2025 Juried Show

Susquehanna Valley Shutterbugs

29th Annual Juried Photo Exhibit

Details and Rules for the Show

Registration Opens April 1, 2025 – All registration of entries is done online.   No registration will be available at drop off.  Registration cut-off is 12 midnight, Friday, April 25, 2025.

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Juried Show Information

Selected photographs will be exhibited at the Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historic Society from May 5 to May 30, 2025. Our Wine and Cheese Reception starts at 6:00 PM on Friday, May 9, 2025. The reception is open to the public. 

This year the Shutterbugs will award $1200 in prize money in recognition of the photographic excellence of the top entries. All entries will be judged by a panel of judges with recognized expertise in photography and fine art. Judges Awards will be presented at the reception.

Awards

Color and black-and-white photographs will be judged together. Cash prizes will be awarded as follows:

  • Best in Show – $400.00
  • First Place – $300.00
  • Second Place – $200.00
  • Third Place – $100.00
  • Honorable Mention – $ 50.00
  • Judge’s Choice (1 per judge= 3 ribbons) – $50.00 each

In addition to the cash awards, People’s Choice ribbons will be awarded as a result of voting by opening night attendees. Attendees are given the opportunity to cast 5 votes for their favorite pieces. 

Conditions for Entry

The competition is open to the public and all amateur and professional photographers. You may submit up to a total of 4 prints (color and/or black and white).

  • Entries must be the original work of the photographer and may not have been shown in a previous Susquehanna Valley Shutterbugs show. Photographers’ signatures will be covered during judging.
  • Images, including frame, may not exceed 30″ in either dimension. Acceptance of pieces will be at the discretion of the Show Committee.
  • Images must be presented in a plain black frame
  • Images must be presented with a single plain white mat with a white core.  There may not be any artificial borders or embossed mats.
  • Frames must have a sturdy wire attached to the back of the frame and the wire may not be visible when hung. No exposed glass edges and no saw-tooth hangers will be accepted.  Frames that are not self-supporting or have loose structural integrity while being handled will be disqualified.
  • Although photographs will be handled carefully, the Susquehanna Valley Shutterbugs cannot be responsible or liable in any way for their loss or damage.
  • Images may be manipulated and composited within the edges of the mat, but the final result must be made from the photographer’s original images.
  • Displayed work must remain on display until Saturday, May 31, 2025.

Fees

A non-refundable entry fee of $10.00 for SVS members, $25.00 for non-members, and ½ off for students, per photograph, must accompany each entry.  Make checks payable to Susquehanna Valley Shutterbugs. 

Exhibit space is limited to 65 entries. No refunds will be granted if an entry is rejected for failure to follow the rules or the entry does not make the Judges cut to be accepted into the exhibit. The decisions of the judges are final.

Your entry constitutes an understanding and agreement with the “conditions for entry” and “fees” of the exhibition.

Delivery

Entries will be received at the Lycoming County Historical Museum, 858 West Fourth Street, Williamsport, PA on Monday, April 28th (before the group meeting) between 5:30 pm to 6:15 pm and Sunday, May 4th between 11 am and 1 pm.  No entries will be accepted after 1 pm Sunday, May 4th.  

Notification

Acceptance into the show does not necessarily mean that the photograph was chosen as one of the prize winners by the judges.

Pickup

Photographs not accepted for display in the show may be picked up during the show’s opening night reception on Friday, May 9th from 6 pm to 8 pm or Saturday, May 31, 2025 from 11 am to 1 pm.

Accepted photographs and any remaining eliminated photographs may be picked up at the museum on Saturday, May 31, 2025 between 11 am and 1 pm or by special appointment with the Show Chairman.

No photographs may be removed from the exhibition prior to the closing of the exhibit on May 31, 2025.

All photos submitted for the Juried Show must be picked up within 1 week of the show’s closing. Failure to pick up your photos by this time will result in them becoming the property of the Susquehanna Valley Shutterbugs.