External Competition : Inspired by World Heritage Photography Competition 2008

I would like to invite the members of Ripon City Photographic Society to enter the Inspired by World Heritage Photography Competition 2008. As you are perhaps aware the Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey World Heritage Site is on your doorstep, but don’t let this limit your creativity. Your photographs should be based on one or more of the Sites inscribed on the World Heritage List. Ancient, modern, natural and man-made: the World Heritage List is an amazingly diverse register of our planet’s most important places.

You can find out more about our outstanding cultural and natural heritage at www.unesco.org/whc

A selection of images will be displayed at this year’s Saltaire Festival. The competition is sponsored by Jessops, the biggest high street retailer of everything photographic. There are £250 of Jessops vouchers to be won including a £150 first prize!

The closing date for entries is Monday 8^th September. Visit www.visitbradford.com/saltaire-airedale for more details and to download an entry form.

Saltaire became a World Heritage Site in 2001 and is one of only 27 in the UK and our overseas territories. Built between 1853 and 1876 it is one of the best preserved examples of a Victorian mill town. In recent times it has undergone an extensive regeneration as an arts, retail and tourism destination.

Saltaire Festival is fast becoming one of the most important regional arts festivals attracting over 30,000 visitors in the finale weekend. For more information about the festival visit www.saltairefestival.co.uk

The Bradford District offers a wealth of fantastic locations for the enthusiastic photographer if you wish to visit the exhibition and stay with us in Yorkshire . As well as some of the nation’s finest industrial architecture; there are the dramatic surroundings of Ilkley Moor and the picturesque village of Haworth- the home of the Bronte sisters to explore. The North York Moors National Park and Yorkshire Dales are also within easy reach. Find out more at www.visitbradford.com

For further details about the competition contact Craig McHugh , Saltaire World Heritage Site Officer, by calling 01274 435319 or by emailing craig.mchugh@bradford.gov.uk

I look forward to receiving your entries.

Kind Regards

Craig McHugh BA (Hons), MA

Saltaire World Heritage Site Officer

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