2026 National Triptych Salon Information

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Introduction

Nelson Camera Club’s National Triptych Salon was initiated to encourage and stimulate photographers in the skill of creating three images that not only work well together but also succeed in providing a total impression on the viewer that is greater than the sum of the three individual photographs.

​For the purpose of this Salon a triptych is a presentation made up of three (and only three) distinctly separated photographic images displayed on a common background. The subject matter is open.

 Competition information

Timetable

• ​Entries Open  1st July - Nelson National Triptych Salon opens for the submission of entries
• Entries Close   31st July  - Entries to the Salon close at 11.59 pm
• Results notified on or before  17 August
• Presentation Evening  28th August at the top of the south Seddon Shield Convention.   Venue TBA. Watch this space. 

Terms and Conditions 

• Full Terms and Conditions of entry for the Salon.

Categories

• There is only one category -'Open'.  Within this category the selectors will make awards as outlined below.

Entry

• All entries will be digital and must be submitted using the National Triptych entry form here.

• Cost of entry is $35 for up to 6 triptych images

Selectors

• TBA

 
                 
 

"Buzz Off" by Deborah Martin APSNZ, AFIAP

Awards

The Champion entry will receive a unique Nelson National Triptych Trophy for the winner to keep.

Special Awards will be made for:

• Best “Ageing, the march of time” -  the inevitable passage of time and the changes it brings, often used to reflect on the aging process or societal shifts.
• Best "Worms Eye View" -   a perspective seen from a low or humble point, as if from the ground looking up,
  

• Best “Monochrome” – entries must be black and white or one colour. 

​Certificates will be awarded to all entrants gaining Acceptance, Highly Commended or Honours awards.

Additional information

​If you have any general enquiries about the Triptych, please contact [email protected] 

Resources

Triptych resources

• In the Mind of a Triptych Judge.  2020 Judge Jane Trotter gives some insights into the judging process.
• Constructing a triptych using Photoshop (pdf)
• How to make a triptych in Elements 7 (pdf)
• How to make a triptych in Lightroom 4 (pdf)
• How to make a triptych in OnOne 2018 (pdf)
• How to make a triptych in Faststone 2025 (pdf)
• For more ideas and inspiration, visit http://abstractedreality.com/articles/talking-triptychs

“You can look at a picture for a week and never think of it again.  You can also look at a picture for a second and think of it all your life.”
— Joan Miro

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