| Copyright | Copyright of all entries remains with the photographer, but Ecoffins and their associated group companies reserve the right to use, publish and republish all entries in connection with the competition, on their calendar, websites and other associated media without payment. |
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| Eligibility | Open to all photographers, UK. |
| Finish | 30 September 2016 |
| Entry fee | Free |
FinishedTheme: “A Natural Environment”
The images should display parts of a British or other European environment. Due to the environment in which this calendar will be used Ecoffins is looking for images that reflect the natural beauty of landscapes and places in the UK or in Europe in a positive, memorable and calm way.
Prizes:
- A cash prize of £200, – is awarded to the selected overall first placed entry
- A prize of £25, – as a Love2shop voucher is awarded each to the 11 other selected calendar entries
- 12 winning images will be published in Ecoffins desk calendar 2017.
The prizes will be awarded latest by the 15th October 2016 and will be sent by post.
Image requirements: JPG format; no more than 1400 x 1050 pixels and a maximum of 300 dpi; up to 1.2 mb in file size.
Entrants may submit 1-3 photographs. Online submission of digital photographs via the website.
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