Image Competition
Hone Your Skills
Image Competition provides an amazing opportunity to hone and share the photographic skills that make up your art. Competition is not always about winning. The very nature of competing will drive you to improve all the skills needed to create superior work. Winning is just another perk of competition, the real reward comes from growing your skills.
Event Details
Date/Time
July 16, 2025
6:00 pm – 9:30 pm (PST)
How to Watch Online
Competitions are streamed live online via Zoom. Click the button below to register for access to the live stream.
Resources
Submission Deadlines
Open: June 25 at 6:00 am (PST)
Close: July 14 at 11:00 pm (PST)
Image Competition Rules
Click here to view our latest Image Competition rules
Previous Standings
Click here to view our 2023 Image Competition Standings.
Competition Format
How to Submit Images
You will need to be a paying member of PrintCompetition.com ($12 annual fee to use PrintCompetition.com) to submit images for competition.
For current PrintCompetition account holders
- Go to PrintCompetition.com and click “Log On” at the top
- Follow the website’s prompts to submit your image entries
If you do not have an existing PrintCompetition account
- Go to PrintCompetition.com and click “Register” at the top to create a new account
- Select “IEPPV” under “Organization”
- Fill out your details under “New Artist Registration”
- Follow the prompts to continue your PrintCompetition account registration payment
Upon payment, follow the website’s prompts to submit your images
Important Notes
- All local PPA affiliate members are welcome to compete.
- You no longer need to include your membership number or category in the image file name.
- If you have an Image Competition Add-On, enter your images but do not pay and disregard the automatic warning. We have a list of those who have IC Add-Ons and will allow those entries in manually.
- If you do not have an IC Add-On, you will need to pay for each image submission through PrintCompetition.com.
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Competition Divisions
Regular Division
The Regular Division is designed for those who do not hold a Master level degree, Photographic Craftsman, or an equivalent award in PPA, PPC, or other photographic organization.
Images submitted in this division will be will be judged to encourage education growth of the maker.
If you do not hold Master level degree but still wish to enter the Master division for your first Image Competition entry of the year, you may do so, but note that you cannot switch to Regular division during that year.
Master Division
The Master Division is designed for those who hold a Master level degree, Photographic Craftsman, or an equivalent award in PPA, PPC, or other photographic organization. If you hold one of these awards, you must enter the Master division.
Images submitted in this division will be judged in accordance with state level competition with the intent that the maker will advance their images to state or international competitions.
Important Note
Once a member enters their first Image Competition entry of the year, they cannot change divisions during that year.