Shepperton Matters is once again sponsoring the Shepperton Fair Photographic competition. There are several categories to choose from. The Derek Belsey Memorial Trophy awards photos of natural history. Other categories are People, which speaks for itself, and Open, which is a wide variety of subject matters. There are two junior sections: 7-10 years old and 11-17.
Remember last year 10 year old Amy Hannaford-Cooper swept the board of the juniors and saw her winning entry on the cover of Shepperton Matters (see right).
New this year is a category called Celebrating Shepperton. This can be images representing tomorrow’s history or just seeing Shepperton at it’s best.
What judges look for is originality, composition and imagination. You do not need to be a professional to take some excellent photos, so don’t hold back. The competition is open to anyone living within a 3 mile radius of Manor Park, who is not connected to the fair committee or support team and who has no commercial interest in photography either professional or amateur.
This year for the first time we welcome digital photos taken on mobiles or tablets, which you can upload directly to the Shepperton Fair website www.shepperton-fair.org.
£75 prize money per category
You can also download forms from the site (or pick up in Budgens in due course) and submit the entries personally.
With £50 for first place and £25 for runner up in each category why not get your photos working for you. We look forward to your entries.