St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Carden Place, Aberdeen

Pro-Cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney

Photograph Competition 2023

The Competition Rules

  1. Anyone who wishes to enter the competition should submit their photograph(s) to Mr David Rose via the St Mary’s email address at stmaryscardenplace@gmail.com.
  2. There is no limit to the number of photographs that can be submitted by each entrant, but the St Mary’s Vestry has the right to decide which photographs are displayed.
  3. The photograph must have been taken by you (or by a family member, who has given permission for it to be sent into the Photograph Competition.)
  4. Photographs will be display on the St Mary’s website with a number and an appropriate caption. Each entrant will be deemed to grant St Mary’s Vestry a royalty free non-exclusive licence to publish the material.
  5. We plan to use twelve photographs for a St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral calendar for 2023 and will acknowledge the contributors.
  6. Photographs of people are not encouraged to avoid the requirement to obtain their express written permission.
  7. The entry fee for each photograph submitted will be £2. Payments can be made via the PayPal donation function, direct to St Mary’s bank account or by cheque made payable to St Mary’s Episcopal Church, Carden Place, Aberdeen.
  8. The St Mary’s Vestry will select what they consider to be the best three photographs and the winning entrants will receive a gift for 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed photographs.
  9. All photographs must be submitted by midnight on Saturday 30th September to be entered into the competition.

The Entries

1. Spectra Union Terrace Gardens

2. Garachico, Tenerife

3. Snowy day in Aberdeen

4. Queens View near Pitlochry

5. Schiehallion from Loch Rannoch

6. Loch Rannoch

7. River Tilt near Blair Athol

8. Gardens at Dumfries House

9. Cruden Sky

10. Frosty morning

11. Intertwined trees

12. Miniature moss

13. Mullioned windows

14. Snowy street

15. Finzean Water Mill

16. Forest of Birse Church

17. Cambus O’May

18. Camp Washington

19. The Shortest Day

20. First Snowfall

21. Winter Fields

22. Albert Terrace at Night

23. Standing Cross, Co Clare

24. Brent Knoll, Somerset

25. A Walk in the Woods

26. Gold Hill, Shaftesbury, Dorset

27. View from Finzean Farm Shop

28. Albert Terrace

29. Summer Water, River Dee

30. Linn of Dee

31. Sunrise in Auchinyell

32. A place of tranquility – Peterculter

33. A beautiful break in the forest

34. A Splash of Colour

35. Hrossey Ferry arriving from Orkney at dawn

36. Looking at the Sunrise (Borobudur, Indonesia)

37. Balinese beauty (Candidasa, Bali)

38. Marble jungle! (Siena Cathedral, Italy)

39. Two swans at the Brig O’ Balgownie

40. The tide’s in at Stonehaven

41. A sunny and peaceful afternoon in Bridge of Don

42. Aberdeen Beach

43. Blossom trees in Central Park

44. Exploring The Ramble in Central Park

45. Jesus I Trust In You – St Patrick’s Cathedral, New York

46. New York at sunset

47. The HOPE Sculpture on 7th Avenue, 53rd Street, New York

48. The Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir

49. The Lake and Bow Bridge, Central Park

50. University of Aberdeen’s Christmas Tree at King’s College