Photography
Photography
One Take Photo
A One Take Photo is a single photograph that tells a story about an environmental issue, a situation, or event, at one point in time. The photograph should be candid, i.e., not posed or manipulated.
Thanks to sponsorship from HP, winning entries in the Photography Categories will be published in our first ever Keep Scotland Beautiful calendar, celebrating the diverse beauty of Scotland, from towns and villages to hills and fields, school gardens, allotments and parks.
Each winning photographer will receive a cash prize of £25 along with a copy of the calendar.
We are grateful to HP for their support of the YRE programme and their encouragement of young voices.
Criteria
- Take a photo of a place in Scotland that you think is beautiful and tell us in a maximum of 100 words what we should all do to keep Scotland beautiful.
- Your photo should be candid i.e. not posed or staged.
- Send your photo in .JPG format with a resolution > 150-300 dpi.
- Please give your photo a title (max 140 characters).
- Some editing is allowed (e.g. colour, contrast, cropping) but this must not alter the reality of the photo.
- Tell us three places you have shared your photo (e.g. social media or in a display).
- No AI please.
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10 Years & Under
First Place: Megan McKenzie, Yester Primary School "Fairy Forest"
Second Place: Rex Davidson-Kelly "Beautiful Gullane Beach"
Third Place: Rex Davidson-Kelly "Dogs on Gullane Beach"
11 to 14 Years
First Place: Alana Loy, Duncanrig Secondary "A View Across the Clyde"
Second Place: Ellie McKenzie, Knox Academy "Sunrise Over Loch Ness"
Third Place: Fraser Smith, Duncanrig Secondary "RSPB Reserve on North Uist"
Honourable Mention: Sophie Pegg, Duncanrig Secondary "Whitelee Windmills"
15 to 18 Years
First Place: Archie Shepherd, Montrose Academy "One Hidden Frog"
Second Place: Oliver Wright, The Royal High School "Ripples"
Third Place: Hannah Devlin, Duncanrig Secondary "Home"
Honourable Mention: Cameron Bain, Ellon Academy "Cameron's Best One"
19 to 25 Years
First Place: Lauren Adamson, Forth Valley College "Free Spirit"