Shots from the Heart

This competition is open to amateur photographers in which they are being asked to create photographs to illustrate what they love about the Heart of England. Along with their image they are to submit a maximum of 200 words to describe what the location and subject of the photo means to them.

The Heart of England comprises the following regions, Birmingham & Solihull, Black Country, Coventry & Warwickshire, Herefordshire, Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire, Telford & Shropshire, and Worcestershire.

There are two age groups for the competition, one for entrants under 16 years of age and another for those who are aged 16 or over.

Entry is free and there are 14 prizes. The best shots will win a free day out for a family of four to a top attraction within the Heart of England.

For further details about this competition please visit the competition website.

Green traffic light This competition meets all the standards set out in the Bill of Rights. Competitions which pass the Bill of Rights do not -

claim copyright
seek waiving of moral rights
fail to give a credit for all free usage.
seek usage rights other than for solely and exclusively promoting the contest. Note that a book, posters, cards, or a calendar are seen as legitimate ways of promoting the contest and defraying costs.
seek free usage rights in excess of 5 years
use the images commercially without the photographers agreement.
make it a condition of winning that an entrant must sign a commercial usage agreement.
fail to publish all documents on the competition website that an entrant may have to sign
fail to name the judges for this or last year's competition
fail to explicitly state all the organisations who will acquire rights to the images
set a closing date more than 18 months after the contest launch date
fail to make clear statements of rights claimed and how images are used.