Entries open for NLOW Photographic Competition

The New Life on the Old West Photographic Competition is owned and run by Cambridgeshire ACRE, the organisation responsible for the New Life on the Old West project.

The aim of the competition is to showcase the flora, fauna and geography within and surrounding the NLOW area.

Award Categories

• There are 2 categories:
  • Under 18’s
  • Adults and Seniors
• One overall winner and one runner-up will be chosen in each category. These entries will be shared extensively on NLOW online: on the NLOW website and in social media. Winning entries may also be displayed elsewhere in print or electronically.

Eligibility Criteria

• The NLOW Photographic Competition is open to everyone.
• No age limit applies but entrants 18 must seek parental permission to enter.
• The entrant must be the original artwork creator and hold the copyright.
• Images must not be licenced or disposed of any rights that will conflict with the competition.
• Photos must be the entrant’s original work and you must be the sole owner of the copyright. The promoter does not accept liability for publication of plagiarised entries.
• NLOW requires that prior permission be sought before submitting photographs that contain people. It is the entrant’s responsibility to ensure that all necessary permissions are obtained from any person featured in a photograph.

Ethics

• Digital adjustments that maintain the integrity of the image are allowed.
• It is not permitted to make any physical changes to the image. You may not, for example, add or remove plants, objects, animals, people, landscapes or any parts of animals, plants, people or landscape.
• Accepted digital adjustments include dodging and burning, changes to tone and contrast and cropping, as well as High Dynamic Range imaging techniques, stitched panoramas and focus stacking.
• NLOW may request the RAW file(s) or original camera jpeg(s) for any shortlisted image, if it deems that image does not follow the restrictions on digital manipulation and reserves the right to disqualify any image that it feels lacks authenticity.
• An image will be rejected if, in the opinion of the judges, it appears that the image has been taken in such a way that wildlife law or animal welfare requirements may have been breached; protected species or habitats have been compromised; or the image has been otherwise taken in an irresponsible manner.

Details

• Winners will be announced during the week commencing 11th September 2023. Announcements will be made on the NLOW website and across NLOW social media.

For more information, visit Cambridgeshire ACRE.