A NATIONAL competition has been launched offering snap-happy pupils in the Wellington area the chance to win £1,000 for their school.

cartridgesave.co.uk is challenging children aged four-11 nationwide to print off and send in a photo of something that matters to them.

Alongside each entry they must explain, in fewer than 100 words, why the person, event, place or object depicted is so important to them.

A panel of judges will award the photographer of the best entry £1,000 for their school to spend on print or photographic equipment. Two runner-ups will receive £500 for their school and all three placed entrants will bag themselves a state-of-the-art camera worth £100.

In addition, the top 50 entries from across the UK will be showcased in a free-to-download-and-print photo album. This album will become a testament to the things that mattered to children in 2016, that can be printed and physically handed down to their children’s children.

The Generation P competition will be judged by Stuart Nicol, former head of pictures for The Daily Telegraph and group picture editor of The Press Association. More recently he worked as a photo manager at the 2012 London Olympics.

He will be joined by Dr Sandi Mann, a behavioural psychologist from the University of Central Lancashire who specialises in the analysis of things that matter to people.

Children can access hints and tips from Stuart Nicol and Dr Sandi Mann on what makes a good photo and how best to explain why it matters, plus full details of how to enter, at www.cartridgesave.co.uk/printwhatmatters/news