2009 International Photo Contest -
Official Rules
COMPETITION RULES
WHO MAY ENTER: Entrants must have an official connection with UMSL through membership in one or more of the following categories:
UMSL Student
UMSL Faculty/Staff
No entrant may submit photos in more than one category.|
Entries from faculty, staff, and individuals involved in competition planning or judging, and entries from professional photographers, are not eligible to win, place, or receive prizes although they may earn honorable mention.
WHAT MAY BE ENTERED: A maximum of three photographs per entrant may be entered.
Enties must be the ORIGINAL WORK of the entrant, and must be photographs taken outside the United States.
Entries must be in print format. Prints must be 4" x 6" in size. When possible, each entry must also be accompanied by a CD containing digital versions of the submitted photographs.
SUBMISSION PRODEDURES: Entries must be in print (4" x 6") format. See note on "High-resolution digital photos" for rules governing digital entries.
All prints entered must have the following information on the reverse side ( preferably on an adhesive label ):
• The title of the work
• The complete name and city/country of the photographer
• When the photograph was taken (month, if known, and year)
• Where the photograph was taken (city or region, and country)
• Proper orientation of photograph, if not obvious
Entries must be accompanied by the official Entry Form, fully completed and signed by entrant. A separate entry form must be completed for each photograph submitted.
Winners may be contacted and asked for more information about the winning entries.
Such additional background information might be incorporated into such things as contest displays and later publications.
HIGH-RESOLUTION DIGITAL PHOTOS may be submitted with the following restrictions:
• Digital photos must be high enough resolution to allow us to produce high-quality enlargements (at least 8" x 10") for our displays.
• Digital entries must be submitted in printed form, on a standard 4" x 6" sheet of photographic-quality paper, with an accompanying digital file on a compact disc. The phographer is solely essponsible for acquiring 4" x 6" prints of his or her engries.
• Digital entries may not be altered or enhanced in any way.
• Digital photos must be identified as such, both on the entry form (by checking the appropriate box) and on the back of the print.
RETURN POLICY: Competition organizers will return the submissions if and only if entries are properly labeled and entrants supply a self-addressed, adequately stamped envelope. We will do our best to return the entries intact and promptly. Winners will be contacted and may be required to supply the original negatives or slides of the winning works from which high quality reproductions will then be made for display purposes. These originals will also be returned as soon as possible. Although caution will be exercised with all work, we are not responsible for lost or damaged entries.
COPYRIGHT POLICY: Rights are retained by the artist. By signing the entry form and submitting it, however, entrants are agreeing that they grant the University of Missouri-St. Louis and the Center for International Studies royalty-free use of submitted photographs in displays and in print and electronic publications. The artist will be fully credited in all such displays and publications.
JUDGING CRITERIA : Entries will be judged on the quality of the image, artistic expressiveness, and creativity. Judges also reserve the right to consider geographic and thematic variety, as well as relevance to the mission of the Center for International Studies, in selecting the winners. All decisions of the judges are final. The competition organizers reserve the right to disqualify entries which do not conform to the stated contest rules and criteria.
DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: WEDNESDAY 18 MARCH 2009 at 5:00 P.M.
Mail or hand-deliver entries to:
International Photo Contest
Center for International Studies
University of Missouri - St. Louis
366 Social Sciences and Business Building (MC 58)
One University Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63121-4400 U.S.A.
For more information, contact us at the above address or by
Phone: 314-516-7299 or
E-Mail: Bob Ell, ellpr@umsl.edu
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