The title for the Ayrshire Hospice 2026 Calendar Photographic Competition is ‘Secret Ayrshire’. The theme is open to your personal interpretation, but we’re looking for stunning photographs that uncover the hidden gems of Ayrshire and Arran. Whether it’s a secluded spot off the beaten track or a fresh and rare perspective of a well-known location, we want to see the secret beauty of the region. Photos can be taken during any season – Spring, Summer, Autumn, or Winter – and may feature landscapes (urban or rural), wildlife, agriculture, or recreational activities. It’s up to you how you interpret the theme, but we encourage creative and unique viewpoints.
Terms and Conditions for the Ayrshire Hospice 2026 Calendar Photo Competition The title for the Ayrshire Hospice 2026 Calendar Photographic Competition is ‘Secret Ayrshire’. The theme is open to your personal interpretation, but we’re looking for stunning photographs that uncover the hidden gems of Ayrshire and Arran. Whether it’s a secluded spot off the beaten track or a fresh and rare perspective of a well-known location, we want to see the secret beauty of the region. Photos can be taken during any season – Spring, Summer, Autumn, or Winter – and may feature landscapes (urban or rural), wildlife, agriculture, or recreational activities. It’s up to you how you interpret the theme, but we encourage creative and unique viewpoints. This year we are inviting entries for those aged 16 years plus. The twelve photos selected by the judges will appear in the Ayrshire Hospice 2026 Calendar sold in aid of the organisation. The overall winner will be voted for by attendees of the Ayrshire Hospice Living well Hubs. You can enter up to four photos in total. The submission window will open on Monday 3 March 2025 - closing date for entries is 17:00 on Friday 2 May 2025 . The person who takes the winning photo will receive a gift card to the value of £150 for Vennal Cameras in Ayr and their photo featured on the front page of the calendar. GENERAL RULES 1. The title for the Ayrshire Hospice 2026 Calendar Photographic Competition is ‘Secret Ayrshire’. The theme is open to your personal interpretation, but we are looking for beautiful photographs that showcase the hidden gems of Ayrshire and Arran. This could be a lesser-known location or a fresh perspective of a familiar landmark, capturing Ayrshire in a way that surprises and delights. 2. Photographs entered must be taken within Ayrshire and Arran. The Ayrshire Hospice’s decision as to the eligibility of individual photographs will be final and no correspondence will be entered into. Entrants – including those using drones – must have the necessary permits and licences for photographing wildlife, and should, where necessary, have permission from the landowners to be on their land. They should be ready to provide proof if asked to do so by the competition organisers. 3. Entrants can submit up to four photos in total. All entries must be uploaded to our competition website in JPEG format with a minimum size of 3500 pixels on the longest side to ensure high-quality printing. This is typically achievable with most modern smartphones and cameras. Images must be in landscape orientation to fit the calendar format. Watermarks or any other added text must not be included
on the images. Submissions that do not meet these requirements may be disqualified. 4. The Ayrshire Hospice is aware that digital photography does allow for some image enhancement. You can enter images that have had spots, scratches or other blemishes removed. You can have worked on the colour or enhanced the image for the sake of the composition. You can also crop the image to improve composition. We will not accept composite images - entries that stitch two or more separate photographs together to make one image, or entries that superimpose elements photographed separately onto an image. We will not accept the use of AI during the creation, design or development of the images. The Ayrshire Hospice and the judges reserve the right to exclude any image they believe may have been excessively treated so as to alter its authenticity. 5. The competition is open to UK residents only (including residents of the Channel Islands and Isle of Man). 6. Entrants under the age of 18 need the verifiable permission of a parent or guardian to enter. 7. Entrants must not be professional photographers. For the purposes of this competition, a professional photographer will be considered to be someone who makes more than half their annual income from the sale of their photographs. 8. Entrants must complete all sections of the online submission form. Entrants under the age of 18 will need their parents or guardians to fill out the sections asking for their parents name, phone number and email address, and to tick the box permission to their child’s participation. All contact from the Ayrshire Hospice will be made through the parent/guardian. 9. The competition closes at 17:00 on Friday 3 May 2025 . Entries received after this date will not be considered. Those who have no access to the internet to submit the entry form via the online uploader or those with accessibility questions should contact the Ayrshire Hospice Communications and Marketing Team via the telephone number 01292 269200 (option 6) where you can leave a voice mail and a member from the Communications and Marketing Team will get in touch. The Ayrshire Hospice cannot accept any responsibility for any problem with the internet service provider, network or other system which may result in any entry being delayed or not properly registered. Unsuccessful entrants will not be contacted and no feedback on any entry will be provided. 10. All photographs will be judged on the following criteria: Composition
Technical ability Originality Public appeal Works to the theme Suitability for inclusion in an Ayrshire Hospice calendar THE PHOTOGRAPHS WILL BE JUDGED THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROCESS: 11. 12 finalists will be selected from the shortlisted entries by a panel of judges. All 12 finalists will be featured within the Ayrshire Hospice 2026 Calendar . The finalists’ photos may also be published in the Ayrshire Hospice newsletter, The Article, and used in other promotions of the competition. 12. The winning photo will be chosen in consultation with attendees of the Ayrshire Hospice’s Living Well Hubs. 13. The prize for the winning entry will consist of a gift card to the value of £150 which can be spent at Vennal Cameras, Ayr. The prize is as stated and cannot be deferred or transferred. There will be no cash alternatives. 14. All entries must be the original work of the entrant and must not infringe the rights of any other party. The entrants must be the sole owner of copyright in all photographs entered and must have obtained permission of any people featured in the entries or their parents/guardians if children under 16 are featured. Where an individual or a residential or commercial property, belonging to someone other than the photographer is featured, or it has been taken on private land the photographer must seek permission and be prepared to provide written consent, when requested by the Ayrshire Hospice. Further, entrants must not have breached any laws when taking their photographs. 15. We are looking for original photographs, so entries must not have won any national or international competition prize previously. For the purposes of this competition, ‘national’ refers to the whole of the UK – or to individual national competitions in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland. 16. Entrants will retain copyright in the photographs that they submit to the Ayrshire Hospice. By entering the competition all entrants grant the Ayrshire Hospice the right to publish and exhibit their photographs on the Ayrshire Hospice’s website in perpetuity and the right to edit the photographs for this purpose. Entrants waive any moral rights that they have in the photographs. The entrant with the overall winning photograph also agrees to take part in post–competition publicity. 17. Entrants whose photographs are one of the finalists or selected to appear in the Ayrshire Hospice 2026 Calendar pursuant to paragraph 11 above, grant to the Ayrshire Hospice the further rights to publish and exhibit their photographs in print,
on their respective digital platforms or in any other media in perpetuity. No fees will be payable for any of the above uses. While we make every effort to credit photographers, including in printed reproductions of their work, we cannot guarantee that every use of the photographs will include the photographers' names. Entrants must ensure that the photograph is not used to publicise or promote companies, individuals, organisations or causes – other than the Ayrshire Hospice and the winning photographer themselves – until the 1st January 2027. 18. By entering, entrants will be deemed to have agreed to be bound by these rules and the Ayrshire Hospice reserves the right to exclude any entry from the competition at any time and in its absolute discretion if the Ayrshire Hospice has reason to believe that an entrant has breached these rules, acted fraudulently in any way or brings the Ayrshire Hospice into disrepute. 19. The Ayrshire Hospice reserves the right to cancel this competition or alter any of the rules at any stage, if deemed necessary in its opinion, and if circumstances arise outside of its control. 20. If the winner is unable to be contacted after reasonable attempts have been made, the Ayrshire Hospice reserves the right to either offer the prize to a runner up, or to re-offer the prize in any future competition. 21. This competition is administered by the Ayrshire Hospice. 22. Please take your photos responsibly and if in a rural environment, always follow the Countryside Code. You can find more information here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-countryside-code 23. For information about licences for photographing wildlife please follow the guidance here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/protected-species-when-to-apply-for-a-licence- to-survey-film-or-photograph-them We will only accept JPEGS uploaded to our competition website, we will not accept hard copies sent through the post.
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