Photographer of the Year.

This award, acknowledged with the Baker Memorial Cup, is meant to reflect both well-rounded and consistent photographic skill. Members must submit at least two images in four distinct categories to qualify for Photographer of the Year.

The winner of the award is the photographer with the highest cumulative score of each of their possible 12 in-club category submissions. Images entered in Theme competitions or inter-club competitions do not count towards Photographer of the Year. In the case of ties, consideration will be given to the photographer with the highest score of any eligible image, followed by the second-highest, and so on, until the tie has been broken.

The winner of Photographer of the Year is ineligible for any ‘Best Of Category Awards’ in the same year.

Best of Category.

Available for each of the six categories, this award is meant to reflect the best and most consistent skill within the category. Members must submit at least three images in a category to qualify for the category award. The total score of the best three images in that category will be computed for each photographer, and the photographer with the highest total score will win the award for that category. Ties will be broken, first, by considering the highest score of any image in that category, and second, by considering the second-highest score in that category. If two or more photographers are still tied, the tie will be broken by considering the fourth (and then fifth, etc.) highest scoring image in that category, if more than three images have been submitted to that category by each of the photographers. Finally, if still tied, the tie will be broken by the photographers’ total scores in the Photographer of the Year competition.

Most Improved Photographer.

This award is given out based on the number of coloured dots gained during the year’s in-club competition. There are three categories, and the photographer’s category is determined by the color level they start the club season in. Beginner is for those who begin the year in yellow or red, intermediate is for those who begin the year in green or blue, and advanced is for those who begin the year in silver or gold.