The Red Roofs of Scotland Photography Competition

Highland Cinema is now inviting entries into its Red Roofs of Scotland photography competition, in celebration of Scotland’s traditional unique red roofed buildings!

Scotland has a fantastic array of wonderful red roofed buildings, from croft houses in the Highlands to barn roofs in the Shetlands and tenements in the urban landscapes of the Central Belt. This red roof tradition was incorporated in the iconic design of the Highland Cinema when it was conceived by local entrepreneur and owner, Angus MacDonald.

The competition

Highland Cinema invites amateur photographers to submit their best photographs featuring beautiful, quirky, rustic and interesting red roof buildings located in any part of Scotland.

Entry is open to amateur photographers of any age, using any camera. Images can be of any building in Scotland with a predominantly red roof (including Highland Cinema), taken within the last three years. The submission deadline is 28 August 2022, giving entrants six months to find and photograph their favourite red roofed building in a multitude of weather conditions. Winners will be announced on 29 September 2022.

Prizes

The competition has a first, second and third prize, and all shortlisted works (17 runners up) for display will receive £100. The best twenty will be printed, suitably credited and exhibited prominently inside the Highland Cinema, Fort William. First prize is £500, sponsored by The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh; Second prize is £300, sponsored by Highland Cinema, and Third prize is £200, sponsored by Respiole Studios. Winners may also have a chance to have prints of their work displayed and sold nationally.

Entry fee

There is no entry fee for this competition. Terms and Conditions apply and must be read and agreed to, to take part.

Submitting your entry

A maximum of three photographs may be submitted per photographer, and the photographer must hold the copyright to each. The first three received will be taken as entries, and no changes / amendments will be accepted once an image is submitted. The closing date for entries is midnight 28 August 2022. Late, incomplete or corrupted entries will not be accepted.

Entries should be submitted by email with the following information:

Your name and a valid email address.
The location where the photograph was taken (all photos entered must have been taken in Scotland).
The photo title and a few words telling us the story behind your image.
The name you are happy to be made public if you are picked as a winner.
The photo file – no larger than 1.5mb each for initial entry.

Email your entries to: redroofsofscotland@highlandcinema.co.uk

Sharing your entry

All those taking part in the competition are encouraged to share their entries and outtakes on social media, using the hashtags #redroofsofscotland and #highlandcinema.

Deadine for entry:

Midnight on 28 August 2022.

Winner notification:

On or close to 29 September 2022.

Meet the judges

Iain Ferguson

Iain Ferguson is an award-winning professional photographer with over 40 years’ experience covering every kind of event and landscape imaginable. Based in Fort William, Iain worked extensively in the press before branching out into freelance work. He takes photos for national magazines, newspapers, weddings and even stills for big budget film productions.

Andrew Sinclair

Andrew Sinclair is a notable Scottish oil painter and gallery owner based in the remote West Highlands of Scotland. The founder of Resipole Studios and Fine Art Gallery, a multi-faceted art space showcasing the very best in contemporary art, Andrew is a passionate advocate for the social and economic value of arts provision, especially in remote communities. He devotes much time and resources to supporting opportunities for young artists and has served as a trustee to Room 13 International since 2013.

Christina Jansen

Christina Jansen is the Managing Director of The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh. She has over 25 years’ experience as a curator, publisher and producer, and is a 20th century Scottish, Contemporary and Applied Arts Specialist. The Scottish Gallery is the country’s oldest independent art gallery, celebrating its 180th anniversary in 2022.

Rob Fairley

Rob Fairley is a highly respected visual artist, educator, mountaineer and crofter whose artistic career has spanned more than 50 years. Based in Lochaber, his work is entirely focused on the land, and to the landscape, geology, stories, songs and myths that this encompasses. Rob was seminal in founding Room 13 International, which facilitates the work of young artists alongside artists in residence, promoting entrepreneurship and creativity by providing a studio-based forum where people of all ages can exchange ideas, skills and experience.

Angus MacDonald

Angus is a renowned Lochaber entrepreneur, businessman and philanthropist. Highland Cinema was conceived and funded entirely by him, after reading an article that said the best way to renew a high street was to start an independent bookshop and independent cinema (he has now done both). Angus remains hands-on in the day to day running of the cinema, and is also a successful author of Scottish novels.

Press and further information

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Competition questions can be sent to redroofsofscotland@highlandcinema.co.uk, addressed to Iain Ferguson. Questions about Highland Cinema can be sent to marketing@highlandcinema.co.uk, addressed to Hamish McIntyre. Further details about Highland Cinema can be found on our Press & Media page.

The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh and Resipole Studios, West Coast of Scotland are the partners of the Highland Cinema ‘Red Roofs of Scotland’ photography competition. Photos used within the Red Roof Competition promotional graphics are © Iain Ferguson, Ross Ryan, David Barbour and Sarah Watson. These photos may be used for promotion of the competition by press.

Terms & Conditions

The promoter of the ‘Red Roofs of Scotland’ competition is Highland Cinema, Cameron Square, Fort William, PH33 6AJ. By entering this competition, you agree to be bound by the following Terms and Conditions.

All entrants understand and agree that any image submitted to the competition may be used by Highland Cinema and its official competition partners for marketing and promotional purposes. You retain your rights to your photograph; however, by submitting your photo, you grant Highland Cinema and its official partners a royalty-free, worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive license for one year to use, publish, display, distribute and reproduce the photo on official websites and social channels.

The twenty winners grant Highland Cinema a permanent royalty-free licence to display their credited images on a wall within the cinema building. When displaying images online or in print, your photograph will always include a credit to you, unless asked not to. Should Highland Cinema or any of its partners wish to offer prints of your photo for sale in any format, this will be discussed and a fair rate negotiated with you.

Participants represent and warrant that (1) the photographs submitted are original and that they own the rights to their photographs, (2) the photographs do not violate the rights of any third party, (3) the photographs do not convey a false or misleading impression, and (4) any additional information they submit about the photographs is accurate. Participants under 18 must have permission from their parent or guardian to enter.

Photos can be submitted in portrait, landscape or square format. They can be straight from the camera or edited with third-party software, though source images may be requested as proof of authorship.

Entries will be shortlisted by the judging panel appointed by Highland Cinema. Winners will be notified on or close to 29 September 2022. Only the top twenty winners will be notified before the official announcement. Prize money will be provided within 21 days of the announcement.

Ineligible submissions include photos that violate or infringe upon another person’s rights, including but not limited to copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or any other intellectual property rights or civil rights; contain sexually explicit, nude, obscene, violent, or other objectionable or inappropriate content; or in any way disparage Highland Cinema, its partners or any other person or party.

Highland Cinema will collect personal data about entrants through their submissions, in accordance with its privacy policy. Please review Highland Cinema’s privacy policy. By participating in this contest, entrants agree to Highland Cinema’s collection and usage of their personal information and acknowledge that they have read and accepted Highland Cinema’s privacy policy.

The competition is not open to Highland Cinema management employees, their immediate families, nor those of other official competition partners. The decision of the judges will be final.

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