DEVON County Show is encouraging all Devon based amateur photographers to sift through their albums, or head out with their camera to take a winning photo which could secure a place in the first ever Devon County Show Calendar.
Twelve pictures will be selected from the entries, each of which will take pride of place in a month-by-month calendar to be produced with the winning images in time for 2027.
The brief for the images is ‘My Devon’ – a deliberately open mandate that will allow entrants to unleash their creativity without restraint. The only criteria are that your chosen image captures the true essence and spirit of this gloriously rich and diverse county in which we are so fortunate to live and that it clearly conveys your passion for its distinctive character.
Twelve winners will be selected by our judges to feature in the finished calendar. Winners will not only have their image published, with a credit, in the 2027 calendar, but will also receive two tickets to the Devon County Show on a day of their choice. They will also have their entries exhibited in our Crafts & Flowers Marquee, one of the biggest, and most visited marquee on the showground. And finally, each will be in receipt of the ‘My Devon’ calendar, as soon as it has been printed.
Entries should be sent to competitions@dcshow.org – a maximum of five per person.
We look forward to seeing your best shots!
Terms & Conditions:
- This Photography Competition is organised by The Devon Agricultural Association for Improving Natural Knowledge (known simply as ‘The DCAA‘) of Westpoint, Clyst St Mary, Devon, EX5 1DJ, registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales under number 292897.
How to enter - The opening date for entries is 00:00:01am (BST) on Sunday 22nd March. The closing date of the prize draw is 23:59:59pm (BST) on Sunday 12th April. Entries received after this time will not be accepted.
- All entries must be submitted via email to competitions@dcshow.org
- The Photography Competition is free to enter, and no purchase is necessary.
- The DCAA will not accept:
(a) responsibility for entries that are lost, mislaid, damaged or delayed in transit, regardless of cause, including, for example, as a result of any equipment failure, technical malfunction, systems, satellite, network, server, computer hardware or software failure of any kind; or
(b) proof of transmission as proof of receipt of entry to the Photography Competition. - By submitting an entry, you are agreeing to be bound by these terms and conditions. If you have any questions, please contact molly@dcshow.org
- The DCAA reserves the right to refuse entry, or refuse to award the prize to anyone in breach of these terms and conditions.
Eligibility - The Photography Competition is open to anyone except employees of The DCAA, their families, agents or any third party directly associated with administration of the prize draw.
- No more than 5 entries per person are permitted.
- Photographs must be taken in the county of Devon
- Photographs must not have been taken more than five years prior to the competition opening date of Sunday 22nd March.
- Entries must not have been selected as a winner in any other competition prior to the opening date of Sunday 22nd March.
- In entering the Photography Competition, you confirm that you are eligible to do so and eligible to claim any prize you may win. The DCAA may require you to provide proof that you are eligible to enter the Photography Competition.
- The DCAA reserves all rights to disqualify you if your conduct is contrary to the spirit or intention of the Photography Competition.
Technical Requirements
- Initial entries should be no larger than 10MB and be at least 2048px on the long edge and be of a 3:2 ratio size and landscape orientation, and should be submitted as either JPEG or TIFF files with no watermarks, signatures or borders included. Shortlisted entries will be required to provide a high res copy of the image with a minimum size of 3500px on the long side. If
- Permitted digital adjustments include tone and contrast, cropping, burning, sharpening, dodging, noise reduction, minor cleaning work, HDR, stitched panoramas, and/or within-camera focus stacking using multiple exposure taken at the same location at the same time. Any adjustments MUST be reported within the description and should not misrepresent the reality of nature. Focus-stacking after the images are taken is allowed for submissions relating to micro-imaging ONLY and MUST be clearly explained in the description.
- The addition or removal of any animals or parts of animals, plants, people, objects, etc. is not allowed.
- Entries must be accompanied by a description of why the image symbolises ‘my Devon’ and which season the image represents, with information that could include, but is not limited to: location and other context. A further description should be provided explaining any post-processing.
- Images must not be false-coloured.
- The images submitted must be taken with a camera. Images generated by Artificial Intelligence cannot be considered. The use of Artificial Intelligence in manipulating photos is also disallowed. Rules regarding the use of Artificial Intelligence are subject to change at short notice and without notification, so please monitor the Terms and Conditions page throughout.
Judging and notification - The competition entries will be judged by a panel of two judges based on 2 key criteria: they should be aesthetically pleasing, and convey a personal connection to Devon.
- The winner of each category will be notified by email and will receive 2 x Tickets to the 2026 Devon County Show as well as a copy of the My Devon Calendar. The overall winner will be selected from the twelve month winners and will receive 2 x VIP tickets to the Devon County Show instead of general admission.
- The winner will be notified by email or telephone (using details provided at entry) and must provide a postal address and account information to claim their prize. If a winner does not respond to The DCAA within 30 days of being notified, then the winner’s prize will be forfeited and The DCAA will be entitled to select another winner in accordance with the process described above.
- The prizes are non-exchangeable and non-transferable. The DCAA reserves the right to replace the prizes with alternative prizes of equal or higher value if circumstances beyond the control of The DCAA makes it necessary to do so.
- The decision of The DCAA regarding any aspect of the Photography Competition is final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into about it.
- The winners’ names will be published on our website and through a press release.
- The DCAA reserves the right to hold void, cancel, suspend, or amend the promotion where it becomes necessary to do so.
Ownership of competition entries - Any entry must be your original work and it must not infringe the rights of third parties including copyright, trade mark, trade secrets, privacy, publicity, personal or proprietary rights. You agree to indemnify The DCAA against any claim from any third party for any breach of this clause.
- Full copyright title shall be retained by the author of any entry. By submitting your competition entry and any accompanying material (including any text, photographs, graphics, video or audio), you agree that The DCAA may, but is not required to, make your entry available on its website https://devoncountyshow.co.uk and any other media in connection with any publicity of the competition or otherwise. You agree to grant The DCAA a non-exclusive, worldwide, irrevocable licence, for the full period of any intellectual property rights in the competition entry and any accompanying materials, to use, display, publish, transmit, copy, edit, alter, store, re-format and sub-licence the competition entry and any accompanying materials for any legitimate purposes, including, but not limited to, marketing, publicity, advertising, fundraising (including the production of a calendar) and presentations.
- By submitting an entry, you agree to waive any moral rights contained in your entry.
- For the avoidance of doubt, by submitting your entry you warrant that all persons featured in your entry have given you their express consent for their image to be used and, in the case of vulnerable adults or persons under 18 years of age, you warrant that you have obtained express consent from their parent(s) or legal guardian(s).
- By submitting an entry, you warrant that no animals were harmed or manipulated in the making of the image. Please note that proof of ethical standards may be requested.
Data protection and publicity - The DCAA is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy and will only use your personal information in accordance with these Terms and Conditions and The DCAA’s Privacy Policy which is available on our website: https://devoncountyshow.co.uk
- By entering the Photography Competition, you agree that any personal information provided by you with your entry may be held and used by The DCAA or its agents and suppliers to administer the competition.
- Winners may be required to participate in publicity related to the Photography Competition which may include the publication of their name and photograph in any media. You agree that your personal data may be used for this purpose.
Governing law
- The Photography Competition will be governed by English law and entrants to the prize draw submit to the jurisdiction of the English courts.
- The DCAA reserves the right to update these Terms and Conditions from time to time and any updated version will be effective as soon as it is published on the website https://devoncountyshow.co.uk/terms-and-conditions/