£1,000 photo competition

The UK Chamber of Shipping, the trade body representing the UK shipping sector and maritime publishers, Witherbys are running a photo competition for the next front cover of the new edition of ‘Passage Planning Guide - English Channel, Dover Strait, and Southern North Sea’ published by Witherbys.

The photographer of the winning entry will win £1,000 and have their photo on the cover of the new Passage Planning Guide!

This competition is open to anyone over 16, including members of the public, seafarers and workers around the coastal regions. We are calling on all budding photographers to submit shots that they have taken that capture ships sailing across the Channel.

If you would like to enter the competition, please send your photo to marketing@witherbys.com. The judging panel will include Deep Sea Pilots, senior staff from the UK Chamber of Shipping and technical staff at Witherbys, who will decide on the winner during the technical review of the passage Planning Guide in July 2023. The competition is now open and will close at the end of June.

By entering the competition, you give permission to the UK Chamber of Shipping and Witherbys to use your photo.

In order to ensure the best possible quality of photo for the cover, we require a high-resolution print quality (300dpi) image and these should be either Jpeg or tiff files.

Conditions of entry/key points to note:

The competition is open to anyone over the age of 16.

You must confirm the entry is your own original work and owner of the copyright.

All submitted entries will be reviewed and a shortlist of images will be considered by the judging panel.

Multiple photos and entries can be submitted.

Photos must be submitted by midnight (BST) on Friday 30^th June 2023.

By submitting an entry, you agree to all the points raised above.