| Copyright | Your entry to this competition constitutes your agreement to allow your photographs, your name, occupation, city or residence to be published as a selected award winner – entrants retain ownership of their photographs. |
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| Eligibility | Open to all photographers, worldwide. |
| Finish | 10 April 2019 |
| Entry fee | Free |
FinishedPrizes:
- Overall Winner of Dog Photographer of the Year 2019 – Overall Winner will receive a dedicated capsule exhibition* of your dog photographs in the Kennel Club Art Gallery, London. Your image will also be displayed in the Kennel Club Art Gallery as part of the 2019 Winners Exhibition. We will also provide you with a one free year of a SmugMug Pro account along with an exclusive one-to-one initial consultation* with a SmugMug account manager on building or improving your SmugMug Pro website. Overall Winner will Winner will receive a custom print from Loxley Colour, trophy, rosette and certificate.
- Category Winners (1st Place) for Assistance Dog and Rescue Dog Charities – Your winning image will be displayed in the Kennel Club Art Gallery as part of the 2019 Winners Exhibition We will also provide you with a one free year of a SmugMug Pro account and one free year of Flickr Pro. We will also donate £500 from the Kennel Club Charitable Trust to your nominated dog charity* (dog charities to be vetted and approved by the Kennel Club and the Kennel Club Charitable Trust). Category Winners will receive a (1) one day course with Nikon School London. Category Winners will also receive a custom print from Loxley Colour, a trophy, rosette and certificate.
- Category Winners (1st Place) for Young Pup Photographer (Under 11s), I Love Dogs Because… (12-17s), Dogs at Play, Dogs at Work, Portrait, Puppies, Man’s Best Friend and Oldies – Your winning image will be displayed in the Kennel Club Art Gallery as part of the 2019 Winners Exhibition. We will also provide you with a one free year of a SmugMug Pro account and one free year of Flickr Pro. Category Winners will receive a (1) one day course with Nikon School London. Category Winners will also receive a custom print from Loxley Colour, a trophy, rosette and certificate.
- Each category Runner-Up (2nd place and 3rd place) I Love Dogs because… (12-17s), Young Pup Photographer (Under 11s), Dogs at Play, Dogs at Work, Portrait, Puppies, Man’s Best Friend, Assistance Dog Charity, Rescue Dog Charity and Oldies – Your winning image will be displayed in the Kennel Club Art Gallery as part of the 2019 Winners Exhibition. We will also provide you with a one free year of a SmugMug Portfolio account and one free year of Flickr Pro. Category Runner-Ups will also receive a custom print from Loxley Colour, rosette and certificate.
Categories:
- 1. Dog Portrait
- 2. Dogs at Play
- 3. Dogs at Work
- 4. Puppies
- 5. Man’s Best Friend
- 6. Assistance Dogs
- 7. Rescue Dogs
- 8. Oldies
Dog Photographer of the Year 2019 category for entrants 12- 17 years of age - 9. I Love Dogs because….
Dog Photographer of the Year 2019 category for entrants aged 11 years or younger - 10. Young Pup Photographers
Judging criteria: technical skill and quality, artistic merit, originality, creativity of composition and overall appeal.
Online submission of digital photographs via the website.
Image requirements: exhibitions and marketing materials in RGB, with a minimum 300 dpi resolution and minimum of 1200 pixels by 1200 pixels (but images can be larger); under 15 Mb in file size
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