Friends of the Nickey Line launches 20th anniversary photographic competition
The Friends of the Nickey Line challenges all photographers from Hemel Hempstead, Redbourn and Harpenden to capture the heritage and life of the Nickey Line on camera! Prizes and commendations will be awarded to winning entries.
This is to celebrate 20 years of the Friends, founded in 2006, and to encourage greater awareness, appreciation, use and support for the Nickey Line.
All photographs entered must have been taken on the Nickey Line and be submitted in one of the following three image categories:
1. Views of / from the Nickey Line
2. The railway heritage and/or architecture of the Nickey Line
3. Flora and/or fauna of the Nickey Line.
The final submission date is 31 October 2026.
Friends of the Nickey Line Chairman Dave Abernethy said, “We are pleased to launch this photographic competition to celebrate the 20th year of our existence as a Friends group for the Nickey Line, a much loved local amenity for exercise and relaxation for all the Line’s three major communities of Hemel Hempstead, Redbourn and Harpenden. ”
RULES
The event is open to anyone, regardless of nationality, age, gender, or professional/amateur status.
Those submitting who are under 18 years of age must have permission to submit from their parent/guardian. In submitting an entry the parent/guardian is deemed to have given consent and agreed to entry as described in these terms and conditions. The Friends of the Nickey Line (FoNL) Committee is not obliged to check this status.
Photographs can be taken by smart phone or stand alone camera but must be submitted digitally.
Digital images must be JPEG format in sRGB colour space, with a minimum resolution of 300 pixels per inch, and maximum dimensions of 1600 x 1200 pixels and file size max 6 MB. (If you are unsure there is a free app called “Image Size” which resizes images for you.) The organiser reserves the right to crop and enhance photographs where appropriate if published later by FoNL.
Photographs must be clear of any watermarks or auto-signatures. Digital adjustments and cropping are acceptable. Conventional editing is allowed, but the use of AI is prohibited.
No more than 3 images may be submitted per individual entrant.
Photographs should be submitted by 31st October 2026 via email to: [email protected]
In the email, entrants must provide:
· the photographer’s name;
· an email address and contact phone number;
· for each image:
- the image category; one of:
1. Views of / from the Nickey Line
2. The railway heritage and/or architecture of the Nickey Line
3. Flora and/or fauna of the Nickey Line.
- the date and place where the image was taken;
- a one-line description.
In submitting photographs, photographers confirm the following:
• Photographs are your own work and they do not infringe copyright or other rights of any third-party or any laws.
• If awarded a prize or commendation, you consent to your name being published by FoNL as a part of the Award publicity
• Where appropriate, the photographer has gained the consent of individuals clearly identifiable in the photographs and/or consent of the parent/guardian in the case of under 18s. Furthermore, those individuals and/or parents/guardians in the case of under 18s, have been made aware that the images will be provided to the FoNL Committee and may be published or authorised for publication elsewhere by FoNL.
• By accepting the Terms & Conditions listed here and subsequently submitting your photographs, you have entered into an agreement with the organiser - The Friends of the Nickey Line (FoNL) Committee - which reserves the right to modify these terms and conditions without notice.
• The FoNL Committee reserves the right to refuse any submission for any reason.
• By supplying any image, you grant the FoNL Committee royalty-free, non-exclusive, perpetual rights to use the images to promote the work of the FoNL, howsoever the FoNL Committee deems to be appropriate.
The FoNL Committee will judge the entries and, at their sole discretion, prizes may be awarded to individual photographs:
· one £50 Amazon voucher;
· two £25 Amazon vouchers; and
· three £10 Amazon vouchers.
The F0NL committee may add commendations to other photographs not awarded a prize.
The prizes are open to anyone except members of the FoNL Committee and their immediate families.
Queries should be addressed to:
- The Friends of the Nickey Line, 6 Bramble Close, Harpenden, AL5 4AN
- 07788 198283