| Copyright | Copyright remains exclusively with the authors but, by entering this competition, you agree to allow your work as a shortlisted entry to be: a) shown at the Vision '09 exhibition in January / February 2010 b) be included in the winning entries on the Pixel and Grain website c) be showcased in any publications created by us to document the exhibition. |
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| Eligibility | Open to anyone, anywhere in the world who is aged between 16 and 25 years of age at the closing date. |
| Finish | 25 September 2009 |
| Entry fee | Free |
FinishedVision 09 – a world-wide online photography competition – has been launched by photography students from Hind Leys Community College in Shepshed in collaboration with Charnwood Arts.
Categories:
- Urban – 1st Prize £250
- Portrait – 1st Prize £250
- Photo Poetry – 1st Prize £500
Second and third place winners will be selected but there are no cash prizes for these. However, both these and a further selection of images from those shortlisted will be exhibited. Winning entries will be included on the Charnwood Arts Pixel & Grain website. An exhibition of winning entries will also be displayed at the Hind Leys Gallery in January and February 2009.
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Entries in all categories should be accompanied by a title. Only digital images submitted via our official website will be accepted.
Maximum of 800 pixels on the largest edge.
Official web site: http://vision09.sharedspace.org/index.php
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