The
Polish-American Club of the Triangle (PAC) invites everyone to enter its 2015
Photography Contest.
What to enter
The
Contest’s theme is Poland we don’t know. We believe
that there are many yet undiscovered aspects of Poland and of being Polish. We
are looking for digital photographs that capture unique, original and creative
images of anything and everything truly Polish – as defined and revealed by the
contesting photographers. Ideally, your
photographs should highlight the diversity of Polish people, their history,
culture and customs, whether the images are taken in Poland, the United States
or anywhere in the world.
The Club
intends to award the following prizes:
·
Grand Prize $500
& a commemorative plaque
·
2nd Prize $300
& a commemorative plaque
·
3rd Prize $100
& a commemorative plaque
·
Honorable Mentions
How to enter
All entries,
no more than three
(3) images per entrant, must have been taken within two (2) years
before the date of entry. Entries may be in any format — including, but not
limited to digital files, digital prints, color transparencies, color prints,
or black and white prints — as long as they are submitted electronically. All
digital files must be 25 megabytes or smaller, must be in JPEG format,
and must be at least 1,600 pixels wide (if a horizontal image) or 1,600 pixels
tall (if a vertical image). Only minor editing like color correction,
brightness, contrast is acceptable, as is cropping. The photograph, in its
entirety, must be a single work of original material taken by the Contest
entrant. By entering the Contest, entrant represents, acknowledges, and
warrants that the submitted photograph is an original work created solely by
the entrant, that the photograph does not infringe on the copyrights,
trademarks, moral rights, rights of privacy/publicity or intellectual property
rights of any person or entity, and that no other party has any right, title,
claim, or interest in the photograph.
All entries
must be accompanied by the following information: entrant name, address,
telephone number, email address, and photo caption. Photo captions must
accompany all submissions, and should include the subject of the image, the
location the image was taken, and the name of the photographer.
By entering
this Contest, the entrant explicitly agrees to the terms and conditions as
described in the attached PAC Photo Contest 2015
Legal Conditions.
ELIGIBILITY AND JUDGING
Members of
the PAC Executive Board and their immediate families as well all involved in
the Contest organization, are not eligible to participate.
Images will
be judged on thematic originality, artistic merit, composition and technical quality.
All submitted photographs will be presented to the jury anonymously. The judges
will be three renowned photographers:
Jan
Krzysztof Teller, PAC
President (ex officio)
DEADLINES
Online
entries can be submitted starting immediately. Deadline for submitting entries is
November 30,
2015. Awardees will be announced in December 2015. The Club reserves the right to change any
deadline(s) as the result of causes beyond its control.
WINNING PHOTOS
The Club
intends to exhibit the awarded and other selected photographs on the Club’s
website. The grand-prize winner's image will be posted on the Club website
homepage until the next contest takes place. Other selected images will also be
featured throughout the year.
YOUR RIGHTS
You will
retain all rights to any photograph you submit -- including ownership if
applicable. You only grant The Club rights (as described below) to your
photograph if you are honored by the competition as one of the prizes winner.
Before you are formally honored by the contest, The Club will contact you to
confirm that you wish to grant us rights to your image as described below.
If your
photograph is formally honored by the Contest as a prize winner or honorable
mention, you grant The Club a royalty-free, nonexclusive right, in perpetuity,
to: use the photograph on the Internet in support of our mission; use the
photograph in The Club’s communications;
use, in connection with the Photo Contest, your name, city, state and country
of residence in promotions and other publications; keep the files provided, and
to archive the images in electronic forms, so that your photos can be used to
support our mission and be properly credited.
As
conditions of this permission, The Club shall credit all photographs with the
caption “© Person's Name”.
QUESTIONS
