ARE YOU A KEEN PHOTOGRAPHER? Then why not enter the Bury St Edmunds and Beyond photographic competition to have your work displayed at The Apex Gallery over the summer? Plus, you could win some fantastic prizes from the competition sponsors, Jessops! Photographers of all ages can win the chance to have their photograph displayed in a summer exhibition to celebrate the beauty of Bury St Edmunds and the surrounding villages. The town’s tourism brand, Bury St Edmunds and Beyond, and The Apex Gallery has teamed up to host the competition and there are some fantastic prizes to be won. You may have taken some photographs during a stroll on your lunch break on your smartphone, or perhaps you are a professional photographer who enjoys taking photographs of the local landscape. The competition is open to those using both film, digital and phones – and those who have taken photographs of the area whilst here on holiday. The lucky overall adult winner of the competition will take home a camera worth £350 while the overall child winner will receive a photographic experience with the Jessops Academy worth £125, both courtesy of Jessops. An adult winner and child winner will be selected from each of the categories, plus runners up. The adult winners will each receive a camera backpack worth £70 40
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and the child winners will each receive a photography training session with the Jessops Academy worth £40. All winning and commended photographs will go on display at a fantastic new exhibition at The Apex Gallery in Bury St Edmunds from Tuesday 20 August to Sunday 15 September. Plus, the winners and runners up will be invited to a special preview and launch, sponsored by Sodexo, on the evening of Monday 19 August. Sue Warren from Bury St Edmunds and Beyond said: “The competition is a great opportunity for us to celebrate the history and beauty of the Bury St Edmunds area as a
destination. We encourage those who have visited Bury St Edmunds to look through their photos from their stay here and enter them into our brilliant competition and reminisce about their visit. “We love seeing the wonderful photographs that visitors and residents post on Instagram of their time in Bury St Edmunds and we hope they will enter some of their fantastic images into our competition to win some fantastic prizes and a chance to have their photo on display at our exhibition at The Apex Gallery over the summer.” During the exhibition there will also be a people’s vote to find out the public’s overall favourite adult and child entry. Ian Clarke, from The Apex, said: “The Bury St Edmunds area is incredibly beautiful so it’s no wonder there are such a huge number of places where you can take some really amazing photographs. We look forward to seeing all the entries and creating a wonderful exhibition at The Apex Gallery over the summer which will attract the local community and visitors alike.” The competition is sponsored by leading national photographic retailer Jessops. Sian Hayhoe, Manager of Jessops Bury St Edmunds store, said: “We’re absolutely delighted to be a part of this amazing exhibition. We can’t wait to see the talent that Suffolk and the surrounding areas has to offer, we wish everyone the best of luck … now get shooting!”