Welcome to the Beyond Group
The 2025 Exhibition will open for entries saturday 31st may 00:01am
And close for entries Sunday 3rd AUGUST 23:59pm
And close for entries Sunday 3rd AUGUST 23:59pm
New Visual Arts Print Section
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We are glad to announce that The Beyond Group will be introducing a special print section in this year’s National Beyond Group Exhibition.
This section will be for Visual Art. See definition below. Exhibition is open from 00:01 am May 31st 2025 and closes 23:59 pm on 3rd August. 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. Exhibition is open from 00:01 am May 31st 2025 and closes 23:59 pm on 3rd August. 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 2025
Selectors
Alexs Gjika EFIAP DPAGB
Gianpiero Ferrari
Wayne Davey AWPF DPAGB BPE5
Calendar
Entry Opens – 00.01 Saturday 31st May 2025
Closing date – 23.59 Sunday 3rd August 2025
Selection dates - 15th, 16th and 17th August 2025
Results sent out by 18th September 2025
Selectors
Alexs Gjika EFIAP DPAGB
Gianpiero Ferrari
Wayne Davey AWPF DPAGB BPE5
Calendar
Entry Opens – 00.01 Saturday 31st May 2025
Closing date – 23.59 Sunday 3rd August 2025
Selection dates - 15th, 16th and 17th August 2025
Results sent out by 18th September 2025
Conditions of Entry
1. The Beyond Group National Open Exhibition of Photography 2025 is open to all photographers resident in the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man
2. Closing date for entries is 3rd August 20253. 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 that can be printed from the online entry system
4. Prints should be sent to: -
Beyond Group BPE 2025
49 Sandpiper Road
Ipswich
IP2 9HU
5. Prints will not be returned. They will be destroyed after the exhibition
FIAP/PSA/RPS Common Nature Definition (2015): Nature photography is restricted to the use of the photographic process to depict all branches of natural history, except anthropology and archaeology, in such a fashion that a well-informed person will be able to identify the subject material and certify its honest presentation.
The story telling value of a photograph must be weighed more than the pictorial quality while maintaining high technical quality. Human elements shall not be present, except where those human elements are integral parts of the nature story such as nature subjects, like barn owls or storks, adapted to an environment modified by humans, or where those human elements are in situations depicting natural forces, like hurricanes or tidal waves. Scientific bands, scientific tags or radio collars on wild animals are permissible. Photographs of human created hybrid plants, cultivated plants, feral animals, domestic animals, or mounted specimens are ineligible, as is any form of manipulation that alters the truth of the photographic statement.
No techniques that add, relocate, replace, or remove pictorial elements except by cropping are permitted. Techniques that enhance the presentation of the photograph without changing the nature story or the pictorial content, or without altering the content of the original scene, are permitted including HDR, focus stacking and dodging/burning. Techniques that remove elements added by the camera, such as dust spots, digital noise, and film scratches, are allowed. Stitched images are not permitted. All allowed adjustments must appear natural.
Monochrome Definition: A black and white image is one with tones from very dark grey (Black) to very clear grey (white). A black and white image toned entirely in a single colour will be able to stand in the black and white category and can be reproduced in black & white in the catalogue.
A black and white image modified by partial toning or by the addition of one colour to a part of the image becomes a colour image and should be entered in the colour category. This type of image will be reproduced in the colour pages of the catalogue.
Colour images can be converted to greyscale monochrome. Infrared images, either direct-captures or derivations, are allowed.
Scapes: This is a broad interpretation of landscape; any image depicting our physical environment - land, sea, urban, rural, city are all acceptable.
People and animals may be included in the scene as long as they are ancillary to and or supportive of the main subject.
Entries to this class can be from a 'single image': this means the image should be from a single exposure, or from multiple exposures taken at the same time and merged to work round camera limitations. Specifically, HDR, focus stacking, and stitched panorama techniques are allowed, and entries to this class can be ‘creative images’.
Visual Art (print entry only): Photography which communicates a creative vision. Photography created in line with the vision of the photographer as an 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.
Awards
Each section will be awarded the following:
Gold medal
Selector’s medal (3 selectors)
Chairperson’s award
Highly Commended ribbons
Commended ribbons
Best Beyond Group member
No image can win more than one award
Beyond Group Members are not eligible for any Awards except the Best Beyond Group Member
Within each section (except for Visual Art prints) there are also Special Awards which are sponsored by Beyond Group Members:
Best Street Photography in Colour – Sponsored by Rusty Lindsay
Best Peoples of the World in Monochrome – Sponsored by Chrissie Westgate
Best Urban in Scapes – Sponsored by Wayne Davey
Best Authentic UK Wildlife in Nature – Sponsored by Paul Smith
Best Fungi – Sponsored by Brian Goad
There is also an award for the photographer with best result overall
2. Closing date for entries is 3rd August 20253. 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 that can be printed from the online entry system
4. Prints should be sent to: -
Beyond Group BPE 2025
49 Sandpiper Road
Ipswich
IP2 9HU
5. Prints will not be returned. They will be destroyed after the exhibition
FIAP/PSA/RPS Common Nature Definition (2015): Nature photography is restricted to the use of the photographic process to depict all branches of natural history, except anthropology and archaeology, in such a fashion that a well-informed person will be able to identify the subject material and certify its honest presentation.
The story telling value of a photograph must be weighed more than the pictorial quality while maintaining high technical quality. Human elements shall not be present, except where those human elements are integral parts of the nature story such as nature subjects, like barn owls or storks, adapted to an environment modified by humans, or where those human elements are in situations depicting natural forces, like hurricanes or tidal waves. Scientific bands, scientific tags or radio collars on wild animals are permissible. Photographs of human created hybrid plants, cultivated plants, feral animals, domestic animals, or mounted specimens are ineligible, as is any form of manipulation that alters the truth of the photographic statement.
No techniques that add, relocate, replace, or remove pictorial elements except by cropping are permitted. Techniques that enhance the presentation of the photograph without changing the nature story or the pictorial content, or without altering the content of the original scene, are permitted including HDR, focus stacking and dodging/burning. Techniques that remove elements added by the camera, such as dust spots, digital noise, and film scratches, are allowed. Stitched images are not permitted. All allowed adjustments must appear natural.
Monochrome Definition: A black and white image is one with tones from very dark grey (Black) to very clear grey (white). A black and white image toned entirely in a single colour will be able to stand in the black and white category and can be reproduced in black & white in the catalogue.
A black and white image modified by partial toning or by the addition of one colour to a part of the image becomes a colour image and should be entered in the colour category. This type of image will be reproduced in the colour pages of the catalogue.
Colour images can be converted to greyscale monochrome. Infrared images, either direct-captures or derivations, are allowed.
Scapes: This is a broad interpretation of landscape; any image depicting our physical environment - land, sea, urban, rural, city are all acceptable.
People and animals may be included in the scene as long as they are ancillary to and or supportive of the main subject.
Entries to this class can be from a 'single image': this means the image should be from a single exposure, or from multiple exposures taken at the same time and merged to work round camera limitations. Specifically, HDR, focus stacking, and stitched panorama techniques are allowed, and entries to this class can be ‘creative images’.
Visual Art (print entry only): Photography which communicates a creative vision. Photography created in line with the vision of the photographer as an 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.
Awards
Each section will be awarded the following:
Gold medal
Selector’s medal (3 selectors)
Chairperson’s award
Highly Commended ribbons
Commended ribbons
Best Beyond Group member
No image can win more than one award
Beyond Group Members are not eligible for any Awards except the Best Beyond Group Member
Within each section (except for Visual Art prints) there are also Special Awards which are sponsored by Beyond Group Members:
Best Street Photography in Colour – Sponsored by Rusty Lindsay
Best Peoples of the World in Monochrome – Sponsored by Chrissie Westgate
Best Urban in Scapes – Sponsored by Wayne Davey
Best Authentic UK Wildlife in Nature – Sponsored by Paul Smith
Best Fungi – Sponsored by Brian Goad
There is also an award for the photographer with best result overall
2024 BPE Exhibition Page
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