Photo competition

Spring Baby! Terry HendersonSeasons of Rural Scotland photo competition

The Seasons of Rural Scotland photo competition is now closed for entries. The details below are for information only as the competition is now closed.

And the winner is . . .

Winner of the Seasons of Rural Scotland photo competition revealed!

Calling all young photographers

We're also running a competition for young photographers. Those under 18 will be able to submit seasonal photos all year, to be considered for the Prize for Young Photographer at the end of the competition. Photos will be judged by the Scotland National Rural Network website team. There are two age categories - up to 12, and 13 to 18.

The winner in each age category will win a £25 Amazon voucher to spend online. The two winners will also go forward to the online poll at the end of the competition to decide the overall Scotland National Rural Network Photographer of the Year 2010/11.

The same Terms and Conditions apply. Remember to put your age on your submission to be considered for the special young photographer prize.

See the two winners in Winners of young photographers' competition announced.

Themes and closing dates

The Hermitage Forest near Dunkeld, copyright Andras Sandor winner of our Autumn themeSummer - closed 31st August 2011

Summer events like Highland Games, agricultural shows and festivals could be good subjects for this season. Other subjects could be camping, walking or mountain biking.

Check out the entries in our Summer Gallery and the winner in Sunset Cycle tops Summer photo competition poll.

Autumn - Closed 30th November 2010

Autumn is the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness. We're expecting lots of wonderful photos of falling leaves and the changing colours of woodlands, other subjects could include harvesting or even Halloween events!

The winner - Andras Sandor's 'Hermitage Forest, near Dunkeld'

View the winner and find out more in Your favourite Autumn photo revealed.

Check out the entries in our Autumn Gallery.

Abandoned House, copyright Ruairidh MacdonaldWinter - CLOSED 28th February 2011

Sledging, skiing, snowboarding, making igloos - there is lots of fun to be had on a snowy day. Other subjects could be crisp winter landscapes, festive events and bringing in the New Year.

View the winner and find out more in North Uist photos triumph in Winter photo competition.

Check out the entries in our Winter Gallery.

Spring - CLOSED 31st May 2011

This is the season when rural Scotland springs into bloom! Subjects for this season could include new born animals on the farm, emerging dragonflies, baby birds nesting and crocuses, snowdrops and cherry blossom. 

Check out the entries in our Spring Gallery and the winner in Your favourite Spring photo revealed!

Judging and prizes

All entries to a season will be uploaded to Flickr and the relevant season gallery on the website. The Scotland National Rural Network team will choose a shortlist of five photos for each of the four seasons after the relevant closing date. The public will then be able to vote in an online poll to decide the winner and runner up. The prize for each season winner is a £25 Amazon voucher. The prize for each season runner up is a £10 Amazon voucher.

At the end of the competition an online poll will decide the overall winner from the four season winners and the two young photographer winners. The overall prize will be a luxury hamper packed full of Scottish produce and a Tooth and Claw hardback book donated by Tooth and Claw.

How to enter

Please read our Terms and Conditions section before entering the competition. By submitting to the competition you accept these Terms and Conditions.

Submit your photos by email to editor@ruralgateway.org.uk with the following information:

  • Relevant theme
  • Title of photo
  • Brief description of photo, subject, location etc
  • Your name
  • Contact telephone number
  • Age (if entering our competition for young photographers)

 

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