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Everyone has the chance to have their photographs in the Festival exhibition. Two leading East Anglian photographers will choose from pictures submitted to the web site for the exhibition at Debenham Leisure Centre.

It is easy to enter. Just upload your pictures (in jpg format) to the site they will be considered by the judges, two very good East Anglian professional photographers. John Worrall, from Norfolk, specialises in landscape while Mike Kwasniak, from Ipswich, loves his work photographing theatrical productions.

This really is for everyone with sections for primary school children, those at secondary school, and those who are older. There are two categories — people in places, and the village and country around us. The pictures must be taken in and around Debenham. There is also a special section for pictures taken at Debenham Leisure Centre.

Twenty eight pictures will be selected for the exhibition whic will be on during the festival, in the Deben Lounge at the Leisure Centre.  They will represent all the sections so everyone has a chance of having their pictures chosen.

If you already have pictures you would like to enter you can start uploading them now (but please read the details below first). But you have until June 2 to take lots more pictures to capture the spirit of the village and surrounding area.

We are looking for people who have the imagination to take good pictures. The sort of camera you have is not important and the winners could just as easily be using a mobile phone as a top of the range digital SLR. Its the photographer, not the camera, that makes the picture.

All the topics are open to wide interpretation. People in Places could be a relative peeling potatoes in the kitchen, someone riding a bike or a portrait against a village, or country background. The possibilities are endless.

The Village and Country around us could be taken in the heart of the village or in the surrounding countryside: a landscape to villagescape. One thing to remember though is that it is often the early bird that catches the worm as the light is often better in the early morning or the evening.

Before entering please read the details below.

The judges

John Worrall is a landscape photographer living in Cromer and author of photographic books including East Anglia in Colour, East Anglia Through The Seasons and North Norfolk – The Heritage Coast.

Mike Kwasniak is a theatre photographer based in Ipswich who has been working with regional companies and beyond since 1982. He also does wedding photography.

 

Details

To enter you must register with the Debenham Arts Centre web site and give your name, an email address, whether you are at primary or secondary school or are older, a telephone number and post code. One you have verified your email address by responding to an email which will be sent to you, you can start uploading pictures.

You can upload up to 12 pictures. Pictures must be uploaded before June 2 to be considered.

People in Places. These are pictures which feature one or more people, friends or relatives. If you take a picture of someone you don't know make sure you get their permission. And tell people in your pictures you will be entering them for the exhibition.

Village and Countryside. This class is for pictures of the village or the surrounding landscape.

Leisure Centre. Debenham Leisure Centre, where the exhibition will be held, is looking for pictures which show the centre and its activities. Before taking pictures there, please tell reception that you are there and you will be given more information. But remember that you should get the permission of anyone shown in your pictures and should not take pictures of children without the permission of their parents or guardians.

Twelve pictures from entries for People in Places and 12 for those submitted in the Village and Countryside cclass will be chose for exhibition. In both class four of the pictures will be from each of the three age groups. Four pictures of the Leisure Centre will be chosen to show. There are no age sections in the this class. The Leisure Centre will be giving a year's free Bronze Membership (worth £75) to the best portfolio of pictures submitted.

To submit photographs click on the photo exhibition link at the top of the page. If you are logged in you will see a link to the "Use Panel". Click on this and you will then be taken to a page where you can upload your pictures. You can upload up to 12 pictures to be considered by the judges.

If you pictures are large, they can take quite a long time to time to upload (broadband speeds are much slower for uploading than downloading). The option for Java upload provides a bar will lets you see the progress. If you know how, using the zip file upload can speed things up. Please keep your picture files safe.

We will let everyone whose pictures are chosen know in advance. At this stage you will be able to say if you prefer to print your own photographs. If not we will print them on high quality photographic paper paper.

You must have the permission of anyone identifiably featured in the pictures before submitting them. If children are featured you must have permission of a parent, guardian or carer.

The copyright in all submitted pictures belongs to the photographer but you agree to their display on the Debenham Arts Festival website and in the exhibition if chosen. The winner of the Leisure Centre class agrees to the use of their pictures in publicity material produced for the Leisure Centre. If the Festival gets any inquiries for other use we will contract the photographer.

For any further information please use the website Contact Us page to email the webmaster.