E: 31/08 The RHS Photographic Competition 2010 (effort) (adults & children)

chocolateone

RHS

Open to amateur & professional photographers

The competition is open to amateur and professional photographers alike with six distinct categories for adults and two for children and young people. The top adult prize is £1,000 and has the coveted title of RHS Photographer of the Year, while younger photographers can battle it out for a digital camera and the chance to be named RHS Young Photographer of the Year.

chocolateone

Competition categories

We welcome a range of photography that reflects all aspects of gardens. It is from the below six categories that the RHS Photographer of the Year will be chosen:

• Garden Plants Study
  Photos that show the plant, tree or shrub as a whole or near whole entity; for example a shot that includes the petals, stem and leaves of a flower giving a sense of the plant and its immediate environment.
• Abstract
  This is open to interpretation; it could be a close-up of a plant, a detail of a tree or a shadow on a lawn.
• The Seasonal Garden
  Photos of gardens showing their seasonality. This could be golden leaves in autumn, a hot summer’s day, the first signs of spring or a frosty morning in winter.
• Garden Wildlife
  Photos of insects, birds and creatures found wild in the garden (N.B. this does not include domestic pets).
• Gardening and Gardeners
  Photos of gardeners or of people gardening; this could be in a shed, a greenhouse, on an allotment or out in a garden.
• Fruit and Veg
  This category covers garden edibles which have been grown in a garden, allotment or even a pot on a windowsill.

The below categories are especially for children and young people aged under 18. It is from these categories that the RHS Young Photographer of the Year will be chosen

• Young Photographer (under 18)
  Up to five photos can be entered on anything from the above subjects.
• Children’s Photograph (under 11)
  Up to five photos can be entered on anything that interests you in your garden from a frog in a pond to super tall sunflowers.

The Medici Cards Award will be decided from all the images entered into the competition and presented to the photographer Medici Cards feels has a good eye for commercial photography.
Prizes

RHS Photographer of the Year: £1,000
RHS Young Photographer of the Year: Digital camera
Adult

• First prize £350
• Second prize £200
• Third prize £100

Children and Young Photographers (under 18)

• First: Digital camera
• Second: Photographic vouchers
• Third: Photographic vouchers

The Medici Cards Award

Image made into a greeting card and the winner will receive 200 copies of their card to keep.

clkaz

too complicated, lol, u have to print, post them off AND pay a fee!

LizB62

Sorry to bump, but just to clarify: The entry fee doesn't apply to children's entries (max of 5 entries per child aged 18 or under)