MPB Plants & Planet-competition-16


MPB Plants & Planet

Competition 16 - Category

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About MPB Plants & Planet

Sponsored by MPB. Category Run In Association with WeForest.

50% of all Plants & Planet entry fees will be donated to WeForest*. This means (at the time of writing) at least two new trees will be planted for every 'Single Entry' purchased.

Our planet is changing, and plants will play one of the most significant, if not the most significant role in how we respond and adapt to this change.

Plants and planet is a recent addition to the main competition categories that recognises and raises awareness of the many environmental challenges facing plant life, in particular climate and environmental changes.

As well as the effects of climate change, images could include anything that is impacting the state of the world’s plants positively or negatively, from sustainable growing initiatives, plants and environments under threat such as rainforests, tree planting and habitat protection to declining species and human impact, this category is your opportunity to tell a range of vital botanical stories through photography.

Climate change can seem like an impossible challenge, but small collective change can have a resounding impact and one image can change our worldview.

Insights

Draw on inspiration from other categories to determine where best to approach finding stories about climate/environmental change and the relationship between plants and planet. You may wish to find these photo opportunities in the cities and through other human activities or perhaps a wild aspect with plants in their natural habitat. How does the image inspire others to take action?

Wider benefits

Raise awareness of climate and environmental change and the threat to plants and planet; help stimulate cultural action for a sustainable future. Challenge yourself to take creative ownership of the issue and use your skills to contribute to a planet-wide conversation.

Prizes & Why should I enter?

Prizes

First prize:

By entering this category your image(s) stand a chance to win the overall IGPOTY title and prize of £5,000!
Signed individual certificate
Your image goes on tour in the travelling exhibition - whether physical or virtual.

Prize supplied by MPB - £1,000 (GBP) voucher to spend on used photo and video kit from MPB.

Second prize:

Signed individual certificate
Your image goes on tour in the travelling exhibition - whether physical or virtual.

Third prize:

Signed individual certificate
Your image goes on tour in the travelling exhibition - whether physical or virtual.

Entry Benefits

Exposure, international press coverage, the prestigious environmental photography category for climate change, gardens, plants and green spaces, opportunities for growth and feedback, take creative ownership of a global issue, cultivate your skills, reinforce or launch your photographic career.

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).

Full competition rules:

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

Category rules:

*50% of entry fees from 'Plants & Planet' category only will be donated to WeForest after appropriate tax and payment fees have been deducted.

IGPOTY is a juried competition based on skill.

Only Single Entries in main pay-to-enter categories can win the overall IGPOTY prize. Winning photo project entries cannot win the overall IGPOTY prize. Portfolios will be judged as part of the IGPOTY 'Portfolios' competition category.

Please see IGPOTY competition rules.

Competition details

Subtitle:
Sponsored by MPB. Category Run In Association with WeForest.
Type:
Category
Submissions:
Online submissions
Entry start date:
February 11, 2022
Closing date:
October 31, 2022, 12 noon GMT
Cost of entry:
£15 (Single Entry Slots x 4)

How do I enter?

Please purchase 'Single Entry' slots using the cart buttons above.

For help please visit our Frequently-Asked-Questions page.

For help please visit our Frequently-Asked-Questions page.

Partner: MPB

MPB is the exclusive sponsor of the 'Plants & Planet' category and supplies camera kit for use at IGPOTY workshops.



Partner: WeForest

WeForest works with communities, local organisations and NGOs to develop scalable reforestation projects.



Background image

Credit: © Stuart Chape