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Experience Your Northwest
Photo Contest 2008
Below you will find the conditions and rules for entering the Experience Your Northwest Photo Contest 2008. Please read all sections below before submitting your photos. By participating in the contest you indicate that you have read and agree with terms, conditions, and rules. If you have any questions, feel free to email us at experienceyournorthwest@nwinterp.org. |
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What to Enter
We are looking for quality images that capture the beauty and uniqueness of natural features and phenomena in the Northwest. Whether it’s a crimson sunset on a rocky Northwest beach or an up-close and personal shot of an iridescent dragonfly (just to name a few examples), we welcome images taken in the Northwest that highlight the natural scenery, flora and fauna, the history, or people peacefully enjoying and observing them all.
Categories:
Northwest Flora
For this category, we are looking for images of native Northwest flora. From giant old-growth Douglas firs to delicate lichens, if you have an image of Northwest flora worthy of notice, we want to see it! (XYNW08-Flora)
Northwest Wildlife
In this category, we want to see your best images of Northwest
wildlife in its natural habitat. Whether majestic eagles or colorful
sea stars, we are looking for high quality images of native Northwest
wildlife enjoying their natural surroundings. (XYNW08-Wildlife)
Northwest Scenic Landscapes
This category is reserved for images that show Northwest natural landscapes in all their grandeur or even in their quieter, serener moments. From magnificent snowcapped mountains to the more secluded hidden gems along the Washington or Oregonian coastline, here’s an opportunity to show us your best and most beautiful images taken in these unique places of the Northwest. (XYNW08-Landscapes)
People in Nature
Do you know someone who likes to hike, climb, dive, snowshoe, ski, bird-watch, or simply sit back and watch the grass grow? Chances are you do and if that’s the case, we’d like to see them in action! For this category, we are looking for people enjoying the natural environment with the presiding element in images being the beauty of the surroundings and/or natural object of admiration. So if you have an image of mountain climbers traversing up a steep and beautifully pristine snowy slope or a child gazing at a little frog, this is the category for you. Please be sure to check out our Pictures of People discussion for more details and requirements regarding images of people. (XYNW08-People)
Winners of the above four categories will be determined by public vote in the Experience Your Northwest discussion thread after closing of submissions.
Last but not least, we are including a People’s Choice category where the 4 winning images from the above categories will be posted in a group discussion for a final vote for top image. The Peoples Choice voting for the best of Experience Your Northwest opens May 9th and closes May 23rd. Once we tally up the votes, we’ll announce the grand prize winner on the Flickr™ Experience Your Northwest group page and on the NWIA web site. Keep checking Experience Your Northwest for more information.
How to Enter
In order to participate in our Experience Your Northwest Photo Contest 2008, you will need to have a Flickr™ account. Click here to setup an account, and you can find us through Flickr™ group search or come back to this page and use the links to the group. Once you sign up, simply go to our Experience Your Northwest group page and join the group. |
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Once you upload your photos and decide which categories you want to enter, please make sure you tag your images before you add them to the group with one or more of the appropriate contest category tags listed below:
XYNW08-Flora
XYNW08-Wildlife
XYNW08-Landscapes
XYNW08-People
Each entrant may submit up to 3 images per category. Any pictures not tagged will not be considered for the contest. (What are tags?)
Image Requirements
All images should accurately depict the subject matter as it appeared. Photos that have been digitally altered beyond standard optimization (removal of dust, cropping, adjustments to color and contrast, etc.) will be disqualified.
Images submitted must be images with subject matter and scenery that accurately reflects the above category descriptions.
Images entered should have a native resolution of at least 5 megapixels or greater.
Images must include a title, a brief description of the subject matter, and information indicating where it was taken (using Flickr™ Maps is encouraged!).
Images submitted must be images taken either in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, or Northern California.
Note that we are not looking for images of city skylines, latte art, corporate signage, pets, animals at the zoo, or anyone harming or harassing animals or natural environments in any way. See the discussions for more information on this.
As a guide for locations to take your pictures in, we encourage you to check out the Where We Are discussion post on our Experience Your Northwest group page.
Judging
Images entered into the Experience Your Northwest Photo Contest will be judged on subject matter, composition, technical excellence, visual impact, and originality. The judges are a panel of Northwest Interpretive Association staff members familiar with photography and responsible for selecting images for various Northwest Interpretive Association print materials. The panel of judges reserves the right to deny any image submitted to the pool that it deems inappropriate. Any decisions made by judges are final.
Winners
A winner and 2 honorable mentions will be selected for each category through public voting, which will take place on the Flickr Experience Your Northwest page in 4 separate discussion threads. In addition, the four winning category images will be posted for the People’s Choice division in a discussion thread for final voting for the overall contest winner.
Prizes
The winner of the People’s Choice division will receive a Washington and Oregon Recreation Pass, which provides access to state parks in Washington and Oregon and also includes the America the Beautiful Pass allowing access to most national parks and federal recreation sites across the country.
Category winners will receive an NWIA Annual Membership, which includes a 15% discount on all merchandise on our NWIA Online Store and walk-in bookstores (native crafts and passes excluded) around the Northwest.
Category winners and honorable mentions will be announced on May 9th. The People’s Choice Grand Prize Winner will be announced on May 30th. All winner and honorable mention images will be featured on the NWIA website and the Flickr Experience Your Northwest group page.
Contest Opening and Closing Dates
The contest opening date for submissions will begin on March 15, 2008, 12:00 a.m. The deadline for submitting your images is May 1, 2008, 11:59 p.m. Northwest Interpretive Association reserves the right to adjust any deadline dates as the result of causes beyond its immediate control.
Photographer’s Rights
The photographer shall retain ownership and rights to all images submitted to the Experience Your Northwest Photo Contest 2008 other than the rights licensed in the next sentence. By entering this contest, you agree to hereby grant Northwest Interpretive Association (i) a nonexclusive, worldwide, irrevocable, royalty-free license to reproduce, distribute, publicly display and publicly perform the photographs you submit to Northwest Interpretive Association, and (ii) the right to use your name, city, state and country of residence in promotions and other publications.
Legal Conditions
By entering this contest, you indicate you agree to abide by the following legal conditions:
Legal Conditions
By entering the Experience Your Northwest Photo Contest, you are agreeing to the following terms and conditions:
You agree that, regardless of the Experience Your Northwest Photo Contest outcome, you will not challenge the results of the contest or file any claims or suits in connection with the contest against Northwest Interpretive Association (NWIA), its employees, or any of its affiliates. NWIA may, at its sole discretion, terminate or modify the Experience Your Northwest Photo Contest and disclaims any liability to any entrant that may arise.
You agree that the images you submit may be used by NWIA in printed ephemera, on a web site, in a slideshow and screensaver, or any other media, and may be copied and displayed in any country provided that NWIA affords the appropriate attribution to you as the photographer. You may not revoke these terms and conditions to allow NWIA to use any photo you submit to the Experience Your Northwest Photo Contest. While NWIA may use your images, you will still remain the sole owner of all photographic images submitted to the Experience Your Northwest Photo Contest. Images submitted will not be reproduced for any commercial products for resale without additional negotiation with and approval by the photographer.
You agree that NWIA is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information by any technical or human error that may occur in the processing of submissions to the photo competition or in the use of such images in future print or electronic materials, including but not limited to any misprints or typographical errors.
You affirm and ensure NWIA that the photographs you submit are a) your own work, and b) do not (to the best of your knowledge) infringe on the rights of any other person or business.
You affirm and ensure NWIA that any recognizable person(s) depicted in your photographs have given you permission for the use of their image(s) in your photographs. NWIA may ask for proof of permission or copies of signed releases upon request.
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