Ross-shire photographers invited to submit sea shots to Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society competition launched to coincide with Seafarers Support Week
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ROSS-SHIRE photographers with stunning images of the sea are being invited to enter an annual competition honouring the UK's proud maritime heritage.
National maritime charity, the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society, is inviting entries for its ninth annual competition.
Launched to mark the charity’s Seafarers Support Week (June 20-26), the competition encourages photographers of all abilities to submit images that capture the UK’s unique relationship with the sea, including its merchant ships, fishermen, coasts, harbours and ports.
With the Covid-19 pandemic continuing to see restrictions imposed for much of the year, the Society is once again encouraging individuals to look back through their photo albums and submit images old and new, with the overall winner receiving a £500 photographic equipment voucher.
In addition to the dedicated entry submission form on the Society’s website, entrants can now also submit photos through its newly-launched Instagram channel (@ShipwreckedMariners) by using the hashtag #SMSPhotoComp2021.
The competition will once again be judged by a prestigious panel of experts, with online picture editor at The Telegraph, Neil Stevenson joining the existing judging panel of former Sunday Times picture editor, Ray Wells, picture editor of the i, Sophie Batterbury and the chief executive of the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society, Capt. Justin Osmond RN.
Captain Justin Osmond said: “The last year has been a tough time for us all and especially for the key workers within the maritime industry who have kept the country afloat with much needed imports from overseas.
“Our industry often suffers from being out of sight and out of mind, but it truly is essential in keeping us going as an island nation and enabling us to go about our daily lives.
“The photography competition allows us to showcase and celebrate our relationship with the sea and having received a record-breaking number of entries last year, we are more excited than ever to see everyone’s fantastic and unique images over the course of this summer.”
The Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society supports fishermen, merchant mariners and their dependants who are suffering financial hardship, whether due to accident, ill health, unemployment or in retirement after a life spent working at sea. In 2020, a £1 million Covid response fund was set up by the Society, to directly help those in the maritime community who were impacted by the pandemic.
To enter the competition, individuals can submit their photographs through the dedicated form at https://shipwreckedmariners.org.uk/photography-competition-2021/ before the deadline on 31 August 2021. Photographers can also enter their pictures via email, post or on the Society’s new Instagram channel (@ShipwreckedMariners) using the hashtag #SMSPhotoComp2021.
The Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society supports fishermen, merchant mariners and their dependants who are suffering financial hardship, whether due to accident, ill health, unemployment or in retirement after a life spent working at sea. In 2020, a £1 million Covid response fund was set up by the Society, to directly help those in the maritime community who were impacted by the pandemic.
Entrants must state whether they are a professional or amateur photographer upon entry
All images submitted must be taken within current Covid-19 government guidelines.
Wanted: Ross-shire photographers hot shots of the sea
