Welcome to the Fort Wayne Photographers Club Competition website!

Due to Covid-19, the Fort Wayne Photographers Club has moved to this virtual competition site! We are using a different professional judge from PSA (Photographic Society of America, a huge international photographers club) every month.

You’ll need a code to enter the site, please contact Secretary@FWPhotoClub.com for your code.

Please watch the 3 minute “Members video” in the “How-to guides” below (click red button). Then the Join our Club button below to login/register with the code you received. A Members button will appear on the top right that enables you to enter competitions.

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Welcome to the Fort Wayne Photographers Club competition site!

This page has been designed for our Fort Wayne Photo Club members to compete and critique each other.

If you belong to this Club, then expect an email from your club with an access code.

Use the Join our Club button below with your Code, to login/register and then ‘join’ the club.

Once you are logged in and have joined a Members button will appear here. Use this button to access the competitions.

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Results for competitions in 2021 May Competition–Advanced

There were 16 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in 2021 May Competition–Advanced

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

Chilly April Snow
Mike Koenig – Top Choice by Judge
Advanced–PSA Rules Apply

Solo Flight
Denise McQuillan – Top Choice by Judge
Advanced–Isolated Objects

Golden Jackal in India
Peter Dominowski – Top Choice by Judge
Advanced – Indigenous Things or People

Native American Rainbow of Hope
Larry Kilgore – Top Choice by Judge
Advanced–Open–no PSA Nature allowed

Spoonbill Slumber
Cindy Eaton – First
Advanced–PSA Rules Apply

Lonely Barn
Sarah Pringle – First
Advanced–Isolated Objects

Life in a Kenyan Boma
Brenda Fishbaugh – First
Advanced – Indigenous Things or People

Sunrise Portal over the Atlantic
James Wulpi – First
Advanced–Open–no PSA Nature allowed

Osprey explosion with yellow eyes
James Wulpi – Second
Advanced–PSA Rules Apply

Adrift at Sea
Mike Koenig – Second
Advanced–Isolated Objects

The Last Mihsihkinaahkwa Pow Wow
Brian Michael Sirois – Second
Advanced – Indigenous Things or People

Bar Harbor Lighthouse
gale tieder – Second
Advanced–Open–no PSA Nature allowed

Lone Bird
William Thum – Third
Advanced–PSA Rules Apply

Chicago Light
Cindy Eaton – Third
Advanced–Isolated Objects

breakingground
Lawrence Gaskill – Third
Advanced – Indigenous Things or People

Stargazing in Iowa
Sarah Pringle – Third
Advanced–Open–no PSA Nature allowed

by Sarah Pringle, May 10, 2021

Results for competitions in 2021 May Competition–Novice

There were 16 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in 2021 May Competition–Novice

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

butterfly
Paula Schmiedel – Top Choice by Judge
Novice-Nature–PSA Rules Apply

lonely sailor
gale tieder – Top Choice by Judge
Novice – Isolated Objects

Montana Wildflower
Paula Schmiedel – Top Choice by Judge
Novice – Indigenous Things or People

Here Comes the Judge
Irene Aldrete – Top Choice by Judge
Novice–Open–no PSA Nature allowed

Lonely Bloom
Irene Aldrete – First
Novice-Nature–PSA Rules Apply

lost bobbers
Paula Schmiedel – First
Novice – Isolated Objects

Downy Woodpecker
Rob Schmiedel – First
Novice – Indigenous Things or People

Tiny Bubbles
Rob Schmiedel – First
Novice–Open–no PSA Nature allowed

Fall Fire
Danielle Ellingwood – Second
Novice-Nature–PSA Rules Apply

Peppercorn
Rob Schmiedel – Second
Novice – Isolated Objects

Grow in the Darkness
Danielle Ellingwood – Second
Novice – Indigenous Things or People

Looking Down on Mom
Danielle Ellingwood – Second
Novice–Open–no PSA Nature allowed

Circled Spider Web
Avery Wentz – Third
Novice-Nature–PSA Rules Apply

No Way Out
Gayla Baker – Third
Novice – Isolated Objects

Different Styles
Gayla Baker – Third
Novice – Indigenous Things or People

Covered In Rain
Avery Wentz – Third
Novice–Open–no PSA Nature allowed

by Sarah Pringle, May 10, 2021

Results for competitions in 2021 May Competition–Novice

There were 16 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in 2021 May Competition–Novice

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

butterfly
Paula Schmiedel – Top Choice by Judge
Novice-Nature–PSA Rules Apply

lonely sailor
gale tieder – Top Choice by Judge
Novice – Isolated Objects

Montana Wildflower
Paula Schmiedel – Top Choice by Judge
Novice – Indigenous Things or People

Here Comes the Judge
Irene Aldrete – Top Choice by Judge
Novice–Open–no PSA Nature allowed

Lonely Bloom
Irene Aldrete – First
Novice-Nature–PSA Rules Apply

lost bobbers
Paula Schmiedel – First
Novice – Isolated Objects

Downy Woodpecker
Rob Schmiedel – First
Novice – Indigenous Things or People

Tiny Bubbles
Rob Schmiedel – First
Novice–Open–no PSA Nature allowed

Fall Fire
Danielle Ellingwood – Second
Novice-Nature–PSA Rules Apply

Peppercorn
Rob Schmiedel – Second
Novice – Isolated Objects

Grow in the Darkness
Danielle Ellingwood – Second
Novice – Indigenous Things or People

Looking Down on Mom
Danielle Ellingwood – Second
Novice–Open–no PSA Nature allowed

Circled Spider Web
Avery Wentz – Third
Novice-Nature–PSA Rules Apply

No Way Out
Gayla Baker – Third
Novice – Isolated Objects

Different Styles
Gayla Baker – Third
Novice – Indigenous Things or People

Covered In Rain
Avery Wentz – Third
Novice–Open–no PSA Nature allowed

by Sarah Pringle, May 10, 2021

Results for competitions in 2021 February Competition–Advanced

There were 16 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in 2021 February Competition–Advanced

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

Better Luck Next Time
Joni Lehman – Top Choice by Judge
Advanced–Nature–PSA Rules Apply

Golden Arches
Denise McQuillan – Top Choice by Judge
Advanced–Arches

Street Singer
Joni Lehman – Top Choice by Judge
Advanced – Action

Library Reading Pod
James Wulpi – Top Choice by Judge
Advanced–Open–no PSA Nature allowed

I Slurp My Dinner
Denise McQuillan – First
Advanced–Nature–PSA Rules Apply

Sugar plantation ruins
James Wulpi – First
Advanced–Arches

AirShowExplosion
Peter Dominowski – First
Advanced – Action

Sunset at the Vatican
Brenda Fishbaugh – First
Advanced–Open–no PSA Nature allowed

Elk Proud
Mike Koenig – Second
Advanced–Nature–PSA Rules Apply

Arches National Park
Eugene McQuillan – Second
Advanced–Arches

The Gaucho roundup
Lawrence Gaskill – Second
Advanced – Action

I need another quarter
David Riggs – Second
Advanced–Open–no PSA Nature allowed

Time for a Dip
Brenda Fishbaugh – Third
Advanced–Nature–PSA Rules Apply

Geographical designs in nature
Lawrence Gaskill – Third
Advanced–Arches

One Giant Leap for Mankind
Brenda Fishbaugh – Third
Advanced – Action

Ready to Go…
Mike Koenig – Third
Advanced–Open–no PSA Nature allowed

by Sarah Pringle, February 11, 2021

Results for competitions in 2021 February Competition–Novice

There were 16 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in 2021 February Competition–Novice

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

Frog in the Muck
Irene Aldrete – Top Choice by Judge
Novice-Nature–PSA Rules Apply

Arch Portal
Danielle Ellingwood – Top Choice by Judge
Novice – Arches

Air Split
Bernadette Smith – Top Choice by Judge
Novice – Action

Let’s Go
Bernadette Smith – Top Choice by Judge
Novice–Open–no PSA Nature allowed

Waiting For A Snack
Avery Wentz – First
Novice-Nature–PSA Rules Apply

Organ pipes
Irene Aldrete – First
Novice – Arches

Snow Day
Paula Schmiedel – First
Novice – Action

Evening At The Lighthouse
Avery Wentz – First
Novice–Open–no PSA Nature allowed

Bryce Amphitheatre
Danielle Ellingwood – Second
Novice-Nature–PSA Rules Apply

Church door
Paula Schmiedel – Second
Novice – Arches

The Decent
Danielle Ellingwood – Second
Novice – Action

Lights through an Icy Window
Irene Aldrete – Second
Novice–Open–no PSA Nature allowed

Shy Duck
Rob Schmiedel – Third
Novice-Nature–PSA Rules Apply

Arches with a Flare
Rob Schmiedel – Third
Novice – Arches

The World is a Blur
Rob Schmiedel – Third
Novice – Action

fire
Paula Schmiedel – Third
Novice–Open–no PSA Nature allowed

by Sarah Pringle, February 10, 2021