Cumbria YFC Film and Photography Competition

in conjunction with Forty Farms.
Deadline for submissions: 10am, Thursday 25 August 2022.
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Calling Young Farmers…

Are you a young farmer who is interested in taking photos? Would you like a master class from an award-winning photographer? Would you like to see your photos featured in the ‘Forty Farms’ exhibition at Rheged and be in with a chance of winning £200 of vouchers to use anywhere in the Westmorland businesses including Tebay Services and Rheged (T and C’s in general rules below).?

If the answer is yes, then we have an opportunity just for you! Rural life photographer, Amy Bateman is creating an exhibition at Rheged centred on how 40 farms across Cumbria will protect the future of farming. The exhibition will explore the challenges of food production, land use, climate change and future innovation through the eyes of farmers.

The competition is open to current members of Cumbria YFC and has two age categories; 17 years and under and 18 years and over. Photographs should be taken by individuals (not groups) using a smartphone, camera or a high-tech device.

The Film and Photography Competition

As the Forty Farms Exhibition is both looking to the future of farming in our County as well as engaging countryside lovers to have a better understanding of it, it seemed a great opportunity to involve the Young Farmers.
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Background

The competition is open to current members of Cumbria YFC and there are two age categories; 17 years and under and 18 years and over.

Photographs should be taken by individuals (not groups) using a smartphone, camera or a high-tech device.

The aim of the competition is to give an insight into the 21st century young farmer in Cumbria today through the medium of film and photography. Extra points for new angles plus unexpected and thought-provoking subject matter. Some Cumbrian wit and humour is always welcome.

The competition is not open to professionals and the photos/films must have been taken in the last 12 months.

Categories

There are 3 categories and you can enter up to 4 photos or films in any category:

Category 1: Stars of the Farm and rural life – this could cover a wide range of things from the prize-winning bull, mothers baking to a brand-new tractor.

Category 2: Opening the Farm Gate – Young Farmers interacting with visitors or the community in a rural setting.

Category 3: 21st Century Young Farmer – a documentary style. This could be 1- 4 photos which shows the links between heritage , farming, countryside and innovation. Photography depicting an exciting future or a film which shows changing times on the farm, maybe across generations or through new ways of farming.

The Prize

There will be a winner from each age group, in each of the 3 categories. Each of the 6 winners will receive:

  • An invite for you and a friend to attend the preview of the Forty Farms Exhibition on 15 September.
  • Winning entry to be reproduced in large format, framed and exhibited in the Forty Farms exhibition. You will be able to keep this at the end of the exhibition.
  • A chance to help curate and hang the Forty Farms exhibition.
  • First refusal for a free place on a 1-day course in the Autumn. Learning about photography, film-making and creative writing to equip you to tell your story on digital channels.

There will be two overall winners, one for each age group. You will receive a signed copy of the book accompanying the Forty Farms exhibition and £200 of vouchers to use anywhere in the Westmorland businesses including Tebay Services and Rheged (T and C’s in general rules below).

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General Rules

  1. The theme for each category is open to your interpretation but we are looking for beautiful photography that presents Farming and the landscape in a positive light
  2. Farm animals and working dogs and cats are allowed as is wildlife. Domestic pets are not allowed
  3. Entrants must not cause distress or injury to animals or habitats either deliberately or inadvertently whilst taking the photographs. This includes flying drones, which should not be flown too noisily or too close to animals. You must have a licence to fly a drone
  4. Photographs or filming must be in Cumbria
  5. Entrants can submit up to 4 photos(as jpegs) or films (2 minutes max). These must be submitted with the on line entry form
  6. We want to stay faithful to the spirit of the competition and not misrepresent farming or the Cumbrian landscape. The judges reserve the right to exclude images which have been excessively treated to alter their authenticity
  7. The competition is open to all members of the Young Farmers clubs in Cumbria
  8. Entrants under 18 need the permission of their parent or guardian to enter
  9. If submitting a photo which includes a person, you must have their permission before submitting, if they are a central part of the photograph
  10. The competition closes at 10am on Thursday 25 August 2022. Winners will be informed by email on 31 August. If you do not have access to the internet, please email gallery@rheged.com who will assist you.
  11. Unsuccessful entrants will not be contacted and no feedback on any entry will be provided
  12. All photographs will be judged on the following criteria
    • Composition
    • Originality
    • Public Appeal
    • Works to the theme
    • Title Caption
  13. Entries must be the entrants own work
  14. The £200 of Westmorland vouchers will be in £10 denominations so you can use them over a 12 month period. They can be redeemed anywhere at Tebay Services, Cairn Lodge Services, Gloucester Services, Junction 38 Truckstop, Westmorland Hotel at Tebay Services and Rheged. The only exclusion is that they can not be used to pay for fuel, tobacco, lottery, scratch cards or cigarettes.
  15. For in age members of the Cumbria YFC only, meaning you are aged between 10 and 28 years on the day of the closing date of the competition which is Thursday 25 August.
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