Picture Jharkhand Photography Contest 2017 : picturejharkhand.com

Organisation : Picture Jharkhand
Competition Name : Picture Jharkhand Photography Contest 2017
Contest Last Date : 22 October, 2017
Registration Form : http://www.picturejharkhand.com/Register.php
Website : http://www.picturejharkhand.com/Contest.html

Picture Jharkhand Photography Contest :

PICTURE JHARKHAND Photography Contest 2017 invites you to capture the spirit of the people and culture of Jharkhand in your photographs. Identify people, communities and cultural activities that you think makes Jharkhand exciting, vibrant and colourful.

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Click pictures that best represent the essence of the state, its people and ethos. We encourage you to present the unknown and unseen facets of the state to audiences in India and overseas through your entries.

Eligible Participants Open to all.

Awards :
Professional Photographers’ Essential Bag for Top 10 winners
First Prize LowePro Whistler BP 350 AW
Second Prize LowePro Photo Sport BP 300 AW II
Third Prize LowePro Runner BP 350 AW II
Fourth Prize LowePro Pro Tactic 350 AW
Fifth Prize LowePro Pro Runner BP 450 AW
Sixth Prize LowePro Photo Sport BP 200 AW II
Seventh Prize LowePro Photo Classic BP 300 AW
Eighth Prize LowePro Pro Runner BP 350 AW
Ninth Prize LowePro Hatchback BP 250 AW II
Tenth Prize LowePro Hatchback BP 150 AW
** Gift hampers from Jharcraft for the next five winners (eleventh to fifteenth prize)
** Certificate of recognition for all winners
** Jharkhand t-shirts for all winners

Rules of Participation :
Eligibility :
** Entry to the contest is open to both amateurs and professionals.
** There is no age limit for the participants.
** Participation is open to individuals only.
** Each participant can send in a maximum of 5 entries only.

Technical Criteria :
** There is no fixed matrix or judging criteria. All entries will be judged individually and the winners will be selected by consensus of the Jury.
** The submissions must be in .jpeg format. The file size of each entry must not be more than 20 MBs.
** The photographs will need to be in a horizontal format.
** The submitted work must not contain material(s) offensive to any particular community, group, individual or institution.
** Photo-editing can only be done to the extent of cropping, colour correction and tinting. Any of the allowed alterations, once made, must be clearly mentioned at the time of submission.
** Photographs previously published in any media will not be considered eligible for entry and will face immediate disqualification.
** Submitted entries that have previously been awarded at other competitions will not be considered eligible for entry and will face immediate disqualification.

Register to participate :
** All interested contestants must register at picturejharkhand.com to participate in the contest.
** Registrations open on 22 August 2017, 1300 hrs.
** Registrations close on 22 October 2017, 1300 hrs.

Submit your Entry :
** The entry should be submitted to photo[AT]picturejharkhand.com latest by 22 October 2017, 1300 hrs.
** The entries should be submitted only after registering at picturejharkhand.com
** Entries submitted without registration will not be accepted..
** The email with the entry should contain the candidate’s
** Full name
** Contact no.
** Brief description of the entry in not more than 500 words.

Rights and Reproduction :
** Anyny moral and paternity right regarding the project sent in for the contest is the photographer’s property. However, by submitting a photograph in the competition, the participant agrees to give PICTURE JHARKHAND the first right of refusal to the exclusive use of the picture. This option is valid until 15 November 2020.
** All participants agree to allow their entries to be published or showcased by PICTURE JHARKHAND in print, online and electronic medium where it deems fit to promote PICTURE JHARKHAND. PICTURE JHARKHAND retains the right to publish the submissions and information associated with them and the participants in all communication exercises for PICTURE JHARKHAND campaigns.
** All participants agree to allow registered members of PICTURE JHARKHAND to use their pictures for editorial, academic and non-commercial usage, provided due credit is provided to the photographer.

** Any employee or agent of the Organisers will NOT be liable for:
any costs incurred/loss/liability suffered by participants in relation to the programme
any lost expectation of profits by participant
any failure by participant to understand their rights in relation to Intellectual Property or the rights of the Organizers in relation to Intellectual Property
any other benefit applicants may expect to gain by participating in the programme

Terms and Conditiions :
PICTURE JHARKHAND may change the Terms and Conditions of participation at any time without specific notice. The amended Terms and Conditions will be effective immediately upon being posted on picturejharkhand.com and PICTURE JHARKHAND Facebook page.

Important changes to the Terms and Conditions will be highlighted in picturejharkhand.com for your convenience; however, you acknowledge that it is your sole responsibility to regularly visit the website and Facebook page to read any changes to the Terms and Conditions of Entry. Conditions apply.

Disputes, if any, are subject to the jurisdiction in the courts of Ranchi, Jharkhand only.