Irwin Mitchell photography competition
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Embracing Progress’ is a photography competition organised by Irwin Mitchell Solicitors in association with Walking with the Wounded, the Evening Standard, The Independent and i.
The judges will be looking for attention grabbing images that are positive, empowering and demonstrate that every disabled person has the right to live their life and embrace their disability to achieve their goals.
There are four categories to enter: independence, ambition, people and work/education.
Independence
Images should capture an event which ‘embraces progress’ towards independent living and inclusion within the local community and the positive impact this has on the disabled person and their family.
Ambition
Images should capture the moment of someone who is ‘embracing progress’ and working hard to achieve their ambitions and realise their full potential no matter how large or small the task.
People
Images should show the qualities, personalities and characteristics that make people distinctive and unique, not only their impairment or condition.
Work/Education
Images should capture an individual(s) ‘embracing progress’ to learning new skills, meeting new people, working as part of a team to be successful at work or school.
The winner of each category will receive an iPad with the overall competition winner receiving £300 of Amazon vouchers as well
To find out more and to enter, visit irwinmitchell.com/embracingprogress or follow #embracingprogress @irwinmitchell
Terms & Conditions: Competition closes at midnight on 22 November 2015. Entry is online only. The prize is non-transferable and there is no cash alternative. The competition is open to amateur photographers only. No more than four images can be entered per applicant. Images cannot be entered into multiple categories. Must be current residents of the UK or Ireland. The copyright of the entire image must be held by the entrant or the entrant must have written authority of the copywriter owner. Digital images up to 2.5MB and JPEG format only. Must have permission of any person featured in the image. All image should have been taken on, or after, 1 January 2015. Winners will be announced after 7 December 2015. The prizes are nontransferable and there is no cash alternative. View full Terms and Conditions for the competition at www.irwinmitchell.com/embracingprogress before entering. Promoter: Irwin Mitchell