PHOTOGRAPHERS can snap up some fantastic prizes in our exciting new Echo Camera Club Dorset competition.

The Daily Echo and Castle Cameras have teamed-up to offer photographers the chance to win £250 in Castle Cameras vouchers in our new quarterly picture contest.

Launching in October, members of the Echo Camera Club Dorset group on Facebook will be invited to submit a picture that best captures autumn.

Entrants should submit one photo each and pictures must be taken within the boundaries of the group which are Dorset and Hampshire as far east as Lymington.

To enter, simply visit facebook.com/groups/echocameraclubdorset and post your entry in the comments of the thread pinned to the top of the page.

Entrants should also include when and where their picture was taken.

The closing date for the competition is midnight on October 31.

The quarterly competitions will take place in October, January, April and July.

Castle Cameras said: "At Castle Cameras we thoroughly enjoy seeing all the photos in the Echo Camera Club Dorset Facebook group and are proud to work with the Echo to support this inclusive and encouraging club. We are excited to be able to offer this new quarterly prize to our local community and can’t wait to see your entries for the competition."

Photographers will also have the chance to win £50 in Castle Cameras vouchers in our themed monthly competitions.

Since the Echo Camera Club Dorset group launched in February 2017, the group had attracted more than 4,200 members.

In that time, thousands of pictures celebrating our glorious surroundings and the people and wildlife that make our location such a wonderful place to live have been submitted by photographers of all ages and abilities.

The competitions are open to all members of Echo Camera Club Dorset. New members are welcome to join.

Best of luck!