Entries are now open for our next OffShoot Photography Competition, with a €25 One4All voucher to the winning photographer in each Level.

Competition Number 3 of 2026

Theme: Open, Monochrome

Printed or Projected: Printed

Limitations: Up to 2 images per member

Submission Date: 23h59 on 4th May 2026

Judging Date: 25th May 2026

Judge: Patrick Donald (website here)

Printing & Mounting Cost: €14 (normal lustre paper)

Remember, this is a PRINTED competition. You can choose to print and mount your own photograph yourself – some guidelines here – but most people are likely to want to outsource that job to us for a modest fee. We’ll be using an external printer.

NEW SUBMISSION PROCESS – PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!

We have a slightly different process this time, with an extra step for payment, so please read the following carefully before proceeding:

• PICK IMAGES. Choose your best monochrome (Black & White) images to submit – it can be of any topic or genre. You can enter a maximum of two images in this competition. Please remember to name your files using the usual competition convention: Level No-Membership Number-Title, e.g., L3-123-Blue Skies
• SUBMIT IMAGES. As usual, you upload your image files to the OffShoot Dropbox link: here. The closing date for uploading your images is Monday, 4th May. Yes, we know that’s a Bank Holiday, but the Competition team will be on standby all the way up to midnight to receive your entries!
• PAY! Unless you plan on printing and mounting your own images, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to our new OffShoot online store to pay. (You can also click here.) Simply select "Print Lustre", the number of images, and head to the Checkout. If you can, please also include your membership number in the “Message for the Merchant” section at Checkout. 

Remember that if you don’t submit your payment, your images won’t get printed ☹ 

PRINTING YOUR OWN IMAGES

If you are printing and mounting your own images, you obviously don’t need to go through that final PAY step, but you still need to upload a digital copy of your print to the Dropbox link here so we can include it in the PowerPoint presentation on judging night. Insert “OWN” after your membership number in the filename so we know you are printing yourself: L3-123-OWN-Blue Skies.

You can bring your mounted prints along to the OffShoot Club night on Monday, 11th May for hand-in, as the submission day (4th May) is a Bank Holiday.

LOOKING FOR INSPIRATION?

If you’re looking for inspiration, have a look at the winning entries from last year’s B&W competition or have a browse of our judge Patrick Donald’s wonderful website. 

Best of luck, everybody. We’re looking forward to seeing as many entries as possible. If you do run into any problems, just message John O’Connor or Lionel Barket (in the OffShoot WhatsApp Social group) for help.