There are three age groups
11 & Under - prize £50
12 to 17 - prize £70
18 & Over - prize £200
All the finalist photographs will be displayed on our website
11 & Under - prize £50
12 to 17 - prize £70
18 & Over - prize £200
All the finalist photographs will be displayed on our website
2022 Photography Competition
The Shepton Snowdrop Festival is inviting photographers, young and old, to capture a moment that reflects the power of nature, and the hope that the early reawakening of flower shoot, bud, or landscape brings.
For our 2022 competition, our judge is Carol Sharp, a national award winning photographic artist, renowned for her lyrical composition, attention to detail and delicate touch with light. Her images have been widely published and have included RHS Chelsea Flower Show posters and two sets of Royal Mail stamps.
Carol explains what she will be looking for in the photographic entries:
"Long before winter has retreated, the promise of spring is announced by the charming white lanterns of the snowdrops. They epitomise hope as their green shoots emerge from the cold, dark earth when all around is still bare and lifeless. This renewal of life from dormancy and absence reassures us that the cycles and seasons will endure, which particularly resonates with us at this time.
"I will be looking for imaginative images that may illustrate this concept, as well as captures of snowdrops expressing their particular way of being in the world."
The Shepton Snowdrop Festival is inviting photographers, young and old, to capture a moment that reflects the power of nature, and the hope that the early reawakening of flower shoot, bud, or landscape brings.
For our 2022 competition, our judge is Carol Sharp, a national award winning photographic artist, renowned for her lyrical composition, attention to detail and delicate touch with light. Her images have been widely published and have included RHS Chelsea Flower Show posters and two sets of Royal Mail stamps.
Carol explains what she will be looking for in the photographic entries:
"Long before winter has retreated, the promise of spring is announced by the charming white lanterns of the snowdrops. They epitomise hope as their green shoots emerge from the cold, dark earth when all around is still bare and lifeless. This renewal of life from dormancy and absence reassures us that the cycles and seasons will endure, which particularly resonates with us at this time.
"I will be looking for imaginative images that may illustrate this concept, as well as captures of snowdrops expressing their particular way of being in the world."
COMPETITION RULES 2022
Theme: ‘Hope in Nature’
Entrants may capture their work on any camera from film to digital to smartphone but must submit as a digital file, 10x8 inches, 3500 x 2800 pixels, in JPEG format only.
Entry details
• The entry fee is £4 per photo for age '18 & Over', and free of charge for 'Under 18
• Over 18s can submit up to 5 photos, under 18s up to 3
• Photographs must be taken by you, using a stills camera, a phone camera or a tablet; you will hold the sole copyright
• Any editing or post processing of the original must only have been done by you
• Your image must have been taken during 2021/22
• Downloaded clip-art, textures, overlays, or elements from any other photographer's images will not be accepted
• Please send digital images; they should be 8x10 inches and 3500 x 2800 pixels in JPEG format only
• Each entry should have a unique title and your initials in the filename e.g. “Morning Splendour – AS”
• Deadline for entry is midnight on Saturday 29th January 2022
Registration, entry details, uploads and payments must be completed online
What happens if one of my photographs is shortlisted?
If your digital image is shortlisted for a prize we may ask you to send a higher resolution file if you have one.
Rules about entry
• All entries are accepted in good faith
• Copyright remains with you but we reserve the right to reproduce the photographs in print and digital form to publicise and promote the competition and the festival
• Entrants must be able to supply the original image file if requested
• No single piece of work, or entrant can win more than one prize
• Entrants agrees to indemnify the judges, organisers, and any other related parties against any litigation that may arise should the images entered not have the necessary permission to be published
• We reserve the right to update and amend these rules at any time, but only if necessary; any changes will be posted on this website
• The judge’s decision is final.
Theme: ‘Hope in Nature’
Entrants may capture their work on any camera from film to digital to smartphone but must submit as a digital file, 10x8 inches, 3500 x 2800 pixels, in JPEG format only.
Entry details
• The entry fee is £4 per photo for age '18 & Over', and free of charge for 'Under 18
• Over 18s can submit up to 5 photos, under 18s up to 3
• Photographs must be taken by you, using a stills camera, a phone camera or a tablet; you will hold the sole copyright
• Any editing or post processing of the original must only have been done by you
• Your image must have been taken during 2021/22
• Downloaded clip-art, textures, overlays, or elements from any other photographer's images will not be accepted
• Please send digital images; they should be 8x10 inches and 3500 x 2800 pixels in JPEG format only
• Each entry should have a unique title and your initials in the filename e.g. “Morning Splendour – AS”
• Deadline for entry is midnight on Saturday 29th January 2022
Registration, entry details, uploads and payments must be completed online
What happens if one of my photographs is shortlisted?
If your digital image is shortlisted for a prize we may ask you to send a higher resolution file if you have one.
Rules about entry
• All entries are accepted in good faith
• Copyright remains with you but we reserve the right to reproduce the photographs in print and digital form to publicise and promote the competition and the festival
• Entrants must be able to supply the original image file if requested
• No single piece of work, or entrant can win more than one prize
• Entrants agrees to indemnify the judges, organisers, and any other related parties against any litigation that may arise should the images entered not have the necessary permission to be published
• We reserve the right to update and amend these rules at any time, but only if necessary; any changes will be posted on this website
• The judge’s decision is final.
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