Rules of Entry
1) Participation fee and organizer.
Participation is free of charge.
The organisers are the Scottish Biodiversity Forum and Scottish Natural Heritage is the principal organiser.
All entrants must be principally resident in Scotland.
Staff and immediate family members of Scottish Natural Heritage are not eligible to enter the competition.
The competition is open to photographers of all levels of ability.
All entries must be received by the closing date of July 31, 2008.
(2) Motifs and evaluation.
The photographs submitted should be of nature in Scotland. Pictures of pets or domestic animals and pictures that were not taken in Scotland will not be admitted.
Pictures of animals under controlled conditions (zoo, enclosure or similar) should be identified on information accompanying the entry.
All photographs must be legally obtained, with permission if appropriate.
The judging panel led by Neil McIntyre, will award prizes to the top 3 images submitted. No cash alternatives to the prizes will be offered.
In addition to the top 3 photographs, the jury will identify the top 30 images or inclusion in a gallery which will be exhibited on the Scottish Biodiversity Week website. The top images will be used to produce promotional materials such as posters or postcards for Scottish Biodiversity Week 2009.
Decisions taken by the jury are final and no correspondence will be entered into.
(3) How to Submit.
A maximum of 2 pictures per photographer will be permitted.
Images should be sent as high resolution .jpeg attachment/s in an email to bit@snh.gov.uk with “Photo Contest” in the subject line. Please also include your name and how you can be contacted.
Entries must be original, have a title and information about where in Scotland the photo was taken. The title of a picture must contain the photographer's name, image name, location where image was taken and number of the picture (1 to 2) (e.g. FirstnameLastname_RockpoollifeStAbbs_1.jpg).
Further information, such as date of taking, time of the day, setting, atmosphere or similar information should also be provided. This will provide the context and help the judges make their decisions.
We attach importance to natural, non-manipulated pictures; therefore subsequent modification of the picture or its information is not permitted. However, standard picture-editing processes such as moderate re-sizing etc are allowed.
(4) Copyright, liability and mailing.
The photographer must be the sole author and owner of the copyright of all pictures submitted.
Pictures may not be blocked by agencies or publishers and may not have been awarded in another competition.
By participating in this competition, the photographer agrees that his/her pictures may be used, free of charge, by Scottish Natural Heritage, in exhibitions and publications of the organisers. The photographer will be named in every publication.
(4) Winners Announcements
We will contact the winners by post by the end of August 2008 and the winning images will be posted on the Biodiversity Scotland website as soon as possible thereafter.
