Capture the sights of your city in photography competition.

BUDDING photographers will already be familiar with the beautiful sights and hidden gems in and around Cardiff.

Now you can put your keen eye and camerawork to good use - and win pounds 1,000 by entering our Cardiff Through A Lens Competition.

Construction company Taylor Wimpey is teaming up with the South Wales Echo to invite amateur photographers to capture the city though a lens.

The competition is an opportunity to arm yourself with a camera, explore the city outside your front door and capture the best of the capital on film.

There are no rules. You can be as creative as you like. All we ask is that you demonstrate through photography what you feel is the best part of living in Cardiff.

All entries will be judged by Taylor Wimpey and the Echo picture desk after the closing date. Ten photographs will be shortlisted from which three deserving winners will be selected. The overall winner will take home a cash prize of pounds 1,000 and two runners-up will receive Jessops vouchers worth pounds 100 and pounds 50, courtesy of Taylor Wimpey.

Sara Taylor, regional sales and marketing director for Taylor Wimpey South Wales, said: "With several developments across Cardiff, we already know what a wonderful place this city is.

"Our photography competition is an excellent way for locals to showcase Cardiff and celebrate why it is such a fantastic place to be.

"We want residents across Cardiff to look more closely at the beautiful surroundings they enjoy every day and then capture them through a lens so homebuyers visiting our Cardiff developments can see exactly what a great city this is.

"We can't wait to see what pictures we receive and, since there are so many beautiful views to choose from, we're sure the only challenge will be deciding which one to capture."

Entrants should e-mail their favourite shots to [e-mail] no later than midnight on Friday, November 6. The top 10 photographs selected by the judging panel will be showcased in the Echo before going on display at the housebuilder's Cardiff developments, The Grove in Radyr, Equinox in Penylan and Stratton Court in Pentwyn.

The exhibitions will be unveiled on Saturday, November 21 and will remain on show for visitors to view at their leisure at the three developments until Christmas. For further information on any of George Wimpey's developments in Cardiff, simply visit the information centres daily, from 10am until 5pm. Alternatively, call 0845 071 4618 for The Grove, 0845 672 5159 for Equinox and 0845 072 9787 for Stratton Court or visit the website at: www.georgewimpey.co.uk

CAPTION(S):

Your photograph of Cardiff could win you pounds 1,000