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The Inter-Club Photographic Alliance" (I.C.P.A)

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"The Inter-Club Photographic Alliance" (I.C.P.A) was founded in 1909, by a group of North West clubs with the idea that local clubs should group together to form an alliance and compete against one another in the interest of healthy competition. This was originally inaugurated with thirteen founder clubs and societies. 
 
Today's clubs compete in two competitions annually, one of which is a digital knock-out, the other being three separate comps for colour prints, mono prints and PDIs.

Digital Knock-Out

Rules

  • A photographer may only enter for one club.
  • Each entry should consist of eleven images, with no more than three images from any one worker.
  • The images submitted shall not have been used in any previous ICPA Knockout Competition.
  • The first ten images will make up the entry, with the eleventh being a reserve. The eleventh image will be used in the event of a tie between two or more clubs for 1st place

Process

There are a number of rounds (circa 7) with images being eliminated at each stage.
Images eliminated in Round 1 score 2 points, Round 2 score 3 points etc., through to the last 3 images which score 8, 9 or 10.
The winning club is the one with the most points from their 10 images.  A tie (for 1st place only) would necessitate the use of the 11th image as a tie break.

Annual Print and PDI

Clubs may enter any or all of the three competitions:
  • The Toulmin Shield - A minimum of 4 and a maximum of 10 monochrome prints. 
  • The Arthur Clayton Rose bowl - A minimum of 4 and a maximum of 10 colour prints. 
  • The Frank Sellers Trophy - A minimum of 4 and a maximum of 10 projected digital images.    
In each competition the club result shall be the 4 highest marked images from 4 separate workers (scores are marked out of 20).
In the event of a tie the number of 1st places will be taken into account. If a tie still pertains then the number of 2nd, 3rd places will be taken into account to give an overall winner.
An image, or a significantly similar image, entered for an ICPA annual competition cannot be entered in more than one class or in subsequent annual competitions. 
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ICPA Digital Knock Out 2022

Results, report, scores and images from the ICPA Digital Knockout 2022.
ICPA Digital KO 2022
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ICPA Digital Knock Out 2021

Results, report, scores and images from the ICPA Digital Knockout 2021.
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ICPA Digital KO 2021

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  • Home
  • About
    • Meet the Committee
    • Contact
    • Membership
  • News and Events
    • Preston City Events
    • Photo Walks 2023
  • Syllabus
  • Internal Competitions
    • Advanced Section
    • Flora & Fauna
    • Fox Talbot
    • Open Colour Prints
    • Open Mono Prints
    • Novice Section
    • Theme
  • External Competitions
    • Overview of External Competitions >
      • External Organisations
      • How to Enter External Competitions
      • How to Enter
    • PAGB >
      • PAGB Overview
      • PAGB - Cup >
        • PAGB - Cup Overview
        • PAGB GB Cup 2022
        • PAGB GB Cup 2021
      • PAGB - Awards for Photographic Merit
    • 3 Way Battle >
      • 3 Way Battle - 2022
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    • L&CPU >
      • L&CPU Digital Knockout 2022
      • L&CPU Digital Knockout 2021
      • L&CPU Digital Knockout 2020
      • L&CPU Digital Knockout 2019
      • L&CPU Annual Club 2021
      • L&CPU Annual Club 2020
      • L&CPU Annual Club Competition 2022
    • ICPA >
      • ICPA Knock Out - 2022
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    • Melbourne Cup >
      • Melbourne Cup - PPS Images 2022
      • Melbourne Cup - PPS Images 2021
      • Melbourne Cup - PPS Images 2020
    • Ted Coleman >
      • Ted Coleman Memorial Overview
    • The North Cheshire Challenge (NCC)
    • Oldham Mono PDI
  • Members Gallery
    • Aaron Birchall
    • Alf Myers
    • Allison Lyon
    • Angela Kershaw
    • Ann Edwards
    • Anthony Sharples
    • Asif Mohammad
    • Charles Budge
    • Charlotte Whittle
    • Dave Bennion
    • Dave Duxbury
    • Dave Pratt
    • David Vaudrey
    • Dee Hounslea
    • Derek Clarkson
    • Gary Cook
    • Graham Mills
    • Harry Mountain
    • Iain Jack
    • Ian Bamber
    • Ian Heslop
    • Ian McGill
    • Jeanie Lazenby
    • Karen Browne
    • Lee Inskip Clark
    • Lesley Wilkinson
    • Louise Ollerton
    • Lucy Allen
    • Lynda McGennity
    • Maria Ann Hampton
    • Michael Tempan
    • Michael Wilson
    • Mick Porter
    • Mick Rawcliffe
    • Neil Fleming
    • Oliver Doree
    • Paul Ascroft
    • Paul Rushton
    • Paul Yates
    • Peter Bunting
    • Ray Sergeant
    • Robert Turley
    • Ryszard Kosik
    • Sandie McQueen
    • Sandra Wiseman
    • Stephen Pennington
    • Tim Gilbert
    • Trevor Southward
    • Warren Budge
    • William Mathews
  • Portrait Nights
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      • Tutorials
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    • Stephen Riley