The David Multon Trophy
competition commemorates David Multon’s membership of DCC. David was a long
serving and highly respected member of the club, he served as programme
secretary, Chairman, and President and was a fine photographer. He sadly passed
away in January 2020 and is missed by all who knew him and enjoyed his company.
He loved his garden at home and gardening. Some of his last exhibition images
were close ups of flowers
JUDGE: Brash
Ian CPAGB BPE3 DATE: 2nd March 2026
DETAILS:
The David Multon Trophy
competition is targeted to be an original competition so that it is different
and stands out from other competitions. The only limit is your creative
imagination, with multiple formats allowed in the same competition.
· Submissions of images may be made in Print, PDI. Prints can be any size.
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Two entries per member are allowed, you can
enter two the same format or two different formats.
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Prints can be submitted in any medium, and as
large as you want. Note 500mmx400mm is not the max for this competition. For
clarification 2D or 3D mounts and images are allowed. Mounts can be of any
material limited only by your creativity.
PDIs as well as PDIs for PRINTS must conform to DCC PhotoEntry/Projection requirements
CLOSING DATE: this will be by 23.55hrs on Saturday 28th February 2026
For Images There will be 2 separate sections in PhotoEntry:
PDI (DAVID MULTON TROPHY PDI – LANDSCAPE) – This is ONLY to be used for PDI entries
PRINT (DAVID MULTON TROPHY PRINT - LANDSCAPE) - This is ONLY to be used for PRINT entries
1)
REQUIREMENT FOR SET SUBJECT "LANDSCAPES"
Enter an image where the landscape is the most important subject of the photograph, and not a specific detail such as a building or landmark in the image.
NOTE - The image may be realistic
or artistic but remember that the point of the competition is to encourage
creativity.
2) DEFINITION of ‘Landscape’:RPS Landscape Group - “Landscape” photography is defined as the photographic portrayal of all elements of the land, sea and sky whether natural or built or influenced by human endeavour. Examples include mountains, hills, farmland, coasts, bodies of water, forests and populated and industrial areas. Images may be created using traditional or other techniques (including but not limited to infrared, multiple exposures, intentional camera movement, abstraction, minimalism and post-processing).
3) LIMITATIONS: For the purposes of this competition.
The photos submitted cannot have been used in
any other DCC competition either internal or external or from any previous
year.
4)
Prizes
The Judge will award a Winner, Runner Up and
three Highly Commended photos. They may hold back as many images as they want. NOTE
this is a classless competition
Winner: DAVID MULTON TROPHY, a plaque and a certificate
Runner Up: Certificate
All Highly Commended: Certificate
To help you plan, the schedule
for the next few years is: