The heat is on as the next round of the WWT Photography Competition opens
The heat is on as winter approaches, not only in our cosy living rooms but for the next stage of the WWT Photography Competition, with the winter heat now open for entries.
Following the success of the autumn round, which received more than 2,500 online submissions and a staggering 12,800 votes in the People’s Choice category, this next season has much to live up to.
So WWT is calling on all nature lovers and photographers to submit their most prized pictures of magical winter wildlife before 29 February 2012, when the round will close.
Autumn heat winners representing each of WWT’s nine wetland centres, including WWT Washington, will be chosen from each of the main categories - Wetland Wildlife, Wetland Landscapes, Wildlife & People and Junior Photographer of the Year (under 18s) - over the next couple of weeks.
Votes for the autumn heat People’s Choice category, where members of the public go online and choose their favourite entry each season, are still being accepted until 1 January 2012, when a winner will be chosen.
All of the regional winners for each of the four seasonal heats will go through to the national finals to be held in autumn 2012.
While photographs entered into all the other categories must have been taken at one of WWT’s nine wetland wildlife centres across the UK, the World Wetlands category invites entries taken of wetlands large or small, good or bad, from all over the world. These can range from rivers in Rwanda or lakes in Lagos to creeks in Colorado, or even one of the most extreme wetlands in the world, Antarctica. A shortlist will be chosen from this category for each seasonal heat to go on to the national finals
Finally, to be in with the chance of winning the grand prize of a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Antarctica, entrants must submit at least three or more photographs in at least two or more seasonal heats. If this criteria is met, the entrant’s ‘portfolio’ will be automatically entered into the Portfolio Photographer of the Year category. At the national finals, each portfolio photographer’s three best photographs (as shortlisted by the judges) will be considered, with the winner receiving the Portfolio Photographer of the Year Award and an amazing 12-day fully-inclusive trip to Antarctica, courtesy of Exodus in partnership with Quark Expeditions.
The WWT Photography Competition is being held in association with Canon, in celebration of the Scott Antarctic Expedition Centenary, and offers an amazing £50,000 worth of fantastic prizes for the national winners.
For more information, or to enter the winter heat of the competition, visit www.wwt.org.uk/photo.
