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Capture Edinburgh’s wonderful living landscape

Not too late to enter photography competition

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There’s still time to enter the Edinburgh Living Landscape photography competition, but hurry – the deadline for entries is Friday 11 September!

Senior Development Officer Lindsay Grant of the city council’s Parks and Greenspace service explained: “Our first Edinburgh Living Landscape photography competition was launched at the end of July. The idea is to collect images that show off the city’s natural beauty and how they can be enjoyed.

“We’re calling on Edinburgh’s budding photographers to capture our floral meadows in bloom for the chance to win great prizes, including membership to the Scottish Wildlife Trust, exclusive prizes from Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, a professional photography workshop, 6 month membership to Edinburgh Leisure and  tickets to the Usher Hall’s Sunday Classics concert series.

“To enter, we are asking the public to submit a photo of one of Edinburgh’s Living Landscapes and the finalists’ images will be posted on the Edinburgh Outdoors Facebook page for a public vote to select the winner.

“The closing date is Friday 11 September at 6pm and then people will be asked to ‘like’ their favourite image between the 16 and 23 September on the Edinburgh Outdoors Facebook page. The photograph with the most ‘likes’ will then be chosen as the winner.”

So there you  have it – get snapping!

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City snappers asked to capture Edinburgh’s natural beauty

Photo competition celebrates our city’s living landscape

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The city council is calling on Edinburgh’s budding photographers to capture our floral meadows in bloom for the chance to win some great prizes.

To celebrate Edinburgh Living Landscape, we are looking for images that show off the city’s natural beauty. The Living Landscape programme encourages local flora and fauna by creating floral meadows and allowing natural grasslands to thrive in sites across the city.

There are 69 floral meadows and 80 relaxed grass areas throughout the capital and they can be found on the Living Landscape interactive map.

To take part, entrants are asked to submit a photo of one of Edinburgh’s Living Landscapes and the finalists’ images will be posted on the Edinburgh Outdoors Facebook page for a public vote to select the winner.

A winner will be chosen from the finalists along with two runners up, who will receive prizes including fun days out, concert tickets and a year’s membership of the Scottish Wildlife Trust. All 12 finalists will also be invited to a professional photography workshop run by Katrina Martin Photography.

The closing date is Friday 11 September at 6pm and people will be able to vote for their favourite image between the 16 and 23 September on the Edinburgh Outdoors Facebook page.

Prizes have been donated by Edinburgh Leisure, the Scottish Wildlife Trust, the Usher Hall and the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh. Details about the prizes can be found here, along with full terms and conditions of the competition.

Good luck!