Photography Competition

Community, Turton Moorland Team

TURTON MOORLAND TEAM MINISTRY – OPEN PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION AND EXHIBITION

SATURDAY/SUNDAY 3/4TH OCTOBER 2020 – AT CHRIST CHURCH COMMUNITY HALL
To raise awareness of the ecology of our area and encourage conservation.

There are five distinct classes to enter:

WATERWAYS – Rivers, Reservoirs and Streams

WALKWAYS –   Paths not pavements

WOODLAND –  Pine Forest or Deciduous

WILDLIFE –     Birds, Bees, Butterflies, Foxes, Rabbits, Deer etc.

WILD FLORA – Moorland, Valley and Forestry Flowers.

This early notice will give you time to enjoy our beautiful outdoor area during the coming Spring and Summer months, with your camera at the ready to collect that special photograph to enter the competition.

RULES OF ENTRY

  1. Photographs must have been taken within the Turton Team Area during 2020. (see map)
  2. Photographs must not exceed size A4 – 8.25” x 11.75” (210 x 297 mm)
  3. Photographs submitted are NON-returnable and may be used by the Team Churches, in a calendar for example, but would acknowledge the photographer.
  4. All submissions must be delivered by hand on the 14th & 15th September 2020 at Christ Church, Blackburn Road, Egerton between 2.00 & 3.00 pm or 6.00 & 8.00 pm.
  5. When you make your submission, you must have a completed form for each photograph, which can be downloaded from the website or could be completed when you attend.
  6. The form asks for the following information: Name, Address and Contact Number of photographer.  The Class in which it is entered.  The approximate location in which it was taken.
  7. There will be an entrance charge of 50p per photograph.

There will be a panel of judges to make the winning selections but also there will be a ‘Peoples Prize’ in each Class chosen by visitors to the exhibition.

Details of the prizes will be circulated in due course.

**Please be sure to follow the Government advice around social distancing and wait until the restrictions are lifted.  You  may try to incorporate taking photographs into your one form of exercise a day, provided that you maintain at least 2 metres apart from anyone outside of your household. **