Welcome to the Beyond Group
THE 2026 BEYOND GROUP EXIBITION IS NOW CLOSED
New Visual Arts Print Section
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We are glad to announce that The Beyond Group will continue with our special print section in this year’s National Beyond Group Exhibition.
This section will be for Visual Art. See definition below. The Prints will be displayed on our presentation day on 20th September. We will be looking for originality in this section.
VISUAL ART DEFINITION:-
Photography which communicates a creative vision.
Photography created in line with the vision of the photographer as artist, using the camera as a medium for creative expression.
The aim is to depict a sense of design, emotion, mood or meaning which encourages the viewer to look beyond the subject.
Images may be inspired by a particular art movement or style such as Surrealism, Abstract, Realism, Modernism, Impressionism, Minimalism etc.
Images may be produced either solely in camera or be subsequently creatively altered by the photographer but not with the use of any Generative AI.
Each image may be based on one or more original photographic images i.e. a composite or the use of textures etc.
There are no restrictions on the subject matter or techniques used. Strong evidence of a personal artistic style or interpretation is desirable.
We discourage the submission of stereotypical images produced at workshops, courses or tours. The selectors will be looking for originality.
This section will be for Visual Art. See definition below. The Prints will be displayed on our presentation day on 20th September. We will be looking for originality in this section.
VISUAL ART DEFINITION:-
Photography which communicates a creative vision.
Photography created in line with the vision of the photographer as artist, using the camera as a medium for creative expression.
The aim is to depict a sense of design, emotion, mood or meaning which encourages the viewer to look beyond the subject.
Images may be inspired by a particular art movement or style such as Surrealism, Abstract, Realism, Modernism, Impressionism, Minimalism etc.
Images may be produced either solely in camera or be subsequently creatively altered by the photographer but not with the use of any Generative AI.
Each image may be based on one or more original photographic images i.e. a composite or the use of textures etc.
There are no restrictions on the subject matter or techniques used. Strong evidence of a personal artistic style or interpretation is desirable.
We discourage the submission of stereotypical images produced at workshops, courses or tours. The selectors will be looking for originality.
Beyond Group National Exhibition 2026
Selectors
Mr jonathan Vaines
Ralph Snook DPAGB ARPS EFIAP/s
Calendar
Entry Opens – 30-May-2026
Closing Date – 23.59 02-Aug-2026
Selection Dates - 14/15/16-Aug-2026
Results Date - 16-Aug-2026
Exhibition Date - 19-Sep-2026
Selectors
Mr jonathan Vaines
Ralph Snook DPAGB ARPS EFIAP/s
Calendar
Entry Opens – 30-May-2026
Closing Date – 23.59 02-Aug-2026
Selection Dates - 14/15/16-Aug-2026
Results Date - 16-Aug-2026
Exhibition Date - 19-Sep-2026
Conditions of Entry
Conditions of Entry
1. The Beyond Group National Open Exhibition of Photography 2026 is open to all photographers resident in the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man
2. Closing date for entries is 2nd August 2026
3. Entries accepted in previous Beyond Group Exhibitions, or similar images, are not eligible for re-submission in any section
4. The image and all elements within must be the sole work of the author, who must have taken the images(s) by way of using a light capturing device (camera) and own the copyright. Images made either partly or completely by computer software (AI) and having no photographic content will not be accepted
5. There are four PDI sections - Open Colour, Open Monochrome, Scapes and Nature, and one print section, Visual Art
6. You may enter a maximum of 4 images in each section
7. Gold Medals will be chosen from the top scoring images
8. Copyright of the image remains with the author, and he/she must accept that his/her work could be downloaded from the site. The organisers will do their best to protect the copyright of the image when viewed on the website by making them as small as possible
9. Whilst copyright remains with the authors, the Beyond Group reserves the right to use any entry, without fee, for publication and/or display in any media related to the Exhibition. This includes the sharing of all accepted entries, which may be shown at other clubs using DVD, CD, USB memory stick, etc
10. Entrants details will be kept on file for future mailing of exhibition
11. Entry for this Exhibition is on-line only
Online Digital Entry
1. Images must be submitted in JPEG file format only
2. There are no naming criteria for online entry
3. Images will be projected at 1600 pixels x 1200 pixels. Images projected in Portrait mode must be no more than 1200 pixels high
4. Images will be projected on a black background and in sRGB colour space
5. Images not entered exactly as above will not be presented to the judges correctly
6. Images eligible for the special themes must be indicated by selecting the tick box when entering: see below for theme detail
7. All entries are accepted in good faith. The entrant agrees to indemnify the Judges, Exhibition, Organisers and other related parties against any litigation that may arise if entered images do not have the necessary permissions, licenses and/or contracts to be used and/or published in exhibition-related documents, media sharing devices or on any website associated with the Exhibition
8. The decisions of the judges and organisers are final, and no correspondence of any description will be entered into
9. Entry fees: £1.50 per image with minimum £10.00 entry
Print Entry
1. All prints must also have a digital entry. See Online Digital Entry above for details
2. Physical prints should be up to A3 in size and unmounted
3. Each print should have a label on the back stating your name, image title and the entry reference number and will also require the barcode on the back, which will be supplied. Address labels and barcodes can be printed from the online entry system
4. Prints can be collected on our presentation day, 19th September. Any prints uncollected on that day will be destroyed.
Prints should be sent to: -
Beyond Group BPE 2025
49 Sandpiper Road
Ipswich
IP2 9HU
1. The Beyond Group National Open Exhibition of Photography 2026 is open to all photographers resident in the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man
2. Closing date for entries is 2nd August 2026
3. Entries accepted in previous Beyond Group Exhibitions, or similar images, are not eligible for re-submission in any section
4. The image and all elements within must be the sole work of the author, who must have taken the images(s) by way of using a light capturing device (camera) and own the copyright. Images made either partly or completely by computer software (AI) and having no photographic content will not be accepted
5. There are four PDI sections - Open Colour, Open Monochrome, Scapes and Nature, and one print section, Visual Art
6. You may enter a maximum of 4 images in each section
7. Gold Medals will be chosen from the top scoring images
8. Copyright of the image remains with the author, and he/she must accept that his/her work could be downloaded from the site. The organisers will do their best to protect the copyright of the image when viewed on the website by making them as small as possible
9. Whilst copyright remains with the authors, the Beyond Group reserves the right to use any entry, without fee, for publication and/or display in any media related to the Exhibition. This includes the sharing of all accepted entries, which may be shown at other clubs using DVD, CD, USB memory stick, etc
10. Entrants details will be kept on file for future mailing of exhibition
11. Entry for this Exhibition is on-line only
Online Digital Entry
1. Images must be submitted in JPEG file format only
2. There are no naming criteria for online entry
3. Images will be projected at 1600 pixels x 1200 pixels. Images projected in Portrait mode must be no more than 1200 pixels high
4. Images will be projected on a black background and in sRGB colour space
5. Images not entered exactly as above will not be presented to the judges correctly
6. Images eligible for the special themes must be indicated by selecting the tick box when entering: see below for theme detail
7. All entries are accepted in good faith. The entrant agrees to indemnify the Judges, Exhibition, Organisers and other related parties against any litigation that may arise if entered images do not have the necessary permissions, licenses and/or contracts to be used and/or published in exhibition-related documents, media sharing devices or on any website associated with the Exhibition
8. The decisions of the judges and organisers are final, and no correspondence of any description will be entered into
9. Entry fees: £1.50 per image with minimum £10.00 entry
Print Entry
1. All prints must also have a digital entry. See Online Digital Entry above for details
2. Physical prints should be up to A3 in size and unmounted
3. Each print should have a label on the back stating your name, image title and the entry reference number and will also require the barcode on the back, which will be supplied. Address labels and barcodes can be printed from the online entry system
4. Prints can be collected on our presentation day, 19th September. Any prints uncollected on that day will be destroyed.
Prints should be sent to: -
Beyond Group BPE 2025
49 Sandpiper Road
Ipswich
IP2 9HU
2025 BPE Exhibition Page
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