Remember - Photography Competition Guidelines
In conjunction with the recently-launched Guernsey Photography Festival, Guernsey Museums & Galleries are holding a photography competition for local amateur photographers with the opportunity to win a day out with a Guernsey Press Photographer!
The competition is entitled Remember and has been set up to encourage islanders to explore their local heritage. Entrants are free to interpret the theme through their photographs but they are encouraged to bear in mind the overall theme of the Photography Festival which is “invasion, occupation, liberation and celebration” in honour of this year’s 65th anniversary of the Liberation.
Prizes and Display of Images
There are two categories
A first prize and two runners up prizes will be awarded in each category by the judges – Jean-Christophe Godet, Karl Taylor, John O’Neil and Jason Monaghan. Prizes have been kindly donated by The Guernsey Press, Guernsey Photographics, local photographers Karl Taylor and Jean-Christophe Godet, and the museum service.
- The winning images will be announced at the Museums at Night event on the evening of Friday 14th May 2010 at Guernsey Museum and selected photographs will be on display.
- They will then appear in a temporary exhibition at Castle Cornet throughout the summer.
- All submitted entries will be displayed online.
The Prizes
Under 18s
- 1st prize: - A day with a Guernsey Press photographer and Canon Ixus130 camera (Guernsey Photographics)
- 2nd prize: - £50 worth of vouchers to spend at Guernsey Photographics
- 3rd prize: - Guernsey Museums & Galleries Heritage season ticket and a Karl Taylor Photography Masterclass DVD
18 and over
- 1st prize: - A day with Guernsey Press photographer and Canon Ixus 210 camera (Guernsey Photographics)
- 2nd prize: - £50 of vouchers to spend at Guernsey Photographics and place on a photography workshop with Jean-Christophe Godet
- 3rd prize: - Guernsey Museums & Galleries Heritage season ticket and a Karl Taylor Photography Masterclass DVD
Entering Images
One person may enter up to three images. To enter please submit your image electronically by email (one photograph per email, max 8 Mb), or on a disc. Each image must be labelled with the photographers name and the title of the entry e.g. joebloggs-remember.jpg.
Each entry must be accompanied by the following 6 pieces of information
- Title of Entry
- Name
- Address
- Contact telephone
- Email
- Age category
Clearly state whether you are entering the under 18 or the 18 and over category. If you are entering the under 18 category please also provide a date of birth.
The closing date for entries is 25th April 2010.
For more information contact Helen Glencross on 706966 or visit www.museums.gov.gg or www.flickr.com/groups/guernsey_museum.
Guidelines on how to enter the competition are also available from Guernsey Museum, Guernsey Information Centre and Guille Allès Library.
By entering the competition you confirm that you have read and agreed with the terms of the competition.
Terms of the Competition
You must read the terms of the competition before you submit your photographs. Any entry found to not comply with the competition rules will be excluded from the judging.
- Entrants must reside in Guernsey.
- Entrants must not be permanent members of staff at Guernsey Museums or professional photographers. For the purposes of this competition, a professional photographer will be considered to be someone who advertises their services in the Guernsey “Yellow Pages” or works for such a firm.
- The subject for the competition is Remember. The theme is open to individual interpretation but should consider the overall theme of the Photography Festival.
- Each entrant may submit up to three photos in colour or black and white.
- All images must be submitted digitally as JPEG or TIFF files, in sRGB format, via email or on a CD/DVD suitable for a windows based PC. Emailed images must not be bigger than 8Mb.
- Submitted CDs / DVDs will not be returned and will be recycled.
- Entrants should supply as high a quality image as possible so that a good enlargement can be made if required for the exhibition. High resolution images scanned from transparencies or negatives are also welcome.
- Entrants must label their image files clearly with their name and the title of the photo separated with a hyphen e.g. joebloggs-remember.jpg. Entrants submitting images on a disc must ensure that their name is written on the disc in permanent marker or labelled.
- Entrants may enhance the picture but not manipulate the content. The judges reserve the right to exclude any image they believe may have been excessively treated so as to alter its authenticity. All enhancements must have been carried out by the entrant.
- All entries must be the original work of the entrant. The entrants must also be the sole owner of copyright in all photographs entered and must have obtained permission of any people featured in the entries or their parents/guardians if children under 16 are featured. Further, entrants must not have breached any laws when taking their photographs.
- Entrants are advised to keep copies of submitted images. The organisers will take all reasonable steps to ensure the safe storage and back up of entries, but cannot be held responsible for exceptional circumstances including Acts of God.
- There will be one winner and two runners up in each section. Selected photographs may also be used in the exhibition.
- The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Should the entries in any category fall below the standard required by the Competition organisers and the judges, then the organisers reserve the right not to award prizes.
- All winners will be notified by mail.
- No entries will be returned and proof of posting is not proof of receipt. Guernsey Museum accepts no responsibility for entries lost, damaged or delayed in the post.
- Entrants will retain copyright in the photographs that they submit to Guernsey Museum. By entering the competition all entrants grant Guernsey Museum the right to exhibit their photographs, employ the image on the Museum’s website and incorporate in future publicity material at its discretion.
- Winning and selected entries will be printed and mounted at the expense of the Museum and displayed at Guernsey Museum on the 14th May and at Castle Cornet during 2010.
- It will be the responsibility of the winners in each category to arrange their day out with the Guernsey Press. The Guernsey Press is only able to offer this prize Monday to Friday.
- Entries should be sent to: Helen Glencross, Photography Competition, Guernsey Museum, Candie Gardens, St Peter Port, GY1 1UG or emailed to helen.glencross<insert at symbol>cultureleisure.gov.gg.
- The competition closes at midnight on 25th April 2010.
- The submission of an entry signifies acceptance of these rules and conditions.
Created on ... March 4, 2010