| Copyright | Entrants retain full copyright in their images at all times and any use of a submitted image. You grant a nonexclusive licence to MCC and Wisden to reproduce the three winning images in connection with the competition |
|---|---|
| Eligibility | Open to all photographers, worldwide. |
| Finish | 4 January 2015 |
| Entry fee | Free |
Finished
Theme: Cricket
Prizes:
- The prize for the winning photograph is £2000 cash and a copy of Wisden 2015
- Two runners-up will each receive £1000 cash and a copy of Wisden 2015
- Eight other shortlisted entries will each receive £250 cash.
- The top three winning photographs will be reproduced as the first three images in the colour section of the 2015 Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack, and each of the eleven shortlisted entries will be exhibited at Lord’s during the 2015 season.
The winning entrants will be notified at least one week prior to the announcement of the winning images in April 2015.
Judges:
- Chris Smith
- Nigel Davies
- Patrick Eagar
- Bob Thomas
- Hugh Routledge
Each entrant may submit up to three different pictures taken between January 1 and December 31 2014. Online submission of digital photographs via the website.
Image requirements: high resolution JPEGs at 300dpi; up to 9 Mb in file size. Digital adjustments are only acceptable if limited to minor cleaning work (removing dust spots), levels, curves, colour, saturation and contrast work. Sharpening and minimal cropping is allowed.
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