Stirling 900
Commemorative Photobook
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Stirling 900 - a Celebration of the People and the Place
Let’s capture this special year!
A special commemorative photobook will mark Stirling's 900th year as a Royal Burgh. Stirling Photography Festival are delighted to be creating a special photography book in celebration of Stirlingshire, the people and the place. Generously sponsored by Stirling District Tourism, this curated collection of photographs submitted by the public will be a unique record of this exceptional year.
Throughout this 900th birthday year we encourage you to capture what you love about Stirlingshire, what moves and inspires you. We are looking for photographs that capture the best of our region's places, events, and people.
We aim to highlight all the fabulous events of this anniversary year by encouraging you to visit them and join in with your camera. If you have any photographs of the celebration activities from across Stirlingshire - sport, music, heritage, cultural and community please submit them for a chance to be included in this special commemorative book.
Submit your photos with our submission form or by emailing: stirlingphotographyfestival@gmail.com before Monday 7th April 2025. Submissions are now closed.
Follow us on social media to keep up to date with what is happening throughout #stirling900.
You can find out more about other events taking place throughout the year by visiting the official Stirling 900 events page here.
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Theme: We welcome photographs of people, celebrations, landmarks and landscapes from across Stirlingshire taken in 2024 or 2025.
Entries: Up to THREE entries per person. To maximise your chances of inclusion in the book, we encourage you to submit a variety of images from different events/people/locations/dates.
Submission: Entries need to be submitted BEFORE MONDAY 7th APRIL, via this submission form or at the submission email stirlingphotographyfestival@gmail.com
Image Quality: We require a high resolution jpeg/png/TIFF file. Please DO NOT use watermarks, signatures or borders as these will not be considered.
Open to All: Open to photographers of all ages, skill levels and abilities, and with photographs taken on all types of cameras and camera phones.
Own Work: All images entered must be entirely the work of the photographer. If applicable, and you require permission from a third party to use an image, it is your responsibility to secure that permission prior to submission.
Composite/Ai Images: Composites are permitted provided all component images are the photographer's own. Photographs must be taken with a camera and not created with Ai programs. We discourage you from submitting Ai altered images, but using Ai tools in the editing process is acceptable within reason.
Consent: Images of people at public events are allowed but if a photograph features a minor (under 18 years of age) or group of minors as a major component of the image. The photographer must supply written parental permission for the image to be used publication.
Curation of submissions: The book will be a curated collection of photographs and therefore not all submissions/artists will be included. The decision of the panel will be final. Images must be deemed suitable for exhibition in public places and any image considered inappropriate will be excluded.
The curation panel will be comprised of:
Dr David Mitchell - Trustee, Stirling District Tourism
Dr Murray Cook - Archaeologist, Stirling Council
Tara McLoughlin - Artistic Director and Venues Manager, Stirling Council
Professor Kirstie Blair - Dean of Arts and Humanities, University of Stirling
Laura Fyfe – Writer and Stirling Makar, 2021-2024
Stirling Photography Festival Creative Team
All entrants: All entrants will be notified by email, whether or not their image(s) has been selected by mid May 2025.
Publishing: Contributing artists will be invited to pre-order a copy of the book at a preferential rate. Copies will be available for general sale from Stirling District Tourism, more details to follow.