photomadras.org Shoot Madras Photo Contest 2015 : Photographic Society of Madras

Organisation : Photographic Society of Madras
Announcement : Shoot Madras Photo Contest 2015
Last Date : August 15 2015

Notification : https://www.contest.net.in/uploads/1348-Shoot%20Madras%20contest%202015.pdf
Home Page : http://www.photomadras.org/

‘Shoot Madras’ photo contest with Madras Week.

Photographic Society of Madras (PSM), sharing 158 years of its history with the City, is holding a photography contest during the Madras Week 2015.

Update :
Photographic Society Shoot Madras Photo Contest 2017 : www.contest.net.in/26291.html

There are two groups:
1. Open
2. Students

There are three themes:
1) My Madras The photographer’s personal tribute to Chennai, depicting what it means personally. Including typical Chennai views like beaches, towns, eat outs, city life, cityscapes, Scenes against which day to day life in Chennai plays out.

2) Monuments of Madras From the architect’s scrape book, capturing the magnificence of the city’s architecture, from the oldest to Art Deco and modern architecture of the City.

3) Unusual Madras Strange and unusual happenings in the City. Also the unexpected that breaks tradition and contradicts stereotypes.

Entries may be sent to psm.shootmadras@gmail.com before 22.00 PM on Saturday, 15th August, 2015. An exhibition of prize winning entries will open on 19th August, World Photography Day.

RULES AND REGULATIONS :
Submission:
** One participant can send a maximum of two pictures per theme.

** Each entry should be accompanied by the following data sheet duly filled in. Name, age, telephone, email, postal address, name of college/school/employer, photo caption, Group( A.Open/B.Student), theme(1. My Madras/ 2. Monuments of Madras /3. Unusual Madras)

** Entries may be sent to psm.shootmadras [AT] gmail.com
** Entries will not be accepted on CD or as prints.

** Image size:
** All images are to be submitted in JPEG format. Maximum image size (including any borders) is 1400 pixels wide by 1050 pixels high. Image file sizes should not be bigger than 2Mb.

** Any manipulation or modification to the original image is limited to minor retouching of blemishes and cropping and must not alter the content of the original scene. Highly manupilated images and composite images including HDRs are not permitted. Monochrome images are allowed.

Names:
** No information about the entrant will be given to the selectors. An image showing the name of the entrant on the photo will be disqualified.

Qualification :
** Entry is open to all photographers, amateur and professional, in one of the three groups.

** Copyright: The original image(s) must have been taken using a photographic process and all entrants must have the sole copyright to each image they submit. Clip Art and Copyright Free material are not acceptable. Photographic Society of Madras assume no responsibility for misuse by anyone of the copyright of published images.

** Compliance: The organisers may reject any entry/image at their discretion. An entry may be rejected if it does not conform to published competition rules or is deemed unsuitable.

** The entries have to be original work of the entrant, who owns them. The entrants may be asked to provide the original for verification. An entrant failing to provide a requested image file may, at the organisers’ discretion, be considered to be in contravention of the contest rules and will be disqualified.

NOTIFICATIONS :
** Notification of results will be sent by email. Entrants should ensure that they provide an active email address and that spam filters are set to accept emails from PSM. Notifications will not be sent by post.

REPRODUCTIONS :
** By submitting an entry, the entrant permits the organisers to reproduce all or part of the entered material free of charge for PSM publicity in print or online internet site and/or in other media.

PRIZES :
Winners will be selected in each group and theme. So there will be six sets of first, second and third prizes.

Last day to enter the contest is August 15 2015