The Remembering Rhinos initiative is the follow up to the wonderful collaboration by 50 of the worlds best wildlife photographers, under the banner of Wildlife Photographer United that created the timeless book, Remembering Elephants in celebration of elephants that has so far raised over £135,000 to fund anti-poaching throughout Africa, under the guidance of the Born-Free Foundation.
This second project has again been brought together by its founder Margot Raggett in association with the born-free foundation.
It was launched through a hugely successful Kickstarter campaign earlier this year which has already raised a staggering £103,000 for the project and guaranteed the funding of the book.
They are now running a competition open to all photographers whether amateur or professional which will ultimately see another 10 images selected to be included alongside those of the 50 photographers already involved, which includes the likes of Greg du Toit – Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013, Art Wolfe and Jonathan & Angela Scott to name just a few.
We are looking for images of wild rhinos of all species to help us tell the story of their lives, illustrated with as many different types of behaviour as possible. The photos need to be taken in the wild, true to the original scene, with minimal editing and nothing added or taken away from the photo.
Entry to the competition will be $10 for the first photography submitted and then $5 for each additional image submitted. There is no limit to the number of images you can enter. Funds raised through this competition will all be added to the project for the benefit of the anti-poaching initiatives to protect Rhinos.
Entries close at 23.59 GMT on the 17th April 2017
The judges of the competition are Keith Wilson, editor of Wild Planet Photo Magazine and also editor of ‘Remembering Elephants’; Margot Raggett, wildlife photographer and the founder of the Remembering Elephants and Remembering Rhinos projects; Chris Packham, TV presenter & wildlife photographer; Daryl Balfour, wildlife photographer; and Ben Brain, editor of Digital Camera magazine.
The 10 winning photographers will have their winning photo (only one per winner) used in the book alongside some of the world’s most respected wildlife photographers. It will also appear in Digital Camera magazine, where the winners will be announced. They will receive a copy of the book and an invitation to the VIP launch in London on October 31st 2017. A copy of their image will also appear in the London exhibition to launch the book and the print sold to raise further funds for the cause.
For more information and to enter this competition click on the link below
