Aapala Paryavaran Photography Competition 2016

Organization : Aapala Paryavaran Publication
Competition Name : Aapala Paryavaran Photography Competition 2016
Competition Last Date : 30th August 2016

Website : http://www.paryavaran.org/phtography-competition/

Photography Competition:

Aapala Paryavaran’ is one of the renowned bilingual magazine devoted entirely to environmental issues. It provides a platform for like-minded people to raise issues, discuss them and try to find solutions. It gives opportunity to amateur writers and encourages activists to communicate with each other.

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This time Aapala Paryavaran is coming up with its first ‘Photography Competition’. This competition will be a platform for amateur photographers as well as the environmentalists. There will be a photography exhibition to display the photographs as well as attractive prizes for the winners.

Pre-Qualification Criteria:
Images should be clicked in wild habitat within India only. Participants can send 4 entries per category

Categories:
1. Wildlife :
** Birds and Mammals of India.
** Images captured in Zoo are not eligible.
** Nesting photographs are not eligible.

2. Macro :
** Reptiles, Amphibians, Butterflies, Insects and Molluscs of India.

3. Environmental issue :
** Habitat destruction, Cruelty in wildlife or similar environmental issues.

Best 300 images will be displayed at the Exhibition.

Important Dates :
** Announcement of competition – 10th July 2016
** Last date of submission – 30th August 2016
** Open judging for best 300 images – 18th September 2016 (Tentative, as per judges availability)
** Exhibition – 2nd October or 9th October (As per venue availability)

Prizes:
** 1st – Rs. 10,000/-
** 2nd – Rs.5,000/-
** 3rd – Rs.2,000/-

All three categories will have same prizes.

Entry fee:
** Rs.600/- for all three categories.
** This Rs.600/- includes annual subscription of Aapala Paryavaran Magazine and the competition entry fee.
** If you are already a subscriber then you can gift this subscription to your friends but the amount you will have to pay.

Submission of images:
** Submit your photographs by email to (paryavarancompetition@gmail.com)
** Please submit photographs preferably in digital (Jpeg) format only. Files must be low resolution (file size below 2MB – at 300 DPI) without borders, watermarks or signatures.
** Camera trap images, HDR and Panorama are not allowed.
** The last date for submission of all entries is midnight, 30th August 2016 IST.
** Clearly mention your full name, postal and email address and contact number.
** Image file names should include ‘photographer’s name_category_subject’. For example ‘Avinashbhagat_wildlife_Shikra.jpeg’ or ‘Avinashbhagat_Environmentalissue_dumping.jpeg’

Information:
** All photographs must be accompanied by camera and lens used, location, season, short description of the subject and how the image was taken.
** Full name of the Photographer, Contact Number, Full Address, Email ID.
** Payment details – Eg. Cheque number, NEFT Transaction code.
** This information should be sent in one word file along with the photographs.