British Photographic Exhibitions

The National Exhibitions which are members of the British Photographic Exhibitions offer a Crown Award system designed to enable successful exhibition photographers to gain additional recognition. Exhibitors are invited to aggregate their acceptances in the affiliated exhibitions and, upon reaching the accepted aggregate, to apply without charge for a Crown Rating Award. Each successful applicant for an award will receive a Certificate and a Ribbon and will be able to use the letters acknowledging their award after their name.
BPE1 Crown Award - 25 points
BPE2 Crown Award - 50 points
BPE3 Crown Award - 100 points
BPE4 Crown Award - 200 points
BPE5 Crown Award - 300 points
Those who achieve the top crown award rating BPE5* are then invited to aggregate acceptances and awards in the member exhibitions and upon reaching the accepted aggregate to apply, without charge, for Associateship ABPE and Fellowship FBPE. The successful applicant will receive a Certificate and Medal and will be able to use the letters acknowledging their award after their name
The BPE currently consists of 17 members exhibitions. These are typically organized by either a single photographic club or by a number of clubs in the same geographical area.
Basingstoke Camera Club Exhibition
Bebington Salon of Photography
Beyond Group Open Exhibition
Clay Cross National Projected Image Exhibition
Dingwall National Projected Image Exhibition
Frome Wessex Salon of Photography
Guernsey Salon of Photography
Midland Monochrome
Neath & Dist. P.S. Salon
Robin Hood Open Digital Exhibition
Rushden Open Photographic Exhibition
Shrewsbury Open Photography Exhibition
Solihull Open Exhibition of British Photography
South Birmingham Open Digital Exhibition
Southport National Exhibition of Photography
Vale of Evesham National Photographic Exhibition
Winchester National Exhibition
For more information visit the BPE Website