Photocompete

• Copyright: If your image is short-listed you grant permission for your image to be used to promote the Competition and exhibition only.
• Entry fee: From £10.00 per four images in one category
• Entry deadline: 30th November 2012
• Who can enter: Open to all photographers worldwide.

Categories:

• The Beauty of Plants
• Beautiful Gardens
• Wildlife in the Garden
• Breathing Spaces
• Bountiful Earth
• Trees Woods Forests
• Wildflower Landscapes
• Greening the City
• Photo Projects:
• Monochrome (until 31 March)
• Macro Art (1 April – 31 May)
• Micro Creatures (1 June – 31 July)

Prizes:

• Top prize
  • £5,000
  • The title "International Garden Photographer of the Year"
  • Extensive press coverage.
  • Copy of the book ‘International Garden Photographer of the Year Collection 6’ – subject to publishing contract.
  • Your photograph featured as a central key fine art print at Kew Gardens and other venues in the UK and around the world.
  • A fine art print of your photograph
• Royal Photographic Society Gold Award for Best Portfolio
  • £2,000
  • Royal Photographic Society Gold medal
  • Royal Photographic Society one year membership
  • Extensive press coverage.
  • Your photograph featured as a central key fine art print at Kew Gardens and other venues in the UK and around the world.
  • Copy of the book ‘International Garden Photographer of the Year Collection 6’ – subject to publishing contract.
• Photo Project category winner
  • £500
  • Copy of book ‘International Garden Photographer of the Year Collection 6 – subject to publishing contract.
  • Your photograph featured as a fine art print at venues in the UK and around the world.
• Young Garden Photographer of the Year (under 16)
  • Best overall single image
    • £400 in cash
    • Title "International Young Garden Photographer of the Year"
    • Your picture featured as a key photograph in the IGPOTY exhibition, PLUS
    • The book ‘Better Plant and Garden Photography. by the IGPOTY team* An inscribed copy of the book ‘International Garden Photographer of the Year Collection 6’ – subject to publishing contract.
  • YGPOTY Runners-up (two)
    • £100 in cash
    • Your picture featured as a key photograph in the IGPOTY exhibition
    • A copy of the book ‘Better Plant and Garden Photography. by the IGPOTY team.

Online submission of digital images via the website.

Image requirements: JPG format; 800 pixels along the longest length; no bigger than 2mb in size.

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