On World Photography Day take aim at some wonderful prizes
Today is World Photography Day an annual, worldwide
celebration of the art, craft, science and history of photography aiming to
inspire photographers to share their world with the rest of the world.
The first photographs were a lot more complicated than
tapping the app on your phone and involved large pieces of equipment, lots of
chemicals and copper plates to hold the final image created by the Daguerre
Type process invented by two Frenchmen, Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre and
Joseph-Nicephore Niépce. Their invention
was announced to the world in January 1839 and it may have remained a very
expensive, exclusive experiment until the French Government purchased the
patent and on the 19 August 1839 presented the full details and instructions to
the public as gift to the world.
We've never looked back. Last year it's estimated that we
took over a trillion images, are taking more photos every couple of minutes
than were created during the first 150 years of photography.
To share your photographs with the world share them on
social media and tag using #WorldPhotographyDay or you can upload them to https://www.worldphotographyday.com/
For a smaller but perhaps more appreciative audience you
could share them with your fellow readers of CJS by entering our competition
and you might even win some wonderful prizes.
This month we're giving away a subscription to Conservation Land
Management magazine. We also have some
incredible prizes for the overall winners. The photo we consider the best will
be invited to attend the British Wildlife Photography Awards Gala opening event
in 2020. One highly commended image will gain a years' membership to The
Society of International Nature and Wildlife Photographers which is for pro and
enthusiast photographers who enjoy photographing the natural world.
They say: "Whatever your interest is in
photography, SINWP is here to help and support you. So, if you would like to
just learn more about photography to achieve better results then help is on
hand. As a member of The Society of International Nature and Wildlife
Photographers there are lots of benefits you can take advantage of. These
include a listing on our website where you can have an image of yourself,
online gallery and your signature image - which is your favourite image. Our online forum and members only Facebook
group continues to be the place to talk with fellow photographers, both
socially and also ask advise if you need any help with your photography. We also have a monthly image competition with
plenty of categories including nature, wildlife and macro and close-up
photography. All images that receive a gold award are put through to the annual
Photographer of the Year, in which you could be crowned Nature/Wildlife
Photographer of the Year 2019 at the awards night in the annual
Convention!
Find out more about the Society on their website: www.sinwp.com
Find out more about the competition, see some of the entries so far and peruse all the prizes on the offer, there are lots! here: c-js.uk/CJSPhoto and then email your photos to photo@countryside-jobs.com (please read the rules, we'll assume you have)