The Annual Touring Photographic Competition

The aim of the competition is to promote the appreciation of the scope of the SCA Touring Calendar by inviting participants to submit photographs taken while touring.

There are 2 classes of entry

• The Arduaine Trophy A photograph taken from a canoe/kayak
• The "Word & Image" Trophy A photograph taken from land

In both classes the photograph must include at least one canoe/kayak and must encapsulate the spirit of Touring. It is not a condition of entry that the photo is taken on one of the tours on the Calendar.

Rules of entry

• One photographer may enter a maximum of three photos in each class, photos to be taken in the current season (Touring Year 2002 will be interpreted as 1 September 2001 to 31 August 2002 for the purposes of the competition). (Note date change from last year)
• The ONLY format accepted is COLOUR PRINT produced either by conventional processing or by digital means.
• Prints can be of any size up to a maximum of 10" x 8" and must be labeled on the back with the name and address of the entrant, the title of the photo, the class entered, the locale and the date taken (may be approximate). (You are encouraged to be imaginative in giving a title to the entry.)
• An entry coupon must accompany each entry (i.e. individual print). Photocopies will be accepted.
• Entrants must be the author of and own the copyright of any photo entered.
• The Touring Committee reserves the right to free reproduction of any entries giving full named credit in each case.
• Every effort will be made to ensure no loss or damage is sustained to work submitted but entries are accepted on the basis of risk being assumed by the entrant. All photographs will be returned no later than 30 November 2002.
• All entries will be displayed at the SCA exhibition and judging will be by a visitor voting system (authors' names will not be displayed).
• Entrants are invited to mount their photos in frames (of card). A mounting service is offered (card frame with no backing card) as follows : Prints up to 7" x 5" £1 larger £2.
  The frames become the property of the entrants and the photos will be returned mounted. Last year some photographs were cropped to give what I thought was the best effect for the mount. This will not be the case this year. You should submit what you consider to be the best cropped image for mounting. Remember that the mount will obscure a small part of the edge.
  It is not a condition of entry that photos MUST be mounted. Where photos are entered unframed and no request has been made for framing, the photograph will be entered as submitted.

For entry form click here