The HOS Photographic Competition is held annually during the HOS Autumn Southern Meeting. Winning pictures are published in the HOS Journal and on the HOS website. The Maren Talbot Photographic Trophy is awarded to the best image in any format in the competition. The trophy may be held for one year, and must then be returned.
Those members who wish to enter but cannot attend the meeting may send their photos in advance to the Photographic Competition Organiser.
Digital image classes will be judged prior to the meeting and the winning photographs will be projected for the audience at the Autumn Southern Meeting.
In addition to the competititive entries, HOS is always pleased to mount an exhibition of members’ non-competitive photographs.
Additional details and submission deadlines will be placed on this website in advance of the Autumn Southern Meeting.
Jon Evans published a summary article "Submitting Entries to the Photographic Competition" in the July 2017 JHOS. To view the complete article CLICK HERE.
In light of declining submissions for print entries in recent years, the decision has been made to discontinue print classes in this year's competition. For a complete list of competition classes and rules, please see below. Please ensure that you follow all the rules. Digital entries should be submitted, preferably by using a file transfer service, and sent to Neil Evans at photocomp@hardyorchidsociety.org by end of the 16th October 2025
Please note that the rule stating entries for any class must be photographed within the current or preceding calendar year has now been removed.
Please name you files in the following format: Your Full Name, Class, Name of Orchid, Location. The Schedule of Classes and Rules are found below.
FOR GENERAL ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
To contact Organiser
Use photocomp@hardyorchidsociety.org
or use the Neil Evans email from the Committee list inside the front cover of JHOS
It is important that orchids and orchid sites are not damaged by HOS members. Please take extra care when photographing orchids and other plants. Heavy fines may be imposed if plants are damaged.
The Maren Talbot Photographic Trophy was won by Gillian Elsom for this image of Anacamptis pyramidalis with Melitaea cinxia (Glanville Fritillary) taken in Corfu.
CLICK HERE for Winners of all Classes in the 2023 Competition
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The Maren Talbot Photographic Trophy was won by Gillian Elsom for this image of Anacamptis pyramidalis with Melitaea cinxia (Glanville Fritillary) taken in Corfu.
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