Budding Photographers Get Snapping for Mencap
Mencap today (Monday 22 March) launches its annual search for the next Rankin, Leibovitz or Snowdon, inviting photographers across the UK to enter Snap! 2010. This year, for the first time,Snap! has a theme: all entries will be about being active in some way.
Now in its eighth year, the photography and film competition is open to entries from anyone with a learning disability, their friends, carers and families. Snap! has attracted 1000s of entries since it began, showcasing images of the world through the eyes of people with a learning disability as well their families and carers. Last year, the winning entries were displayed for three weeks at Proud Camden, where they were seen by over 20,000 people. The Snap! outdoor touring exhibition then took a selection of these around the country, where they were seen by over 9 million people.
Mark Goldring, Mencap’s chief executive, said: “Mencap’s Snap! competition has become a much looked-forward-to event in people’s calendars. To celebrate that people with a learning disability will be participating in the next Paralympics, the focus of this year’s competition is around keeping active and enjoying games and activities. We’re looking forward to another year of phenomenal pictures and films.”
This year’s categories are: Active together, Watching the action, Local life, Sporting hero, Olympics and Getting out. Every photo entered into Snap! must either be taken by or feature someone with a learning disability and be accompanied by a short descriptive story. Mencap wants to hear from people about what makes them happy, sad, angry, proud or excited about being active. Entries will be accepted until 21 June.
Last year Mencap received over 1000 entries and wants to make this year’s competition even bigger and better. Winners will be announced at a prize winners’ party and award ceremony in September and a selection of the winning photographs and films will feature in an outdoor touring exhibition at venues across the UK from October. Anyone who enters has a chance of winning one of 52 fantastic digital cameras from FUJIFILM UK LTD.
Snap! is sponsored by FUJIFILM UK LTD and the Sorrell Foundation and supported by Proud Camden.
Anyone interested in entering Snap! or who knows someone who might like to enter, should visit www.mencap.org.uk/snap
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