Photographic competition 2016
The 2016 Competition
The Society marked 2016 as the Year of Water and in this year, no fewer than ten Regional Groups of the Society joined together to host:
THE 4th JOINT REGIONAL GROUP PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
Congratulations to the 2016 photo competition winners! Click on the themes to see all photos
1 Kevin Privett S. Wales 0030 Marine Erosion
2 Nigel Bell NI/ROI 0072 Ballintoy Bowl
3 Anthony Cooper E. Midlands 0062 Ripon Parks Gypsum
4 Helen Bennett E. Midlands 0021 Watching The Storm
1 Fraser Wotherspoon C. Scotland 0109 Ancient Movement
2 Rachel Smith S. West 0010 Dinosaur "Fossil"
3 Peter Clough N. West 0034/0035 (tied on points)
1 Nina Jordan
E. Midlands
0002 Landscape of Scotland
2 Helen Bennett
E. Midlands
0022 Taking in the View
3 Emma Smith
C. Scotland
0057 Break in Geological Time
There were two themes to the competition:
Theme 1
'WATER: CHANGING THE GEOLOGY OF BRITAIN & IRELAND*’
(*United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands)
Theme 2
'FIELDWORK BRITANNICA'
Awards and Prizes
Theme 1 'Water: Changing the Geology of Britain & Ireland'
Single category of entry (open to all who meet criteria*)
1st Prize
- £200 Sponsored by Envireau Water
2nd Prize
- £150 Sponsored by Geotechnical Engineering Limited
3rd Prize
4th Prize
- £50 Sponsored by Structural Soils
Theme 2 'Fieldwork Britannica'
16-18 Year Old Category
1st Prize
- 1x 'BGS Geological field techniques' (Oxford University Press)
- plus 'Rite in the Rain Geological Society Field Notebook'
- plus Compass Clinometer and Hand Lens
2nd Prize
- 1x 'BGS Geological field techniques' (Oxford University Press)
- plus 'Rite in the Rain Geological Society Field Notebook'
3rd Prize
- 1x 'BGS Geological field techniques' (Oxford University Press)
All prizes in the 16-18 year old category were supported by Hydrock Group UK and the host Regional Groups of the Society
Undergraduates and Graduates
1st Prize
- 1x GSL Special Publication Voucher
- plus BGS Bedrock Geology UK North and South (1:625 000 maps)
- plus Rite in the Rain Geological Society Field Notebook
2nd Prize
- 1x GSL Special Publication Voucher
- plus BGS Bedrock Geology UK North and South (1:625 000 maps)
3rd Prize
- 1x GSL Publishing House Special Publication Voucher
All prizes in the undergraduates and graduates category were supported by the Geological Society's Publishing House and Hydrock Group UK
Sponsors
The competition was supported by sponsorship from Envireau Water, Geotechnical Engineering Limited, RSK, Structural Soils, Hydrock, the Geological Society's Publishing House and the Regional Groups of the Geological Society.