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,
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