Friday 25 May 2012

South East Region Awards 2012 - Call for Entries

The South East Region Awards 2012 will be opening on 1 June 2012.

They are open to all current BIPP members in the South East Region and it’s important for you, and the region as a whole, to showcase the quality of work being produced by today’s professional photographers. Make the most of this opportunity and the very positive publicity your achievements can produce.


How to Enter:

- Submit low res images on a disc (no more than 5mb per image).
- Qualifying & Student Members & Friends can only submit in their one relevant category.
- The file name for each image should be the image title plus your membership number (eg, Sunrise over Desert/5004).
- An Entry Form is needed for each image (although payment details only need to go on one form). All forms must include the title of the image, the category, and your name.
- Payment for all entries must be included - £5 per image inc VAT (cheques to BIPP).
- Send your entries to “BIPP SOUTH EAST AWARDS” at BIPP, The Coach House, The Firs, High Street, Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire HP22 4SJ to arrive no later than 5pm Tuesday 31 July.
Rules:
- It is the photographer’s responsibility to ensure all appropriate criteria are met
- BIPP reserves the right to disqualify any image that fails to meet the criteria or, in its opinion, may breach or contravene legal guidelines on public decency or may otherwise bring the photographer or the BIPP into disrepute. Any costs incurred by the BIPP in such a situation will be reimbursed by the photographer.
- An image cannot be entered into more than one category. If you’re unsure about categories, contact BIPP Head Office for advice.
- All images must have been taken by the BIPP member named and they must be in current membership throughout the competition, judging and presentation.
- All entries must have been taken within the last two years and be commissioned work.
- Images that have already been entered into another BIPP competition cannot be submitted.
- Images submitted in any wedding categories must have been taken at an actual wedding and not staged or recreated after the event. The entrant must have been the official photographer or assistant at the wedding.
- Images produced on workshops/training courses (as a delegate) cannot be submitted.
- By entering the Awards, you acknowledge that permission has been obtained for that image to be published and exhibited by the BIPP and any necessary copyright or release has been obtained.
- BIPP reserves the right to use any image submitted for publicity or exhibition purposes.
- Information correct at time of publication – the BIPP reserves the right to change any of the above without prior notice.
- Your images will not be returned.
- BIPP will take all reasonable care in handling entries, but can accept no responsibility for loss or damage, however caused.
- The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Judges are not allowed to enter the Awards.
Judging:
The judging panel will view the images during August and any shortlisted entrants will be notified. Details of the awards presentation will be announced.
Categories:
- Abstract/Illustrative Landscape
- Advertising (to include product & commercial)
- People & Portraiture (to include pets, babies, children, relevant events etc)
- Architecture
- Photojournalism (to include press & pr, editorial, sport, HM Forces etc)
- Fashion & Beauty
- Qualifying
- Forensic
- Science & Nature (to include wildlife, macro, medical, scientific)
- Friends
- Student
- Industrial
- Wedding
Entry Form:
Full details and an entry form can be downloaded at www.bipp.com/southeast

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