Whether you are 4 or 18 years old, this is your chance to win photographic equipment for your school and national recognition for your images.  Take a picture that you think best represents:

1. Beauty of the rainforests
2. Rainforests in your daily life
3. What climate change means to you
4. What trees mean to you

 

This competition is now closed.
Thank you to all the schools and individuals who have entered.

Judging Process
Winners will be chosen from the following five age groups: 4-7; 8-10; 11-13; 14-16; 17-18 years and an overall competition winner.

Prizes
All winners will receive a framed print of their image and their schools will each receive a S-series Sony Cyber-shot camera and a Digital Photo Printer.  The overall winner will also receive 100 postcards of their photograph.  A selection of the best images including the winners will be made into eCards available for download from this site and will be displayed in an in an exhibition in the new National Geographic store in London.

The competition winner (accompanied by an adult) will receive an invitation to attend an event at St James’ Palace in November to meet HRH The Prince of Wales.

Closing date
The competition closing date is 23rd October 2009. The winners will be announced online on 18th November 2009.

Maximum of 3 entries per person. Please see Terms and Conditions for full competition information.

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Seeking inspiration?

The examples below are not intended to be comprehensive, but rather provide guidance for those who want it.   

1. Beauty of the rainforests (e.g., photographs of rainforests, rainforest biodiversity, Botanic Gardens with rainforest displays or similar, such as the Eden project)
2. Rainforests in your daily life (e.g. foods and other goods containing rainforest products such as wood, soy, palm oil, tropical fruit, tea, coffee; rainforest animals in your local zoo; jewellery made from rainforest seeds)
3. What climate change means to you (e.g. extreme weather conditions; hot summers; melting ice; modes of transport; fire)
4. What trees mean to you (e.g. trees in your garden/ local park or nature reserve/ Botanic Gardens; storm damage)

Want to visit a rainforest location in the UK?
Please click here for places you can visit to photograph rainforest animals and plants.

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