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Entries Invited to the 2026 Barrian Cup

Neath BPE Salon Open for Entries

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The Welsh Salon Opening Ceremony May 2nd

AWPF Distinctions Workshop 16th May 

2026 WPF Convention 26th September

77th Midland Salon Open for Entries

162nd Edinburgh International Open for Entries

The Eye International Photography Festival – Newport

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The Eye International Photography Festival

The Eye International Photography Festival 2026 – Friday 15th to Sunday 17th May 2026 – Newport

Created in 2012, the biannual EYE International Photography Festival is the longest-running photography event in Wales and is gaining momentum to be one of the largest independent photography festivals in the UK, attracting audiences spanning aspiring students to recognised professional photographers from around the globe.

Details here: https://www.theeyefestival.com/

The 2026 Barrian Cup

Barry Camera Club cordially invite your club to enter FIVE PRINTS for the 2026 Barrian Cup, together with the Dave Cowdrey Trophy for best Landscape/Seascape and the Mike Lewis Trophy for Best Print in Competition.

The event will take place at 2pm on Saturday 6th June 2026 at: St. Francis Millennium Hall, Porth-y-Castell, Barry CF62 6NX

Refreshments will be provided and Raffle tickets will be on sale.

Competition Rules:
1. The Competition shall be open to all invited clubs.
2. The Competition will take place on 6 June 2026 at Barry Camera Club.
3. Each club to submit five (5) PRINTS in monochrome or colour – or a mixture of both. The 5 images must include a minimum of one (1) and maximum of three (3) Landscapes or Seascapes.
4. No author is to be represented by more than one (1) image within the competition.
5. There will be an entry fee and clubs will be expected to arrange for the delivery of their images to the BCC Competition Secretary. Clubs will NOT be allowed to participate unless the entry fees have been paid.
6. The Barrian Cup will be awarded to the club with the highest aggregate score for its 5 images.
7. The Dave Cowdrey Trophy will be awarded to the author of the Best Landscape or Seascape image in the competition.
8. The Mike Lewis Trophy will be awarded for the best image in the show.
9. Trophies to be held for one year and then returned to Barry Camera Club.
10. Whilst every reasonable care will be taken by the organisers to avoid damage to, or loss of any entry, no liability will be accepted.

For further details contact: barrycameraclub.compsec@gmail.com

77th Midland Salon Open for Entries

The 77th Midland Salon is now open. Online entries can be made at www.midland-salon.com. The closing date 22nd June 2026.

The Salon has FIAP, GPU & PAGB Patronage and sections for both Prints & Projected Images and has over 200 awards.

The six sections are:
Open monochrome prints
Open colour prints
Nature prints (new for 2026)
Open colour projected images
Open monochrome projected images
Nature projected images

All UK entrants will receive a 64-page colour catalogue and a digital catalogue will be sent to all entrants.