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 |
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 |