2025 Photographic Ship Model Review and Juried Competition

The Board of Directors of the Nautical Research Guild is pleased to announce the 2025 Photographic Ship Competition. The last NRG model photo competition was in 2021. Just like last time your photographs will be submitted on-line. 

Gold, Silver and Bronze medals will be awarded for the First, Second and Third place models in three categories: Apprentice, Journeyman and Master, and a Best of Show medal will be awarded to the best Gold medal winner.  

The competition is open to all Regular Members in good standing of the Nautical Research Guild.   We have established a reduced fee membership open to Non-members who wish to participate in the 2025 Photographic Ship Model Competition.  The special half-price downloadable membership application is below and entitles the new member to receive the digital Nautical Research Journal and all membership privileges for one year.  

The fee is still only $30 per model entered and entrants will also receive a written review of their model. Winners will be announced at the Annual Member’s Meeting.   ENTRY DEADLINE IS JULY 31, 2025.

The contest rules and entry forms are below.  Download the rules and entry forms and follow the directions to enter.  A separate entry form is required for each model entered.

The forms are in fillable .pdf format and can be completed with Adobe Reader.  If you do not have this free application already installed, the following link will install it for you.  https://get.adobe.com/reader/.

You can purchase an entry for each submitted model at the NRG Store, by clicking HERE.
You can purchase your NRG Photo Contest Membership, by clicking HERE