THE RMETS / THE RPS
WEATHER PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
The RMetS/RPS Weather Photographer of the Year 2017 competition is now open for entries. Submit your pictures of weather, or the impact of weather until the 7 June 2017.
WHAT IS WEATHER?
The World Meteorlogical Office defines weather as: 'The state of the atmosphere at a specific time. It is the short term or instantaneous variations of the atmosphere, as opposed to the long term, or climatic, changes' and the dictionary definition is: 'the state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time as regards heat, cloudiness, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.'.
For The RMetS / RPS Weather Photographer of the Year we are certainly looking for images that depict the atmosphere at a specific time. This could include, for example, clouds, precipitation such as rain, snow or hail and wind but we are also looking for images that show the outcome of weather on the ground and on people. This might simply a dramatic image of clouds but it could show how weather impacts through flooding, wind damage, snow drifts or heat on the earth.
We're not looking for images showing the longer term impact of weather, such as climate change, on the environment, landscapes or people. There are other competitions that deal with this. In 2016 we saw some wonderful entries which showed the the milky way and the Aurora Borealis - these are not weather and there are other competitions which deal with astronomical subjects.
HOW TO ENTER
Entering the competition is simple and it is done on the official website of the prize.
Click on the Register button at the top of the screen. Then enter your name, a user name, email address and create a password. If you're not a RPS member you can ignore the boxes for your membership number and distinction.
You can add a profile picture if you wish and then click the box to accept the Terms and Conditions.
We'll send you an activation email (check your junk folder or spam if you don't receive this within 15 minutes), click the link and you're all set to upload your images.
Uploading your images
When you upload your images don't forget to add a caption and descriptive text and click the Enter Image box to make it live. If you want to hide it later, delete it or update your text you can always come back to it later. We'll send you a confirmation email each time you save an image to the competiion website.
If you've ticked the Allow Comments box when you register you will receive an email when other people comment on your image - so remember to tell your friends and family about this competition and to share a link to your images!
Finally, if you forget your user name or password you can click the reminder links on the login page! And if you don't get your activation email and tell us here: weather@rps.org
PRIZES
The winning entries will be shown for the first time at the RMetS's 2017 Amateur Meterologists'conference which will take in the autumn at a central London venue. We aim to tour the exhibition around the United Kingdom after this.
There are prizes for the overall
- 2017 Weather Photographer of the Year, and the
- Young Weather Photographer of the Year
with further prizes in both the 16 years and under and 17 years and above categories.
We're adding to our prizes - so keep checking back - here's what you can win:
2017 Weather Photographer of the Year - £500 cash plus one year membership of The RPS and RMetS
17 years and above
1st runner up - £250 cash, plus a one year membership of The RPS
2nd runner up £200 cash
3rd runner up - £150 cash
16 years and under
2017 Young Weather Photographer of the Year - Go-Pro Hero 5.0 action cam and membership of The RPS
Runner up - Olympus camera
ENTER EARLY TO WIN PRIZES
We have some great incentives to encourage you to enter early. Eveyone who enters images by:
0900 on 3 April 2017 will be entered in to a random draw to win a Verbatim Melbourne laptop/camera bag which is suitable for 16 inch laptops or your photo kit. It comes Highly Recommended by ePhotozine, or enter images by:
0900 on 1 May 2017 and you will be entered in to a random draw to win a Verbatim 64GM SDXC Pro+ memory card
You can still change your images anytime up to the competition closing date - and if you enter images by 3 April you will also be entered in to the second prize draw - so that's two chance to win!
For more information please click "Further Official Information" below.
This opportunity has expired. It was originally published here:
https://www.weather-photo.org/events/weather-photographer-year/