Since Covid restrictions have been lessened the Sioux City Camera Club will once again have our traditional annual awards banquet starting at 6 pm, Thursday, May 12th at 3900 Stadium Dr. in Sioux City.  This building is the office of the Siouxland Home Builders Association and just down the street from the Explorers baseball Stadium.  Please enter the building through the South entrance.  There will be ample parking for everyone.  The event will be catered and the cost will be $12.00 per person payable in advance to help defray the expense.  Click here to sign-up.  Payment can be made at our April 28th meeting.  If you can't make the meeting you can mail a check to Julia Harbeck at 1006 Logan St., Sioux City, IA 51105 or pay on line at https://sccc-banquet.cheddarup.com.  Wildlife and Nature photographer, Mike Benkis of Omaha, will be our guest speaker.

The following awards will be presented for both Advanced and Entry Level Photographers:

• Best black & white digital image of the year (Previously Submitted and Open Class)
• Best black & white print image of the year (Previously Submitted and Open Class)
• Best color digital image of the year (Previously Submitted and Open Class)
• Best color print image of the year (Previously Submitted and Open Class)
• Photographer of the Year
• Black & white print Photographer of the Year
• Black & white digital Photographer of the Year
• Color print Photographer of the Year
• Color digital Photographer of the Year

The deadline for submitting your year-end digital entries will be Saturday, April 30th, by 5:00 pm.  Digital entries are to be sent via email to [email protected].  Be sure to include what you are submitting in the subject line, such as Previously Entered and or Open Class, as well as Advanced or Entry Level.  Print entries are to be dropped off at the April 28th meeting.

You may enter 2 digital black & white and color images and 2 black & white and color print images in each category (Previously Submitted, Open Class).  Previously Submitted entries must have been submitted in this years monthly competition.  Open Class entries are unrestricted.  Images that have previously won an image of the year award are not eligible.

Digital images need to be re-named and resized (1920 pixels on the long side and no more than 750 KB) the same manner in which you have been entering monthly competitions.