ABOUT PHOTOARCH

PHOTOARCH IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO EXPLORE THEIR HERITAGE

Shetland school children and their photos

About Photoarch

PhotoArch is a built environment photographic competition for primary and secondary school-aged children throughout Scotland.  It aims to provide young people with the opportunity to express their thoughts, experiences and perspectives on the heritage, buildings and archaeology around them.

Across the World, thousands of children and young adults take part in the International Heritage Photographic Experience, supported by the Council of Europe.  PhotoArch is Scotland’s contribution to this initiative.  In 2004, PhotoArch was launched by the Scottish Civic Trust as a pilot competition for Primary 5-6 children aged 9-10 in Midlothian and Aberdeen.

From 2006 onwards, the competition has been extended to primary school-aged children throughout Scotland. The winning entries from PhotoArch go on to appear in the International Heritage Photographic Experience and the winners and their school will receive a digital camera each.

All entries will appear on this website.

How to take part:

  1. The theme for this year's competition is 'Old and New'.
  2. If you are a school, club leader or are a parent of a home-schooled child, contact the Scottish Civic Trust to let us know you are interested in taking part.
  3. You will be asked to fill in an Entry Form (in the Teacher's Resources area of the website) for each photograph.
  4. Send a digital copy of the photograph to us (do not send paper copies).  You can put all the photos on one CD.
  5. Please make it clear through the file name, who has taken the photograph.
  6. To place the photograph on-line, go to the Teachers Area of the website and fill in the Entry Form.

DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES:JANUARY 20TH 2012

For the full set of Rules of participation, please download them from the "Essential information" section of the Resources page.