WPF Memorial Trophy Rules

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Competition Rules for the 2026  Memorial Day.

  1. Open to all Welsh Federation Clubs.
  2. Comprises three competitions: – Past Presidents Trophy; Gwyn Morgan Trophy; Walter Morgan Trophy.
  3. Past Presidents Trophy is for 4 Colour Prints – a PDI copy of each print must be provided.
  4. Gwyn Morgan Trophy is for a set of 4 Monochrome Prints – a PDI copy of each print must be provided together with a PDI of the Set of 4 prints.
  5. Walter Morgan Trophy is for 4 PDIs.
  6. Each PDI image should have a unique file name in the format: 101_ABC_JohnJones_The Fishes.         (i.e. Sequence Number_Club Code_Photographer_title) Only 3 underscores should be used.
    For Colour print PDIs please use the same format only with 201 and the Mono print PDIs 301.  Club Codes can be found at: https://mywpf.org/club-code-letters.
  7. Each competition must have 4 different photographers work (although the same photographer may have work in each section).
  8. Once an image has been entered in any of the Memorial Trophies it may not be entered again in the other Trophy competitions in other formats – if entered as a colour print it cannot be used in later years as a Mono Print or PDI.
  9. The competitions will be judged by Ralph Snook
  10. Scores will be out of 20 for the Colour and PDI competitions with the highest combined score becoming the winning Club.
  11. The Monochrome section will be judged by elimination set by set with the strongest being displayed until eliminated. The final set will belong to the winning Club.
  12. Closing date for entries will be 15 February 2026. (all DPI’s are to be sent to email address memorialday@thewpf.co.uk)
  13. The competition will be run on Saturday 21 February 2026.
  14. Club entry fee is £20 to enter any or all competitions. The fee is payable by Bank Transfer to The Welsh Photographic Federation, 40-13-23, 12320800, with the reference “Memorial – Club Name”

 

  1. General Rules – Applicable to all WPF Competitions.
    • All parts of any image must be produced by a photographic process.
    • All elements of images must be the photographer’s own work.
    • The photographer must be a member of a WPF affiliated club.
    • The Federation reserves free use of all entries for non-commercial publicity.
    • The Federation is able to use entries for National and International competitions.
    • The Federation uses topic definitions given by PAGB.
    • If an image is accepted/used in a competition it may not be entered in that same competition again.
    • By virtue of participation the photographer and club accept all these rules.

 

  1. Dual/multiple club Membership rules.
    • The photographer who has dual/multiple membership may represent one club in one competition.