As part of Green Week, we are opening submissions for a University of Birmingham Nature Photography Competition. It’s a chance to get involved and take a moment to appreciate the nature and biodiversity we have around us in our everyday lives. The idea of the competition is to take nature photos on campus or in our local areas (places close to where we live and work). Photographs can be of wildlife or natural scenery and should be taken over the course of Green Week itself. The spirit of the competition is to have some fun, become more aware of the biodiversity right in front of us and to appreciate that there is lots to notice in our ‘ordinary’ surroundings.
AUDIENCE: This activity is open to all staff and students both in the UK and Dubai.
Rules and Further Information
What kind of things can I enter photographs of?
You can enter photographs of nature either on campus or local to where you are working from home (ie. parks, gardens, anywhere you might go for a walk).
Who can take part?
The competition is open to all UoB staff and students from UK or Dubai campuses
When are submissions open?
From 8am (UK time) on Monday 16th March – 6pm (UK time) on Friday 20th March
How many winners will there be?
We are hoping to select two overall winners and two runners up from across our entries. Our judging panel will reserve the right to use their discretion on how many prizes are eventually awarded.
Who decides on the winners?
A panel of judges from sustainability functions across the University and the Guild of Students.
How do I submit?
Please submit your photo using the online photo comp submission form. Please note that we will not accept any submissions that are not sent via the form itself.
If you have any questions, please send them to uobnaturephotos@contacts.bham.ac.uk.
How many photos can I submit?
Photo entries are limited to one per person.
What do we win?
· Overall prize winners will receive a £30 gift voucher towards a green cause; runner-up winners will receive a £20 voucher. The competition coordinators will get in touch with winners to deliver gift vouchers.
· Winners will be announced via UoB internal comms
· A number of submissions will be added to the central sustainability SharePoint pages on a temporary basis – not limited to prize winners and at the judging panel’s discretion.
· Provided formatting allows, there is an opportunity for winning photos to be displayed on campus totem screens for a temporary period, after the winners have been announced. Please note that on entering the competition, you agree that the University can display your photo on internal pages and totems. If the university would like to use your image elsewhere, you will be contacted for permission.
When will the winners be announced?
Winners will be announced and notified the w/c Monday 27th April.
Rules on Photos themselves
· Generative AI must not be used to create content in photographs, and we will discount any images where we can see that this is the case.
· Images need to be uploaded to the submission form in JPEG format (details on the submission form).
· If you are submitting a picture of an animal, please send photos of wildlife only (not pets).
· Please do not interfere with any biodiversity in the process of taking your photograph
· Photographs need to be your own work, and we will ask that you confirm this is the case on submission
· Please do not use identifiable ‘people’ in images
· Please fill in all aspects of the submission form – we will be unable to accept incomplete entries.