AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2012

By
Rosario
– February 12, 2012Posted in: Architecture, Black & White, Competitions Themes, Free Competitions, International Competitions, Macro, Nature, Night, Open Competitions, Portrait, Street, Wildlife

It’s time to reveal the details of our 2012 Amateur Photographer of the Year competition, and this year looks set to be bigger and better than ever. We are proud to announce Samsung and Jessops as the official APOY 2012 sponsors. As always, we have thousands of pounds worth of fantastic camera equipment up for grabs across ten fiercely contested rounds, as well as the chance to be crowned Amateur Photographer of the Year 2012.

We are looking for images that interpret each theme in an imaginative way. Images likely to catch the judges’ eye are those that are creative, skilfully composed and technically excellent. We have included a table outlining the themes for each round, plus the closing dates and the issues in which the results will appear. In the first issue and online every month we will publish a brief explaining the criteria for that round.

Our judges will narrow down the images to a shortlist of 50, and will look again at the images and award points for creativity, technical excellence and how far the image fulfils the brief. The top two winners will each receive a fantastic Samsung camera, while the third-prize winner will receive a £250 Jessops voucher. The top 30 highest scoring images will be published in the last issue of each month of AP and on the website. The names of the top 50 finalists and their points scores will be posted on our website after each round. The person with the most points after the final round will be crowned Amateur Photographer of the Year 2012.

Plan your APOY 2012 year

Below is a list of this year’s rounds, a synopsis of what we’re looking for and the dates they will be announced. When you are planning your entry, remember to take into consideration the criteria of fulfilling the brief, creativity and technical excellence on which you will be judged.

Theme Synopsis Announced Closes Results
1. Water in the Landscape Bodies of water and land 4 Feb 24 Feb 31 Mar
2. Classic Portraiture Portraits using natural light 3 Mar 30 Mar 28 Apr
3. The World up Close Macro, any subject 7 Apr 27 Apr 26 May
4. At Dawn and Dusk Landscapes at the magic hour 5 May 25 May 30 June
5. The Beauty of Plants Flower and garden 2 June 29 June 28 July
6. Exploring the city Architecture, old and new 7 July 27 July 25 Aug
7. On the streets Street and documentary 4 Aug 24 Aug 29 Sept
8. Wildlife at home or Abroad Animals and Birds 1 Sept 28 Sept 27 Oct
9. The great outdoors Forests and woodland 6 Oct 26 Oct 24 Nov
10. Life in monochrome Black and White, any subject 3 Nov 23 Nov 29 Dec

 

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