External Competitions

Notable successes

Image Black Damselfly by Maria Mazo

2025

FCC Interclub 2025

In total there were 9 sections in the 2025 FCC Interrclub competition. The changes from last year included replacing the Nature category with a new Animals category which allows more artistic freedom and also includes pet photography. Nature will be run as a separate competition. The category of Astro was also replaced with the more traditional topic of Scapes.

For our third year in this competition we once again performed solidly. Of the 9 categories NCP placed first in both the Digital Art and Flora categories, and second in Scapes. We also had several 4th and 5th place achievements.

We had entries from the following club members:
Eric Lippey, Fran Brew, Frank Shu, David Ross, Steve Mullarkey, Judith Bennett, Shane Clarkson, Kerry Boytell, Fujiko Watt, Graeme Dobbs, Margaret Frankish, Maria Mazo, Geoff Clark, Heather Miles, Strat Mairs, Carol Abbott, Janice Gursanscky, Louise Scambler, Guy Machan, Ivor Barnard, Maureen Rogers, Vivek Herur, Peter Steele and Rod Carter.

Our selection committee was Heather Miles, Liz Bell and Shane Clarkson.

See FCC Interclub 2025 entries

2024

FCC Interclub 2024

In total there were 9 sections in the 2024 FCC Interrclub competition. The changes from last year included a move to more digital entries with 8 digital sections and 1 section for Fine Art Prints. There were also changes in the focus to put more emphasis on creative images with only the Astro and Nature categories being strongly constrained with respect to editing.

For our second year in this competition we once again performed strongly. Of the 9 categories NCP placed first in Digital Art; second in Urban, Portrait and Nature; third in Staged, Fine Art Print and Astro; finishing unplaced in Action and Flora.

We had entries from the following club members:
Bruce Wilson, Frank Shu, Hemant Kogekar, Kerry Boytell, Margaret Frankish, Michael Hing, Maria Mazo, Strat Mairs, Eric Lippey, Judith Bennett, Rod Carter, Robyn Miller, Shane Clarkson, Steve Mullarkey, Carol Abbott, Geoff Clark, Heather Miles, Judith Frost, Jennifer Gordon, Maureen Rogers, Denise Petrie, Leigh Hall, Louise Scambler, and David Ross.

Our selection committee was Dawn Zandstra, Frank Shu, Kerry Boytell, Eric Lippey, Hemant Kogekar and Shane Clarkson.

See FCC Interclub 2024 entries

2023

FCC Interclub 2023

Our results in the competition were outstanding. Of the 9 categories NCP placed first in 6 categories, third in 2 categories, and fourth in the other (missing equal third by one point).

And finally of the approximately 1300 entries in the competition, only 4 images were scored as 15 points (which is the maximum of 5 points by all 3 judges). Two of those images were submitted by our club members Eric Lippey and Maria Mazo.

In total there were 9 sections in the competition, 6 digital sections and 3 print sections.

We had entries from the following club members:
Alia Naughton, Beryl Jenkins, Carol Abbott, Eric Lippey, Fujiko Watt, Graeme Gordon, Heather Miles, Hemant Kogekar, Judith Bennett, Kerry Boytell, Leigh Hall, Maria Mazo, Michael Hing, Peter Butterworth, Robyn Miller, Rod Lowe, Shane Clarkson, and Steve Mullarkey.

Our selection committee was Dawn Zandstra, Maria Mazo, Kerry Boytell, Eric Lippey and Shane Clarkson.