The single best image will be chosen by the judges from all four adult categories. The winning photographer will be awarded the prestigious title, ‘Landscape Photographer of the Year 2008’ and £10,000. The winner will also receive a jacket of their choice from Páramo Directional Clothing Systems.*
For the images judged to be the best in each of the four categories, there will be a prize of £1000. The winners of Classic view, Living the view and Your view will also each receive a jacket of his or her choice from Páramo Directional Clothing Systems.*
For the images judged second in each of the four adult categories, there will be prizes of £500.
* excluding the Andy Rouse Aspira Smock
The photographer of 16 & under, who creates the entry thought by the judges to be the single best image, taking into account all four youth categories, will become the ‘Young Landscape Photographer of the Year 2008’ and will win £1,000 + a 2-day photography workshop, in the UK, with renowned landscape photographer, Charlie Waite
There will be a prize of a 2-day photography workshop, in the UK, with Charlie Waite, for the image judged the best in each of the four youth categories.
The prize will be awarded to the best image of Wales entered into the Adult ‘Living the view’ category.
The prizewinner will receive one voucher redeemable against the cost of two nights bed & breakfast accommodation for two people at Castell Deudrath, Portmeirion to the value of £300. Charges such as evening meals and travel are not included and will be incurred at the prize winner’s expense.
Plus one voucher redeemable to the sum of £200 against Calumet photographic goods.
The Visit Wales Award will be judged by representatives of Visit Wales and the image will be selected from all winning, highly commended & commended entries.
This special award will be made to the best Youth and best Adult image reflecting the beauty of our precious natural environment.
Adult class – total prize value £489
Lowepro Vertex 200 backpack
Giotto's 8351B carbon fibre tripod and 1303-652 Series II ball head
B+W UV Multi Resistant Coated filter - up to 82mm thread size
Youth class – total prize value £260
Lowepro Fastpack 200 backpack
Giotto's 9351B aluminium tripod with a 7001-652 and Series I ball head
B+W UV Multi Resistance Coated filter - up to an 82mm thread size
The Lowepro Award will be judged by representatives of DayMen International Ltd and the image will be selected from all winning, highly commended & commended entries.
Páramo would like to give a special prize to the photographer of the best mountain image within the Adult categories.
The winner will receive a Páramo jacket of their choice,* plus one year's special deal to purchase further Páramo kit and the opportunity to influence future ‘photographer specific’ ranges.
The Páramo Award will be judged by representatives of Páramo Directional Clothing Systems and the image will be selected from all winning, highly commended & commended entries.
* excluding the Andy Rouse Aspira Smock
The prize will be awarded to the best urban image of England entered into any adult category of the 2008 Awards.
The Enjoy England Award will be judged by representatives of Enjoy England and the image will be selected from all winning, highly commended & commended entries.
1. Entries must be received by 12th July 2008 and the winner must reply via email to info@take-a-view.co.uk within 10 days of notification otherwise the prize will be forfeited. 2. All entrants must be aged over 18. 3. No cash alternative is available. Prize is non-transferable, non-refundable and non-changeable. The judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. 4. By entering the competition, the winner consents to take part in any publicity accompanying or resulting from this promotion, and for his/her name and county to be used for publicity purposes by VisitBritain in printed and/or online formats. 5. No purchase is necessary. 6. Users may only enter the competition through the Take a view website at www.take-a-view.co.uk 7. Competition open to UK residents aged 18 and over, except employees of Take a view or Enjoy England, their families, agents or any other person connected with the competition 8. The prize is a two night Bed & Breakfast stay for two people sharing one room at the Radisson SAS in Liverpool, subject to availability. The prize does not include travel to and from Liverpool. The prize has to be redeemed by 31st December 2008. The prize includes 1 x complimentary dinner at the Radisson SAS for 2 people, to be taken the weekend of the stay. The prize also includes 2 Virgin Balloon Flights Adventure Packs, including a three to four hour ballooning
experience, with around an hour in the air; a traditional champagne toast; a commemorative certificate, signed by Sir Richard Branson and your pilot; a choice of 100+ launch sites (Full list at www.virginballoonflights.co.uk); transport back to your original launch site; plus a limited edition Virgin Flight Shoulder Bag containing compact binoculars, heavy-weight branded pen, baseball cap, DVD and key ring. 9. Winner must contact Virgin Balloons within three months of being notified. The Virgin Balloon flight cannot be taken at the Liverpool weekend, check for availability. 10. No cash value and non-refundable. Children, aged 7 to 16, must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Passengers must be at least 4"6" in height. Virgin Balloons are unable to fly passengers who are pregnant. Full terms and conditions available on request - call 0870 444 2768 or visit www.virginballoonflights.co.uk 11. The prize is non-transferable and there is no money refund if the prize is not taken. 12. It is a condition of entry that these terms and conditions are accepted as final and that entrants agree to abide by the rules. No correspondence will be entered into. 13. VisitBritain will not accept responsibility for loss of entries through technical fault, postal/transmission delays or incomplete, illegible or other damaged entries. Proof of entry is not automatically proof of receipt. 14. In the event of unforeseen circumstances VisitBritain reserves the
right to offer alternative prizes of equal or greater value. 15. English law applies; the competition shall be governed by the laws of England and Wales. 16. These terms and conditions do not confer any rights to any third parties under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.
Promoter: VisitBritain, Thames Tower, Blacks Road, W6 9EL
All winners, together with further entries that the judges feel are worthy of commendation, will see their pictures published in the second Take a view book, published by the AA. They will also have their work on view at an eight-week exhibition to be held at the National Theatre on London’s South Bank from November 2008.
Take a view and their Sponsors & Supporters reserve the right to change prizes to ones of comparable value if required by unforeseen circumstances. Any such changes will be posted on the competition website. Prizes are not transferable and no cash equivalent will be available for non-cash prizes. The Visit Wales weekend, the Enjoy England prize, the Lowepro Award & the Paramo Award are the responsibility of their supporting companies and Take a view is not liable for any difficulties that may arise in relation to these specific Awards due to unforeseen circumstances.
Pre-selection panel
Charlie Waite, Landscape photographer and founder of the Take a view Awards
Jasmine Teer & Sarah Fransden from Britainonview.com, the library of VisitBritain.
Trevor Parr, of the Parr Joyce Partnership, a company sourcing landscape & conceptual imagery for poster & fine art use.
Robin Bernard & Martin Halfhide, Directors of Bayeux, one of London’s leading photographic and imaging companies.
+ representatives from the UK’s leading tourist agencies.
Final judging panel
Valerie Singleton, Presenter & travel writer
Damien Demolder, Editor, Amateur Photographer
John Langley, Manager, National Theatre
Monica Allende, Picture Editor, Sunday Times Magazine
Tracy Hallett, Editor, Outdoor Photography
Jasmine Teer, Manager & art director, Britain on View
Nick White, Epson UK
Charlie Waite, Landscape photographer |
