Bledisloe Cup – Interclub Competition

This is an annual competition awarded to the PSNZ club submitting the best selection of six prints, on any subject. All images must be exposed in New Zealand.

This competition is conducted annually on behalf of the PSNZ by a member club appointed by the current Council of the Society. The 2012 competition is being organised by the Gore Camera Club.

The competition entries will be exhibited at the National Convention in Invercargill in April 2012.

The entry form can be downloaded by clicking this link.

Closing date for receipt of Entries is 7th March 2012.

History

Bledisloe Cup, 1932

The Bledisloe Cup, more formally known as “The PSNZ Bledisloe Competition for Inter Club Sets of Photographic Prints”, was initiated in 1919 by the Dunedin Photographic Society for four monochrome prints.

In 1932, Governor General Lord Bledisloe, patron of the then Wellington Camera Club, donated a cup for this premier competition. It was first presented in 1932 to the Auckland Camera Club. In 1953, the Cup was held by the Wellington Camera Club, who on formation of the PSNZ, handed it over to the Society.

It is now awarded annually to the club with the best selection of six prints

The most recent winners were the North Shore Photographic Society.

A summary and a list of previous winners can be found here.