Crawley children urged to get snapping to win top camera

A national competition has been launched offering Crawley pupils the chance to win £1,000 for their school.
By The Newsroom
Published 26th Apr 2016, 11:32 BST
Updated 26th Apr 2016, 12:49 BST

The Generation P competition by cartridgesave.co.uk is challenging children aged four to 11 send in a photo of something that matters to them. Alongside each entry they must explain, in less than 100 words, why the person, event, place or object depicted is so important to them.

In return a panel of judges will award the best photographer £1,000 for their school to spend on print or photographic equipment.

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Two runner ups will receive £500 for their school and all three will win a state-of-the-art camera worth £100.

Dr Sandi Mann, a behavioural psychologist from the University of Central Lancashire who one of the judges in the cartridgesave.co.uk photography competition Generation P - picture submitted by Democracy PRDr Sandi Mann, a behavioural psychologist from the University of Central Lancashire who one of the judges in the cartridgesave.co.uk photography competition Generation P - picture submitted by Democracy PR
Dr Sandi Mann, a behavioural psychologist from the University of Central Lancashire who one of the judges in the cartridgesave.co.uk photography competition Generation P - picture submitted by Democracy PR

In addition the top 50 entries from across the UK will be showcased in a free-to-download-and-print photo album cataloguing the things that mattered to children in 2016.

Entries will be judged by Stuart Nicol, former head of pictures for The Daily Telegraph and Group Picture Editor of The Press Association, and Dr Sandi Mann, a behavioural psychologist from the University of Central Lancashire who specialises in the analysis of things that matter to people.

Mr Nicol is excited about seeing the emerging talent of Britain’s youngest photographer. He said: “The most amazing thing about photography, is that it allows you to steal a moment in time, a moment never to be repeated.

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“A printed photograph has immense power. It allows you hold onto that memory, that moment, forever.

Dr Sandi Mann, a behavioural psychologist from the University of Central Lancashire who one of the judges in the cartridgesave.co.uk photography competition Generation P - picture submitted by Democracy PRDr Sandi Mann, a behavioural psychologist from the University of Central Lancashire who one of the judges in the cartridgesave.co.uk photography competition Generation P - picture submitted by Democracy PR
Dr Sandi Mann, a behavioural psychologist from the University of Central Lancashire who one of the judges in the cartridgesave.co.uk photography competition Generation P - picture submitted by Democracy PR

“The best photos are not the ones with the perfect lighting or most expensive print but the ones that capture the emotion of the moment. I am so excited to seeing what the UK’s youngest photographers will deliver.”

Dr Mann believes that this competition will encourage students to build a very special testimony to their lives. She adds: “Our relentless march into the digital space means we are no longer printing photos and we are in danger of losing the connection to our past. It’s important that our future generation takes steps now to stop and print the photos that matter to them so that they always have physical reminders of the memories that document their lives.”

Ian Cowley, managing director of cartridgesave.co.uk continues: “We’ll never be able to 100 per cent rely on technology so printing is the only way to guarantee that an image won’t be lost.

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“By running this competition we want to celebrate the power of printing and the fact it provides us with a physical testimony of that one memory we never want to forget.”

All terms and conditions of entry as well as top tips for the best photo are available on the website www.cartridgesave.co.uk/printwhatmatters/news

The closing date for entries is May 6 2016.