1. Photographs entered must be taken in the Battersea area — as defined by the map on our competition webpage.

2. Entrants can submit up to three photos in total as JPEGs uploaded to the competition website. Entries can only be submitted online via the Battersea Society website.

3. Whilst editing and enhancement is allowed the judges reserve the right to exclude any image they believe may have been excessively treated so as to alter its authenticity.

4. The competition is open to UK residents only. Entrants under the age of 18 need the verifiable consent of a parent or guardian to enter. Entrants must not be professional photographers. 

5. Entrants must complete all sections of the online entry form. Any entrants under the age of 18 will need their parents or guardians to fill out the sections asking for their parent’s name, phone number and email address, and to tick the box consenting to their child’s participation. 

6. The competition closes at 23:59 on Tuesday 31 August 2023. Entries received after this date will not be considered.

7. The photographs will be judged by the Battersea Past Present & Future Photographic Award judging panel — comprising three judges — during September 2023 after the closing date. Judges will select 30 finalists, ten from each category, that will comprise the Battersea Past Present & Future Photographic Award exhibition at the Royal College of Art in Battersea taking place in October 2023. The Judges will also select a winner for each of the three categories— Past, Present, Future — and from those three an overall winner.  

8. Winners will be announced at an award ceremony to be held in October 2023 at the Battersea Past, Present & Future Exhibition at the Royal College of Art in Battersea — and details of all winners and finalists will be available on the Battersea Society website.

9.  The winner of each category will receive a cash prize of £200 — with the overall winner receiving a further £200.

The three winning works will be framed and the cost for this met by the Battersea Society. The prizes are as stated and cannot be deferred or transferred.

10. The finalists’ work will appear in an exhibition to be held at the Royal College of Art in Battersea in October 2023. In addition, twelve photographs may be selected for a Battersea Past, Present & Future Calendar along with a set of Battersea Past, Present & Future postcards and Christmas cards which will be sold in aid of The Battersea Society charity. The finalists’ work may also be used in promotion of the competition.

11. All entries must be the original work of the entrant and must not infringe the rights of any other party. The entrants must be the sole owner of copyright in all photographs entered and must have obtained permission of any people featured in the entries or their parents/ guardians if children under 16 are featured. 

12. Entrants will retain copyright in the photographs that they submit to the Battersea Past, Present & Future Photographic Award. By entering the competition all entrants selected for exhibition grant the Battersea Society the right to use their photographs to promote the competition and also agree to take part in post-competition publicity.

13. Entrants whose photographs are selected for exhibition grant to the Battersea Society the rights to publish and exhibit their photographs in print, on their website or in any other media and to use their photographs for the Battersea Past, Present & Future calendar, postcards or Christmas cards or other promotional products in perpetuity. No fees will be payable for any of the above uses. Entrants whose photographs are selected for the calendar, postcards or Christmas cards will be credited for their work. 

14. By entering, entrants will be deemed to have agreed to be bound by these rules.

15. The Battersea Society reserves the right to cancel this competition or alter any of the rules at any stage, if deemed necessary in its opinion, and if circumstances arise outside of its control.

16. If the winner is unable to be contacted after reasonable attempts have been made, the Battersea Society reserves the right to either offer the prize to a runner up, or to re-offer the prize in any future competition.

17. These rules are governed by the laws of England and Wales. This competition is administered by the Battersea Society.

18. To enter the competition you have provided us with your personal data including your photographic entry. The Battersea Society will only use this data in relation to the Battersea Past Present & Future Photographic Award and will not share or sell your data with any third party.