For more information on how to participate, click here.

Click here to see the Competition Results

IPPG Has Great Showing at ImagingUSA 2025 

IPPG Heading to Dallas, Texas for IMAGING USA 2025

IPPG 2024 Holiday Party and Member's Meeting.

Great turnout with some impressive "White Elephant" exchange images. 

New IPPG Board of Directors elected for 2025

We are pleased to announce the election of the 2025 IPPG Board of Directors. As you will recall, nominations for the board positions was called early in October and the slate was announced later that month. Ballots were sent to all current members in November and the results were tallied on December 1st. The election results were ratified by a voice vote of attending members at the Guild Meeting on December 3rd.

Your 2025 Board of Directors is listed here.

• President - Bill Miller
• 1st Vice President - Michael Firsich
• 2nd Vice President - Lois Talley
• Secretary - Amy Payne
• Treasurer - Lisa Jamison
• Membership Director - Kip Shawger
• Director at Large - Rick Pranitis

More information about your Board members and their responsibilities can be found on the IPPG website at: Current IPPG Board and Board Member Roles

Congratulations to our new 2025 Board of Directors.

Indiana State Fair Photography Competition & Exhibition

2024 Special category theme is “The Art and Nature of Fun”

After the success of the Indiana Online Image Competition last April, we are now in June and it’s time to turn our attention to the Indiana State Fair and the Fair’s annual Photography Competition and Exhibition, which IPPG will once again help to administer. We encourage all Indiana photographers to participate. Each year has been a resounding success and we are looking forward to another group of very talented photographers, both amateur and professional, student and adult, to participate in displaying their photography skills and images. For clarification of photography competition rules and guidelines, please click on the links below.

Indiana Arts 2024 Open Entry Book Photography Division Terms and Conditions (pages 54-56). Open Entry Book - Photography Division

IPPG website - General IPPG Information - IPPG Website

Exhibitor's Corner - To Register click here: Exhibitor's Corner

Number of Prints:  All Professionals or Amateurs are permitted to enter up to 3 prints

plus 1 State Fair Theme print for a total of no more than 4 prints.

Professionals only are permitted to add a print album bringing their total to 5 entries.

Additional prints will not be accepted or displayed.

Size of Prints:

• Professionals print mount sizes must be exactly 20”on the longest side with the image placed within the mount. Typical mounts sizes are, but not limited to 16”x20”, 15”x20”, 10”x20”, etc., in either horizontal or vertical format. Image may be any size within the mount.

• Amateur and College print mount size must be exactly 16”x20” in either horizontal or vertical format with the minimum image size of 8”x10” to a maximum of 16”x20”.

• Elementary and Youth mount sizes must be exactly 8”x10” in either horizontal or vertical format with the minimum image size of 5”x7” to a maximum of 8”x10”.

• Camera Club print mount size must be 16”x20” in either horizontal or vertical format with the minimum image size of 8”x10” to a maximum of 16”x20”.

Preparing and Mounting/Matting Prints - Image Mounting Instructions

Photography Division Rules & Guidelines - Photography Division Rules

Preparing Your Images for Competition - Creating a Digital Mat

Live Streaming of Judging on Sunday July 28, 2024 (cost is $10) -

Click here to Access to Live Stream Judging

Critique of Print(s) (cost is $15 per image) - Order an Image Critique

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

• May 16-July 1, 2024:      EARLY REGISTRATION: $30 with an additional $0.50 for each print entered
• July 2-July 26, 2024:       LATE REGISTRATION: $50 with an additional $1.00 per print entered
• July 26, 2024: Friday:      CHECK IN 12:00pm-6:00pm
• July 27, 2024: Saturday:   CHECK IN 9:00am-5:00pm

         (no entries will be accepted after Saturday July 27, 2024)

• July 28, 2024: Sunday:   JUDGING 9:00am-5:00pm

         (not open to the public but live streaming is available for a fee)

• Aug 2– Aug 18, 2024:     STATE FAIR OPEN (closed only on Mondays this year)
• Aug 8, 2024: Thursday:  PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 6:30pm-8:30pm
• Aug 19, 2024: Monday: RELEASE OF PRINTS 11:00am-7:00pm
• Aug 20, 2024: Tuesday:  RELEASE OF PRINTS 9:00am-3:00pm

Entries not picked up by 3:00pm August 20^th become the property of the Indiana State Fair

Want to help out? VOLUNTEERING: - State Fair Volunteer Signup Sheet

The Final Results are Complete

Top Scoring Image/Best of Show and the $100.00 prize

is awarded to:

Suzanne Stark

Click here to view the complete list of awards

Make plans now to attend this one-of-a-kind event and see for yourself exactly why this is

our industry's can't-miss event.

Join us January 28 - 30, 2024 in Louisville, KY

click here for more information.

State Fair Photography Competition Image Release and Pickup

is on Monday August the 21st from 9:00AM till 7:00PM.

And again on Tuesday August the 22nd from 9:00AM till 3:00PM.

The Indiana Arts Building will close for the season at 3:00PM on Tuesday August the 22nd!

Any images not picked up before 3:00PM will be the property of the State Fair.