The Macallan Masters of Photography

Prizes and Rules

First Prize

Scotland - The Ultimate Road Trip

Win our competition and you and a partner will embark on an incredible 10 day trip across Scotland.

We’ve designed this trip as a visual feast of Scotland’s most stunningly beautiful natural landscapes, taking you leisurely from our historic capital, Edinburgh, to The Macallan’s spiritual home on Speyside and off the beaten track to Applecross before driving through the majestic Great Glens by Loch Ness and through dramatic Glencoe.

You’ll stay in our best city hotels and even in a 15th Century castle. You’ll sample the delights of Scotland’s larder, dining at award-winning restaurants. You’ll even sea kayak amidst abundant wildlife off Wester Ross.

And of course you’ll be The Macallan’s guest at the exclusive Easter Elchies House where you’ll sample the famous ‘Six Pillar’ dinner and receive a personal tour of the distillery. We think this is the Ultimate Road Trip.

See sample itinerary

Second Prize
Nikon D7000 DSLR
The D7000 includes a range of new features to ensure superior image quality including 16.2 effective megapixels with the newly developed Nikon DX format CMOS image sensor.

Third Prize
Nikon P7000 Coolpix
The P7000's superb image quality is guaranteed by a wide-angle 7.1x zoom NIKKOR lens giving a 28mm to 200mm range.

Highly Commended
A 12 month subscription to Digital Camera magazine, from the makers of PhotoRadar.com.

The Rules

1. Entering your photographs:
Entries must be submitted in accordance with the instructions set out on the Entry page. Details about acceptable photo manipulation and eligibility are detailed here.

2. Closing dates:
All entries close at 5.00pm GMT, 30th June 2011.

3. Notification:
Winners and runners-up entrants will be announced on the competition website on 29th July 2011.

4. Judging:
The top twenty entries as voted by the public will enter the final judging stage. The decision of the judges in deciding the winners is final and The Macallan will not enter into any correspondence regarding the judging or organisation of the competition.

5. Affidavit of eligibility:
The presumptive winner(s) will also be required to sign and return within seven (7) days of receipt an affidavit of eligibility and winner liability/ publicity release before receiving the prize.

For detailed competition terms and conditions please click here.

Itinerary

Days 1 & 2
Historic Edinburgh

Get right to the heart of this historic city on a walking tour of Edinburgh’s Old Town with a local guide. In the evening experience its darker side on a world famous Mercat ghost tour. Dinner and overnight will be at the fashionable Missoni Hotel.

Spend a day experiencing the life of Kings, Queen’s and their Castles, visiting Edinburgh Castle, Holyrood Palace & the Royal Yacht Britannia. To finish the day royally dine at Michelin-starred chef Paul Kitching’s award winning restaurant 21212 in Edinburgh. A second night at Missoni Hotel.

Day 3
St Andrews

St Andrews is the Home of Golf and offers some of the best Links courses in the world. Ryder Cup legend Sam Torrance’s signature Torrance Course at the Fairmont resort is just one of them. To handle Scottish golden Eagles and Falcons visit the Scottish Falconry Centre by Coupar. Reward yourself with dinner at the award-winning Inn at Lathones, a 400 year old coaching inn just outside St Andrews, before taking a well deserved rest for the night at Fairmont St Andrews.

Days 4 & 5
The Macallan Experience

In the heart of whisky making country, high upon the river Spey stands Easter Elchies House, Spiritual Home of The Macallan. Built in 1700 this Jacobite home was refurbished to its former glory and now welcomes guests from across the world. You will stay for two nights to enjoy true Scottish hospitality with a sumptuous The Macallan Six Pillar dinner, fly-fishing with Willie, the Ghillie, on the river Spey and a tour of the distillery to experience how The Macallan is made. This will be a wonderful retreat to reflect on all your experiences to date.

Day 6
Culloden

You will be heading west towards Inverness and visit Cawdor Castle on the way.

More than two centuries ago Bonnie Prince Charlie used Culloden House as his lodging and battle headquarters prior to that fateful battle on Culloden Moor. You will dine and stay at what is now the Culloden House Hotel, voted top Scottish hotel in the Conde Nast Reader Awards 2011 and No.1 listed Scottish hotel on the Conde Nast Gold List. There you are free to wander about the elegant parkland to enjoy the tranquility and majesty of the grounds. For a real insight to this history of this area visit the Culloden Battlefield and Visitor Centre.

Day 7
Dornoch

Only an hour North lies the family owned and run, Dornoch Castle Hotel that has been carefully refurbished to maintain the character of the Castle as a historic and comfortable residence.

Plenty to do in the area – golfing at Royal Dornoch links, wildlife watching on the local estate, a visit to the chocolate factory at Durness or The Castle & Gardens of Mey, the home of the late Queen Mother.

Day 8
Applecross - driving Scotland’s most scenic road

You will see Scotland in its full glory on this beautiful stretch of road. The drive takes about 3 hours, but you will want to take your time to enjoy the scenery. Just leave some time for sea kayaking off Wester Ross. Seafood dinner and overnight at the famous Applecross Inn.

Day 9
Glasgow - finish with a stunning drive

Today you have a long, but stunning drive down the Great Glen by Loch Ness, through Glencoe and then along the banks of Loch Lomond to Glasgow. You will be dining and staying at the Mar Hall Golf & Spa Resort.

Day 10
Depart from Glasgow

With a later departure, you’ll have time to explore Glasgow and all this stylish city has to offer in terms of museums like Kelvingrove and the Riverside and architectural delights such as Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Art School. You’ll find outstanding shopping opportunities along the Style Mile to stock up on last minute souvenirs.

Time to say goodbye to Scotland and head home to tell all about your experiences, the whisky you have tasted and, most importantly, share the photographs you have taken. Perhaps you will share them with us, too…