Scottish Nature Photography Awards 2012 Deadline Approaching

Keen nature photographers have only a short time left to place their entries for the Scottish Nature Photographer of the Year 2012 competition.  Amateur and professional photographers can enter images taken in Scotland right up until 24:00GMT on Friday 30 November 2012. The categories are:

• Scottish Wildlife (Wildlife Portrait, Wildlife Behaviour)
• Scottish Landscape (Sea & Coast, The Land, Urban Greenspace)
• Scottish Botanical
• Natural Abstract
• Environmental

Full or part-time Students (over 18 years of age) undertaking a photography element in their course can compete for the title of Student Scottish Nature Photographer of the Year 2012 by entering a portfolio of 3 images on a single nature theme.

Under-18s can take part in the Junior competition to find Junior Scottish Nature Photographer of the Year 2012 by entering up to 5 photographs on any Scottish nature subject.

All the competition details can be found on the Scottish Nature Photographer of the Year 2012 website.

An exhibition on winning images will go on tour in 2013 and winning and shortlisted images will feature in a Portfolio Yearbook publication.