ICOMOS-UK has launched a photography competition as a celebration of built heritage and living heritage traditions around the world, as seen by you through the lens!
Have you visited an amazing heritage site recently or snapped an image of traditional craft or living heritage traditions? Why not enter our competition? Winners will receive a unique limited edition art print as well as a year’s membership for ICOMOS and all shortlisted images will go on display in the gallery at our Cowcross Street offices.
‘Heritage at Risk: a Global Perspective’ – ICOMOS-UK Photography Competition
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of ICOMOS, this photography competition seeks to highlight and raise awareness of heritage sites around the globe that are at risk or vulnerable. The competition will spotlight these precious sites, emphasizing the urgent need for preservation and the role of ICOMOS in advocating for their protection.
The competition is looking for photographs that capture the theme: ‘Heritage at Risk: A Global Perspective’. We invite photographers to capture images that showcase the beauty and fragility of world heritage and other significant heritage sites that are exposed to risks such as environmental threats, neglect, or socio-political conflicts. The focus could be on illuminating these sites’ vulnerabilities and the efforts needed to safeguard them.
Photographs may include, but are not limited to, World Heritage Sites and lesser-known heritage sites that are at risk. Sites can be located anywhere around the world. Participants are encouraged to explore the interplay of natural beauty, historical significance, and the looming threats that these sites face. The images should not only document but also tell a compelling story of heritage under threat.
How to Enter
To enter, send a cover email with the subject ‘Photography Competition 2024’ with your name, description of the images, image credits, and images attached to admin@icomos-uk.org.
We also ask that entrants donate a small fee, recommended at £5. Once the images are received by our office, you will be sent a link to make a small donation.
You can submit up to five images which must be:
- Square
- No less than 3mb and no more than 6mb
The fee is per entrant.
The deadline for entry is 31st October 2024
Conditions of Entry
- Entrants must be UK based but photographs of any historic site globally will be accepted.
- Entrants are asked to make a donation with a suggested donation of £5.00.
- The maximum number of photographs accepted per person will be 5.
- ICOMOS-UK will retain the right to use the images submitted as part of the competition to promote their work and for use in association with in-house news and articles. You will retain copyright and your work will always be credited and will never be used for commercial purposes or passed to third parties.
Judging
The completion will be judged by a panel which will include professional photographers, heritage experts and artists.
Awards & Exhibiting
- Award winners will be announced at an ICOMOS-UK event
- The winning entry will receive a prize of a year’s free ICOMOS membership and a limited edition screen-print to be designed by an artist.
- Runners Up will receive a limited edition ICOMOS UK screen-print reflecting their award.
- All shortlisted entries will be featured on ICOMOS-UK’s social media
- Top 20 works will be featured in an exhibition at the Cowcross Street Gallery