2010 Competition now CLOSED - winners to be announced in
September:
Media Partner:
CIWEM's Environmental Photographer of the Year honours amateur
and professional photographers who use their ability to raise
awareness of environmental and social issues. The competition
encourages entries that are contemporary, creative, resonant,
challenging, original and beautiful. But most of all, we want your
pictures to inspire people around the world to start taking care of
our environment.
ELIGIBILITY
The exhibition is open to all professional and amateur,
national and international photographers of all ages working with
digital and film photography. However, you must ensure that the
image quality meets the competition's criteria as stated below.
CATEGORIES
There will be a winner for each category, with one overall winner
who will become the Environmental Photographer of the Year. Each
picture must be assigned to only one of the categories below but
you may enter more than one picture into a category. There is a
maximum of seven images per entrant.
- Mott MacDonald's Changing Climates
These photographs should illustrate the impacts that global warming
is having on our world. This may include places and people that are
benefitting from a changing climate, or vulnerable ecosystems and
communities which are struggling with the affects. You may wish to
examine the interaction between economic development, environmental
degradation and social inequity, treating climate change as a human
rights issue.
See the 2009 and 2008 category winners
- Innovation in the Environment (New Category for
2010)
Environmental innovation tends to conjure up technological
solutions that help us pollute less or use fewer resources. But,
whilst technological change is vital to overcoming many of the
environmental hurdles we face, innovation can also come from an
inspirational person or organisation making a difference to a
community by encouraging a healthier social or physical
environment. Therefore images should try to capture the different
ways contributions are being made to the pursuit of sustainable
development.
- The Natural World
These images should celebrate the incredible variety and
beauty that exists within our natural environment, serving to
remind us what we need to protect.
See the 2009 and 2008 category winners
- The Underwater World (New Category for
2010)
Three-quarters of the world's surface is water and almost half of
the world's population lives on or close to a coastline, but to
many the wonders of the underwater world are virtually unknown.
This category allows you to share the incredible secrets the
oceans, lakes and even ponds hold, as well as highlight the vital
role they play in our world's survival.
- Quality of Life
Photographs might illustrate a particular way of life in various
rural, urban or social environments all over the world. They may
examine individual or community lifestyles, working conditions,
leisure activities, cultural traditions, spiritual activities,
social inequities, racial prejudices or access to natural resources
that impact on people's quality of life, both positively and
negatively.
See the 2009 and 2008 category winners
- A View From the Western World (New Category for
2010)
Many of those living in the Western World prosper through political
and personal freedom, good health and education but the developed
world is also associated with excess and waste, stress, over
development and environmental degradation. So this is an
opportunity to explore all that is good and bad in Western society,
perhaps looking to your local communities, politicians, friends or
businesses for inspiration or condemnation. Remember, climate
change will affect all of us, not just those in seemingly far off
places.
CIWEM's Young Environmental Photographer of the
Year
This year we are separating the Young Environmental Photographer of
the Year into two groups. This will allow budding photographers a
greater chance to compete with their contemporaries. Each group
will have a winner, with the overall winner of these two categories
gaining the title of CIWEM's Young Environmental Photographer of
the Year.
- Young Environmental Photographer of the Year - Under
16
You are free to take pictures of anything that excites or interests
you about our environment. We would love to see your pictures of
wildlife, parks, buildings, your garden or your holidays. But
remember - the more creative, the better.
This category is open to anyone under 16 as of the 31st July.
- Young Environmental Photographer of the Year - Under
21
Although this section has no thematic boundaries, we encourage
entries that highlight issues important to you and your generation.
This might include things you've seen on your travels,
inspirational people, places and events, or environmental
deterioration in your local area.
This category is open to anyone under 21, including photography
students.
See the 2009
and 2008
category winners
N.B. Entrants of any age are eligible to enter the other
categories.
REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD ENTER THE ENVIRONMENTAL
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION
• Receive international recognition as the Environmental
Photographer of the Year
• Receive a share of the £5,000 prize fund
• Receive excellent media coverage in international print and
online publications
• Have your winning work take part in a roving exhibition
throughout the year
• Earn money from sales of limited edition prints during launch
exhibition, with your permission*
*Limited edition prints of winning will be sold with
photographers' permission. Photographers can refuse to enter this
agreement when contacted by CIWEM.
JUDGES
• Anthony Epes, professional photographer, www.anthonyepes.com
• Gary Braasch, professional photographer and winner of the
Sierra Club's Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography and
author of Earth Under Fire: How Global Warming is Changing
the World www.earthunderfire.com
• Ronnie Israel, professional photographer, www.ronnieisrael.com
• Representative from Mott MacDonald, an environmental
consultancy fighting the causes and effects of climate change
throughout its business: from renewable energy projects in the UK,
to helping communities develop resilience to climate change in
Bangladesh and China, www.mottmac.com
• Nick Reeves, Executive Director of CIWEM, (Chartered
Institution of Water and Environmental Management) is an
independent professional body and a registered charity, advancing
the science and practice of water and environmental management for
a clean, green and sustainable world, www.ciwem.org
• Lord Smith, Chairman of the Environment Agency, the leading
public organisation for protecting and improving the environment in
England and Wales, www.environment-agency.gov.uk
INDIVIDUAL PIECES OF WORK WILL BE JUDGED ON FIVE
QUALITIES
• Impact - does it illustrate immediate, subtle or resonant
messages?
• Creativity - is it unusual, thoughtful, beautiful, subversive
or ironic?
• Originality - is the subject treated differently, and is the
subject matter new?
• Composition - consider the perspective, balance, clarity of
meaning and focus of statement
• Technical Quality - consider clarity, focus, lighting,
exposure, and colour
DIMENSIONS
All entries should be jpegs over 2MB. Your image must be of good
enough resolution that it can be printed at the minimum size of
approximately A3 (or the equivalent ratio of your image), meaning
we require an image to be at 300dpi.
Do not increase the file resolution to 300dpi after the
photograph has been taken as this will result in a loss of
quality.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
• The photographer must be the sole author and owner of the
copyright for all photos entered. Please retain the original
digital file for reference; it may be necessary to prove ownership.
Photographers retain the copyright of any image entered into the
Environmental Photographer of the Year
• Any images submitted must be supplied as jpegs
• You may only enter seven photographs in total, although you
are welcome to enter different pictures across the categories, or
within the same category. No photograph can be entered into more
than one category
• Images may be digitally enhanced for creative effect, but you
must not add or remove significant elements of the image. Entries
will not be accepted if they have borders or locks on them.
Do not add a signature to the image - judging is done
anonymously so we will not accept these entries!
• It is the entrant's responsibility to ensure that all the
necessary permissions are obtained from people featured in a
photograph
• Judges appointed by CIWEM will choose the winners. The judges'
decision on all matters relating to the competition is final
• By entering the competition, you accept that your
photograph(s) may be exhibited by CIWEM or other exhibitions
organised or attended by CIWEM as part of the Environmental
Photographer of the Year. CIWEM reserves the right to mount and
frame shortlisted entries for exhibition purposes
• CIWEM and the sponsors reserve the right to reproduce any
entry free of charge in relation to the competition and exhibition.
This includes the right to publish entries in articles, EPOTY book,
calendar, posters, postcards or any other EPOTY promotional
materials. We will ensure that all photographers receive full
credit
• CIWEM reserves the right to pass on any entry to online and
print publications to be used either for editorial or image based
promotion relating to the Environmental Photographer of the Year,
with full credit given to the photographer
• CIWEM reserves the right to cancel this competition at any
stage
ENTRANTS WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE UNDERSTOOD THE ABOVE
RULES AND ACCEPTED THEM AND AGREE TO BE BOUND TO THEM WHEN ENTERING
THE COMPETITION
TO ENTER
EPOTY 2010 is now closed. The winners will be announced
publicly only after all winners have been contacted throughout
September 2010. If you have not been contacted by the end of
September, unfortunately it will mean that you have not won, so
please do not email CIWEM to check if you are a winner.
The winners will be announced publicly only after all winners
have been contacted throughout September 2010. If you have not been
contacted by the end of September, unfortunately it will mean that
you have not won, so please do not email CIWEM to check if you are
a winner.
GOOD LUCK!
