Photography competition – "Bugs"

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Grab your smartphone, compact camera or digital SLR and enter our monthly photo competition! We want to see how you view the world - upload your best statement photo for the chance to win a fantastic prize.

Deep inside the cracks and crevices of Earth, a whole other world exists. A bug’s world.

This month, we want you to delve into this fascinating universe, explore those intricate habitats, and meet the characters who reside in them. It’s time for an extreme close-up – show us your best “bug” photos.

As with all wildlife and nature photography, please be responsible. Watch your step, take only photos, and leave no trace.

Looking for photography tips? Visit our Community.

Submit your photos now

The prizes

Terms & Conditions

1. This promotion is open to residents of the UK, Ireland, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Greece, Serbia, Slovakia, Croatia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Turkey & Russia only and entrants must be aged 18 or over.

2. Entrants will need to select the correct label for their country of residence. Entrants who select the wrong country will not be eligible to win.

3. Entrants can apply for competition by uploading images to the competiton submission gallery. The Jury will create a short list of images out of this gallery with images that take place in the final competition.

4. The maximum number of competition entries is limited to 25 images per participant.

   Minimum picture size must be 800 pixels at the long side of the image. For panorama pictures short side must have a minimum size of 800 pixels.

5. Images in competition gallery that have not been chosen for the short list will be moved to the main gallery after competition.

6. No purchase is necessary to participate in the competition.

7. In order to be eligible to enter the competition you must have a Community profile. If you do not have one, you can register on the site for free at http://community.sony.co.uk.

   Members of Sony and their supporting agencies are not allowed to join the competition.

   The three overall winners of particpating countries will receive one of the above shown prizes.

8. The competition runs from 12:00 (noon) CET on Saturday 27 July 2019 and will close on Sunday 25 August 2019 at 23:59 CET. No entries will be accepted after 23:59 CET on that date.

9. The short list will made public on 26 August 2019. Pictures will be judged by independent jurors. The winning picture selection will take place on Wednesday 28 August 2019. The judge's decision is final. (Votes are only a reference and are not the deciding factor.)

10. The winner will be notified by email within 2 days of the selection having taken place.

    If no response to the notification is received from the winner within 72 hours, the Promoter reserves the right to award the prize to an alternative winner.

11. The prize will be delivered to the winner within 6 weeks after the date of response from the winner.

12. Any taxes payable in relation to the prize will be for the winner to bear.

13. The prize is not transferable or exchangeable. No cash or credit alternative is available.

    Should the prize become unavailable for any reason, the Promoter reserves the right to provide a substitute, similar prize of approximately equivalent or greater value.

14. By entering the prize draw, participants will be deemed to have accepted and agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.

Promoter: Sony Consumer Marketing Europe, a division of Sony Europe Limited, The Heights, Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 0XW, United Kingdom.