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2025 VPP Members Image Competition Entries (Past Winners Here) | 2026 Image Competition
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NOTICE: This a remote photo competition. All entries are only digital, with the exception of those entering Mac Derick. |
2026 Vermont Photographic Competition Rules
1. IMAGE FEES AND DEADLINES a. Image entry registration with PrintCompetition.com opens on January 1, 2026 b. The entry DEADLINE is Thursday, March 5, 2026, at 11:00 P.M. EST c. VPP members entry fee is $15/regular image. d. Non-VPP members entry fee is $20/regular image. e. Full-time Vermont high school & college students’ entry fee is $7/regular image. f. The entries for the Creative Theme and Mack Derick categories are no charge and only open to members. g. At the end of your image registration, image entry fees payment is via PayPal. 2. PRINTCOMPETITION.COM a. The PrintCompetition.com platform will be used to host and organize all entries. b. All image-makers must create a profile at PrintCompetition.com and register each entry with the VPP competition. 3. ELIGIBILITY FOR THIS COMPETITION a. For VPP Vermont Residents to submit entries in the VPP Annual Photography Competition, their 2026 VPP dues will be paid no later than February 1, 2026. b. Out-of-state residents may compete with six regular entries. c. Out-of-State high school and college students may compete with 6 regular entries. d. All high school and college students, who are full-time and in good standing, are allowed to enter at the reduced student fee rate. 4. ENTRIES ALLOWED a. Up to six regular entries may be submitted by each entrant with digital images. b. Digital album entries. Each album will be one of your regular entries. c. Image-makers may use the same model/subject in multiple images if the images are created with entirely different concepts. i. If the entirely different concepts standard isn’t met, all images with the same subject will be disqualified. ii. The Photography Committee Chair has the final word for any questions/disputes. d. Images that have been entered into PPA’s IPC Competition or have been previously entered in VPP’s annual image competitions AND scored 80 or above, are not allowed. Images entered during PPA’s Merit Image Review (MIR) are not eligible if merited. e. Images captured by any entrant at a photography school, or under the supervision of an instructor, are not allowed. i. High school and college students, in good standing, are exempt from this rule until they are no longer enrolled as a student. f. In addition to six regular entries, one entry for each special category is also allowed: i. Mack Derick Memorial ii. VPP’s Creative Theme 5. OUT-OF-STATE ENTRIES a. Up to six entries are allowed by each out-of-state entrant and shall follow the same rules as VPP members. b. Only one Out-of-State Court of Honor award is available for these entries. c. All other awards are available to VPP members who currently live in Vermont. | CREATIVE THEME a. This year’s theme is “Between Light and Shadow” b. Vermont VPP members may enter one image in this category. c. This category is in addition to the 6 regular entries and is free to enter. d. Judging is done within the VPP Photography Competition. e. The judges will select the image that best exemplifies and interprets this year’s theme.
6. OUTSOURCING a. The outsourcing or supplying of digital files or film to a lab, editor, retoucher or print service is allowable under your direct supervision and explicit instruction. b. A third-party may offer recommendations for your consideration but may not make the ultimate final decisions. 7. AI-GENERATED IMAGES a. A single AI image on its own will not be accepted. As this is a Photographic Competition, the photographic component shall be dominant in all entries. b. Using AI technology to remove items (ie using content aware fill tool to remove a dust or sensor spot) is allowed c. It is NOT permissible to create final artwork through AI text-to-image prompting tools d. Any AI elements and backgrounds used must be shown as guide images.
a. By entering this photographic competition, each entrant certifies they created, composed, and made the original exposures and the processing, printing, and special effects were done by them, or under their direction, and all entries contain only appropriate content.
a. The longest side of each image file should be 4000 pixels at 200ppi. b. Image files saved to a JPEG quality of 10 c. Image file size should not exceed 7.5MB. d. Image files should be saved in either sRGB, or the Adobe RGB 1998, color space. e. These digital files will be used for awards selection, presentation, and publishing on the VPP website and convention book.
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VPP Photography Committee Chairman’s Notes:
PRINTCOMPETITION.COM provides a valuable learning experience for its members by offering an extensive library of images to view. APPROPRIATE CONTENT VPP’s Photographic Competition Chairman has the right to disqualify any entry if it does not adhere to the rules or if it risks undermining the integrity of the competition.
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