2023 Dogs Love Cumbria Guide Photo Competition

Calling all dog lovers: we’re looking for our next cover star, and your pooch could just be it!

We are busy planning our next edition of the Dogs Love Cumbria guide, packed full of dog-friendly recommendations on where to eat, sleep and play in the Lake District, Cumbria.

If you’ve visited us recently and taken a stunning photo of your dog enjoying our local area, we’d love to see it!

Enter it into our Dogs Love Cumbria cover photo competition and your pawsome snap could feature on the front cover, to be seen by thousands as they decide what to do in our beautiful county with their four-legged friend.

It could be a painstakingly composed shot, or a quick snap – we’re looking for photos that show off the beauty of our area. Please make sure dogs are on leads in your photos and are enjoying our beautiful area responsibly.

To be in with a chance of seeing your photo on the front cover of the 2023 Dogs Love Cumbria Guide, simply give us some details of your prize photo and tell us the story of why it’s so special to you, then upload your photo and it will be entered into the competition.

We’ll contact the people whose photos have been shortlisted and one photo will go on to become the winner. Please read through the T&Cs below as there is some important information about the picture formats that we can accept. Thanks and good luck!

CLICK HERE TO ENTER THE COMPETITION

The Dogs Love Cumbria Guide Photo Competition T&C’s

• The winner of this competition will have their image featured as the front cover for the Dogs Love Cumbria Guide 2023.
• There is no monetary prize for this competition.
• The photograph entered must be of Cumbria, and feature dog(s). Dogs must be on a lead and enjoying the area responsibly.
• The theme of the picture is open to interpretation, but we are looking for beautiful photographs that show off the spirit and beauty of dogs enjoying Cumbria.
• Cumbria Tourism/visitlakedistrict.com is aware that digital photography does allow for enhancements. The following enhancements are permitted:
  • Removing spots, blemishes, or scratches.
  • Editing the colour for the sake of composition.
  • Cropping the image.
    
    We cannot accept composite images (entries that have multiple photographs stitched together). The aim is to stay true to the natural beauty of Cumbria so please avoid heavy editing where possible.
• Entrants from all over the world are welcome, but the photo must be taken within Cumbria.
• Entrants must not be professional photographers. For the purposes of this competition, a professional photographer will be considered someone for whom 50% or more of their annual income comes from the sale of their photography.
• Please ensure when entering your image that you give a correct email address and contact name, in case we need to get in touch.
   
• To be suitable for print, the winning photograph must be able to be supplied in the following format:
  • Portrait Orientation
  • JPEG, PDF or TIFF
  • High resolution
  • 300 DPI
• Closing date for competition entries is Friday 31st May 2023.
• Photographs will be judged on the following criteria:
  • Composition
  • Originality
  • Public Appeal
  • Suitability to be featured as the front cover of the Cumbria Tourism/visitlakedistrict.com 2023 Dogs Love Cumbria Guide.
• All entries received up until the stated closing date will be considered by the visitlakedistrict.com judging team who are working to produce the 2023 Dogs Love Cumbria guide. A shortlist and then final winner will be selected by the team of judges.
• By entering the competition all entrants grant Cumbria Tourism/visitlakedistrict.com and their members the right to publish and exhibit their photographs on their websites, marketing materials and any other documentation they see fit. While every effort will be made to credit photographers, including printed publications, we cannot guarantee that every use of the image will include the photographers’ name.
• Cumbria Tourism/visitlakedistrict.com reserves the right to cancel this competition or amend any terms and conditions at any time without warning.
• If the winner is unable to be contacted after reasonable attempts, the runner-up’s image will be used.
• By entering this competition, you agree to all terms & conditions regarding this competition.

CLICK HERE TO ENTER THE COMPETITION