PAGB Awards for Photographic Merit
Adjudications for Awards for Photographic Merit (APM) for still images are run twice yearly (in April and November) and hosted by Federations in rotation. Details can be found in the APM sections of the PAGB website, with adjudication dates listed in Leaflet 3. Please ensure you read the latest version of each of the APM Leaflets as they are regularly updated.
Entries will only be accepted for one Class and one Media in any single Adjudication. Mixed entries with Prints and PDI are not permitted. Holders of an APM at any level may not apply for a lower level APM.
The PAGB periodically run an APM for Audio Visuals, which include Photo Harmony sequences. Contact the N&EMPF Awards Officer if you are interested in this APM.
Unless the event is advertised as closed, applicants may attend at no charge, and observers may purchase tickets to attend via the host Federation. We would strongly advise attending an APM Adjudication, before applying for any APM, to see the standards required.
Entries will only be accepted for one Class and one Media in any single Adjudication. Mixed entries with Prints and PDI are not permitted. Holders of an APM at any level may not apply for a lower level APM.
The PAGB periodically run an APM for Audio Visuals, which include Photo Harmony sequences. Contact the N&EMPF Awards Officer if you are interested in this APM.
Unless the event is advertised as closed, applicants may attend at no charge, and observers may purchase tickets to attend via the host Federation. We would strongly advise attending an APM Adjudication, before applying for any APM, to see the standards required.
Qualifications to Apply
You must be a member of a club affiliated to the PAGB by being a member of N&EMPF. Your membership should be a minimum of 2 years for a BPAGB or CPAGB, 3 years for a DPAGB and EPAGB, and 5 years for an MPAGB.
Applicants for the EPAGB and MPAGB awards must be existing holders of the DPAGB award, and applicants for the MPAGB award must have held their DPAGB for at least 11 months on the date of adjudication.
You need to be an active member of your club, attending regularly and supporting club competitions, external competitions, and the N&EMPF Exhibition.
All applications MUST go through the N&EMPF Awards Officer and the information required is listed as follows:
We will not normally contact your club for confirmation of the above as we are aware that some applicants do not want it publicised. If we need to, we would contact you first.
The above information should be sent, by email, to the acting N&EMPF Awards Officer, Carol Cheetham CPAGB APAGB.
You must be a member of a club affiliated to the PAGB by being a member of N&EMPF. Your membership should be a minimum of 2 years for a BPAGB or CPAGB, 3 years for a DPAGB and EPAGB, and 5 years for an MPAGB.
Applicants for the EPAGB and MPAGB awards must be existing holders of the DPAGB award, and applicants for the MPAGB award must have held their DPAGB for at least 11 months on the date of adjudication.
You need to be an active member of your club, attending regularly and supporting club competitions, external competitions, and the N&EMPF Exhibition.
All applications MUST go through the N&EMPF Awards Officer and the information required is listed as follows:
- Clearly state the level of APM you are applying for. Please ensure you advise of any APM Awards you have or have previously applied for.
- The Camera Club you are a member and how long you have been a member. Previous club membership can be taken into account even if with another Federation.
We will not normally contact your club for confirmation of the above as we are aware that some applicants do not want it publicised. If we need to, we would contact you first.
The above information should be sent, by email, to the acting N&EMPF Awards Officer, Carol Cheetham CPAGB APAGB.
Badge (BPAGB)
White badge and certificate
7 Prints (not Projected images) are required
The standard is Approaching Good Club Photography
Credit (CPAGB)
Blue badge and certificate
10 Prints or Projected images are required
The standard is Good Club Photography
Distinction (DPAGB)
Red badge and certificate
15 Prints or Projected images are required
The standard is a High Level of Acceptance in Open Exhibitions
Excellence (EPAGB)
Red badge and certificate
15 Prints (not Projected images) are required
The standard is a High Level of Acceptance in Open Exhibitions
Master (MPAGB)
Yellow badge and certificate
20 Prints or Projected images are required
The standard is the Highest Standard of UK Amateur Photography
Credit in AV (CPAGB/AV)
Blue badge and certificate
1 or more sequences with a total running time not less than 6 minutes and not more than 9 minutes
The standard is Competent Photography, with at least a few images at the standard for a CPAGB
Distinction in AV (DPAGB/AV)
Red badge and certificate
2 or more sequences with a total running time of not less than 9 minutes or more than 12 minutes
The standard is Better than Competent Photography, with at least a few images at the standard for a CPAGB
Master in AV (MPAGB/AV)
Yellow badge and certificate
3 or more sequences with a total running time of note less than 15 minutes and not more than 20 minutes
The standard is Good Original Photography, with at least a few images at the standard for a DPAGB or higher
White badge and certificate
7 Prints (not Projected images) are required
The standard is Approaching Good Club Photography
Credit (CPAGB)
Blue badge and certificate
10 Prints or Projected images are required
The standard is Good Club Photography
Distinction (DPAGB)
Red badge and certificate
15 Prints or Projected images are required
The standard is a High Level of Acceptance in Open Exhibitions
Excellence (EPAGB)
Red badge and certificate
15 Prints (not Projected images) are required
The standard is a High Level of Acceptance in Open Exhibitions
Master (MPAGB)
Yellow badge and certificate
20 Prints or Projected images are required
The standard is the Highest Standard of UK Amateur Photography
Credit in AV (CPAGB/AV)
Blue badge and certificate
1 or more sequences with a total running time not less than 6 minutes and not more than 9 minutes
The standard is Competent Photography, with at least a few images at the standard for a CPAGB
Distinction in AV (DPAGB/AV)
Red badge and certificate
2 or more sequences with a total running time of not less than 9 minutes or more than 12 minutes
The standard is Better than Competent Photography, with at least a few images at the standard for a CPAGB
Master in AV (MPAGB/AV)
Yellow badge and certificate
3 or more sequences with a total running time of note less than 15 minutes and not more than 20 minutes
The standard is Good Original Photography, with at least a few images at the standard for a DPAGB or higher