AWARDS

Annual Winners

  1. For each competition category/class, three awards (First, Second and Third Place) shall be given at the year-end meeting. The person awarded first place will be designated the Photographer of the Year for that category/class.
  2. The number of points earned in each separate category/class in a particular year is used to determine the winners each year. Points earned in monthly competitions plus all points earned as an NIH R&W Camera Club entrant in other NIH R&W Camera Club endorsed competitions will be included.

Star Merit Awards

  1. For 50 total accumulated points in any category/class over any time period, a member of the NIH Camera Club in good standing shall be awarded an engraved Star Merit Award Plaque. For each additional 50 points earned (up to a maximum of 250 points) another star is added to the plaque. Upon reaching 300 accumulated points, a member shall be known as a Master Photographer and be awarded an engraved Master of Photography Plaque.
  2. Once Master status is achieved the member must compete in the Advanced class in all image types.
  3. The NIH Camera Club Secretary shall maintain records necessary for the administration of Stars and Plaques.