This competition has a free entry option.

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To enter the Special award, complete the steps below:

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).

Full competition rules:

Please see the IGPOTY competition rules, which always prevail:
https://igpoty.com/igpoty-rules/

Category rules:

IGPOTY runs juried competitions based on skill, judging will be done jointly by IGPOTY and representatives from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Entries into this free-to-enter Special Award are not eligible for the Overall IGPOTY prize (nor any other IGPOTY competition prize) and cannot be awarded with more than one award using the same image(s). Special Award competitions are stand-alone.

Only images taken at Kew Gardens are valid for entry. Employees/volunteers of RBG Kew are excluded from entry.

RBG Kew standard admission fees/rules apply. Captured at Kew entries cannot win the overall IGPOTY prize. Adults aged 18 years and older may enter only. This competition is free-to-enter, however each adult entrant is allowed to upload a maximum of 8 images only, and for the avoidance of doubt – entry to Kew Gardens is not included with entry to this competition. Any images captured for this competition may not be sold and are only for your personal use. Prizes must be collected in person at Kew Gardens, no cash alternatives.

Entry fees/terms/booking and any current COVID-19 rules may apply to gain admittance to Kew Gardens.

IGPOTY is supported by RBG Kew but is not part of its organisation.