venables DPAGB (Click here to contact David)
Inter-Federation Print and PDI Competitions
These are annual competitions for Monochrome
Prints - The Keighley Trophy and Colour Prints - The Stirling Trophy both judged
in June and PDI - The Arthur Downes Trophy judged in October and new in 2012 a Natural
History Trophy also judged in October.
Each Federation is asked to submit a number of prints and PDI to represent them in the competition. The number of prints in an entry shall be equivalent to one-third of the number of Societies in the Federation submitting the entry at the 31st December preceding the entry date. The maximum number permitted is fifty prints and the minimum is ten prints. The MCPF have to submit 38 colour and 38 monochrome prints. PDI the number is one-half of the clubs/societies in the Federation submitting the entry at the 31st of December preceding the entry date, The MCPF have to submit 57 entries. The Natural History competition will based on one-third of the number of Societies etc.
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MCPF Inter-Federation Competition Secretary - Graham Hodgkiss (click here to contact Graham)
PAGB Interclub Print and PDI Championships
These are competitions for clubs/societies
representing their Federations. Each Federation has a different method of selecting
their representatives, the MCPF has it’s own Print/PDI Championships to determine
this. The competitions take place annually, PDI at the University of Warwick in
July and the prints at Deeside College, Connahs Quay, Flintshire in October.
Each Federation chooses two clubs plus those clubs that have pre-qualified by finishing in the top eight the previous year. To see more about how the MCPF chooses their representatives go to MCPF events page or click here.
To see how MCPF clubs faired this year go to Inter-Club Competition page or click here
PAGB Newsletter
These are issued via email as and when something is note worthy. You
can subscribe to them directly through the PAGB website. Or try to encourage your
Secretary to subscribe on behalf of your club to then redistribute to your members.
It contains lots of information about PAGB events, and PAGB news. Click on the link
to get to the subscription page of the PAGB News. It’s FREE
To gain access to the PAGB News Archives click here
Inter-Federation Print and PDI Competitions
These are annual competitions for Monochrome
Prints - The Keighley Trophy and Colour Prints - The Stirling Trophy both judged
in June and PDI - The Arthur Downes Trophy judged in October and new in 2012 a Natural
History Trophy also judged in October.
Each Federation is asked to submit a number of prints and PDI to represent them in the competition. The number of prints in an entry shall be equivalent to one-third of the number of Societies in the Federation submitting the entry at the 31st December preceding the entry date. The maximum number permitted is fifty prints and the minimum is ten prints. The MCPF have to submit 38 colour and 38 monochrome prints. PDI the number is one-half of the clubs/societies in the Federation submitting the entry at the 31st of December preceding the entry date, The MCPF have to submit 57 entries. The Natural History competition will based on one-third of the number of Societies etc.
The maximum number permitted is sixty images and the minimum is fifteen images. The MCPF have to submit 54 images. The number of pieces of work from any one author is also restricted in prints Each entry must contain the work of at least six photographers, but must not contain more than two prints by any one photographer. For PDI each entry must contain the work of at least six Photographers, but must not contain more than three images by any one photographer.
The work is marked by three judges selected by the PAGB Judges Committee (they are
not allowed to have their work selected by their Federation). The Federation with
the highest average mark will be declared the winner (this often goes to 3 decimal
points). Individual awards are then selected and an exhibition made up of some of
the work. The prints go around the Federations and the PDI are made into a CD of
which every Federation receives a copy and this can be booked by any club/society.
See PAGB Exhibitions (click here)
Work for the MCPF entry is selected from annual
exhibitions and competitions MidPhot, Photofolio, and the Print/PDI Championship,
by a team of renowned Midland judges under the supervision of the MCPF’s Inter-Federation
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MCPF Inter-Federation Competition Secretary - Graham Hodkiss (click here to contact Graham)
PAGB Distinctions
The Awards are open to all members of clubs affiliated to the PAGB
through their Federations, they are at three levels:
Credit (CPAGB) The standard is that of ‘Good Club Photography’. Certificate and Blue Badge
Distinction (DPAGB) The standard is that of ‘Open Exhibition Photography Certificate and Red Badge
Master (MPAGB) The standard is that of The Highest Standard of Amateur Photography’. Images likely to be accepted and win Awards in International Exhibitions. Certificate and Yellow Badge
The Awards are normally held for life without any annual fee and holders are entitled to use the designated letters after their name.
Qualification
All applicants must pre-qualify via their Federations. Entrants must
have been active members of an affiliated Club for a minimum of 2 years for CPAGB,
3 years for DPAGB and 5 Years for MPAGB, A retrospective period of 10 years may be
considered. Applications for MPAGB must have held DPAGB for at least 11 months on
the date of adjudication. Please contact your Federation Awards Officer for guidance.
Adjudications will normally be held in April and November of each year and you are advised to apply well in advance. Entries will not be presented as panels but will be mixed and scored as individual images by 6 judges selected from the PAGB. Adjudications are hosted by each Federation in turn see the PAGB website for adjudication diary.
Audio Visual
Applicants may apply either singly or jointly for an Award in AV Adjudications
will be held as and when it is deemed appropriate and provided there is sufficient
demand. The fee structure is the same as stated below for each level of Award. Please
see the separate leaflet dealing specifically with Audio Visual applications
For more information see the PAGB website or download the information pack (see links opposite). ......less
Federation PAGB Distinctions Secretary - David Venables DPAGB (Click here to contact David )
Great British Cup
This is an inter-club competition for Projected Images (PDI). Every
club affiliated to a member Federation is encouraged to enter. There is an Open
GB Cup, a separate GB Cup for smaller clubs and a GB Cup Nature. See the PAGB website
for more details.
Other items of Interest
The PAGB offer a lot of different services including Public
Liability Insurance and Equipment Insurance, Recorded Lectures, Judges and Lecturers,
and much more- go to the PAGB website to see more details of these and those listed
above.
Photographic Alliance of Great Britain (PAGB)