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The YEARBOOK Awards are back for 2024, with prizes from major industry organisations Alamy, Metro Imaging, Newspaper Club, and Shutter Hub Editions, accompanied by an online exhibition. Find out more about the prizes available here.
YEARBOOK is our annual awards for photographers, open to all, whatever stage they are at in their career. The Awards and exhibition are promoted to people working within the creative industries and to those who commission photography. We reach out to editors and publishers to share work with them and introduce them to photographers they may not yet know about.
YEARBOOK has no theme, it’s all about sharing your best work, and promoting the future of photography. We’re asking for entries from all photographers, no matter your background or education. Enter images that stand alone to represent your style, skills and the work you’d like to do more of.
We’ll promote your work on our website, to our contacts, through our newsletter, and on social media, reaching tens of thousands of people who are interested in photography. Our Awards judges are looking for a wide variety of photographic work to support, giving opportunities for different genres and approaches.
There are no set entry fees for YEARBOOK, we’re asking you to ‘pay what you can’. If you’re lucky enough to be in employment, or getting financial support, we hope you’ll help us support those who aren’t.
We’re making this opportunity affordable for all photographers, but it isn’t cheap to produce. Please help support us by sharing what we do. We receive no external grants or funding, but we’re determined to do what we can to keep photography open to all.
You don’t have to be a Shutter Hub member to take part, but if you’d like to find out about all the benefits of being a Shutter Hub member you can do so here.
Deadline for entries: 11 July 2024 (5pm UK time)
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THE BRIEF
YEARBOOK is our annual awards for photographers, open to all, whatever stage they are at in their career. The Awards and exhibition are promoted to people working within the creative industries and to those who commission photography. We reach out to editors and publishers to share work with them and introduce them to photographers they may not yet know about.
YEARBOOK has no theme, it’s all about sharing your best work, and promoting the future of photography. We’re asking for entries from all photographers, no matter your background or education. Enter images that stand alone to represent your style, skills and the work you’d like to do more of.
HOW TO ENTER
Please read the specification information below. Files that do not meet the specification or are not labelled correctly may not be accepted.
Deadline for entries: 11 July 2024 (5pm BST)
Please do not leave your entry until the last minute, we cannot accept any late entries.
FEES & ENTRY
There are no set entry fees for YEARBOOK, we’re asking you to ‘pay what you can’. If you’re lucky enough to be in employment, or getting financial support, we hope you’ll help us support those who aren’t.
Once you’ve entered there are no further fees to take part or any additional fees for being shortlisted.
Each photographer can enter up to 6 images. Images can be from a series or individual images.
You don’t have to be a Shutter Hub member to join, but if you would like to benefit from all the lovely stuff we offer, you can join here for just £87 per year.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR ENTRIES
All submitted files must be named with photographer’s name and title of work. Files that are not labelled correctly may not be accepted. Correct file naming looks like this: lastname_firstname_title_of_image.jpg
Images can be landscape or portrait format.
Submitted images must be jpegs, 2000 pixels wide, 300ppi and no more than 5MB in size. Please submit images in sRGB colour profile.
Images must not include visible watermarks.
Each photographer can submit up to 6 images.
Images must be suitable for a family audience.
Shutter Hub reserves the right to not display work.
Please read the Terms and Conditions for further details.
Photographers retain copyright and ownership, as always.
We always get in touch to let you know the outcome of your submission, so if for any reason you haven’t heard from us within 8 weeks of the deadline, please email.
SALE OF WORK
Work will not be for sale during the exhibition.
Any enquiries from interested parties will be noted and passed directly to the photographers.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Shutter Hub reserves the right to display, reproduce and publish in any media any entry, without payment, for the purpose of the project and its promotion and publicity. Copyright remains with the originator and each photographer shall be deemed to warrant that they own the entire copyright in the work or that they have permission from the licensee and/or copyright owner/s for the uses and that all necessary model releases and clearances have been obtained. If relevant, insurance of the artist’s work is the responsibility of the artist. Shutter Hub reserve the right to refuse work that they deem to be inappropriate, offensive or explicit.
Please make sure you read and agree with the above information before you submit your application. By submitting your application you are agreeing to abide by the terms and conditions and the information set out above.
ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED