Have you got an amazing photo of Kirkcudbright or the surrounding area, taken within the last 2 years? Or would you like to go out and take some?
Kirkcudbright Galleries is looking to create a collection of photographs that document and represent the Kirkcudbright region as it is now.
Currently on display in the Mitchell Gallery (running until 13th March) is part of the MacKinnon Collection – a set of photos documenting Scottish life from Victorian times to the first half of the 20th Century.
This competition aims to answer the question: what would a modern-day collection look like?
Award-winning local photographer, Kim Ayres created 3 podcasts especially for the competition, talking all about composition, light and narrative in photography.
These were recorded and are now available to watch on the Competition Page on the Kirkcudbright Galleries website: https://www.kirkcudbrightgalleries.org.uk/event/kirkcudbright-collection-photography-competition/
With the assistance of Kim Ayres, to help select the photos, Kirkcudbright Galleries will be exhibiting the top 30 photographs in the Gallery, and digitally displaying many more.
Requirements:
- Photos should be no more than two years old
- Photos should be taken within Kirkcudbright and its surrounding area
- There is a focus is on “life in Kirkcudbright” so photos that show action, people and place are preferred, though entries can depict landscapes.
Prize:
- 30 entries will be selected to be exhibited in Kirkcudbright Galleries, Mitchell Gallery in late 2022.
- Winning entries will be printed to form the exhibition and can be sold at the winner’s request.
- Winners will be invited to the preview of the exhibition at Kirkcudbright Galleries.
Selected “Judges picks” will also win a voucher for free coffee and cake at Kirkcudbright Galleries café at the Judge’s discretion. - Winners will be notified w/c 7th March 2022.
- The closing date for all competition entries is 5pm, Monday 28th February 2022. Any submissions received after this time will not be entered into the competition.For details on how to enter, please go to
- https://www.
kirkcudbrightgalleries.org.uk/ event/kirkcudbright- collection-photography- competition/
