Entries continue to roll in for this year's Irish Times Amateur Photography competition. The closing date of May 31st might seem like a long way off but it will arrive in no time so check out the microsite now. The competition seeks to recognise and reward the great work by passionate non-professional photographers throughout Ireland and beyond.

We have two main prizes of  €1,000 each for the photographer of the year and photograph of the year respectively.

This year thanks to Bermingham Cameras we will also have a voucher for €500 worth of camera equipment for a lucky reader who helps choose the People's Choice Prize – a new award to be chosen by reader's vote in early June.  The competition is open to all our readers in print and online, in Ireland and abroad, from serious hobbyists, "art photographers", photography and art college students,  to the casual snapper.

The main awards are judged by a prestigious panel including Frank Miller (chair), Picture Editor of The Irish Times, Brenda Fitzsimons photographer and Deputy Picture Editor at The Irish Times, Angel Gonzalez, founder and director of the PhotoIreland Festival, Tanya Kiang, director of the Gallery of Photography, John Duncan, an editor at Source magazine, Barry McCall one of the top fashion and commercial photographers in the country, Amaia Arenzana, winner of the 2012 main award, Des Clinton FRPS, Danny McCaughan FRPS and Michael O’Sullivan, current president of the Irish Photographic Federation.

We're looking for photographs from a wide range of subject areas and encourage people to experiment. There are seven categories so there is scope to enter all types of pictures. You can read all about the competition here and we will be publishing a roundup of entries every week until the winner is announced.