We hold regular competitions throughout the year to give members an opportunity to put their new found skills into practice, and competitions are a great way to improve and get feedback on your photography. We use visiting judges who provide constructive feedback on all entries and allocate a score between 0 and 20. This scoring system is the same as the one used by the L&CPU and will enable us to see how our images will stand in external competitions. The points awarded for each competition accumulate to your tally for the end of year awards.
General competition guidelines – How to prepare your images for submission
Software for competitions – Learn how to install the LPS Entry Preparer application
Competition galleries
2025-26 Competition scores and league table
2025-26 Competition themes and dates
| Competition theme/title | Hand-in date | Judging night date |
| Competition 1: Informal print (note we need the digital images of your prints, too) | 15/09/2025 (digital files) 22/09/2025 (prints) | 29/09/2025 |
| Competition 2: Open DPI | 13/10/2025 | 03/11/2025 |
| Competition 3: Minimalist | 01/12/2025 | 05/01/2026 |
| Competition 4: Historic Lancashire | 02/02/2026 | 23/02/2026 |
| President’s Challenge* | 23/02/2026 | 16/03/2026 |
| Competition 5: Open DPI | 23/03/2026 | 13/04/2026 |
*For this competition (which doesn’t count to the annual league table of scores) we ask you to pick up to two pictures by your favourite artists and give us a photographic interpretation of them. Your images can be colour or mono as you choose.