Rules:
1. West Ham Park users and visitors are invited to send in amateur photographs taken of and within West Ham Park, E7 9PU
2. We want to see our park at its best – the community spirit, the vibrancy, the energy, the people – and their dogs!
3. This competition is open to AMATEUR photographers only. Entrants must not be professional photographers. For the purposes of this competition, we consider a professional photographer to be someone who makes more than half their annual income from the sale of their photographs.
4. To enter this competition, you must be the author of the image(s) and own the copyright. FWHP accepts no liability if an image is unlawfully reproduced.
5. All entries must be ORIGINAL work and must not have been previously published or entered into other photographic competitions.
6. Entries are free, and a maximum of TWO per participant. We reserve the right to disqualify any person who submits more than the maximum TWO photographs
7. Photos could include people (staff, volunteers, sports teams, for example). Entrants must ensure that anyone featured in submitted photographs has given their consent to be included and used for the purposes of this competition and if successful that their image may be used in FWHP promotional materials and social media. By submitting your photograph you are confirming you have the required permission.
8. This year photographs will be judged in only ONE category: anything of, or in, West Ham Park E7 9PU
And there will be three age categories:
– Kids – age up to 12 (11 years and 364 days)
– Teens – age up 18 (17 years and 364 days)
– Over 18’s
No professional entries permitted.
9. A panel of judges will shortlist the most IMPACTFUL photos during June, for exhibiting at ParkFest on 13th July 2025. The judging panel will comprise the Chair of FWHP, West Ham Park Managers, the creative director of the British Journal of Photography and local sports coaches.
10. All SHORTLISTED images will be displayed in West Ham Park for ParkFest on 13th July 2025.
11. By entering, entrants will be deemed to have agreed to be bound by these rules and we reserve the right to exclude any entry from the competition at any time if we have reason to believe that an entrant has breached these rules, acted fraudulently in any way or brings us into disrepute.
Judging:
The Judges will shortlist the photographs in June in order to display those shortlisted at ParkFest on 13th July 2025.
The judges:
• Chair, Friends of West Ham Park
• West Ham Park Manager
• Creative Director, British Journal of Photography
• Sports coaches
Competition Requirements:
1. Photos must be taken in West Ham Park, E7 9PU
2. Photos must be high quality – at least 300 dpi or greater in either colour or black and white, no larger than 3MB (if we need anything bigger, we will contact you directly)
3. Photos taken on a camera phone are accepted
4. Photos must be amateur shots and not taken by a professional photographer
5. Any person in a photograph must have given the group permission for it to be taken and used for the competition
How to Enter:
1. Images submitted to the competition must be of high resolution (300dpi or greater) and submitted by email to [email protected] with subject header: “We Love WHP Photo Competition”, clearly stating the age group entered, and telephone and email contact details of the sender. (We regret that we are unable to accept postal entries)
2. Entrants will retain the copyright of their image(s) but in entering the competition they agree to allow FWHP to reproduce, enlarge, publish, exhibit (print & digital) their images for promotional purposes.
3. The competition opens at 10am BST on Saturday 10th May 2025, and the closing deadline is 5pm BST on Sunday 15th June 2025. Entries will not be accepted after this time.
4. The winning entries will be displayed in West Ham Park at ParkFest on 13th July 2025.
5. FWHP’s decision on the winning entries is final, and no correspondence will be entered into regarding judging and competition organisation.
6. By entering the competition, you agree to FWHP using your details to process your entry. Your details will not be used for marketing purposes.