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Top prize of £10,000 for the Landscape Photographer of the Year 2010

Adult class

The judges will choose the single best image from all four Adult categories. The photographer of this image will be awarded the prestigious title, ‘Landscape Photographer of the Year 2010’ and £10,000.

For the images judged to be the best in each of the four categories, there will be a prize of £1000.

For the images judged second in each of the four adult categories, there will be prizes of £500.

Youth class (16 or under)

The photographer, aged 16 or under, who creates the entry chosen by the judges as the single best image, taking into account all four youth categories, will become the Young Landscape Photographer of the Year 2010 and will win £1,000 + a place on a 2-day photography workshop, in the UK, with renowned landscape photographer, Charlie Waite. Payment of the cash element of the prize will be made to the winner’s parent/guardian.

There will be a prize of a place on a 2-day photography workshop, in the UK, with Charlie Waite, for the photographer of the image judged the best in each of the four youth categories.

Network Rail’s ‘Lines in the Landscape’ Award

This Award will be presented to the one photographer who best captures the spirit of today’s rail network as it relates to the landscape around it. Images may be submitted for this Award of the operational national rail network anywhere in Great Britain (excluding Northern Ireland). Please note that images of any underground railway systems, light rail systems, heritage railways, disused infrastructure, pier railways or model railways are not eligible for this award. Images may be entered into any category of the main Award, but entrants must select from the appropriate dropdown on the entry form (only available at time of entry) that it

is also eligible for the Network Rail Award.

The prize will be a unique opportunity for the winner + one guest to visit the famous Forth Rail Bridge and receive a special guided walking tour of the structure. The trip will include first class rail travel to Edinburgh from within the UK and accommodation in twin/double room on a Saturday night. (Date restrictions apply depending on availability. The trip may not be taken on Bank/Public Holidays and must be taken by 30th June 2011). Meals and transport to & from stations are not included. The Forth Bridge Tour will be provided by Network Rail and the travel and accommodation by Take a view.

If the winning image is from a ‘Youth’ category, the prize will be arranged via the winning photographer’s parent/guardian.

To be eligible, images must be of railways within the British landscape and must have been taken from public access land or rights of way.
Network Rail and rail industry employees who have not been directly involved in organising this competition are eligible to enter this award. No Network Rail employee will judge the competition to ensure impartiality is preserved. The Network Rail ‘Lines in the Landscape’ Award winner will be chosen by head judge, Charlie Waite.

 
Network Rail
 
Forth Rail Bridge
Forth Rail Bridge

NB: There is no step-free access to the Forth Rail Bridge and you will need a good level of fitness to complete the tour, as the Bridge has a considerable amount of narrow metal walkways and steps. You will still win travel to and accommodation in Edinburgh (as described above), if you are unable to take up this option.

The Forth Rail Bridge tour may need to be cancelled at short notice for safety reasons, given heavy rain or strong winds. In this instance, if the winner wishes, we will attempt to arrange an alternative date for the tour but would not be able to pay towards travel or accommodation if a second trip is required.

Natural England’s ‘Landscape on your Doorstep’ Award

This year, Natural England is again offering a Special Award for the photograph that best demonstrates how everyday landscapes matter.

This Award is open to all age groups and is for images capturing an English landscape in close proximity to your home; ‘low carbon’ photography that best shows, in the judge’s opinion, the accessibility of natural beauty.

There will be a prize of: a complete set of all 20 National Trail Guides plus a guided trip for two people to Lundy Island (England's first Marine Conservation Zone).

The guided trip must be taken between 1st April and 31st October 2011 and may not be taken during Bank/Public Holidays.

Natural England will meet any reasonable costs of travel (standard class rail) and overnight accommodation deemed necessary. The details will be agreed between the winner and Natural England.

If the winning image is from a ‘Youth’ category, the prize will be arranged via the winning photographer’s parent/guardian.

Only images of England, taken within a 10-mile radius of the entrant’s permanent address, are eligible for this prize.

Natural England’s ‘Landscape on your Doorstep’ Award winner will be chosen by head judge, Charlie Waite.

 

Natural England
 
Forth Rail Bridge
Lundy Island
     

Environment Films Ltd ‘Britain in our Hands’ Award

The ‘Britain in our Hands’ Award will go to the single image, entered into any main category, that best demonstrates the scope of human impact – be it helpful or harmful – on the British landscape.

Environment Films Ltd, an independent film production company who specialise in

films and documentaries about the natural world, are offering a prize of a one-to-one dawn to dusk film workshop led by their expert, in-house cinematographer, Benjamin Todd. Benjamin began his career as a camera assistant on feature films and TV dramas, such as The BBC's Spooks and HBO's Band of Brothers. He has since gone on to become one of the UK's top emerging Directors of Photography. His work as a cinematographer ranges from documentaries and dramas to music videos and commercials. Benjamin has filmed documentaries for Channel Four, BBC, and The Discovery Channel as far a field as Cambodia, Guatemala, Brazil and the Amazon. He records many of his travel experiences with a stills camera and is highly regarded as a talented photographer in his own right. Ben’s award-winning work can be seen at: www.benjamintodd.com

The location for the workshop will be the vibrant and dynamic city of London, where creative opportunities wait around every corner. A date will be arranged between the winner and Environment Films Ltd, but the prize must be taken by 30th September 2011. Breakfast and lunch on the day will be provided but transport to the location and accommodation are not included.

The winner will be chosen by a panel of three judges; Co-founder of Bristol Wildlife Filmmakers, Sarah Pitt; Joss Garman from Greenpeace and the founder of Environment Films Ltd, Ella Todd.

 
 
 
 

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Book & Exhibition

All winners, together with further entries that the judges feel are worthy of commendation, will see their pictures published in the book, Landscape Photographer of the Year – Collection 4, by AA Publishing. They will also have their work on view at an exhibition to be held at the National Theatre on London’s South Bank from November 2010 – most will appear in display print form, although some will appear as part of a visual PowerPoint presentation only.

A copy of the Awards book, signed by Charlie Waite, will be given to the overall winner, category winners and photographers of Highly commended images.

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. Other than as specified above, the Network Rail ‘Lines in the Landscape’ Award & the Natural England ‘Landscape on your Doorstep’ Award, together with any additional prizes that may be supplied by supporters 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.

Judges

Pre-selection panel

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.

Julie Chamberlain, Photographer, with over twenty years of stock agency experience.

Final judging panel

Julia Bradbury, TV Presenter and President of CPRE in South Yorkshire

Charlie Waite, Landscape photographer and founder of the Take a view Awards

Jon Jones, Director of Photography, The Sunday Times Magazine

Damien Demolder, Editor, Amateur Photographer

Martin Evening, Photographer & writer

John Langley, Manager, National Theatre

David Watchus, AA Publishing

Nick White, Epson UK

 

 
 
 
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