Welcome to Galway Camera Club online

Galway Camera Club has been running for over 20 years and is a diverse group of individuals interested in taking and viewing photographs. With a broad range of members from Professional to Amateur, we cater to all kinds of photography, from Digital to Film. We have members with interests in Infrared, Pinhole and Lomographic photography, along with more standard fare such as Landscape and Portrait photography.
There are also beginners classes available and new members are always welcome.
We meet on a Thursday night at 8pm in the White Room in Cluain Mhuire college (GMIT), Wellpark Road, situated a short walk from the junction at the Huntsman.
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Competition Rules

Here are the normally accepted rules for entering club competition.

There are 4 categories in our competitions: Digital, Colour Print, Monochrome Print and Slide.

You can have up to 4 entries in total, with no more than 3 in any one category, EG 2 slides, 1 colour print and 1 digital.

Digital entries should be saved with 1000 pixels on the longest dimension. Also the filename should include your name, the competition name and a number if you've more than one digital entry, e.g. SeanMcCormack_Landscape_img2.jpg. Entries must be brought in on the entry night, due to issues with missing images. (Our new competition Secretary may take emails entries)

Prints, both colour and mono, should have your name and the orientation on it. Otherwise the judge may not know which way is up!

All prints should be suitably mounted. Prints not mounted will be disqualified from entry.

While there is currently no size limit, small prints tend to do badly in competition. A print size of 8"X12" to 11"X14" is a good size for competition. External competitions have a maximum size of 16"X20" including the mount, if you are considering entering these also.

Slides should be dotted in the bottom left hand corner as you look at them normally.

Although new material is preferred, any photo which has not been entered competition in 10 years may be entered again.

Good luck!