£1000 Competition Open to Every Amateur Photographer

From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia

£1000 Competition Open to Every Amateur Photographer is an ad published in the Daily Express on 6 october 1921.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was among the judges of the october competition.


Daily Express (6 october 1921, p. 9)

£1000 Competition

Open to Every Amateur Photographer

Kodak Ltd. offer Monthly Cash Prizes for good pictures by bona-fide amateurs. There are no restrictions. You can use any camera or any photographic material you like. It is the picture that will be judged, not its photographic quality.

There are two sections, "Senior" for those over 16 years of age and "Junior" for those under 16.

Monthly Prize List.

Senior Section

(over 16 years of age)
1st Prize .... £50
2nd " .... £25
3rd " .... £10
4th " .... £5
10 Prizes of £2 each

Junior Section

(Under 16 years of age)
1st Prize .... £25
2nd " .... £10
3rd " .... £5
4th " .... £2
30 Prizes of 10/- each

Subjects to be illustrated.

IN OCTOBER

For the most suitable picture illustrating "October," or, as an alternative, "Out of Doors in Autumn." Closing date November 15th. 1921.

IN NOVEMBER

For the most suitable picture illustrating "November," or, as an alternative, "Animals" (wild or domestic.) Closing date December 13th, 1921.

IN DECEMBER

For the most suitable picture illustrating the title "December," or as an alternative, "Home." Closing date January 17th, 1922.

IN JANUARY

For the most suitable picture illustrating the title January, or, as an alternative, "Winter." Closing date February 14th, 1922.

IN FEBRUARY

For the most suitable picture illustrating the title "February," or, as an alternative, "Winter Sports and Games." Closing date March 14th, 1922.

IN MARCH

For the most suitable picture illustrating the title "March," or, as an alternative, "Childhood." Closing date April 11th, 1922.

Judges for October

Sir Arthur/Conan Doyle
Mr. Gerald du Maurier

Ask your nearest Kodak dealer for full particulars and Entry Forms.

Kodak Limited, Kingsway, London, W.G. 2.