Welcome to Amateur Photographer of the Year 2010 in association with Canon. Last year’s contest was one of our closest and best yet, and we have no doubt that this year’s competition will be just as thrilling. As you can see below, we have set out a list of all ten themes for the 2010 contest to help you better plan your APOY year. In the first issue of each month we will publish a brief, such as this one, describing the criteria we are looking for in the current round. We have also listed the closing dates for each round and the dates when the results will be published. As per last year, we will only accept entries in the form of prints, slides or emailed digital files that conform to the specifications set out at the web link listed below. We look forward to seeing your entries and wish you all the best of luck.
The way our scoring works is simple. All your images will be carefully reviewed by our judges in terms of fulfilling the brief, creativity and technical excellence. eventually, our five judges will narrow down your hundreds of images to a final pool of 50 pictures. our judges then revisit the final 50 with fresh eyes and score them on a scale from 0 to 10. All scores are then added up and the top three totals win the top three prizes for that round.
The top 30 highest-scoring images will be printed in AP at the end of the month and their scores will be added to our running league table. The person at the end of the year with the highest tally of points will be crowned Amateur Photographer of the Year 2010 and win £5,000 worth of kit from canon. Every photographer whose image makes it into the final 50 will have his or her points added to the league table. Each month we will post the names and points totals of our top 50 finalists in the APOY section of our website.
Image size
Your image must be at least 2,700 pixels along its longest dimension, to be printed in the magazine. The file name of your image must be your first and surnames, for example Elizabeth Windsor.jpg. The subject line of your email message must state the round name and your name once again – eg Islands in the stream: Elizabeth Windsor. Finally, in the body of your email, include the camera model, lens and exposure details, if known, such as Canon EOS 40D, 18-55mm, 1/45sec at f/4, as well as a sentence describing what the image is. If your email does not meet these requirements, we will unfortunately not be able to enter it into the competition.
Email your entry to apoy@ipcmedia.com
Top 50 entries for this round
* Entrants should submit only ONE image per round.
* Only entries sent to the correct email address will be entered into the competition.
* The image should be at least 2,700 pixels along its longest edge.
* It must be a JPEG file, preferably sRGB.
* The file name must be your first name and surname.
* The subject line of your email must state the round name and your name once again.
* Include your postal address and daytime telephone number in the body of your email.
* List your camera model, lens, exposure details and any other information in the body of your email.
Entry Fee: Free
Prize Details: Over £25,000 worth of prizes
Eligibility: 18+ UK
Copyright: Copyright of all entries remains with the photographer, but Amateur Photographer and Canon reserve the right to use entries, without payment, to promote the competition.By entering this competition you grant permission to AP and Canon to reproduce your photos for display at an exhibition, and on the AP and Canon websites, should they be selected.
Deadline: 26th November 2010
