The Western Front Association (WFA) is pleased to announce the start of an Annual Photographic competition. The WFA is challenging photographers of all ages to send in their photographs that illustrate the theme of "Remembrance".
The competition has two categories:
- WFA Photograph of the Year
- WFA Junior Photograph of the Year
Whether you're a WFA member or a first time visitor to our website, this is the perfect opportunity to show us what the WFA means to you. In return, you'll have the chance to win superb prizes such as WFA Fleeces and other commodities, and you might even see your photo published in Western Front Association’s "Bulletin" magazines.
The group’s winners and runners will have their photographs used the forthcoming 2010 WFA Calendar.
Deadline for entries is Monday, 7 September 2009.
Hints from the judges.
The judging panel will be chaired by our Chairman and Vice Chairman, assisted by the Editors of "Stand To!", "The Bulletin" and the WFA Website. They will be looking for variety, innovation and imagination as well as technical accomplishment. For example, your image might capture a special moment, depict a specific incident or tell a story. It may feature a familiar iconic symbol, or visitors traveling to distant battlefields or sites of remembrance within the entrant’s home country. Remember, we're interested to know what WFA means to you, so please focus on capturing the essence of that special and unique world of The Great War and Remembrance.
How to enter
1. Entries are invited to the WFA Photography Competition for either of the following categories:
(i) WFA Photo of the Year (aged 17 and above).
(ii) WFA Junior Photo of the Year (aged 16 and below).
2. Up to three entries can be submitted per photographer, with a fully completed entry form.
3. All photographs submitted to the competition must be on the theme of Remembrance and be recent (images taken before September 2008 are not eligible for the competition).
4. Entries must be submitted both as a 7”x5” print and as a 7”x5” image on CD (jpegs and tifs are suitable), or as close to these dimensions as possible. If you do not have a digital camera, images that are scanned and saved onto CD are acceptable. (We recommend that photos are taken at a resolution of 4 megapixels or above so that they are suitable for enlarging.)
5. Each print must have the following information marked on the back (on an adhesive label, not directly on the print):
- the photographer’s name; and
- the title of photo.
6. CD cases must be labelled with the following information:
- the photographer’s name;
- and the titles of photos.
7. The WFA regrets that entries cannot be returned and only the winners' and runners up' entries can be acknowledged.
8. Entries must be submitted to "WFA Photography Competition 2009" at the address listed below in paragraph 10.
9. Envelopes must be labelled
- ‘WFA Photo Competition’; and
- the photographer’s name and address must be written on the back.
10. If you have any questions, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Please note that this address is for queries only, and not for submission of entries.
The address for WFA Competition is as follows:
WFA Photo Competition
Greenacre
Summerhedge
Othery
Somerset
TA7 0JD
United Kingdom
Timing
Closing date: Monday, 7 September 2009.
Prizes and awards
1. After the closing date, 2 category winners will be chosen as follows:
- WFA Photo of the Year
- W.F.A. Junior Photo of the Year
There will be a total of 10 runners up chosen from either age group.
2. The Photographer of the Year and the Junior Photographer of the year will have their winning pictures published on the cover of The Bulletin. The winners and the runners up will have their respective photographs published in the 2010 WFA calendar. If your photograph is chosen you will receive a complimentary calendar. The WFA will contact all winners and runners up shortly after the closing date.
- The national winner of the WFA Photo of the Year will receive WFA Fleece and further commodities to the value of £50.
- The national winner of the WFA Junior Photo of the Year will receive WFA Fleece and further commodities to the value of £50.
The WFA reserves the right to substitute prizes of a similar specification and cash value.
Rules and restrictions
1. Your entries must be accompanied by one official entry form – the form has space to list up to three entries. Photocopies of the entry form are acceptable.
2. Entries must be submitted in both print and CD form; one cannot be accepted without the other.
3. Cropping is permitted but photos may not be Photoshop-ed or digitally enhanced. Composite images are not allowed.
4. Individual photographs that have previously won competitions or have been published in a national publication, or sold to any party for reproduction, cannot be entered.
5. Entry is open to WFA members and non-members alike.
6. Paid employees of the WFA and all Executive Committee Officers are excluded from entering.
7. All entries are made at the photographer’s own risk. Whilst every effort will be made by the WFA to safeguard entries, the organisers and sponsors take no responsibility for loss, delay or damage to any photographs submitted to the competition.
8. The judges’ decision is final; no correspondence will be entered into.
9. The WFA reserves the right to substitute prizes for commodities of a similar specification and cash value. No alternative, cash or otherwise, may be given for any prizes.
10. The prizes as described are available on the date of publication. All prizes are non transferable and there are no cash alternatives.
11. Copyright in all images submitted for this competition remains with the respective entrants. Where an image is used, the photographer will be credited. However, in consideration of their providing the Competition, each entrant grants a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual licence to the WFA to feature any or all of the submitted images in any of their publications, their websites and/or in any promotional material connected to this competition.
12. All images submitted must be the work of the individual submitting them and must not have been published elsewhere or have won a prize in any other photographic competition. It is the responsibility of each entrant to ensure that any images they submit have been taken with the permission of the subject and do not infringe the copyright of any third party or any laws. Entrants must warrant that the photograph they are submitting is their own work and that they own the copyright for it.
13. If your photograph features any person or people, they should be aware that they are being photographed and permission should be obtained from all involved (or their parent’s/guardian’s permission if under 16) for their photograph to be submitted in the competition. If it is clear that the people are not aware of their picture being taken or are embarrassed in any way by any entry we receive, the WFA reserves the right to disqualify the entry.
14. Those entering the Junior Photo of the Year should be aged 16 or below on the closing date of Monday, 7 September 2009. If you are under 16 years of age, you must obtain your parent’s or guardian’s permission before entering the competition.
15. Your entry must be entirely your own work.
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