Capture Spelthorne Competition 2021

31st March 2021

(Image- Previous winner  Nigel Hedges Staines Moor - Hidden Gems)

Capture Spelthorne, Spelthorne Borough Council’s photography competition, is starting in March, we are looking for the best photographs of the Borough.

This is a great opportunity for you to embrace the outdoors, explore our beautiful Borough and showcase your photography skills. The overall winner will see their photo as the cover of the Council’s Bulletin Magazine and across our social media pages.

You don’t need an expensive camera to take part, any camera or smartphone will do, as long as the photograph was taken in Spelthorne since 1^st May 2020 and is submitted by the closing date.

The opening date for the competition entries is 1^st March and the closing date for entries is 31^st August 2021.

We are looking for pictures that tell a story about Spelthorne in the following categories:

Community in Spelthorne

There are so many things that happen in the community that deserves to be seen whether it be from Scouting to book clubs to charity coffee mornings. This has come to the fore in the last year due to covid 19 where so many individuals, communities and organisations have done some amazing things to help and offer support in these very difficult times.

Business in Action

We want to see our various businesses in action, this could be images of construction sites, the High Street and shopping parades to factories, transport and beyond.  This category is open to individuals but companies might also want to enter as well to show us how they do business.

Nature in Spelthorne

Spelthorne in the spring, summer, autumn or winter, we are keen to receive photographs that show the various landscapes of the borough in any of the seasons, whether in glorious sunshine or a covering of snow!

Sporting Spelthorne

Spelthorne has a lot of sporting history ranging from Olympic champions from the Queen Mary sailing club to Staines Football Club. There is a vast away of sports that take place across Spelthorne including tennis, basketball, bowls, golf, netball, squash, badmington, the list goes on. We are looking for action shots from these and any other sports that take place

Categories for Under 16’s

We accept entries from under 16’s from any of the categories above. Entrants under 16 must obtain the consent of a parent or guardian prior to submitting any images. Any entry by someone under 16 will not be deemed complete without the child’s name and age, the parent/guardian’s name and a contact telephone number and email.

Terms and Conditions

Three finalists for each of the four categories and the under 16 section will be invited to a private screening of their entries at the Pinewood Cinema at Shepperton Studios where the winners will be announced. The overall winner will receive a trophy and £100 and see their photo as the cover for one of the editions of the councils Bulletin Magazine

Each category winner will receive a £50 cheque, a framed picture of their winning photo and a pair of tickets to the Pinewood Cinema

Go to www.spelthorne.gov.uk/capture and complete the online entry form and upload your images. We regret we are unable to accept entries via any other method.

Tag us in your photos using #capturespelthorne on Facebook (spelthornebc), Twitter (@spelthornebc) and Instagram (@spelthorneboroughcouncil).

Image files (from both digital cameras and smartphones), a minimum of 300dpi and 4000 pixels in length or height as compressed jpeg file of maximum 10Mb. Images may be digitally enhanced to remove spots or scratches, make it brighter or clearer etc. Entrants can enhance the picture but not manipulate the content. The judges reserve the right to exclude any image they believe may have been excessively treated so as to alter its authenticity.

All images entered must:

1. Correspond within the four categories as listed above.
2. Have been taken within the borough of Spelthorne.
3. Be a colour image.

All images entered must not be:

1. Close-up shot (eg macros shots of flowers and insects)
2. We need to be mindful of Data Protection laws and regulations and as such will only accept images of individuals taken at public events. Images with children’s faces will NOT be accepted.

By submitting your image you are giving permission for Spelthorne Borough Council to use it.

Additionally the finalist photographs may be displayed at various public locations.

To view our privacy notice please go to: https://www.spelthorne.gov.uk/article/16811/Spelthorne-Council-Privacy-Notices