"Take a view, the Landscape Photographer of the Year Award, is the brainchild of Charlie Waite, one of today’s most respected landscape photographers." Organised by the Sunday Times.
This is a pay-to-enter competition, with entry costing between £7 and £25 for 1-15 images.
But Waite a minute!
16) By entering the competition, you grant Take a view and its sponsors and supporters a non-exclusive, irrevocable licence to reproduce, enlarge, publish or exhibit, on any media, the images for any purpose connected with the competition. This may include, but is not limited to:
a) inclusion in the Take a view book;
b) display at any exhibitions;
c) on a secure web browser for judging purposes;
d) on the Take a view website and on the websites of sponsors and supporters;
e) for use in press releases to be distributed to national, regional & specialist press giving information about or promoting the competition; and
f) on any merchandise commissioned by the organisers.
Entrants also agree that the organisers can sub-license images to the media for reproduction in connection with the competition.
So far, so fairly reasonable. But entrants are paying to provide Tourist Boards with a free photolibrary for promotional use:
In addition, the UK’s national and regional tourist organisations (including, but not limited to: Enjoy England, Visit Wales, VisitScotland, VisitBritain, Britain on view, Jersey Tourism, VisitGuernsey, Northern Ireland Tourist Board) may also reproduce, enlarge, publish or exhibit, on any media, the images for promotional purposes, with sufficient accreditation, from the date of 2008 results notice until 31st December 2009. All photography to be credited ‘Take a view/Photographer name’.
For any use that falls outside this remit, royalties will be discussed & negotiated with the photographer concerned.


The competition is also part-sponsored by VisitWales (aka Wales Tourist Board) which operates an outrageous copyright grab on all the photographers it employs. I hav emailed the organiser and asked them to not accept any further sponsorship from VisitWales
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