Captured at Kew-competition-13

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Captured at Kew

Competition 13 - Special award

Special award closed

This Special award has finished for this year.

About Captured at Kew

Supported by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Help celebrate the beauty and diversity of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in this unique special award.

Prizes & Why should I enter?

It's time to explore, discover and share the wonders of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew with the return of the popular Captured at Kew special award. Winners will form part of an exclusive exhibition at the IGPOTY launch event at Kew and will be published in the latest annual hardback book. Special prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd will be awarded by Kew.

Prizes

First prize:

1 x prize copy of IGPOTY Book 13
Published in IGPOTY Book 13
Signed individual certificate
Your image goes on display at IGPOTY launch exhibition at Kew
Special prize awarded by Kew

Second prize:

1 x prize copy of IGPOTY Book 13
Published in IGPOTY Book 13
Signed individual certificate
Your image goes on display at IGPOTY launch exhibition at Kew
Special prize awarded by Kew

Third prize:

1 x prize copy of IGPOTY Book 13
Published in IGPOTY Book 13
Signed individual certificate
Your image goes on display at IGPOTY launch exhibition at Kew
Special prize awarded by Kew

Rules

General rules:

  • You may not submit watermarked images with your name or website visible on the photo. Please do not frame your images with borders.
  • Entrants may submit a maximum of 4 images per single entry token and a maximum of 6 images per portfolio entry token.
  • For free-to-enter competitions you should enter 1 image per token given, up to a maximum of 8 images (8 tokens).
  • Entrants' images must be .jpg or .jpeg format and of high enough quality.
  • We recommend all images are output to 1920px on their longest side at 72 ppi (ideally with an sRGB colour profile). Any larger than this and you are supplying images bigger than they will be seen or used by IGPOTY judges; your files will take longer to upload and/or download to judges and viewers’ screens.
  • The absolute maximum for each image must not be more than 7MB in file size and no more than 3000px on their longest side.
  • All entrants must be able to supply a high-res image (300 ppi) suitable for printing/exhibiting should the image be shortlisted. You may be asked for this when the time comes.
N.B.
  • High-res source file/s need to be at least 3780 pixels (longest side) @ 300 ppi, ideally larger (and ideally with an Adobe RGB (1998) colour profile).
  • Rule 9.3 "The mounting of any International Garden Photographer of the Year exhibition is planned each year but is executed at the discretion of Mirror Plate Media Ltd. The mounting of the exhibition is subject to prevailing circumstances at the time which may be affected by the weather or pandemic, therefore dates may change at short notice."
  • Rule 9.4 "The publication of a book associated with the International Garden Photographer of the Year is planned each year but is executed at the discretion of Mirror Plate Media Ltd. Obviously if the book is not printed then no book prizes/cash alternatives will issued..."

    • Full competition rules:

    Please see the IGPOTY competition rules, which always prevail.

    Category rules:

    Only images taken at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Employees of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and their family members cannot enter this special award.

    Competition details

    Subtitle:
    Supported by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
    Type:
    Special award
    Submissions:
    Online submissions
    Entry start date:
    May 30, 2019
    Closing date:
    October 31, 2019, 12 noon GMT
    Cost of entry:
    £12 per 4 'Single' Entries

    How do I enter?

    Please purchase Single/Portfolio slots using the cart buttons above.

    For help please visit our Frequently-Asked-Questions page: https://igpoty.com/igpoty-faqs/

    Partner: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

    Key Competition Partner.

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    Credit: © David Jordan