https://www.lpaphotography.org/dokuwiki/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:56:52 +0000 FeedCreator 1.8 https://www.lpaphotography.org/dokuwiki/lib/tpl/lpa/images/favicon.ico https://www.lpaphotography.org/dokuwiki/ https://www.lpaphotography.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/competitions/2011 2010-2011 Competition Year July 20th 2010 - Pictorial Picturesque scenes such as landscapes, seascapes or scenic views. Our Judge will be Mel Carll, Professional Photographer and owner of Santa Clarita Center of Photography. Oct 19th 2010 - Images of the Prime Desert Preserve anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) competitions Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:08:52 +0000 https://www.lpaphotography.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/competitions/2012 2011-2012 Competition Year July 19, 2011 - Images of the Prime Desert Woodland Preserve Digital Competition Only The LPA July 19 2011 competition will be for images of the Prime Desert Woodland Preserve (PDWP) shot beginning October 12, 2010. All types of images are acceptable, flora, fauna, people, and structures. Images from the competition will be used to produce a DVD for the PDWP to be shown in the PDWP Interpretive Center. It is hoped that we will have images from spring, summer and ea… anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) competitions Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:36:30 +0000 https://www.lpaphotography.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/competitions/2013 2012-2013 Competition Year July 17, 2012 - Action Motion being portrayed as the dominant theme. Judge: Phillip Kocurek Oct 16, 2012 - Structures Man made objects such as buildings, bridges, lighthouses, etc. EXCLUDES VEHICLES. Judge: Ted Dayton anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) competitions Fri, 08 Feb 2013 20:55:20 +0000 https://www.lpaphotography.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/competitions/2014 2013-2014 Competition Year July 2013 - Vehicles Judged by Suzanne Gonzalez, July 16, 2013 at the AV Senior Center October, 2013 - Human Interest January, 2014 - Nature Something that exists in nature: An insect, butterflies, leaves, etc. Includes birds and fish. No man made objects are allowed in this category and photos must not show the hand of man in any way. Nature is a reality based category in which no elements may be moved, cloned, added, deleted, rearranged, or combined. No manipula… anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) competitions Tue, 29 Oct 2013 02:10:17 +0000 https://www.lpaphotography.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/competitions/2015 2014-2015 Competition Year July 2014 - Scapes October, 2014 - Monochrome January, 2015 - Photojournalism March, 2015 - Nature May, 2015 - Portrait June, 2015 - End of Year Competition This competition will not be judged, instead our membership will also vote on their favorites. It is not necessary to resubmit your qualifying digital entries but prints must be brought to the competition. anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) competitions Mon, 16 Nov 2015 01:22:45 +0000 https://www.lpaphotography.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/competitions/2016 2015-2016 Competition Year July, 2015 - Action Motion being portrayed as the dominant theme, includes sports. Oct, 2015 - Open Theme is “Open” which means anything from Abstract to Vehicles plus a few more you could think of. Images must be in good taste! Color or B&W images both are allowed. anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) competitions Thu, 28 Apr 2016 02:01:45 +0000 https://www.lpaphotography.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/competitions/2017 2016-2017 Competition Year July 2016 - Macro MACRO - Macro photography is extreme close-up photography, usually of very small subjects, in which the size of the subject in the photograph is greater than life size. In practice, this usually means the subject is smaller than 2 anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) competitions Fri, 13 May 2016 03:57:58 +0000 https://www.lpaphotography.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/competitions/2018 2017-2018 Competition Year July 2017 - Nature NATURE - The story telling value of a photograph must be weighed more than the pictorial quality while maintaining high technical quality Human elements shall not be present, except where those human elements are integral parts of the nature story such as nature subjects, like barn owls or storks, adapted to an environment modified by humans, or where those human elements are in situations depicting natural forces, like hurricanes or tidal waves. S… anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) competitions Mon, 19 Sep 2016 21:51:34 +0000 https://www.lpaphotography.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/competitions/2019 2019-2020 Competition Year July 2019 - Photojournalism Photojournalism entries shall consist of images with informative content and emotional impact, reflecting the human presence in our world. The journalistic (story-telling) value of the image shall receive priority over pictorial quality. In the interest of credibility, images that misrepresent the truth, such as those from events or activities specifically arranged for photography or of subjects directed or hired for photography, are not e… anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) competitions Mon, 01 Jul 2019 17:28:23 +0000 https://www.lpaphotography.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/competitions/2021 2020-2021 Competition Year July 2020 - Abstract Images in which the presentation of shape or form is the objective of the photograph. Abstract is often determined by not knowing what an object is, at least right away. For example, lines and shapes might be what you first saw, but then after studying the image, you notice that those lines and shapes are the outside of a building. If you saw it as a building first, without much thought, it may be better suited for the Structures Class. anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) competitions Sat, 11 Apr 2020 23:01:41 +0000 https://www.lpaphotography.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/competitions/2022 2021-2022 Competition Year July 2021 - Nature Reality-based topic. The story telling value of a photograph must be weighed more than the pictorial quality while maintaining high technical quality Human elements shall not be present, except where those human elements are integral parts of the nature story such as nature subjects, like barn owls or storks, adapted to an environment modified by humans, or where those human elements are in situations depicting natural forces, like hurricanes or t… anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) competitions Wed, 07 Jul 2021 18:17:21 +0000 https://www.lpaphotography.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/competitions/2023 2023-2024 Competition Year July 2023 – Open Competition is open to any photographs of any genre. October 2023 – Nature The story telling value of a photograph must be weighed more than the pictorial quality while maintaining high technical quality Human elements shall not be present, except where those human elements are integral parts of the nature story such as nature subjects, like barn owls or storks, adapted to an environment modified by humans, or where those human elements are in situ… anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) competitions Tue, 19 Mar 2024 17:51:12 +0000 https://www.lpaphotography.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/competitions/2024 2025-2026 Competition Year July 15, 2025 – Monochrome An image is considered to be Monochrome only if it gives the impression of having no color (i.e., of containing only shades of grey which can include pure black and pure white); OR it gives the impression of being a greyscale image that has been toned in one color across the entire image. anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) competitions Tue, 21 Oct 2025 22:51:50 +0000 https://www.lpaphotography.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/competitions/classdefinitions **LPA PHOTO COMPETITION CLASS DEFINITIONS** Updated & Board Approved Dec 10, 2015 Once an image has received an Award (1st, 2nd, 3rd, EA) it cannot be re-used in any other LPA competitions. If an image has received an HM, the image may be re-used in other LPA competitions other than the original class it won the HM. anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) competitions Sat, 03 May 2025 17:05:52 +0000 https://www.lpaphotography.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/competitions/lpa_competition_rules LPA Competition Rules Revision Date: November 8, 2011 (this is no longer affective * Levels – Novice, Amateur, Advanced Amateur, and Master * Divisions – Prints, Slides, and Digital * – 4 Levels, – 4 Levels, Slides – All Levels Combined anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) competitions Mon, 09 Oct 2023 18:54:28 +0000 https://www.lpaphotography.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/competitions/rules_2015 LPA Competition Rules ( Effective July 1, 2015 ) Divisions – Prints and Digital * Prints * CATEGORIES – Intermediate and Accomplished * Intermediate – Novice & Amateur * Accomplished – Advanced Amateur & Master * Digital * anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) competitions Fri, 29 Jun 2018 20:57:06 +0000 https://www.lpaphotography.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/competitions/start LPA Club Competition Information Competition Rules Competition Rules effective July 1 2015 Class Definitions Competition Schedule * 2010-2011 * 2011-2012 * 2012-2013 * 2013-2014 * 2014-2015 * 2015-2016 * 2016-2017 * 2017-2018 * 2019-2020 * 2020-2021 * 2021-2022 * 2023-2024 * 2024-2025 anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) competitions Fri, 21 Jun 2024 19:00:13 +0000 https://www.lpaphotography.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/competitions/submission_help Contest Submission Help Before submitting your entries, you should take a look at the LPA Competition Rules. Submitting Entries To upload and submit your photo entry for an LPA contest, you'll need to fill in each field and click “Submit”. An explanation of the fields is shown here: anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) competitions Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:19:23 +0000 https://www.lpaphotography.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/competitions/upcomingcompetitions 2010-2011 Competition Year July 20th 2010 - Pictorial Picturesque scenes such as landscapes, seascapes or scenic views. Our Judge will be Mel Carll, Professional Photographer and owner of Santa Clarita Center of Photography. Oct 19th 2010 - Images of the Prime Desert Preserve anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) competitions Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:43:46 +0000