Mendip Cave Photography Competition and Exhibition Rules 2018
Last 24 hours before entries have to be in
When and Where:
Last submission date is Sunday 20th May 2018 at Midnight.
Competition presentation is on Saturday 30th June 2018 at 17:30 at Gough?s Cave display room
Public vote is in person at Gough?s Cave, opens on Monday 4th June and closes at 17:00 on Saturday 30th June.
Eligibility.
The photos; prints; images are of the Mendip location only
Anyone may enter the competition.
There is no age limit of when the photo is taken
Winning entries from previous exhibitions will not be accepted.
Categories.
Beauty of caving
People in caving.
The photographer will state which category their photo?s go into. (People can be in the Beauty of Caving photos)
Judging
The winner of 2017 will be one of the judges in 2018.
The judges can enter work to be viewed but not to be included in the competition.
The judging will be on the prints.
Judging will be by a panel whose decisions are final.
There will be also be a public vote by ballot paper at the venue for a separate prize
Prints for the Competition:
Maximum of 5 (five) prints per entrant.
For the competition the prints are to be A4 size maximum.
They will be displayed with a white border.
Once the competition is over then the prints for the display can be any size.
The photographer will state which category their photo?s go into. (People can be in the Beauty of Caving photos)
Each print or image will be submitted with the full name of the entrant, title of the image and category to be entered into.
For the competition they will be displayed with the number and category only.
How to submit Print or Image
Digital images are to be emailed to Peter Glanvill who can be initially contacted via Facebook
Each print or image will be submitted with the full name of the entrant, title of the image and category to be entered into.
For the competition they will be displayed with the number and category only.
The sponsor DH James Ltd Photographic Suppliers of Wells has offered to print and mount at a discount should entrants wish to avail themselves of the service.
Copyright & Reproduction.
The copyright of all entries will remain with the authors.
Entries may be retained beyond the period of exhibition for the purpose of developing a permanent rolling exhibition of prints of Mendip caves with the permission of the authors.
Individual authors will be credited.
No rights will be conceded to sponsors or other parties without permission of the entrants, and entrants will be free to set terms for any such use.
Loss, Damage & Insurance.
Every care will be taken of the entries, but the organisers cannot accept responsibility for any damage or loss. The organisers will not be insuring the photographs and, if required, entrants should make their own arrangements.
