The Royal Parks launches spring photography competition
The Royal Parks charity, which cares for London’s eight historic Royal Parks, has today launched a spring photography competition, ‘Creating Spaces for Life’. Park visitors are encouraged to photograph the new life that is emerging in the parks this springtime. This can come in many forms – the birth of ducklings, goslings or cygnets in the waterways, the pink cherry blossom, the colourful spring flowers or the fresh new green shoots appearing on trees.
The competition invites budding photographers to take shots that capture new life in all its forms from any Royal Park. Whether these are broad landscapes or macro shots, the Royal Parks charity wants to see all ideas and angles. Competition opens on 4 April and closes on 10 May, with winners being announced on the week commencing 3 June 2024.
The launch of the photography competition marks the launch of a new awareness campaign called ‘Creating Spaces for Life’. The campaign is being piloted on social media channels and across the parks. It raises awareness that The Royal Parks is a charity and highlights the range of work that goes on behind the scenes to care for London’s historic green spaces.
About the photography competition:
People can submit their entries online: www.royalparks.org.uk/photography-competition-creating-spaces-for-life
or by emailing: mailto:competition@royalparks.org.uk
Photos submitted of deer or that show evidence that animals have been disturbed will not be accepted. Visitors must stay at least 50m away from deer for safety and to protect deer. It is forbidden to feed deer.
Winners will be decided by a judging panel, featuring professional photographer Chris O’Donovan. Winning entries will be published by the charity and this includes being shared on The Royal Parks’ social media channels.
Prizes will be given for the top three winners of each category:
First Prize: A pair of BST Hyde Park tickets for a date of your choice (subject to availability). (For the under 15s category the prize will be four tickets).
Second Prize : Up to four tickets for a boating session on a date and location of your choice.
Third Prize: A pair of tickets to a walking tour of your choice.
People can enter in the following three categories:
Junior: For entrants who are aged 15 and under at the time the competition closes on 10 May 2024.
Young Adult: For entrants who are aged 16 to 25 at the time the competition closes on 10 May 2024.
Adult: For entrants who are aged 26 and over at the time the competition closes on 10 May 2024.
For more information about Creating Spaces for Life campaign please visit: www.royalparks.org.uk/creatingspacesforlife