SILSOE PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION
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Our Photographic Competition is a wonderful opportunity to showcase your creativity and photographic skills.
The theme for our 2024 competition is NATURE
There are 2 groups in the Competition:
17 years and under
18 years and over
Age is no barrier – Alyth who won the 17 & under class in 2023 was 5 years old.
The closing date for the competition is 30 September 2024. All photos will be on display at the Photography Exhibition in Silsoe Church on Saturday 12 October, when the winners will be announced and trophies presented*. Rev Simon and Rev Louise are our judges. There will also be a People’s Choice vote at the Exhibition with a medal for the most popular photograph.
Click here for an Entry Form.
If you have a digital photo you would like to submit, but don’t have any printing facilities we can print your image for you – we will have drop-in sessions at Silsoe Church where we will be able to print photos.
Sunday 22 September 4 – 6pm
Tuesday 24 September 6 – 8pm
Monday 30 September 4:30 – 6:30pm
Prints cost 15p per print for 6” x 4” size and £1 per print for A4 size
“Nature” can have be interpreted in many ways – there’s landscapes, flowers, animals, birds, insects, weather etc. but how about using your creativity to experiment with abstract interpretations of nature, using light, shadows, reflections, or patterns found in the natural world? Or maybe you could raise awareness about environmental issues and the importance of preserving nature by documenting human impact on the environment.
Why not have a look back through your old photos –
you might have taken a great Nature photo already.
*Provided there have been at least 10 entries in the class, the winner will receive a trophy, with medals for second and third places.
The Competition rules:
The Competition closes at 6:30pm on Monday 30 September 2024
Entries cost 50p per photo for 17 years & under and £1 per photo for 18 years & over
Your age on 30 September 2024 will determine which age group a photo is entered in.
You may enter up to 5 photos, which must be your own work – an image may be manipulated in Photoshop (or similar) if you wish. However, clipart, images or textures from any third-party source and AI generated images are not allowed.
Photos must be submitted as unframed prints but you may use a mount if you wish.
Maximum print size is A3, minimum is 6″ x 4″.
Your name must not be visible on the photo or mount and the images must not be watermarked. The title may be included in the image or may be displayed separately.
Your name and the title of the photo must be written on the back of the print.
Your photo(s) can be delivered to Gillian Chapple at 7 Vicarage Road, Silsoe, MK45 4ED before the closing date (Please call 07722 423664 before dropping round) or entries can be dropped of at Silsoe Church at these times:
Sunday 22 September 4 – 6pm
Tuesday 24 September 6 – 8pm
Monday 30 September 4:30 – 6:30pm
Photographers retain the copyright of their image but, by entering the Competition, authorise (without fee or royalty) the public display of the image for the purposes of the Competition and, subsequently, in publicity (including on church social media & websites) and/or newsletters and/or fund-raising initiatives for Silsoe Parochial Church Council and/or the Benefice of Flitton, Pulloxhill and Silsoe.
All profits from the Photo Competition & Exhibition will go towards the upkeep and maintenance of services of Silsoe Church and Churchyard