Competitions

Showing the range of our work

The DI Portfolio is an annual opportunity to have your work selected to represent the group's wide range of styles and genres - printed magazines are provided for all entrants, and high-quality portfolios for the 30 entrants whose images are selected.

All DI members were invited to submit up to three prints for consideration. The final selections were announced at our AGM on 23rd February 2026. You can view all 30 finalists' images in an online flipbook if you didn't receive a printed version.

The 2026 DPI competition is open to all RPS Digital Imaging members, including overseas members, and entry is free. The Raymond Wallace Thompson Trophy will be awarded to the overall winner in September. There will be 15 selected images in each class that will go forward to the final, an online meeting where the winner will be announced on the day.

The two classes are Open Colour (with entry in May) and Open Mono (with entry in July). You can enter up to three images in each, with at least the first two being guaranteed for consideration.

The Selectors will be looking for technical and artistic excellence, and especially new work that has not been previously seen in competitions and exhibitions.

A regular competition just for fun

Our Monthly Competition for members is held every two months. You can enter two images on any theme every two months. All DI members will then get to vote for their three favourite images whether they have entered the competition or not.

The highest voted images will then feature in DI Online and be publicised here and on our Facebook group feed.

There are few rules, but we encourage you to enter new work rather than raiding the back-catalogue.