Photo Contest Rules

Term:
Advancing Your Photography (AYP) November 2014 Photo Contest begins November 4, 2014 and ends November 21, 2014, at 11:59 PM Pacific Standard Time (PST). By submitting an entry, each contestant agrees to the rules of the contest and states that they are 16 years old or older.

Who may enter:
Photographers who are 16 years old or older-except for individuals affiliated with AYP, including employees, emeriti, Regents, trustees, interns, volunteers, fellows, research associates and their immediate families (children, siblings and spouses) and others living in their households-are eligible. AYP will determine winners’ eligibility in its sole discretion.

What to enter:
One photograph depicting what the holidays mean to you.

AYP will award a prize to the best photograph submitted. By submitting your photo, you have agreed to the rules and regulations.

Photographs must have been shot by the entrant.

Cropped photos are eligible. We do not accept digitally or otherwise enhanced or altered photos. Minor adjustments, including spotting, dodging and burning, sharpening, contrast and slight color adjustment or the digital equivalents, are acceptable. If the judges determine that a photographer has altered his or her photo, they reserve the right to disqualify it.

For a photo in which a person is recognizable, you must secure a model release from the subject or, in the case of a minor, the subject’s parent or guardian and provide it to AYP upon request.

Photographs that have won any other contests are not eligible. We define winning as having won a grand prize or 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place overall. Photos that violate or infringe upon another person’s rights, including but not limited to copyright, are not eligible.

How to enter:

Please submit photographs and requested information on-line through our web site at www.silberstudios.com/photo-share. We do not accept photographs submitted through the mail. Submit no more than one (1) photograph. We do not accept more than one contestant per e-mail address.

High-quality scans of non-digital photographs are acceptable. Digital photographs should be taken at the highest resolution possible. Use the on-line entry form on our website. Photographs must be in a .jpeg, .jpg or .gif format. Files submitted may not be larger than 5Mb.

AYP reserves the right to disqualify incomplete entries and/or contestants who are unable to submit, upon request, a high-resolution photograph of at least 300 dpi at 3,000 pixels on the longest side or an original photo negative, print or slide.

AYP may collect a photograph’s metadata upon entry.

You retain your rights to your photograph; however, by entering the contest, you grant AYP (and those authorized by AYP) a royalty-free, world-wide, perpetual, non-exclusive license to publicly display, distribute, reproduce, and create derivative works of the entries, in whole or in part, in any media now existing or later developed, for any AYP purpose, including, but not limited to, advertising and promotion of the magazine and its website, exhibition, and commercial products, including but not limited to AYP publications. Any photograph reproduced will include a photographer credit as feasible. AYP will not be required to pay any additional consideration or seek any additional approval in connection with such uses.

Entry deadline:
All entries must be received through the AYP web site by 11:59pm Pacific Time on November 21, 2014.

Judging:
Judging of the contest will be conducted by the producers of AYP and www.silberstudios.com. Winning photographs will be announced on either www.silberstudios.com, twitter, facebook, or any other social media platform on November 27, 2014.

AYP will notify the winner via the contact information provided at the time of entry; AYP may disqualify anyone who fails to respond to the notification within five business days.

The contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law. AYP reserves the right to cancel the contest or modify these rules at its discretion. In the event of a dispute regarding the winners, AYP reserves the right to award or not award the prizes in its sole discretion. AYP reserves the right to disqualify any entrant whose entry or conduct appears in any way to: inhibit the enjoyment of others; tamper with the competition; violate these rules; infringe on the rights of third parties; or act in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Decisions of AYP are final.

Please do not contact us about the status of entries or judging.

Prizes: Prizes will be announced on www.silberstudios.com

Winners must sign a release and license, declaration of eligibility, and will be responsible for paying any taxes they may owe on a prize.