1 April 2013

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THE East Grinstead in Bloom committee has announced its first ever Annual Photography open to the town’s residents, and not surprisingly the theme is East Grinstead in Bloom.

Beautiful photographs can be anything from flowers in growing in private gardens, scenic pictures of East Grinstead, seasonal wildflowers or flowers blooming in the snow.

Categories:

1. Pupils of primary school age (4-11years)
2. Pupils of secondary school age (11-18years
3. Adults (16 years plus)
4. The East Grinstead Observer “Readers Choice” winner.

There will be one winner from each category.

Prizes

THE winner of each category will have their photograph published in the annual East Grinstead in Bloom Calendar for 2014.

Other prizes on offer include photo sessions courtesy of Hamilton Studios, Paul Johnson Photography and Simon Stewart Photography, 250 photo prints and a photo album from TruPrint, a Canon photo-printer from Canon, a family ticket to an upcoming event at Tulleys Farm and a meal for two at Anise, The Felbridge Hotel.

To Enter

SEND your winning photograph to:

competition@eastgrinsteadinbloom.co.uk

All photos must be the highest resolution possible (Minimum of 300 dpi and width 3579 pixels x height 2551 pixels)

Closing Date

Entries must be received by Friday 9 August 2013.

Winners will be notified after this date and publically announced at the East Grinstead in Bloom Annual Presentation Evening in September 2013.

The Rules

1. This competition is open to all amateur and professional photographers. Amateur and professional entries will not be judged separated. East Grinstead in Bloom committee members and their families are not eligible to enter.
2. You can enter by sending your picture as a jpeg file to competition@eastgrinsteadinbloom.co.uk. These can be in colour or black and white. Please ensure that part of your full name appears in the file name for easy identification. Entries will not be accepted if we cannot easily identify the entrant. It is a condition of entry that all rules are accepted as final and that the competitor agrees to abide by these rules. The competition entries will be displayed and winners announced at the East Grinstead in Bloom AGM in September 2013.
3. If there is any doubt, East Grinstead in Bloom will decide whether or not a photograph fulfils particular criteria for this year’s theme. If it does not, it will be withdrawn. East Grinstead in Blooms decision is final.
4. Your photograph may be published on eastgrinsteadinbloom.co.uk and may be used in publicity for East Grinstead in Bloom and our associated projects and by our sponsors in their magazines, publicity or web site.
5. All entries must include full details including: the location where photograph was taken, name of photographer, postal address, contact telephone number and must clearly state which category the image is being entered under.
6. All entries must be received by the closing date (noon GMT on 9 August 2013).
7. The winning photos will be published in the East Grinstead in Bloom annual calendar soon after the closing date and you will be credited if your photograph is published.
8. By submitting your photograph for entry into the competition you will retain your copyright and also hereby grant to us and our sponsors a royalty free, non-assignable, worldwide, non-exclusive license to use the photograph for publication for all time.
9. You warrant that any photographs you submit are your own original work and that you own the copyright and any other relevant rights in such image and you have the permission of any people identifiable in the picture. Entrants confirm that their entry is their own original work, is not defamatory and does not infringe any UK laws. The image must also not have already been professionally commissioned.
10. Any commercial opportunities that arise following the publication of the submitted photograph will be notified to the photographer who will be free to negotiate terms independent of the competition. You will be free to decline any commercial usage licences, this will not affect your chances of winning.
11. All personal data provided to East Grinstead in Bloom and the competition sponsors in relation to this competition will be used in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and you hereby consent to us processing all personal data for the purposes of this competition.
12. No cash alternative is available. Prizes are non-transferable, non-refundable and non-changeable. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

Any enquiries please contact: Samantha Baldery on 01342 322322 or competition@eastgrinsteadinbloom.co.uk.