River Lea Photography Competition

As part of the Guildford Street Billboard project, artist Abi Spendlove is running a River Lea photography competition.

Photographs will be judged by a panel of industry professionals, and the winner will be awarded £100! Two runners up will be selected and awarded a special commendation certificate at the Guildford Street Billboard opening celebration.

All eligible entries will be included in a slideshow, to be hosted by Luton’s River Lea and Chalk Hills YouTube Channel!  A QR code to the slideshow of photographs will be included on the billboard artwork.

Everyone is welcome to enter the competition. We hope you’ll visit the River Lea in Luton and experience the rich and diverse cultures that make up our town. We particularly want to encourage people from marginalised communities to apply. If you need additional support or adjustments to enter this competition please contact abispendlove@hotmail.com

Why not use this guide to explore the river

This project has been commissioned by Luton Council, using funding from the Government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

Here’s how to enter.

  1. Visit the River Lea in Luton and take a photograph
  2. Save your photograph as a JPEG, no larger than 2MB, and title it with your name
  3. Email your photo to riverleaphotocomp@gmail.com in the email please include your name, age and postcode

Meet the Judges

Natalie Hewit is a BAFTA-nominated documentary director and producer who has made films for the BBC, Channel 4 and National Geographic among others.
Dr Nicoló Giudice is an academic, writer and photographer. He is the course leader of the BA (Hons) Photography course at the University of Bedfordshire, School of Arts and Creative Industries.
Alexsandra Warchol is a Bedfordshire based documentary photographer, specialising in event, location and people photography.

Guildford Street Billboard:  Vote for your favourite artwork

Please select one of the following images to be used in the design for the Guildford Street Billboard. The design with the most votes will be used in the public artwork.

Choose your Favorite

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