Interclub Battle

The Wellington photography groups meet annually to compete in a printed image competition.  This is often referred to as the 'Interclub Battle'.  Each club submits images based on topics set by the hosting club.  These images are presented at the event where a judge has a few minutes to review the images and place them in order from first to last.  Points are awarded depending on the order with first being lowest.  The group with the lowest score wins the competition.

Interclub Battle 2026

It’s our turn to host this year and planning is already well underway.  The battle will be held in October.  Members may be asked to assist so please be prepared!

Topics:

Freeze the action - action shot which captures the sense of motion but with minimal or no blur. Panning shots which show background blur are not valid.

Facial expressions - a facial expression which captures and conveys emotion

Fire and / or Frozen - an image that captures either or both senses of heat and cold

Food glorious food - A shot which makes the mouth water and the stomach rumble

Fellowship - a photo which captures a sense of community, togetherness, shared concern or care for others

Fashion, flair, flamboyance - anything goes as long it is conveys the theme

Fungus, Fruit, Flowers - From the natural setting to a formal arrangement, a photo which incorporates one or more of the themed items

Flight - An object, bird, person, in the act of flying through the air

Forces of Nature – Earth, Fire, Water, Resilience of nature

Festival - the image should convey the sense of fun, colour, activities of an event

 

If you would like to enter images for the Battle please send them to the following Dropbox link:

Submit Battle Image

Please title your images as follows:

Topic_No, Name eg Freeze_the_Action_1, Gary Jones.  Freeze_the_Action_2, Gary Jones.

If image titles don't adhere to the naming convention they could be mis-attributed or disqualified.