Annual Open Print Competition
The Annual Print Competition is a special opportunity for both members and non-members to share their photography, celebrate creativity, and be part of one of Nevada Camera Club’s most anticipated events of the year. Whether you are entering for the first time or returning with new work, this competition welcomes photographers of all experience levels and styles. Participants are encouraged to review the entry guidelines carefully, select images that best reflect their artistic vision, and prepare prints according to the required specifications.
Photo Credit: Janice Phillips
NEVADA CAMERA CLUB
2026 ANNUAL OPEN PRINT COMPETITION
For assistance contact: Special Competitions Chairperson by email at specialcomps@nevadacc.org or leave a message at 1-866-925-1447.
RULES:
1. WHO MAY ENTER
Open to anyone of any age.
2. HOW TO ENTER
Entries will be accepted on ???? at the Fellowship Hall of St. Andrew Lutheran Church, 8901 Del Webb Blvd., Las Vegas, from 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM.
3. HOW TO ENTER
The PDF document below allows for completion by typing in entry information. The summary form will
auto-populate entry information when completed in this document. Add to the summary form your
contact information, print it, and submit at entry take-in. After printing the print entry form, it must be
securely taped on the back of the print in the top center of each entry.
4. DIVISIONS
(C) Color (M) Monochrome
5. CATEGORIES
Click: Category Definitions. Categories designated with a # are governed by the Special Competitions definitions on page 2.
• (AB) Abstract
• (AP) Animal/Pets
• (CM) Commercial
• (CR) Creative
• (DO) Documentary*
• (NA) Nature*#
• (PE) People
• (PI) Pictorial
• (PJ) Photojournalism*
• (PO) Portraiture
• (ST) Still Life
• (TR) Travel*#
• (UC) Unclassified
• (WL) Wildlife*#
*NOTE: No specific category is defined by technique. Subject matter must be the defining parameter.
Care must be taken in the Documentary, Nature, Photojournalism, Travel, and Wildlife categories.
Normal photographic processes may be used to enhance the image quality in these five reality-based categories but must not be used to alter the truth of the photographic statement. This means not altering the factual representation. All photographic elements of the entries except in Creative must have been taken by the entering photographer.
5. EXHIBIT SHOWING
Category winners and Best of Show images will be exhibited at the George Lloyd Courthouse beginning ????
6. AWARDS
First place, second place, third place and honorable mention winners in each category will receive ribbons. A Best of Show ribbon and a $100.00 cash prize will be awarded in each division (color and monochrome).
A Best of Category ribbon will be awarded for each category. Best of Show and Best of Category winners will receive a matted print of the image.
7. JUDGING
Images will be judged by a panel of photographic judges. Judges have the right to re-categorize entries. The decision of the judges is final.
8. IMAGE REQUIREMENTS
Images that have won a first place ribbon in a previous Nevada Camera Club Annual Electronic Image or Annual Slide Competition are not eligible. Entries must have been photographed by the entrant. Images may be horizontal, vertical or square.
Horizontal Image – The width must not exceed 1920 pixels. If the height exceeds 1200 pixels, the height should be resized to 1200 pixels or less and the width should be adjusted to maintain the original aspect ratio.
Vertical Image – The height must not exceed 1200 pixels.
Square Image – Width and height must not exceed 1200 pixels.
Although there is no minimum size, it is to the advantage of each entrant to make the dimensions as large as possible without exceeding the maximum dimensions listed above.
File format must be JPEG using .jpg as the file extension.
Color depth must not exceed 24 bits per pixel. All files should be set at 300 dpi.
Nothing identifying the maker of the image, such as a signature or watermark, may be included on the image.
The entries need to comply with the above requirements to be projected, both for the judges and for the multimedia presentation. If an image is not in JPEG format, if an image exceeds 1920 pixels in width or 1200 pixels in height, if the image maker is identified in any way, it will be disqualified and will not be judged. There will be no refund for disqualified images.
9. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
The entrant grants to the Nevada Camera Club the right to display submitted images during the reception multimedia presentation and at a regularly scheduled Nevada Camera Club meeting. The entrant also grants to the Nevada Camera Club the right to make one print of each category winning image and display said print during the gallery exhibition period. The print will be given to the entrant after the close of the exhibition. All other rights remain with the entrant.
10. PICK UP OF FIRST PLACE AWARDED PRINTS
Matted prints of the winning first place images will be available for pick up following the close of the exhibit. Photographers may pick them up prior to the 7:00 PM start of Nevada Camera Club program meeting on November 13, 2026 in the Fellowship Hall at St. Andrew Lutheran Church, 8901 Del Webb Blvd., Las Vegas.
11. MISCELLANEOUS
All possible care will be taken with prints. However, the Nevada Camera Club will not be responsible for lost or damaged items.