West Somerset's Amateur Photographer of the Year - Snap to it!
| Published: 12th November 2008 11:25 |
Budding amateur photographers in West Somerset only have until December 8 to enter their sharpest shots for a chance to clinch the prestigious title of West Somerset's Amateur Digital Photographer of the Year 2008.
The competition has been organised by Westlabb Ltd to recognise top local talent in the field of digital photography.
Westlabb director Jon Summers explained, "People have submitted some great pictures already and have until December 8 to submit the rest of their snaps on-line to win a category prize or the junior or senior Amateur Photographer of the Year 2008 titles. We want to promote our great local talent by showcasing the best pictures taken in the district during this year."
The four prize-winning categories are:
1. Your Favourite Landscape / Seascape
The winning image will be used to promote West Somerset so choose land or seascapes that you love, and that others will love too. West Somerset's contrasting countryside, seaside and moods give you free rein to let your imagination run wild and delight us with your best shot!
2. Your Favourite Event or Village
West Somerset is blessed with a wide variety of events throughout the year, from Farmers' Markets, the Dunster Show, the Porlock Arts Festival, Exmoor Rock through to your village fete - what's going on in your town or village that you think we should know about?
3. Promote your Local Businesses
This is a category that will test your skills! Our local businesses are great and we want the world to know it - how can your image help us to help promote them? This could be your chance to be truly original - from the weird and wonderful through to picture postcard - we'd love to see your take on how to make the ordinary seem extraordinary
4. Rural Communities
This category is open to anyone who lives in parishes/towns with populations under 2,000 residents. We need an image of a place in your parish.
This includes Bicknoller, Bridgetown, Brompton Ralph, Brompton Regis, Brushford, Carhampton, Clatworthy, Crowcombe, Cutcombe, Dulverton, Dunster, East Quantoxhead, Elworthy, Exford, Exmoor, Exton, Holford, Huish Champflower, Kilve, Luccombe, Luxborough, Monksilver, Nettlecombe, Oare, Old Cleeve, Porlock, Sampford Brett, Selworthy, Simonsbath, Skilgate, Stogumber, Stogursey, Stringston, Timberscombe, Treborough, Upton, West Quantoxhead, Winsford, Withycombe, Withypool, Wootton Courtenay.
Bob Druitt, also a Westlabb director, added, "Each category winner will receive a £50 voucher except for the last category, rural communities, which is open to parishes or towns with populations that don't exceed 2,000 residents. This category attracts prize money of £500 which will be used to develop or upgrade the winning parish or town's website."
Entrants must be bona fide amateur photographers who are resident in West Somerset, and any images submitted must have been taken within the district's boundaries. Each entrant can submit up to 5 images, but no single image can exceed 10 megabytes. A panel of judges led by local press photographer Steve Guscott will judge the entries and award the prizes early in the New Year.
The images must be submitted via the competition's online form which can be found at www.westsomersetonline.gov.uk/photographycompetition , along with handy hints and tips, more information on the prize-winning categories, and the full terms and conditions.
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