THE GOOD, THE BAD AND
THE FUNNY - We want your photos!
The Green Blue,
the joint environment programme for the RYA (Royal Yachting Association)
and the BMF (British Marine Federation), is calling all boaters to send
them their photos from out on the water for their new photography
competition ‘The Good, The Bad and The Funny’.
Send in your
photos of anything to do with the boating environment under the three
titles - The Good, The Bad and The Funny and you could win yourself a
great prize, maybe lunch with Dee Caffari MBE or a free wash and scrub
with Dean and Reddyhoff, MDL or Quay Marina’s or a fabulous Canon
camera.
Be it a stunning
sunset, a leaky oil drum*, a funny moment onboard the boat or a
community clean up at your local club. Something horrible such as
discarded balloons, or an interesting wildlife image! Whatever you
think fits the team are looking for special photographs, recording the
scenes that inspire you out on the water.
Sarah Black, The
Green Blue Project Manager said: “They say a picture paints a thousand
words so in our mission to promote good environmental practice to
boaters and marine businesses, we are looking for some great photos to
help us get our message across. “We want to educate, inspire and
motivate the public and the photography competition is an ideal way to
create a sense of wonderment and fun that will move people to take
action.”
There will be
prizes for all three categories – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly with
two age groups for each category, under and over 16’s. There will also
be an overall prize and a special celebration at Southampton Boat Show.
Your winning photo may even feature on the front page of the RYA
magazine or make its way onto the pages of the RYA and BMF websites!
So get cracking
and you could be a winner of a fabulous prize. Download the application
form and rules of entry at The Green Blue website,
www.thegreenblue.org.uk
or email us at
info@thegreenblue.org.uk
. All entries need to be
submitted by Monday 24 August 2009.
*Please note any
serious environmental issues such as oil leaks should be reported to the
relevant authorities (see The Green Blue website for
contact details)
Printed images cannot be returned. For more information: RYA Press Office Tel: 02380 604 215 Email:
emma.slater@rya.org.uk
Wind and Waves Photographic
Competition
Are you an amateur or
professional photographer? Could you capture the power of wind in sails
or an iconic image of sailing boats?
W5 in Belfast is celebrating
the power and beauty of wind powered sailing craft in a new
photographic competition. The best entries will be framed and displayed
in an exhibition in the gallery at W5 from June to September 2009.
This is to celebrate the Tall
Ships docking in Belfast in 2009, when there will be a real opportunity
to experience the beauty of these magnificent sailing ships.
The call for photographs will
be at the beginning of 2009 so get your camera out and start capturing
those dramatic, or idyllic, moments!
Full entry details
for the competition will be posted on the W5 website
www.w5online.co.uk
