Overview – Club & Related Contests
This contest is held among the active members of the Jacksonville Camera Club (JCC) to provide an educational and entertaining challenge. It is category-based and held triannually . Prints are submitted as prescribed herein on specified dates. A judge, to whom the identity of the image's maker is unknown, reviews the prints, provides critiques and selects winners. Awards are given for first through fourth place and a varying number of honors. The results are announced at a club program on a prescribed date. The winners are awarded both "glory" and "points". Enjoy the contest and Good Luck!
This contest is held among the active members of the Jacksonville Camera Club (JCC) to provide an educational and entertaining challenge. It is theme-based and held Triannually. The images are submitted via the JCC website between specified dates. A judge will review the images, provide critiques and select winners. Awards are given for first through fourth and a number of honors in accordance with a sliding scale. The results are announced at a club program on a prescribed date. The winners are awarded both "glory" and "points". Enjoy the contest and Good Luck!
JCC People's Choice Print Contest
This is a theme based contest held during a short period prior to the first meeting of the month. One point is awarded for participation. rds. The themes are noted on the website. Members are invited to judge the prints. Ribbons are awarded.
JCC Annual Print and Digital Contests
The winners of an award in the Print and Digital contests during the year are automatically entered into these two contests. The prints and digital entries are presented during the Annual Awards Banquet and winners announced.
The Jacksonville Camera Club has two annual photographic contests. The Annual Print Contest is the granddaddy of the pair having been a fixture of the club for many years. The Digital Annual Contest is in its infancy. The results of both are presented at the Annual Awards Banquet held in January of each year to celebrate the achievements of members during the previous year. This is the keystone event of the Jacksonville Camera Club’s year.
Annual Print Contest
Winning entries from the tri-annual print contests and the annual monochrome print contest are entered into the Annual Print Contest by the member submitting the print in accordance with directions given during the last quarter of each year. Entries receiving honors and above are entered on equal footing. Each category is judged separately. That results in three number one winners, etc.
A new judge selects the annual winners not knowing the name of the maker or what award was previously won.
The prints are on display at the banquet for all attendees to enjoy.
Annual Digital Contest
All winners (including honors) from each of the tri-annual digital contests are grouped together for judging. From the combined group, a judge will select three blue ribbons (first prize), three red ribbons, (second prize), three white ribbons (third prize) and three green ribbons (fourth prize) plus a variable number of honors awards based on the total number of entries as described on the “All Contests” page.
The judge will not know the maker’s name nor the level of the previous award. All entries are on an even level.
JCC Monochrome
Print Contest
This contest has been incorporated into the regular print contest as it's own category. The previous winning images are still shown under the contest name in the gallery section of the website.
PSA – Photographic Society of America
The Jacksonville Camera Club is a member of the PSA as a club. Individual members may also choose to join the organization. They have contests for both clubs and individual members. You may click on the logo to access their website.
FCCC – Florida Camera Club Council
The Jacksonville Camera Club is a member of the F3C. You, as a member of JCC, qualify for a free membership in this organization. Just click the log and register. F3C will contact the JCC F3C liaison and that admin team member will approve you membership. This will take a few days.
The F3C sponsors print and digital contest which you may then enter after your membership is approved. There is a fee. The judges for their contest award up to twenty points in each of three categories: These are averaged and the images are then ranked. There is no critique or feedback of why the score was assigned. Complete information is on their site.
Glennie Nature Salon
The Jacksonville Camera Club participated in the Merrimack Valley Camera Club's Glennie Nature Salon for many years. A few years they closed it. We have images of past winners from JCC posted on our website. This is posted her for reference purposes only.
Official Rules and Guidelines