Rochdale through the lens

What scene do you think is worth celebrating?

Rochdale Borough Libraries are challenging photographers to capture the best of what the borough has to offer in a single shot.

Professionals and complete novices are being asked to send in their favourite snaps of scenes across Heywood, Middleton, Rochdale and Pennines that they believe are worth celebrating.

Judges are on the hunt for 18 unique digital pictures that will feature in a special online gallery as part of the Rochdale Ideas & Literature festival website. The overall winner will take a cash prize of £50 courtesy of Rochdale Co-operative Members’ Group. Once displayed on the website, local poets will be invited to use the images as inspiration for a poetry competition. The 18 selected images, plus the winning poems, will feature in a Gallery One exhibition at Touchstones later this year.

Peter Williams, cabinet member for economic development and customer services (including libraries) at Rochdale Borough Council, said: “The theme ‘I say it as I see it’ is open to wide interpretation on purpose. We want people to express their creativity. However, the image must have been taken within the borough. Think scenes of people, landscapes, architecture, even local wildlife. Rochdale through a lens can give us all a new, exciting perspective.”

Digital photographs can be taken on cameras, mobile phones and even computer tablets. The images must be of a high resolution quality and submitted via the festival website.

Closing date for entries is midnight on 7 October 2013. Entrants must be 16 years and over. Three images can be entered per person. Please make sure you check the full rules of entry before submitting your photographs.

Visit www.rochdaleliteraturefestival.co.uk to complete the online form and submit your entry.

FULL TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

The theme “I say it as I see it” is open to interpretation by the entrant but all photographs entered must have been taken within the borough of Rochdale.
Entry is open to any person aged 16 years and over.
Each entrant may submit up to three images.
Entries in high resolution jpeg format and must be sent via the festival website with the following information included in the message:
Name
Contact phone number
Email Address
A brief paragraph (maximum 150 words) about the photographer.
A title and/or comment (maximum 50 words).
All photographs must be received before midnight on the closing date 7 October 2013.
All photographs must be the entrant’s own original work. Permission must have been obtained from any people featured in the photographs or for any people featured aged under 16 permission must have been obtained from their parents/guardians.
The prize is as described below. There is no cash alternative and the prize cannot be transferred:
£50
Copyright in all images remains with the photographer but by entering the competition the entrant agrees that;
The winning and highly commended photographs will be printed, exhibited and offered for sale in an exhibition to be shown in various locations in the borough of Rochdale.
Any monies raised from sales will be donated to a charity nominated by the winning photographers.
The selected photographs may also be published in an anthology.
Photographs may be used by the organisers on-line or in print form in publicity associated with this competition.
No fees are payable for any of the above uses.
No “adult”, obscene or derogatory images will be accepted.
The decisions of the judging panel are final.
By entering this competition the entrant agrees to be bound by these rules.
Personal details will only be used by the competition organisers in connection with this competition.
These rules are governed by the laws of England and Wales. This competition is administered by Rochdale Borough Libraries.