Special Winter 2010 IJMet Photo Competition!

To coincide with the planned special issue concerning the recent cold and snowy winter in the British Isles - the worst in 30 years of records, there will be a photograph competition to showcase some of the best scenes from around the British Isles during this time. There will be prizes for winners which will include having your photograph published in the Special Winter 2010 IJMet issue*.

Please read the following before entering:

• Photos must be from The British Isles and taken during the winter 2009/10 (can include November and March if necessary);

• There are three categories: Landscape; Macro/Close-ups, and Human Interaction;

• You may enter a maximum of three photos but only one in each category;

• Please state which category you are entering your photo/s for;

• You must be the owner of the photo which you are entering;

• Photos must not have been published in IJMet previously;

• Entering the comp means you agree to having photos published in IJMet and for use with other IJMet promotions;

• Decision on winners is final;

• Entries must be resized down to approx 800x600 pixels but high resolution versions must be available on request. If originals are not available, they will not be entered.

How to Enter:

Email your photographs to howard @ ijmet.org by 31 August 2010.

Judging

Photographs will be judged by the Photography and IJMet team, and winners will be announced in the proposed special issue where the winner's photograph will be published on the front page of that issue.

Prizes:

First Place

Your winning picture on the front cover of the proposed snow special issue and on the website

A winning certificate

Your winning photograph printed on canvas (size approximately A1).

Total First Place Prize amounts to approximately £60.

Second Place

Your photograph featured in the photo section of the proposed snow special issue

One year's free subscription to the IJMet. If you are already a subscriber, you will not have to renew for one year

£20 Jessops' Vouchers

Third Place

Your photograph featured in the photo section of the proposed snow special issue

£10 Boots digital photograph printing vouchers.

GOOD LUCK!!!!

Terms of entry

Prizes are subject to change, but will be of equal value to the ones stated above. Prizes will be 100% confirmed by the end of May 2010.

We will aim to publish as many runner-up photographs as possible, including showcasing them on the website. But we cannot guarantee that all photographs will be published in the proposed snow special.

Please send any questions regarding the competition to our Photography Director, Howard Kirby: howard @ ijmet.org

*If the snow special is not published, the competition and prizes are still valid and will be published in a winter issue of IJMet between October and December 2010. The special issue depends on the number of articles/papers received - so if you have something to write about this incredible winter, send it in for the special! Special issues are so important for further research, we would sincerely consider any contribution.

IJMet are not liable for any dissatisfaction in the First Place prize of the printed canvas' quality. Please allow at least 30 days for delivery of all prizes.