Wonders of the Wye photo adventure
Get out and about and join the Festival 48-hour photo competition!
What?
Running over two days during the Wye Valley River Festival the Wonders of the Wye (WOW) Photo Adventure is a photography competition for all ages that encourages participants to be curious, look deeper, walk further and capture Chepstow and its surrounding natural beauty in new, fun or unique ways through photography. It’s about connecting people to place and nature – as well as creating a playful, inclusive event that brings the community together in a celebration of the natural world that surrounds us.
This event has been sponsored by Wye Valley National Landscape and organised by the Wye Valley River Festival and Chepstow Arts Space.
The challenge
You will have up to 48 hours to complete the challenge!
You will be sent 6 categories at 9am on Saturday 11th May and you will need to upload your one favourite or best photo for each category by 9am on Monday 13th May.
You may take as many photos as you like on the day, but you will need to decide which one is your favourite for each category as you will only be able to submit one photo per category for judging.
Entry:
- Enter as an individual, a pair or a team (each registration will submit one set of photos – ie. 6 photos in total).
- You can sign up now! All you need to do is click on this link
- You must sign up before 5pm on Friday 10th May.
- On the morning of Saturday 11th May all teams/people signed up will be sent the categories. You will also be sent details as to how to upload your chosen 6 images.
- All entrants get a 10% discount at Chepstow Castle on the weekend of the event – in order to gain this discount, please show your registration email on purchase of a ticket.
Prizes & Judges
This competition is all about noticing new things, connecting with the local environment and having fun! The Judges will not be looking at technical know-how in choosing winners – They will be looking at how well participants have interpreted the categories in ways that are unique, creative, surprising or inspiring.
First Prize
Overall Winner:
A year’s seasonal subscription from Deacon Florists: A bouquet delivered to the winner (or a person nominated by them) for Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Four bouquets in total that would reflect the season and include flowers and foliages grown in The Wye Valley. The years seasonal subscription is worth £300 (recipient would have to live within a 10/15 mile radius of Chepstow.)
Winner of each category:
2 x £50 Workshop Voucher from Chepstow Arts Space
£30 Voucher for the Queens Head Mircopub Chepstow
£30 Voucher for the Boat Inn, Chepstow
Bucket of Wildflower seeds from Jon the Dig, Chepstow
A £50 bouquet of flowers and foliages grown locally from Deacon Florists
Judges
- Representative from Wye Valley River Festival: Phill Haynes and Katie Hanning
- Representative from Chepstow Arts Space: Genevieve Eden and Julio Franco
- Representative from Chepstow Photographic Society: Colin Huxtable
- Representative from Wye Valley National Landscape
When?
The event will run over the weekend of Saturday 11th May & Sunday 12th May. Prompts will be sent at 9am on the Saturday – but you can partake at any time over this weekend – you just need to make sure you send your photos in by 9am on Monday 13th May.
Where?
There is no set route; you are free to roam in Chepstow and surroundings, exploring the beauty and the natural world around us. Get curious, find something no-one else has seen before, look up, look down, get outdoors, take your time, have fun and be creative!
The rules
Photos can be taken on any camera or phone – as long as you are able to send digital files to us.
All photos must be taken on the day, in Chepstow and surroundings on Saturday 11th May & Sunday 12th May. All photos must be submitted to us by 9am Monday 13th May. Any photos that are not submitted by this time will be disqualified.
No editing, retouching or adding filters after taking a shot. (You’re fine to use lens filters and play with camera settings before taking a photo).
We will send details of how to upload your entries along with the prompts.
Exhibition and prize giving ceremony
The exhibition of all the photos will be held at Chepstow Arts Space on Friday 31st May 12pm – 9pm. Finalists will be notified by email by 24th May and winners will be announced at a prize giving ceremony at the exhibition at 7pm.
Organisers & Sponsors
This event has been organised by: Wye Valley River Festival & Chepstow Arts Space
And has been sponsored by Wye Valley National Landscape.
We are very grateful to our sponsors and to everyone who has contributed prizes to this competition. Thank you and diolch!
Contact us
chepstowartspace@gmail.com
rachel.wyevalleyfestival@gmail.com
Terms and Conditions:
- 1 entry per registered place (individual or team) consists of 1 photo per topic (6 photos in total), taken in and around Chepstow between 9am Saturday 11th May & 9am Monday 13th May.
- Copyright remains with the photographer. By entering WOW photo adventure, you give permission for the organisers and sponsors to publicly display and distribute your images and name (individual or team, as provided at registration) in print and online. This includes exhibitions, social media, promotional materials and Publications.
- Any personal information that participants share will be used solely in accordance with UK data protection legislation. By registering for the WOW photo challenge you agree that your information may be used for administration and updates related to the event.
- WOW photo adventure will not pass on your images or data to a third party without prior consent.
- WOW photo adventure reserves the right to disqualify an entrant or remove images from the website and/or exhibition at its discretion.
- We want everyone to enjoy the event and stay safe. Your safety and wellbeing, along with your kit, equipment, clothing, etc., is your responsibility and we cannot be responsible for any loss or damage.
- If WOW photo adventure is cancelled or postponed, we will notify entrants as soon as possible. The organisers and sponsors cannot be held accountable for any expenses incurred in connection with your visit (e.g. personal travel or accommodation).
- The organisers and a panel of independent judges will choose a winning and runner-up photo per topic, plus a overall winner. They will judge photos on how well participants have interpreted the categories in ways that are unique, creative, surprising or inspiring.
- Finalists will be notified by email by 24th May and winners will be announced at a prize giving ceremony at the exhibition on 31st May at 7pm. If a winner is not present at the exhibition and does not claim the prize within 14 days of the exhibition, we reserve the right to withdraw the prize and award it to a replacement winner.
- WOW photo adventure is a joint partnership project between Wye valley River Festival (registered company number :13332067 ) and Chepstow Arts Space (registered company number: 14571449)
- Registration implies acceptance of these terms and conditions.
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