Southwick Camera club enters external competitions, from local inter-club competitions (home and away), to county, and sometimes national level.
External competitions for 2025-2026 are scheduled as follows;-
| DATE | COMPETITION | HOSTING CLUB | ADDRESS |
| 25/10 | SPA Individual Competition | Surrey Photographic Society | East Horsley Village Hall, East Horsley |
21/11 | Regnum Crouch Print | Storrington C. C. | Thakeham Village Hall |
| 6/12 | Surrey Photographic Association Print | Surrey Photographic Society | East Horsley Village Hall, East Horsley |
| 16/12 | Christmas Mix N Match | Worthing | Lancing Village Hall |
| 22/01 | Inter-club PDI | Steyning C.C. | Deall Room |
| 19/03 | Regnum Crouch PDI | Southwick C.C. | The Barn Theatre, Southwick Com Centre |
| 6/05 | Maroondah Inter-club | ZOOM | Hosted by Maroondah |
| 09/05 | Surrey Photographic Association PDI | Surrey Photographic Society | East Horsley Village Hall, East Horsley |
| 15/05 | South Downs Trophy | Henfield C.C. | Ashurst Hall, Ashurst |
NOTE: the SPA Individual Competition on 25th October is the responsibility of each person who wishes to enter this competition to organise their entries personally and not the responsibility of the club
Images for external competitions are selected by the selection team listed below.
SELECTION TEAM 2025-26
| COLIN MITCHELL |
| JOHN ELLIS |
| MARION TENDALL |
| YVONNE WINDSOR |
| TOM BALLARD |
| ANN YOUNG |
MAROONDAH INTER-CLUB
6th May 2026
| TITLE | AUTHOR | SCORE |
| AT THE CENTRE OF IT ALL | JOHN RANDALL | |
| BAD HAIR DAY | MARION TENDALL | |
| BLINDED BY THE LIGHT | ALAN CROSS | |
| CATCH OF THE DAY | STEVE WHITE | |
| CHIC | PETER MERRICK | |
| COMPETITIVE CLOUD | STEVE WHITE | |
| CRIMSON SUNBIRD SINGAPORE | YVONNE WINDSOR | |
| DANAUS PLEXIPPUS NEW ZEALAND | MARIAN TENDALL | |
| EMERGING | TOM BALLARD | |
| HERON LANDING | DAVID FREEMAN | |
| HIGH TACKLE | TOM BALLARD | |
| LOVING LOOK OF A BABY ORANGUTAN | KEVIN PAMPHLION | |
| PLANNING THEIR STRATEGY FOR THE RACE | ROGER PENNINGTON | |
| RIVER ADUR SUNRISE | ROY REED | |
| SHADOW SKATING | ANN YOUNG | |
| SPRING BLOSSOM | SUE LAMBERT | |
| THINKING OF HER UKRAINIAN FAMILY | PETER MERRICK | |
| TIMELESS STREET, IRONGBRIDGE | JOHN ELLIS | |
| WAY OUT | ANN YOUNG | |
| WHAT WE FACE WE FACE TOGETHER | CHRISTIANE FREEMAN | |
| COMPETITION FINAL TOTAL | MARRONDAH | SOUTHWICK |
SURREY PHOTOGRAPHIC (OPEN) PDI COMPETITION
9th MAY 2026
| TITLE | AUTHOR | SCORE |
| RIVALS | COLIN MITCHELL | |
| SHADOW SCISSORS | JAN ARNOLD | |
| WAY OUT | ANN YOUNG | |
| DETERMINATION WINS ALL | JAN ARNOLD | |
| TRANSITIONAL | SUE LAMBERT | |
| SHADOW SKATING | ANN YOUNG | |
| HERON LANDING | DAVID FREEMAN | |
| EMERGING | TOM BALLARD | |
| THINKING OF HER UKRAINIAN FAMILY | PETER MERRICK | |
| FLOATING ON THE AIR | KEVIN PAMPHLION | |
| LETS RETRIEVE THE BALL | CHRISTIANE FREEMAN | |
| COURTYARD COMPANIONS | SUE LAMBERT | |
| IN YOUR DREAMS | STEVE WHITE | |
| CHIC | PETER MERRICK | |
| INTO THE BROODING HIGHLANDS | CHRISTIANE FREEMAN | |
| HIGH TACKLE | TOM BALLARD | |
| FINAL SCORE |
SURREY PHOTOGRAPHIC PDI (NATURE) COMPETITION
9th MAY 2026
| TITLE | AUTHOR | SCORE |
| HEARTS TONGUE | JAN ARNOLD | |
| DANAUS PLEXIPPUS | MARION TENDAL | |
| THE JOY OF BIRTH | KEVIN PAMPHLION | |
| PERIGRIN FLACON TAKING OFF | PETER MERRICK | |
| LOVING LOOK OF A BABY ORANGUTAN | KEVIN PAMPHLION | |
| LARGE RED DAMSELFLY | COLIN MITCHELL | |
| CRIMSON SUNBIRD | YVONNE WINDSOR | |
| CHACMA BABOON NURSING HER YOUNG | KEVIN PAMPHLION | |
| TOTAL SCORE |
SOUTH DOWNS TROPHY
15th MAY 2026
| TITLE | AUTHOR | SCORE |
| COMPETATIVE CLOUD | JOHN ELLIS | |
| BLINDED BY THE LIGHT | ALAN CROSS | |
| PLANNING THEIR STRATEGY FOR THE RACE | ROGER PENNINGTON | |
| AT THE CENTRE OF IT ALL | JOHN RANDALL | |
| THAT LOVING LOOK | KEVIN PAMPHLION | |
| CRIMSON SUNBIRD | YVONNE WINDSOR | |
| SHADOW SKATING | ANN YOUNG | |
| CHIC | PETER MERRICK | |
| BUTTERFLY IN GOLDEN LIGHT | MARION TENDALL | |
| TIMELESS STREET | JOHN ELLIS | |
| FINAL SCORE |