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Christmas spirit

THE ISSUE

Okay, I know I briefly mentioned the outdoor photography scene as well
Christmas in my introduction last as encouraging talented photographers at a glance
time but this month we do have to bring their work into the full glow
something special for you this festive of public scrutiny. Yet, despite the
season: the big OP Gearing Up overwhelmingly positive response the
Christmas Giveaway competition! awarded images receive online and
We’ve teamed up with numerous elsewhere, it seems that each year
outdoor and photography brands to there are a number of people who
offer you the chance to win lots of cool seem to be waiting, primed, to pour
new-to-market kit that is featured in scorn on the winning photographs.
our expanded Gearing Up section in I struggle to understand this.
We talk with gallery owner and South
this issue. Turn to page 88 to discover Of course, we don’t all agree with
Downs guru Finn Hopson – page 16
all the gear and then see the end of the the decisions of the judges (I don’t
feature for details on how to enter to always and I sit on the judging panels
win the equipment featuring a yellow of several of these competitions), and
‘Win this!’ bubble. It’s free and easy to to voice that disagreement is fine,
enter online, so throw your hat in the but to actively set out to diminish the
ring and you may strike it lucky! photographers behind the winning
As regular OP readers will know, images and/or their photographs flies
we’re strong supporters of several in the face of everything that is great
major photography competitions, about our community. It’s a relatively
as well as running our own Outdoor small one, so we need to take care to Alex Nail on how to get great images

Photographer of the Year. Competitions treat all those involved with the same in stormy weather – page 28
such as British Wildlife Photography level of respect we would like to
Awards (see page 43), Landscape receive ourselves.
Photographer of the Year and Travel Ensuring that any
Photographer of the Year, among criticism is kept
others, have over the past decade or so constructive would
been instrumental in helping develop be good for us all.

Steve Watkins
David Noton on why we should head
out there in all conditions – page 40

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