Young Photographer Competition

Chertsey Rotary

Young Photographer Competition

Competition Subject

'MY TOWN'

The aim is for young people, between 6 and 16 years old, to capture an image of their town, seen through their own eyes. The judges will be looking for individuality and creativity in the composition of the shot.

Prizes

• 1 X First prizes of £60 for age group 6 to 11 plus large print of photograph in frame
• 1 X First prize of £60 for age group 12 to 16 plus large print of photograph in frame
• 2 X Runner up Prizes of £20 each for age group 6 to 11 plus print of photograph
• 2 X Runner up Prizes of £20 each for age group 12 to 16 plus print of photograph

Prize Giving

• All Prize winners will be requested to have a photograph taken for local press on collection of their prizes at the Black Cherry Fair on Saturday 9^th July 2016

Closing Date

• Closing date for entries is midnight on Saturday 25th June 2016.

Entry Categories

• PRIMARY = 6 - 11 years old
• SECONDARY = 12 - 16 years old

Submission of Entries

• All submissions must be submitted, as an attachment, via email to: ROTAPHOTA@gmail.com     

The following information must be included within the email content to which the entry is attached. (Without the following information your submission will be excluded from the competition):

1. Which category the entry is for, Primary or Secondary
2. Full name, address and date of birth.
3. Parent/Guardian name and contact number.
4. Brief description of the entry including location.

An automatic response will be sent on receipt. No other replies will be provided.

Rules/Terms & Conditions

1. No further entries will be accepted after the closing date
2. Photographs will be given a unique serial number to replacing the identity of the photographer for judging purposes
3. The organiser of the Competition will not be judging the photos
4. A judging panel including representatives from Chertsey Rotary and Thorpe Park will judges the entries and their decision is final
5. The Chertsey Rotary has the final decision on the winning photographs
6. On entering the competition, you agree that Photographs and the name and age of the photographer may be displayed on the Rotary/Rotary related Event Websites and Stalls and local news media
7. No Photographs containing close up images of People Permitted
8. Photographs judged to containing explicit or inappropriate content will be disqualified without notice
9. Photographs of photographs or other printed material not owned by the entrant are not allowed
10. Photographs entered into the competition must not be manipulated by any computer software or applications
11. All photographs must be in JPG format
12. Entrants must have the permission of their parent/guardian/School to enter and as such all entrants must be submitted through their parent/guardian/School email address to the email address above
13. Full name, Age and address and parents contact name and number will be required for all entrants and must be included with the photograph submission
14. All photographs must have been taken by and be the implicit property of the person entering the competition
15. Photographs only NO Video 
16. Up to Two photographs can be submitted by each entrant
17. Only one submission by each entrant is allowed
18. No material we be returned to entrants
19. Information relating to this competition including winners will be posted on the Chertsey Rotary Web Site and Rotary Social Media pages http://www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/homepage.php?ClubID=867

All Prize winners will be requested to have a photograph taken for local press on collection of their prizes at the Black Cherry Fair on Saturday 9^th July 2016

The Terms & Conditions may also be downloaded here