Photocompete

• Copyright: you grant BWPA and its sponsors and supporters a non-exclusive, irrevocable licence to reproduce, enlarge, publish or exhibit, on any media, the images for any purpose directly connected with the competition. This may include, but is not limited to: inclusion in a book of winning and commended images; display at exhibitions; display on a web browser for judging purposes; on the BWPA website and on the websites of sponsors and supporters; on social media used by BWPA, its sponsors and supporters; for use in releases to be distributed to national, regional & specialist press and other media giving information about or promoting the competition.
• Entry fee: From £10
• Entry deadline: 3rd May 2015
• Who can enter: Open to photographers from any country but photographs must have been taken in the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands.

Categories: animal behaviour, urban wildlife, habitat, animal portraits, marine life, the hidden secret world that lies in the undergrowth and a special award for wildlife in HD Video. Also two junior categories and a school award – to encourage young people to connect with nature through photography.

Awards:

• cash prize of £5000 for the overall winner
• the winning pictures and best entries will be included in a touring exhibition across the UK and a stunning coffee table book, published by AA Publishing.

During September 2015 the winners will be announced at the Awards ceremony in London.

Image requirements: no more than 1024 pixels along the longest side. All those on the shortlist will be contacted and will then have approximately 12 days to supply a high-resolution file.

Domestic pets and farm animals are not eligible, nor is exotic wildlife photographed in British zoos, safari parks or similar locations.

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