The following statement was issued in the Autumn 1999 edition of “The Bulletin” of the East Anglian Federation of Photographic Societies on behalf of the Federation’s Executive Committee:-

“Photography may be defined as imagery produced via the action of light on a sensor (be it light sensitive film etc. or a digital sensor). For EAF competition/exhibition purposes the original image or images must have been initiated and produced by the submitting author. If manipulation is undertaken, this also should be the work of the submitting author. It matters not whether the final image is printed on light sensitive materials or via a printer connected to a computer or otherwise. The copyright of all elements of a picture must be at the disposal of the submitting author”

Providing the above conditions are met, the Committee’s views remain unchanged in that it is felt it should not be a matter of concern if an image is produced by digital means.