Canon and Sigma cameras along with $5,700 in cash are up for grabs in Scotland's Photo of the Year 2021 competition
(Image credit: Scotland's Photo of the Year)
If you've ever taken a photograph in Scotland, you could win part of an approximately £6,000 (around $8,260 / AU$11,390) prize find that includes cameras, lenses, bags, filter kits and cash.
Scotland's Photo of the Year 2021 is a competition open to photographers all over the world, of all experience levels, from amateur to professional. The only requirement is that your photo was taken in, and visually expresses, Scotland. There are 11 chances to win, and the grand prize is a Sigma fp with Sigma 45mm f/2.8 DG, along with £2,000 ($2,750 / AU$3,795) in cash.
The runner-up will take home a Canon Powershot G7 Mark II, one of the best compact cameras, and £500 ($688 / AU$949) in cash, while third place snags an Olympus Explorer Messenger Bag along with £200 ($275 / 380).
The remaining seven winners in the top ten will each receive £50 ($69 / AU$95), and there is a judge’s merit award of £250 ($344 / AU$475) and a Kase Wolverine Magnetic Circular Filter Entry Kit, which "will be awarded by the judges for an image they feel displays particular skill or creativity" (and this image may or may not be part of the top ten).
(Image credit: Usman Dawood)
The competition, launched in 2019, celebrates the beauty of Scotland – from mountains and glens to lochs and castles. This isn't just a landscape contest, though; "Wildlife, portrait, architectural and cultural images are all welcome, as long as they have a Scottish identity," say the organizers.
While the subject matter isn't restricted, though, it must be identifiably taken in Scotland – so GPS metadata info may be required for macro or wildlife shots. And the integrity of images is important, too.
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"All images must be a true and accurate representation of the scene or subject at the time the photo was taken. Basic editing is allowed, but cloning of objects (either in or out), merging or two images which were not taken at the same time, or trying to create colors which were never present in the original scene are not allowed. We will need to see the original RAW or unedited file for all top ten images for each category."
Judges include landscape photography legend Colin Prior, Sigma UK's general manager Paul Reynolds, and presenter of YouTube channel Photography Online, Ruth Taylor.
All profits go to local charities, and everyone who enters gets to choose where their money goes. For more information and to enter, visit Scotland.Photography.
The editor of Digital Camera World, James has 21 years experience as a journalist and started working in the photographic industry in 2014 (as an assistant to Damian McGillicuddy, who succeeded David Bailey as Principal Photographer for Olympus). In this time he shot for clients like Aston Martin Racing, Elinchrom and L'Oréal, in addition to shooting campaigns and product testing for Olympus, and providing training for professionals. This has led him to being a go-to expert for camera and lens reviews, photo and lighting tutorials, as well as industry news, rumors and analysis for publications like Digital Camera Magazine, PhotoPlus: The Canon Magazine, N-Photo: The Nikon Magazine, Digital Photographer and Professional Imagemaker, as well as hosting workshops and talks at The Photography Show. He also serves as a judge for the Red Bull Illume Photo Contest. An Olympus and Canon shooter, he has a wealth of knowledge on cameras of all makes – and a fondness for vintage lenses and instant cameras.
