Molly Coombe Photograph Competition 2024

Closing now extended to midnight Sunday 17^th November 2024!

Anybody of any age from 10 upwards may enter any number of times. Prizes of £50 for best photo will be given, one for each category – People, Places, Events and the Environment – plus one for our new youth section from any category. There is also the annual  ‘Ken Irvin Trophy’ awarded for the best overall entry, who will also recieve a large framed print of their winning image. Large prints will also be given to other category winners and entries considered “highly commendable”. 

People

This category can feature individuals or groups of individuals from the parish. They may be portraits or people engaged in any activity. Photos in this category can be taken anywhere geographically – for example a village person receiving an award or taking part in a sporting event outside of the village.

Places

Photos in this category can be taken anywhere within the parish boundries. Examples could include the exterior or interior of buildings, views from a vantage point, businesses past and present etc.

Events

Could be village activities, recent or past, like the Coronation and Jubilee celebrations or the Village Festival, Village Show, live music or other performances etc or more personal events such as significant birthdays or Dot’s leaving do at the Bishop John for example.

Environment

This might be related to the flora or fauna within the parish or possibly views that have an environmental aspect to them, making them more suitable here than the places category – countryside, farming, derelict buildings.

New for 2024 – Youth Category

This year we are introducing a £50 youth prize for 10 – 17 year olds to submit photos from any of the above categories. (Under 16s need permission of a parent or guardian).

Top tips

All photographs will be judged on the following criteria:

• Relevance to the heritage and personality of Bishopsteignton Parish
• Originality
• Public appeal
• Technical ability

You have up to 8mb file size limit – the larger the original file size generally the better the quality.

For Inspiration…

Check out last year’s winners and highly commended here.

Judging

Judging will again be carried out by the Bishopsteignton Heritage editorial team and guest judges Ken Irvin, David Mitchel and Nigel Hicks. Ken is a renowned local artist and an ex Trustee and Chair of Bishopsteignton Heritage, David is chair of Bishopsteignton Photo Club and has been a keen photographer since his first Box Brownie and right through the digital age. Nigel is a professional photographer and longterm resident of the parish. Read more about Nigel’s career, publications and achievements: www.nigelhicks.com.

Thank you…

to Chas at images2prints for his kind donation of the large prints and framed top prize.

All fields marked with * are required prior to upload.

*Competition Rules & Terms and Conditions

1.     Photographs entered in the Places and Environment categories must be taken in the Parish of Bishopsteignton. Images in the People or Events categories may be taken elsewhere but must feature a strong connection to the parish.
2.     The competition is open to people aged 10 and upwards.
3.     Where entrants are below the age of 16 permission must be given by a parent or guardian who must provide their email contact details in the form above.
4.     All entries must be uploaded through the online form on the Bishopsteignton Heritage website. There is no limit to the number of entries.
5.     Bishopsteignton Heritage cannot accept any responsibility for any problems with the internet service provider, network or other system which may result in any entry being delayed or not properly registered.
6.     Where pictures are obviously of specific individuals, permission of those individuals must be sought.
7.     Bishopsteignton Heritage is aware that digital photography does allow for some image enhancement. You can enter images that have had spots, scratches or other blemishes removed. You can have worked on the colour or enhanced the image for the sake of the composition. You can also crop the image to improve composition.
8.     We will not accept composite images – entries that stitch two or more separate photographs together to make one image, or entries that superimpose elements photographed separately onto an image.
9.     We want you to stay faithful to the spirit of the competition, and never deceive the viewer or misrepresent the aspect of nature being portrayed. Bishopsteignton Heritage reserves the right to exclude any image they believe may have been excessively treated so as to alter its authenticity.
10.     Entrants – including those using drones – must have the necessary permits and licences for photographing wildlife, and should, where necessary, have permission from the landowners to be on their land. They should be ready to provide proof if asked to do so by the competition organisers.
11.  Bishopsteignton Heritage’s decision to the eligibility of individual photographs will be final.
12.  All photographs will be judged on the following criteria in descending order:

• Relevance to the heritage and personality of Bishopsteignton Parish
• Originality
• Public appeal
• Technical ability

12.  All entries must be the original work of the entrant and must not infringe the rights of any other party.
13.  By submitting images and entering the competition, entrants grant Bishopsteignton Heritage a perpetual licence to publish and exhibit the entered images on their website, social media platforms, as part of exhibitions and in print – posters, flyers etc. Bishopsteignton Heritage reserves the right to crop and / or otherwise alter images in order to make them consistent for these uses. No fees will be payable for any of the above uses. Copyright ownership remains with the entrant / original photographer.
14.  Watermarking and / or applied text of any nature, or any obvious publicity / marketing content for the entrant or the subject is not permitted. Bishopsteignton Heritage reserve the right to use submitted images where this has been removed by us as per point 13 at its absolute discretion.
15.  By entering, entrants will be deemed to have agreed to be bound by these terms and conditions. With absolute discretion, Bishopsteignton Heritage reserves the right to exclude any entry from the competition at any time if there is reason to believe that an entrant has breached these rules, acted fraudulently in any way or brings Bishopsteignton Heritage into disrepute.
16.  The competition closing date has been extended to midnight on Sunday November 17th 2024. Entries received after this date will not be considered.
17.  Unsuccessful entrants will not be contacted and no feedback on any entry will be provided.
18.  Bishopsteignton Heritage reserves the right to cancel this competition or alter any of the rules at any stage, if deemed necessary in its opinion, and / or if circumstances arise outside of its control.
19.  All personal data collected will be administered as per these Terms and Conditions and our Privacy Policy.

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