Calling Amateur Equine Photographers To Enter #NEF25 Programme Competition
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Calling amateur equine photographers to enter #NEF25 programme competition
If you’d like your equine photography to be featured on the programme cover for a leading national equestrian event, this opportunity is for you. The National Equine Forum (NEF) committee is calling for amateur equine photographers to enter a special competition to find a cover star for the NEF 2025 programme.
All amateur photographers are eligible to enter, by submitting a picture of their own horse, pony, donkey or mule, or one they have received permission to photograph, subject to terms and conditions.* Submitted images will also be included in the BETA (British Equestrian Trade Association) 2025 calendar competition on request.
“This is the third year of our NEF cover star competition,” said NEF honorary publicity officer Sarah Shephard. “It is fast becoming a highlight on our NEF calendar, as we have been bowled over in previous years, not only with the quantity of entries but also with the wonderful creative quality. It’s a lovely way to celebrate the equestrian world and reflects NEF’s mission to bring the equestrian community together.”
The winner will follow in the footsteps of Lorna Elliot’s captivating headshot of her Fell pony Greenholme Grey Bobby II who won the NEF24 competition. The winning image will feature on the programme cover for the 33rd National Equine Forum, which takes place on Thursday 6th March 2025 (#NEF25), as well as in other #NEF25 contexts.
The image should be of a horse, pony, donkey or mule (singular or multiple), or a creative headshot or other anatomical area. It can also feature the horse’s environment in the background. It should not include any image of an identifiable person.
Entrants will also be given the opportunity for their image and details to be passed to the BETA (British Equestrian Trade Association) 2025 Calendar Competition. From all the winning entries, one image will be judged Best in Show and the successful entrant will receive a luxury hamper. Further details can be found here.
To enter the NEF programme cover star competition visit https://www.nationalequineforum.com/cover-image/ Terms & Conditions apply.
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*National Equine Forum Programme Cover Image Competition Terms & Conditions
- The competition will see the winning picture feature on the programme cover for the 33rd National Equine Forum, on Thursday 6th March 2025;
- The winning picture might also feature across our website, social media platforms and other media, as well as being used within other imaging, documentation and items associated with NEF25;
- The winning entrant will receive the choice of either one ticket to the 33rd National Equine Forum or a luxury hamper;
- All photographs must have been taken by the entrant. The entrant must not be a professional photographer (one who makes a living from selling their images). It is important that all photographs have been taken by the entrant, and not a third party. Photographs belonging to a third party should not be submitted. Failure to observe any of these rules will be result in disqualification of the photograph and any other photographs submitted by that entrant;
- Photographs must be supplied in a digital format with a minimum size of 150 x 115mm (1,722 x 1,358px), 300 dpi, or at least 2MB, and must not be subject to copyright. Photographs below the specified sizes will be excluded from the competition. Photographs will be used in a portrait layout;
- Your equestrian themed entry must not include any image of an identifiable person;
- The horse, pony or donkey photographed should be your own, or you must have the permission of the owner to submit the image;
- The winning image may not be used in its entirety – it may be cropped;
- Entrants should complete the entry form on the National Equine Forum website. Upon submission, entrants will be forwarded the email address to send their image to. The form will request the entrant’s name, address, telephone number, confirmation that they are over 18 years of age, that the file size is correct and a description of what is depicted;
- The entrant details supplied by you will be held on file by The National Equine Forum for the sole purpose of administering the competition and for a further two years for the legitimate purpose of getting in touch with you regarding your entry. After this, your details and images will be deleted, apart from the winner's images and details;
- Entrants will also be given the opportunity for their image and details to be passed to the BETA (British Equestrian Trade Association) 2025 Calendar Competition (see details here);
- Entrants must be over 18 years of age;
- The deadline for entries is Tuesday 17 September 2024;
- The following judging criteria will be used: composition; clarity; originality; audience appeal; and suitability for purpose;
- The winner will be notified in late October 2024 via email;
- The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into;
- There is not alternative (including cash) to the prize offered; and
- The entrant gives the National Equine Forum permission to publish the photographs in the printed version of the programme and to use the digital image across the National Equine Forum’s website, social media platforms, and other media, as well as other imaging, documentation and items associated with NEF25.
Note to editors
· Images attached of the 2023 and 2024 NEF programme cover winners. PLEASE CREDIT Claire Evans Watkin for the 2023 cover image of her miniature donkey Ziggy and Lorna Elliot for the 2024 cover image of her Fell pony Greenholme Grey Bobby II
· The National Equine Forum is organised by a committee reflecting various sectors of the equestrian industry and has as its President HRH The Princess Royal
· Further information from Sarah Shephard, Bright Bay 07768 958911, [email protected]
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