Chadkirk ‘Mark Matthews’ Photography Competition 2024

After our hugely successful ‘artist of the year’ competition last year, we decided this year we would add another competition: The Chadkirk ‘Mark Matthews’ Photography Competition. The competition is named after the late Mark Matthews, a prolific photographer who loved Chadkirk. The winner in each category will receive a £50 Amazon voucher.

The rules are simple. You can use any camera or phone. You can be any age - we will be awarding prizes in two categories, ‘under 16’ and ‘16 and over’. You can be amateur or professional – although we ask you to declare this so. (For the purposes of this competition, we define professional as ‘earning money regularly’ from your work). Work is judged on its merit, but we do need to take skill levels into consideration.

Your photograph can be of anything on the Chadkirk Estate – including the chapel, Chadkirk Trail, farm, fields, Kirk Wood, down by the River Goyt at Chadkirk bridge and ford. It must not be Ai-generated.

You can submit up to five photos. The maximum file size for each photo is 10MB.

Please note: by submitting your photographs, you agree to allow us to print your photo(s) should they win or be shortlisted, add your photos to our website and Facebook group as the competition unfolds – and use them on promotional material.Your photographs remain yours, you just allow us to exhibit them online and in the chapel.

All entries must be submitted by 11 August 2024.

The entries will be judged by the Friends of Chadkirk committee. All shortlisted entries will be printed and displayed in the Chapel on our August open day – Sunday 25 August.

This competition is now closed and entries are no longer being accepted.