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.
• All entries (low-res) images should be a maximum of 1920px on their longest side at 72 ppi (ideally with an sRGB colour profile).
• The maximum file size for each initial entry (low-res) image file must not be more than 6MB.
• All entrants must be able to supply a full size high-res image (300 ppi) for each entry, suitable for printing/exhibiting should an entry 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:

All prize monies are awarded in Euro (EUR) only by Schlosspark Dennenlohe, no alternatives are available. Inclusion in any exhibition is subject to the discretion of the competition organisers (IGPOTY).

IGPOTY runs juried competitions based on skill, judging will be done jointly by IGPOTY and a representative from Schlosspark Dennenlohe.

Allowed photos; any photograph taken in any private or public garden (please obtain permission first) in Europe, excluding the United Kingdom. Any time of year, in any year, providing the IGPOTY image guidelines in the Rules are met.

Garden photography is preferred over macro plant photography. Animals/wildlife should not be the main focus of your entries and people should not be included in your entries.

'European Garden Photography Award' entries (and any Special Award competition) cannot win the overall IGPOTY prize, nor any other IGPOTY competition prize/s.

Applies to all awarded places - IGPOTY will contact the awarded entrants as necessary, for opt-in contact with Schlosspark Dennenlohe, in order to facilitate prizes/exhibition events. Once opted-in, all queries relating to payments must be sent to Schlosspark Dennenlohe only.

Please see IGPOTY Competition Rules for full terms, which always prevail.