The BPE exists to encourage photographers to enter exhibitions and to recognize successful entrants via the issue of the Crown Awards photographic distinctions.

1. You need to enter any of the BPE member exhibitions listed on the BPE web site. These can be found in the Exhibitions section on this website where you can either download an entry form or find out where you can obtain one via the web site of the club whose competition you wish to enter.

2. With every photo that you have accepted in an exhibition you accrue one point.

3. When in the first instance you have accrued 25 points you can apply to the BPE Awards Officers for the One Crown Award 

4. Following their verification of the form you will be sent your Certificate & Ribbon & be entitled to use “BPE1” after your name.

5. You can continue this process until you reach “BPE5” for which you will have to have gained 300 points. You are then eligible for ABPE (Associate) and FBPE (Fellow) which you may then apply for.

6. There is no charge for any of these services, except for the individual exhibition entry fees payable to BPE club exhibitions which you wish to enter.

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A list of the exhibitions currently active within the BPE can be found here