ShAFF Single Shot Is Back
6th Jan 2014
One Image, One Winner, Open to All
The ShAFF Lowepro Single Shot photo competition returns for a second year in 2014 with sponsorship from Lowepro and Joby . Open to all, amateur or pro, entrants may each submit just a single image on the theme of the Adventure. A panel of judges including renowned outdoor and action sports and mountain bike professional photographer Geoff Waugh will select a shortlist of six which will then be judged by public vote both on Facebook and at the Showroom/Workstation during the festival weekend (4-6th April).
Organised to run alongside the annual ShAFF adventure photo competition, also sponsored by Lowepro, by MyOutdoors , the competition allows a talented amateur or aspiring pro with that one magic shot to compete with the experienced professional with a lifetime's portfolio. Last year saw a shortlist of 6 images covering everything from running through liquid mud by headtorch to paragliding and was won by amateur photographer Simon Read with an image of mountain biking on The Great Ridge between Castleton and Edale despite strong competition from professionals. The competition opens on January 6th with entry by email to editorial@myoutdoors.co.uk and entries are accepted until mid day on Friday 28th February.
The winner will receive any bag from the currently available Lowepro range and £50. For over 40 years, the company have worked to develop and perfect camera carrying systems - maybe to the point of obsession. But thy've never stopped at just innovating and improving products. Lowepro strongly believe that they owe it to themselves, and to the industry, to do whatever they possibly can to protect and save the environment.The result has been a world leading range of photographer optimised packs suitable for the most hostile environments and adventurous of activities. Chosen by professionals Lowepro bags give years of reliable use whilst allowing the user to particapte fully in their chosen activity.
Loraine Morgan, Senior Marketing Manager for Lowepro and Joby said, “We are thrilled to be supporting SHAFF 2014 as both Lowepro and Joby are products perfect for outdoor photographers and filmmakers. We are looking forward to connecting with the crowd and seeing what they can come up with for their competition entries!”.
Festival Director Matt Heason said, "It's a great to be able to host a competition where amateurs like last year's winner Simon Read get to compete on a level playing field against pro photographers. We also love the concept that it's judged on one great shot that sums up the spirit of adventure which is what ShAFF's all about. We are very grateful to Lowepro and Joby for their continuing support and to Dave Mycroft from MyOutdoors for his tireless work in organising our photo competitions and exhibition, as well as our Second Hand Kit Sale, which help make ShAFF into so much more than just a film festival."
Terms and conditions:
- Open to amateurs and/or professional photographers.
- One single entry per photographer.
- Theme: Adventure
- A Shortlist of 6 will be selected from entries sent in by deadline - midday Friday 28th February.
- Shortlisted entries will need high res file available for the week of 3rd March for printing and mounting
- A shortlist of 6 is to be decided by judging panel including Geoff Waugh, Natalie Littlehales (Lowepro) and Dave Mycroft (MyOutdoors).
- Galleries of the short-listed photos will be displayed on MyOutdoors and ShAFF in addition to MyOutdoors Facebook page websites from 3rd March including full credits, links, contact details for photographers.
- Copyright issues - Heason Events and MyOutdoors reserves the right to use entries for ShAFF promotion & advertising, one-off editorial and My Outdoors UK promotion, advertising and editorial. Photographers retain all rights to their images except as stated above.
- Short-listed candidates can bring along promotional material for display at ShAFF and additional copies of the prints for sale. (15% commission).
- The winner will be the image attracting the highest combined vote of "Likes" on MyOutdoors Facebook Page and ballots at Sheffield Adventure Film Festival. Voting opens on Facebook on 7th March and closes 5.30pm Friday 4th April, with voting by ballot opening at ShAFF at 5:30pm Friday 4th April through to 5:30pm Sunday 6th April.
- The winner will be announced at ShAFF 2014 on Sunday 6th April and on both ShAFF and MyOutdoors websites as soon as practcable after.
Prizes:
- £50 and Lowepro bag for winner
- £25 cash prizes for 2 runners up.
- Front page editorial on both shortlist and winners on MyOutdoorsUK
- 6 month gallery on MyOutdoorsUK and links on site for 12 months (worth £1,600 in equivalent advertising space).
- Each of the six short-listed finalists will have their images displayed ahead of ShAFF film screenings.
About Geoff Waugh:
Geoff Waugh is a UK-based multi award-winning freesports and adventure photographer and film maker specialising in cyclesport of all disciplines. When he is not in a muddy Belgian ditch covering a pro road bike race he is either up an alp shooting mountain bikes or in a velodrome with the track racers. But he also undertakes commercial commissions for a variety of clients including Red Bull, Trek Corporation, BMW and Blueprint Recruitment.
