Thursday 26 July 2012

The Guardian’s Live Q & A about careers within Photography – Today 1pm!

If you are thinking about a career within Photography, have a look at what the Guardian are doing today! A live question and answer session – what a fantastic idea! Take a look at the link for more info. http://careers.guardian.co.uk/photography-career-advice

Tuesday 24 July 2012

A few of our favourite so far!

We have received some great submissions over the last few weeks. Here’s a sneaky peak at some of the fantastic photographs we have received so far.





Monday 9 July 2012

Submissions flooding in!

The competition has now been open for 5 days and the submissions are flooding in already. Thank you to everybody who has entered so far. If you haven’t already entered we look forward to receiving your entries.

Thursday 5 July 2012

Follow us!

Follow us on twitter @youngphotocomp and keep following our blog over the next few months to view some of our favourite submissions and featured photographers.

The Young Photographer of the year 2012 Competition is now open for entries!

If you are passionate about photography and aged between 9-19 submit your photographs now for your chance to win some fantastic prizes.
For more information on how to enter, prizes and categories please visit our website http://www.hereford-art-col.ac.uk/news_details.php?news_id=418 or read more below!
Sponsored by Hereford Cathedral School
An independent day school for boys and girls aged 3 to 18
www.herefordcs.com
Young Photographer of the Year Competition
We are looking for images that represent your interpretation on the theme: LOOKING FORWARDThis can be visualised in many different ways and we welcome a range entries – thought-provoking, playful, funny, documentary, portrait, reportage, abstract – to name but a few! Our professional panel of judges will want to see them all!
Category 1: 16 -19 Years1st Prize - £150 and half day one-to-one workshop with a professional photographer, exploring and developing your photography ideas
2nd Prize - £75 and a portfolio box for your work
3rd Prize - £25 and a portfolio box for your work

Category 2: 12-15 Years1st Prize - £125 and a 2 term subscription to our weekly Saturday Arts Club at HCA
2nd Prize - £50 and a free place on the 3 Day Spring School Photography course at HCA
3rd Prize - £25 and a portfolio box your work

Category 3: 9-11 Years
1st Prize - £100 and your winning entry professionally framed
2nd Prize - £50 and a portfolio box for your work
3rd Prize - £25 and a sketch book

Closing date: Friday 14th September 2012
How to enter: Attach your entry via email and include:
a) Your name
d) Your address
b) Your date of birth
e) Your contact telephone number
c) Your current school or college

Please send your entry ypc@hca.ac.uk
(Images must be jpeg files no bigger than 2mb and entries are only accepted by email)

Rules:1) Images must have been taken in 2012 by you
2) Up to three images can be submitted
3) Proof of age may be requested
4) The judge’s decision is final
5) Copyright will remain with the photographer
6) HCA reserves the right to use the winning entries in their publicity

For more information and inspiration follow us on twitter @youngphotocomp
All entrants will have the chance to have their work displayed in the Young Photographer Exhibition at Hereford College of Arts during the autumn term, followed by a touring exhibition of selected entries