Newcomers’ Trophy: the Goddard-Parrack Cup

Created in recognition of a bequest made to the club in 2019 and is to recognise advances made by necomers to club photography

  • To qualify for the Newcomers’ Trophy, members must:
    • be within their first 3 full seasons at Alton Camera Club.
    • have not been previous members of a PAGB affiliated camera club, holder of a photographic award or deemed by the committee to be an experienced photographer when joining the club.
    • have entered at least 50% of the PDI competitions for the current season.
    • have not previously won the Newcomer’s trophy.
  • The committee will decide on the winner guided by who has the highest average score based upon the average of all competitions entered in the season.

Amended 5 January 2024 to allow more new members to qualify

Amended 15 October 2025 to exclude photographers with previous experience