Calendar 2026-27
Competition deadlines
Entries for internal monthly competitions need to be in no later than midnight on the 1st day of the month preceding the competition. To see full details of the monthly competitions click here.
Competition Rules
Please click on the
PDFs to see the rules for the competitions.
Monthly
Competitions
Hollis
Trophy
The calendar dates for external competitions are as follows:
Jaguar Cup Competition - TBC
Badby Challenge Cup - TBC
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Season Calendar
The Daventry Photographic Society season runs from the 1st March to the 28th February the following year.
2026-27 Season
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March 2026
3rd March
DPS Annual General Meeting
10th March
Digital Competition – Open Colour
Judge: John Lewis (Zoom)
17th March
Mono – Gareth Martin
24th March
Night Photography
Town walk with Chris Hobson
31st March
John Lewis Presentation
April
7th April
Closed for Easter
14th April
Print Competition – Open Mono
Judge: Chris Baldwin
21st April
10 in 10
28th April
Table Quiz Night (Colin)
Photography quiz for tables of ¾ people
May
5th May
Member Speaker – Graham Hall
Drones
12th May
TBC
19th May
Digital Competition – Minimalism
Judge: Jonathan Vaines
26th May
Member Speaker – Christine Prickett
Results night for ‘Copy a Picture’
2nd June
TBC
June
2nd June
TBC
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9th June
Digital Competition – Creative – The Peter Cosentino Trophy
Judge: Amanda Wright – Zoom
16th June
Favourites – Martin Cooke
23rd June
10 in 10
30th June
Summer Walk
July
7th July
Summer Social
14th July
Little Print Show – Jonathan Vaines
Talk
21st July
Digital Competition – Abandoned Places
Judge: Phil Cooling – Zoom
28th July
10 in 10
August
4th August
Member Speaker – Mike Fuller
Talk or practical (TBC)
11th August
Print Competition – Close-Up and Details
Judge: Dave Belton
18th August
Speaker: Alison Mees
India
25th August
Photo-a-Day
September
1st September
Practical – Photographic Walk
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8th September
Digital Competition – Urban Life
Judge: Rebecca Entwhistle – Zoom
15th September
Member Speaker – Linda Wilson
22nd September
Speaker – Caroline Preece
Tools not Rules
29th September
10 in 10
October
6th October
Digital Competition – Documentary
Judge: Martin Patten – Zoom
13th October
Member Speaker – TBC
You Tube Night
20th October
Member Speaker – Andrew Taylor
27th October
Fun Night – You Are The Judge
November
3rd November
10 in 10
10th November
My Take On Your Image
17th November
Print Competition – People and Portraits
Judge: Jonathan Vaines
24th November
Competition – Hollis Trophy
Judge: John Lewis
December
1st December
Member Speaker – Bee Jackson
8th December
Digital Competition – Night and Low Light
Judge: Bob Goode
15th December
DPS Christmas Social
22nd December
Closed
29th December
Closed
January 2027
5th January
TBC
12th January
Digital Competition – The Natural World – Graham Brown Memorial Trophy
Judge: Sue Clark
19th January
Table Judge Night
26th January
Speaker – Lisa Rendell
AI
February
2nd February
TBC
9th February
Print Competition – Panel of 3
Judge: Malcolm Hupman
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16th February
TBC
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23rd February
10 in 10