Important Note:

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
COUNCIL OF CAMERA CLUBS (S4C)

Important Note:

Major Competition Changes!

S4C is utilizing a new competition platform for our monthly and year-end competitions: Visual Pursuits.

There are many videos that you can watch to learn the basics of the system. Start with an overview of Visual Pursuits, and go on from there. This 10-minute video will provide the basic details about the system. There are several video aids which will guide you at Visual Pursuits Documentation - Software Pursuits Support Center.

Entrants or judges using Visual Pursuits for S4C competitions will first need to set up an account. Click here for guidance on how to set up an account. UENs previously assigned are no longer used.

Once an account has been set up, please use the Entrant Login link above to enter a competition.

We will conduct six competitions between October of this year and April of next year. See Schedule

There is a new image size requirement. To conform to international standards, entered images must be no larger that 1920 (W) x 1080 (H) pixels. For more information see Image Size.

Makeups are no longer possible.

S4C will now only support the following competitions: Pictorial Color, Pictorial Mono, Nature General, Nature Wildlife, Photojournalism (PJ) General, and Photojournalism (PJ) Human Interest. The following competitions have been discontinued: Creative, Arranged Color, Arranged Monochrome, and Photo Travel.

The individual entrant pages from the previous system are no longer available.

This Is a new way of running our competitions. Undoubtedly there will be problems along the way - not everything will run smoothly. Thank you for your patience as we work our way through the challenges ahead!

S4C 2024 EXHIBITION COMPLETE. View Gallery and Results.
VIEW 2023-2024 BANQUET PRESENTATION OF HI-POINT AND EOY COMPETITION RESULTS!
FINAL 2023-2024 STANDINGS POSTED!
S4C APRIL CATALOG NOW POSTED.
S4C APRIL COMPETITION NOW CLOSED AND JUDGED.
VIEW S4C 2024 INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION AND PRIOR YEARS' CATALOGS & GALLERIES

Best of Show Images from S4C 2020 End of Year Competition

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About S4C

The Southern California Council of Camera Clubs (S4C), founded in 1939, is a Council member of the Photographic Society of America (PSA). The Council is composed of a number of member photographic clubs from across Southern California.

The purpose of the Council is to promote the photographic arts and education by:

holding monthly competitions open to members of S4C member clubs;
conducting an end of year judging of all images that have won awards and honorable mentions during the competition year - results presented at the annual Installation & Awards Banquet.
conducting an annual international competition (also known as an exhibition or as a salon) open to photographers across the world;
supporting the activities of its member clubs such as by providing judges for local competitions and helping to prepare club members for entering into international photographic competitions;
encouraging photographers of member clubs by awarding honors for meritorious service and photographic accomplishment;
fostering collaborative activities and volunteerism among members of different clubs.

S4C was founded in 1939 and has been a member of PSA since 1953.

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s4cinfo@pcms-photo.org

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