Promote Shetland is pleased to announce the Shetland Photographic Competition 2011, in association with Shetland Wildlife. The competition is open to resident and visiting amateur photographers. We are looking for unique and inspiring images that capture your imagination and record a moment in time.

We want you to capture breathtaking and original images which reflect and portray the outstanding wildlife Shetland has to offer. Subjects may include anything that is wild: birds, wild flowers, whales & dolphins, otters, seals etc etc. Please do not submit images of captive wildlife or livestock (sheep, ponies etc etc). Landscapes which portray wildlife in a natural setting (eg. Seabird colonies) are acceptable.

Photographs must be taken in Shetland between 1st February 2011 and 31st March 2012. Images submitted to the competition will be displayed on our image gallery. The limit of photographs submitted is one and the organisers ask that all photos are accompanied by a brief description or a short story about the photograph.

All entries will be judged by Shetland’s most prolific and published wildlife photographer, Hugh Harrop and the Promote Shetland team. The winner will be announced soon after the competition closes on 5 April 2012.