IPF Portrait Prize 2017 Competition : Indian Photography Festival

Organisation : Light Craft Foundation
Event Name : Indian Photography Festival
Competition Name : Portrait Prize 2017 Competition
Application Last Date : 30th July 2017
Applicable For : 18 years of age or older
Prize : INR. 50,000
Location : Hyderabad
Website : http://www.indianphotofest.com/

IPF Portrait Competition :

The ‘Indian Photography Festival’ PORTRAIT PRIZE 2017 is a portrait competition open to the photographers from the Indian subcontinent.

Related : New Town Kolkata Photography Competition 2017 : www.contest.net.in/24441.html

Photographers have been making portraits for centuries and what’s so interesting about portraiture is its ability to capture the essence of a person, a time-period, or a culture. This award aims at discovering the compelling portraits and extra-ordinary talents.

Prizes :
** Cash Prize – First Prize – INR. 50,000 | Second Prize – INR. 25,000 | Third Prize – INR. 10,000.
** Exhibition of the 20 finalists as part of the Creative Image Exhibitionat the Indian Photography Festival – Hyderabad 2017 from 21 SEP – 08 OCT.
** Winning Images to be published in Creative Image Magazine.
** One Year Print Subscription of the Creative IMAGE Magazine.
** Possible chances of exhibiting at overseas festivals.

Terms and Conditions :
This is an Agreement between the Applicant and Light Craft Foundation.
By submitting an image applicants agree to the following Terms and Conditions:
** The ‘Indian Photography Festival’ Portrait Prize is open to any, 18 years of age or older, from the Indian subcontinent.
** The entry should be appropriate with the category of portrait; you can also submit group portraits and self-portraits.
** Digital files must be no longer than 2000 Pixels in either height or width and saved as Jpegs (.jpg), in RGB format and not exceed 4 MB per file, at 72dpi.
** No identifying mark is allowed anywhere on the entry.
** The copyrights of the images remains with the photographer.

** All entrants understand that any image submitted to the competition may be used for publicity and promotional purposes in any media related to the competition, at no charge; the photographer will be credited for the use of their work.

** The entrant must be the sole author of the photograph and the photograph must be an original work and the entrant is responsible for taking all steps necessary to protect the rights of persons depicted, including but not limited to obtaining their permission.
** Also the entrant should be responsible for any legal issues related to the entries submitted and agree to pay any costs occurred due to the same.
** The results will be announced during the opening of the Indian Photography Festival – HYDERABAD on Sept 21st 2017 @ 6:00 PM.

** The finalists and the winners in the Portrait Prize will be exhibited during the Indian Photography Festival – HYDERABAD from Sept 21st 2017 – Oct 8th 2017 and may tour different cities in India and overseas and by submitting an entry, you are agreeing to have prints of your photographs shown in these exhibitions at no charge.

** Photographers selected for the exhibition will be required to obtain a model release form the person/s featured in the photograph and a minor release form signed by the parent or legal guardian in case of a minor.

** Winners are responsible for the payment of any taxes or fees levied on the prizes.
** Light Craft Foundation reserves the right to suspend or postpone or amend the competition.
** Light Craft Foundation reserves the right to exclude entries and withhold selection for violating any of its terms and conditions
** Please email us to info [AT] indianphotofest.com in case of any queries.
** Only one entry per applicant and the last date for submission is 30th July 2017.