Photo by kind permission of Catriona and David White, Lismore

Photographic Competition 2010

Are you in the picture?

Scotland’s Rural Past aims to inspire people of all ages to discover more about their recent past through active engagement with their rural heritage. We work with communities across Scotland to encourage people to visit, research and record rural settlement remains, and to pass on what they have learnt to others.

The theme of our Photo Competition for 2010 is you and your rural heritage. We welcome your photos of people visiting, working on, or just enjoying being at rural settlement sites.

First prize: A flight with the RCAHMS Aerial Survey Team
Runner up prizes: Free RCAHMS publication of your choice

Three photographs will be chosen each month to feature on our website for the following month and to be entered into the overall competition. Closing date for entries is the last day of each month, starting 31 January 2010 and ending 31 December 2010. Monthly winners will be informed early the following month. Three overall winning photos will be chosen in early 2011 from the pool of monthly winners. Each of these winners will receive a prize. All monthly winners will also feature in a special SRP exhibition in 2011.

Start date: 1 January 2010

End date: 31 December 2010

Terms and conditions apply. Please note that photographs of people are categorised as sensitive personal information under UK Data Protection law and the Data Protection Act (1998) exists to protect people’s personal rights. When taking photographs that feature specific people you must have their permission to do so. This does not apply if you are taking photographs of groups that do not focus on any specific person.

If taking photographs which specifically feature children and young people under 18, or vulnerable adults, you must ask their parents or guardians to sign a Parental Consent Form. You can obtain a Parental Consent Form from our website or directly from us. If you are working with school groups, you may find that the schools have their own forms that they prefer to use for this purpose. If so, you should ask them for photocopies of the signed forms.

The Competition judges reserve the right to withdraw photographs from the Competition if they consider them to be sensitive.

Photographs should be submitted as .jpegs and should be between 1Mb and 8Mb resolution.

For more details visit our website www.scotlandsruralpast.org.uk or contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Scotland’s Rural Past is hosted by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), with partnership funding.