Sylabus
2026 – 2027
SEPTEMBER:
8th Opening Night, Registration and introduction to Syllabus.
15th
22nd Hand In for 1st PDI Competition
28th
OCTOBER:
6th Speaker – Ken Lindsay ‘Making The Most of Your Images’ and ‘Travel to Cuba’
13th 1st PDI Competition - Judge – Chris Bonnington
20th
27th
NOVEMBER:
3rd Hand-in for 1st Print Competition
10th Theme – ‘The Letter A’
17th View GDPU Digital Portfolio 2026
24th Speaker – Gordon Scott - ‘New York’
DECEMBER:
1st First Print Competition – Judge – Iain McFadyen
8th
15th Hand-in for 2nd PDI Competition
NO MEETINGS 22nd and 29th December 2026
JANUARY
5th View Part 1 of SPF Portfolio 2026
12th Speaker – Gavin Forrest – ‘My Visit to Sri Lanka’.
19th 2nd PDI Competition – Judge – Margaret Lothian
26th Hand-in for 2nd Print Competition.
FEBRUARY:
2nd View Part 2 of SPF Portfolio 2026
9th ‘Lucky Dip’ Theme.
16th 2nd Print Competition – Judge - Cameron Scott
23rd Hand-in for Annual PDI Competition.
MARCH:
2nd Team Project presentations. - Your efforts will be judged in house by your
peers.
9th Theme - ‘The Number 3’
16th Annual PDI Competition – Judge – Douglas Allen
18th 4 Way Print Competition at Motherwell Photographic Society
Judge Peter De Marco
24th Hand-in for Annual Print Competition –
30th
APRIL:
6th
13th Annual Print Competition – Judge – Libby Smith
20th Select Entry for SPF and GDPU Portfolios
27th Annual General Meeting
MAY:
4th Annual Dinner
8th Opening Night, Registration and introduction to Syllabus.
15th
22nd Hand In for 1st PDI Competition
28th
OCTOBER:
6th Speaker – Ken Lindsay ‘Making The Most of Your Images’ and ‘Travel to Cuba’
13th 1st PDI Competition - Judge – Chris Bonnington
20th
27th
NOVEMBER:
3rd Hand-in for 1st Print Competition
10th Theme – ‘The Letter A’
17th View GDPU Digital Portfolio 2026
24th Speaker – Gordon Scott - ‘New York’
DECEMBER:
1st First Print Competition – Judge – Iain McFadyen
8th
15th Hand-in for 2nd PDI Competition
NO MEETINGS 22nd and 29th December 2026
JANUARY
5th View Part 1 of SPF Portfolio 2026
12th Speaker – Gavin Forrest – ‘My Visit to Sri Lanka’.
19th 2nd PDI Competition – Judge – Margaret Lothian
26th Hand-in for 2nd Print Competition.
FEBRUARY:
2nd View Part 2 of SPF Portfolio 2026
9th ‘Lucky Dip’ Theme.
16th 2nd Print Competition – Judge - Cameron Scott
23rd Hand-in for Annual PDI Competition.
MARCH:
2nd Team Project presentations. - Your efforts will be judged in house by your
peers.
9th Theme - ‘The Number 3’
16th Annual PDI Competition – Judge – Douglas Allen
18th 4 Way Print Competition at Motherwell Photographic Society
Judge Peter De Marco
24th Hand-in for Annual Print Competition –
30th
APRIL:
6th
13th Annual Print Competition – Judge – Libby Smith
20th Select Entry for SPF and GDPU Portfolios
27th Annual General Meeting
MAY:
4th Annual Dinner