Landscape Photographer of the Year 2012

Take a view – Landscape Photographer of the Year 2012

Take a view is divided into two main classes, the Landscape Photographer of the Year Award and the Young Landscape Photographer of the Year Award, the latter being for those who are 16 or under on the closing date of 15th July 2012. To enter your images, you have to use the image uploader on the website and the payment of entry fees is by credit/debit card. This does mean that the fees for anyone aged 16 and under must be paid by a parent or guardian and payment is seen as granting permission for an entry to be made.

Eligibility: Worldwide 18+

Entry Fee:
1 image: £10.00
Up to 7 images: £20.00
Up to 15 images: £25.00
Up to 25 images: £30.00

All images must be of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands.

Limit: A maximum total of 25 images per entrant may be submitted across the four main categories.

There are 4 adult categories:
Classic view
Living the view
Your view
Urban View

There are 4 categories for those aged 16 or under on 15th July 2012:
Classic view
Living the view
Your view
Urban view

Entry fee for under 18: Up to 20 images: £5.00

Prizes:
Adult class: 10,000 British pounds 1000 British pounds for the image judged the best in each of the four adult categories. 500 British pounds for the image that is judged second in each of the four adult categories.
Youth class (16 or under on 15th July 2012) 1,000 + a one-day photography workshop to be held in UK in 2013. One-day photography workshop, to be held in UK in 2013, for the photographers of the images judged the best in each of the four youth categories.

Copyright and usage of your entry:

By submitting images to Take a view, each entrant confirms and warrants that:
a) they are the sole author of each entry and that it is their original work;
b) they own the copyright and any other intellectual property rights of each image;
c) they have the permission of those pictured in the image (or, where the image shows any persons under 18, the consent of their parent/guardian) for the usage rights required by Take a view in #16 and will indemnify Take a view against any claims made by any third parties in respect of such infringement;
d) they have not licensed or disposed of any rights in the image that would conflict with uses to be made by Take a view (see #16 ); and
e) they have received any necessary permissions from the owner(s) of buildings included in submitted images for the usage rights required by Take a view in #16 and will indemnify Take a view against any claims made by any third parties in respect of such infringement.

16) By entering the competition, you grant Take a view and its sponsors and supporters a non-exclusive, irrevocable licence to reproduce, enlarge, publish or exhibit, on any media, the images for any purpose connected with the competition. This may include, but is not limited to:
a) inclusion in the Take a view book – print & digital versions;
b) display at any exhibitions;
c) on a secure web browser for judging purposes;
d) on the Take a view website and on the websites of sponsors and supporters;
e) for use in press releases to be distributed to national, regional & specialist press giving information about or promoting the competition.

The competition opens on 12th April 2012 and closes at MIDNIGHT on the 15th July 2012.

Website: http://www.take-a-view.co.uk/