The DK Eyewitness Travel Photo Britain competition has just opened, inviting all amateurs, professionals and Under 16s alike to submit photos showcasing the best of what Britain has to offer.

Running in association with PhotoBox, the competition encourages everyone to step out in the sun this spring to explore the different faces of Britain, from iconic landmarks to amazing architecture.

The competition runs from 30 March – 31 May 2009 and spans the following four categories:

• Iconic
• Heritage
• Wild
• My Britain

The winner will be awarded with the money-can’t-buy prize of having their image published on the front cover of DK Eyewitness Great Britain 2010. In addition, the winning photographer will be awarded a £1,500 Landmark Trust holiday voucher, £100 PhotoBox vouchers and a PhotoBox canvas of the winning image. The 11 runners up will also receive vouchers and books from DK Eyewitness and the competition partners.

A shortlist of 100 entries will be judged by a panel, including the world renowned photographer Tom Ang, with a selection of outstanding entries exhibited at Waterstone’s flagship store in Piccadilly, London, throughout July/August 2009. What’s more, for every image submitted, DK Eyewitness will donate 10p to the Landmark Trust charity, so you’ll also be giving to charity by entering the free competition!

Please visit www.traveldk.com/photobritain for info on how to enter and full competition details.

(Thanks to Gerel for the heads-up on this competition).

The new Prevention of Terrorism law contains poorly defined restrictions on photography which pretty much gives the police carte blanche to hassle any one with a camera. You can sign the petition at http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/Photorestrict/.

Some additional information from the petition:

On the 16th of February, the Government passed a law (in the Counter Terrorism Act) making it illegal to take a photograph of a police office, military personnel or member of the intelligence services - or a photograph which “may be of use for terrorism”. This definition is vague at best, and open to interpretation by the police - who under Home Secretary guidelines can “restrict photography in public places”.

We call for these vague restrictions to be lifted, as they can easily be mis-used by the police.

Thanks to Paul for submitting this information for us to post.

The clocks have gone forward, the temperature is rising and spring is ready to kick off. Here’s what you can go and see this month here in London.
And as a very special treat, our very own Andy (Shotage) is holding an exhibition of his work in Tunbridge Wells this month:

More info can be found on one of his blogs.

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