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Organisation : Sanctuary Asia
Award Name : Wildlife Photography Awards 2017
Application Last Date : August 31, 2017
Applicable For : Photographers
Prize : Images shot will be issued in October 2017 issue of Sanctuary Asia magazine
Terms & Conditions : https://sanctuarynaturefoundation.org/
Home Page : https://sanctuarynaturefoundation.org/

Wildlife Photography Awards :

** All entries go through a vigorous judging process, designed to distill the very best from thousands of hopefuls.

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** Certificates will be presented to all winners and any Special Mentions, as decided by the judges whose decision will be final and not subject to further discussion.

** Images shot by the Sanctuary Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017 and the Sanctuary Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017 will be be featured in the October 2017 issue of Sanctuary Asia magazine.

** All entrants submitting images through the Sanctuary website will receive a free annual digital subscription (12 issues) to Sanctuary Asia magazine.
** In case of any queries, please write to images@sanctuaryasia.com.

Terms & Conditions :
1.Judging:
Winners will be chosen by a panel of judges, appointed by Sanctuary Asia, whose decision will be final. In the event the entries do not meet the judges’ standards, the organisers reserve the right to refrain from making an award. Originality, ethics, conservation value, technical quality, subject matter, aesthetics, rarity, mood and action will be among the values placed at a premium by the judges.

2.Ownership:
The entrant must be the sole author and owner of the copyright for all photos entered. By entering the contest, the entrant certifies that the entries do not infringe on the copyright, trademark or intellectual property rights of any other person or organisation. The entrant must be able to provide a no-objection letter from concerned authorities in case required.

3. Submission of images:
A maximum of five images may be submitted by one participant. The last date for submission of all entries is midnight, August 31, 2017, Indian Standard Time. Please submit photographs preferably in digital (jpeg) format only. Scans of negatives, transparencies or photographic prints are acceptable; the photograph need not be taken with a digital camera. Please fill all the required columns before submission.

Note: Only on special request will prints (8”x10” or larger) be accepted. For prints and digital scans, negatives may be required at a later stage. Each print must be clearly labelled with the photographer’s name and full contact details including the postal address and cell/landline numbers.

4. Digital photographs:
Submit your photographs in JPEG format through our website (sanctuaryasia.com) or send them to us on CDs/DVDs. Clearly mention your name, postal and email address and mobile number on the CD/DVD and cover when submitting. All image file names should be renamed as “photographer’s name_speciesname_location_original file name’.

For example “ArjunSingh_Tiger_Ranthambhore_DSC 1234.jpg”. Captions (refer to point no. 5) must be added to each image’s Properties Summary (Windows) or File Info (Photoshop) or as a separate Word or RTF file.

5. Captions:
All photographs must be accompanied by detailed captions indicating clearly the equipment used, location, season, brief description of the subject and how the image was taken. Failure to provide these details could render the entry ineligible for selection.

6. Size:
Images for submission should be 1800/240 dpi pixels (along the shortest dimension) to a maximum file size of 10 MB. Once shortlisted, entries may have to be resubmitted at 3200 pixels/300 dpi (along the shortest dimension) or higher as required by the judges.

Note: The original capture as it was recorded by the camera with no manipulation applied may be requested at any stage of the competition and must be sent to us when requested. TIFF format files of winning images, visually similar to the original JPEG submitted, will be requested from entrants.

7. Compatibility and format:
Images must be submitted as Windows PC-compatible JPEG/JPG at highest compression quality (setting 11 or 12 in Adobe Photoshop) files. Files must be ideally full-size without borders, watermarks or signatures.

8. Large files:
Files (collectively larger than 25 MB) can be easily sent to us through the online submission (sanctuaryasia.com) or by CD/DVD.

9. Manipulation:
The faithful representation of a natural form, behaviour or phenomenon must be maintained. Images may be cropped (to a maximum of up to 20 per cent provided it doesn’t affect the quality of the JPEG) before submission, and limited digital manipulation such as cleaning, sharpening, adjusting levels, curves, colour and contrast is permissible when applied to the image as a whole, provided it doesn’t alter the essence of an image.

10. HDR and Panorama:
High Dynamic Range images (HDR), stitched panoramas are acceptable, under the condition that the elements in the image are not subjected to any addition or removal. The faithful representation of the natural/original moment captured through the technique of HDR and panorama is expected.

The RAW versions of HDR and panorama images have to be submitted at the initial stage. Caption for these images must clearly indicate that they are HDR or panorama. Any discrepancy found in terms of manipulation of the original capture will lead to image disqualification.

11. Colour space:
Images should ideally be colour profiled/corrected using accurately calibrated monitors and utilising Adobe RGB (1998) colour space.

12. Subject and photographer:
Images may be photographed anywhere in the Asian continent. Photographer of any nationality is eligible to participate. To participate under the young photographer category, the person has to be below 21 years of age as of the date of submission.

13.Camera-trap images:
Camera-trap, remote-triggered (stationary and moving) images are eligible. Location, date and time must be mentioned. Such images if taken by a group/organisation (government/non-government) must be accompanied by an ownership letter and a certificate stating that the image was legally obtained.

14.Duration:
Photographs that have previously won an award in the Sanctuary Asia Wildlife Photography Awards (The Call of the Wild) or any other national or international photography contest at the time of submission are not eligible. Photographs may be sent as entries to other photography contests as well.