In Support Pilgrims

Kent in Focus

Help us capture some memorable images of the people and places in your county throughout 2012, Pilgrims Hospices 30th anniversary year.

Kent in Focus is a photography competition featuring people and places in your county in 2012. The competition is open to everyone with fantastic prizes on offer and a chance to have your work publicly exhibited.

Who can take part?

Absolutely everyone! To make it easy, we have three age categories:

Child (11 and under)
Youth (12-18)
Adult (19 plus)

What subjects shall I take?

Anything and anyone that inspires you as long as they fit into our categories of People and Places of Kent.

When does the competition close?

You can upload your photographs all year until noon on Monday 10th September 2012.

Do I need an expensive camera?

No, just an eye for an interesting subject and a willingness to support Pilgrims Hospices. You can even use a camera phone, as long as you are able to submit your images digitally.

How many photos can I submit?

We have limited it to just four images per person.

How can I send them to you?

Only digitally, please and via our online upload form not via email as they will be automatically deleted.

How much is it to enter?

It is only a minimum donation of £1.50 per image which you can also Gift Aid* if you are a UK taxpayer. This will give us a further 25% on your donation.

For further information, please read our terms and conditions or email kentinfocus@pilgrimshospices.org or call 01227 812621.

Prizes

There will be two winners for each age group, one for People and one for Places in Kent and two runners up. The winners will each receive a set of postcards or greetings cards of their winning image produced by Noel Tatt . There will be goody bags for the runners up.

There will be an Overall Winner, who will win a photography assignment or course with professional photographer and one of the judges, Jason Dodd.

The image that receives the most online votes will also win an A2 canvas of their print from the Imperial Art Gallery in Margate.

Click here to view the February photographs and the March photographs.

Exhibition

You will be able to see all of the winning images at some local exhibition space later in the year and in 2013. Students from the Photography Degree course at Canterbury Christ Church University will be curating and organising one of these exhibitions at The Burton Gallery in Broadstairs.

Our Judges

Noel Tatt - Greetings Card Entrepreneur
Jarle Tatt – Managing Director, Noel Tatt Group
Dr Karen Shepherdson – Principal Lecturer in Photography, Canterbury Christ Church University
Jason Dodd – Professional Photographer
David Merewether – Professional Photographer
Malcolm Hide – Imperial Art Gallery, Margate
Giles Toller – Creative Artist and Photographer
Leo Whitlock – Newspaper Editor and Lecturer

You can read the judges’ biographies on the Kent in Focus Judges page.

What our judges will be looking for

Images will be shortlisted to approximately 60 photographs by our short listing panel. Images will be judged on creativity, composition, technical ability, originality and subject matter.

Spread the Word

Help us to promote the event via facebook, twitter and other social networking sites or by downloading a poster and displaying at work, school, college or by sending to friends. We really want as many people in our community to take part!

Top Tips

Our judges will be giving some tips on light, taking photos in particular seasons, suggested subjects throughout the year. Keep checking back for words from our experts!

February tips: Thank you to freelance photographer Karen Wallace who has given the first set of tips for entrants.