Wildlife Photography Competition

About the Competition...


Judge: Peter Cairns, Nature Photographer

Pete Cairns’ wildlife and nature photographs are well-known in Scotland and beyond. Based in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park, much of his photography concentrates on the unique species and spectacular landscapes found close to home. Over the last decade, he has travelled extensively in North America and Scandinavia and his images are distributed by several national and European picture libraries. He runs photography holidays both in Scotland and abroad and writes illustrated features for magazines and periodicals on a wide range of wildlife-related issues such as nature-based tourism and ecological restoration. His latest project, Tooth and Claw, explores our relationship with Britain's predators. Web: www.northshots.com

The Prize: 

Explore magical Loch Sunart in Ardnamurchan and be your own skipper for the day. Ardnamurchan Charters are offering one of their new self-drive boats for a full days hire in Loch Sunart. The Pioneer Multi boat can carry up to 6 passengers, and the prize includes all tuition, fuel and life jackets (daily price is normally £145). Ardnamurchan Charters have been providing boat hires for 20 years and feel they are a fantastic way for photographers to explore the local waters and experience the abundant wildlife of the loch from the water and at their own leisure.


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TERMS AND CONDITIONS
By submitting a photography to the competition you are agreeing to the following terms and conditions:

  1. Closing date for entries to the competition is close of business on 29th May 2009.
  2. Entrants can submit up to three photographs.
  3. The competition is open to amateur photographers only. Professional photographers are not eligible to enter. Bona fide amateur photographers should not earn more than 10% of their total annual income from photography.
  4. Employees of Wild Scotland, their agencies, immediate families and Wild Scotland members are not eligible to enter.
  5. The judge’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
  6. The winner will be notified by email by 13th June 2009.
  7. The winner’s name will be available after 13th June 2009 by enclosing a stamped, addressed envelope and writing to Wild Scotland Summer Photography Competition, Wild Scotland, Visitor Information Centre, Castle Wynd, Inverness, IV2 3BJ
  8. All entrants must be 18 years or over.
  9. There will one winner.
  10. The prize has been donated by Ardnamurchan Charters. The prize includes the hire of their self-drive Pioneer Multi boat for one full-day. The prize includes all tuition, fuel and life jackets (daily price is normally £145). More information: http://west-scotland-marine.com/BoatHire.html
  11. All places must be booked in advance and are subject to availability.
  12. No cash alternative will be offered.
  13. Prizes do not include transport, accommodation or services, other than those stated in point 10.
  14. The promoters of the prize draw are Wild Scotland and Wild Scotland’s members.
  15. Each photograph must be original and taken by the entrant in Scotland.
  16. Minor levels of adjustments are permitted, such as cleaning, colour, saturation, levels and curves. Compositing is not allowed. Sharpening and cropping are allowed. If necessary, Wild Scotland reserves the right to ask for the original unadjusted image in order to assess the level of manipulation.
  17. All photographs must be legally obtained, in the wild, with permission if appropriate.
  18. Entrants must be the sole author and owner of copyright for all pictures entered.
  19. On submitting photographs for the competition, the entrant is agreeing to give Wild Scotland the right to free reproduction of entries in connection with the promotion of the competition or Wild Scotland.
  20. All photographs should be submitted in a digital format and available in a size, format and resolution that can be emailed, posted on a website as well as printed.
  21. All photographs must be submitted with a completed entry form.
  22. All entries are sent at the photographer’s risk and Wild Scotland regrets that they cannot accept liability for damage or loss.
  23. Entries that do not meet the competition terms and conditions will be disqualified.

Entries and signed entry form should be posted to Wild Scotland (see Contact Us page for details) or emailed to info@wild-scotland.co.uk.



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