| Copyright | The entrant will at all times retain copyright to his/her work and acknowledges that, should an image be awarded a place on our top ten winners’ list, the entrant grants the right to publish, reproduce and exhibit the image by way of a physical print for exhibition at the Alverton Gallery, Penzance, and by way of digital imagery for display on the Alverton Gallery’s website and social media. |
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| Eligibility | Open to all photographers, worldwide, 18+ |
| Finish | 23 January 2017 |
| Entry fee | £5 for one entry, £8 for two and £10 for three |
Theme: “We Love the Coast”
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- Grand Prize
- First Place Winner will receive £75
- Gold/First prize Certificate
- Second Place Winner
- Second Place Winner will receive £50
- Silver/Second Prize Certificate
- Third Place Winner
- Third Place Winner will receive £25
- Bronze/Third Prize Certificate
Judges: Roger Driscoll, Martin Smith and Oliver Hawker
Image requirements: Approximately 1200 x 900 pixels (landscape or portrait) x 72dpi in JPEG format and no larger than 1 MB in size. No title, watermarks or other identification of the entrant. Should an image be selected for our top ten winners, then at that stage we will request a higher resolution image at 300 dpi suitable for conversion to a print of dimensions 12 inches x 8 inches (approximately 30cm x 20cm). Images may be digitally enhanced in minor ways such as cropping, the improvement of brightness/clarity and/or the removal of spots, scratches and distant objects but the essential content and composition of the image must not be manipulated.
Online submission of digital photographs by email.
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