Marple Festival Photographic Competition

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More news on the photography competition is that Gallery 44 & Ink Box on Market Street and The Stationery Box on Stockport Road, will have Festival Photographic Competition Entry Forms available.

Also, Ink Box will be doing a special deal on printing Photographs for use in the Festival Photographic Competition, ask for details at Ink Box.

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Latest update on the photography competition is that the exhibition of winning photographs will be held in Marple Library 14 days after the festival (to allow for judging).

The date will be Saturday 9th October 2010, for one week.
Winners prizes will be presented on this day by the Mayor of Stockport (times to be confirmed).
Winners will printed in Marple Review, Marple Festival web site and The Marple Website.

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Full details of the Marple Festival Photographic Competition are now available and the entry form can be downloaded as a pdf from the Marple Website:

www.marple-uk.com/misc/festival_photo_comp_entry_form.pdf

Marple Festival Photographic Competition 2010 - Rules and entry details

1 - Title and Competition subject – Any Aspect of Marple Festival 2010

2 - Two categories - junior (14 and under), adult (15 and over).

3 - Entries max 2 photographs per individual.

4 - Entry Form will be printed in Marple Festival Review, Festival Program and downloadable from Marple Festival web site (or above). Will also be available from the Vernon Building Society Office.

5 - Entry to show name, category, picture title, email address, telephone No.

6 - Photograph sizes to be from 5’’ x 7’’ up to A4 maximum, prints to be drop off at the Festival Office Vernon Building Society or emailed to photo@marplefestival.org.uk as JPG files, no bigger than 1mb with all detail as item (5) above included in email text.

7 - Drop off points for entries - Festival Office Vernon Building Society.

8 - Closing Date, 2nd October - 7 days after the end of the Festival to allow the Food and Drink Day on Saturday 25th September to be photographed.

9 - Winners prize / certificates in each category - First Prize will recive a returnable Goblet (to be held for one year and return for next years competition) a certificate and a £10 gift voucher given by INK BOX OF MARPLE.. certificates for 2nd and 3rd places in each category.

10 - Best in show prize, Photograph to be mounted and framed by GALLERY 44, OF MARPLE, a Certificate and a £10 gift voucher given by INK BOX OF MARPLE.

11 - 3 Judges Arthur M Procter LMPA, Hugh Wheeldon and Judi Winterton.

12 - An exhibition will be arranged with publicity for winners after the Festival - in the Senior Citizens Hall or Marple Library (to be confirmed) 14 days after the festival, to allow for judging. Date to be Saturday 9th October 2010, for one week (to be confirmed). Winning photos will also be printed in the Marple Review, and be featured on the Marple Festival web site and the Marple Website.

13 - Return of prints will not be possible.

14 - JUDGES DECISION WILL BE FINAL.

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This is advanced warning that there will be a competition for photographs taken during the forthcoming Marple Festival, so all you keen local photographers will have to get your best lenses out and give them a polish!

Details of the competition categories and prizes will be available soon but for now you just need to know that the photographs must be taken during the Festival period of 10 to 25 September and have a Festival theme, obviously. There will be Junior and Senior categories, so the kids can get involved too.

Full rules and entry details will be published once available.