Photo Contest Rules
The North Branch Nature Photo Contest begins 8/20/18 and ends on 9/25/18. By submitting an entry, each contestant agrees to the rules of the contest. Entrants must be 13 years or older.
SPONSORS: North Branch Arts and the Edgebrook Sauganash Chamber of Commerce
WHAT TO ENTER: Photos should depict the people, places, and things that you consider to be local treasures. To be eligible, a photograph must have been shot by the entrant since January 1, 2017. Cropped photos are eligible. For a photo in which a person is recognizable, you must receive permission from the subject or, in the case of a minor, the subject’s parent or guardian and be able to provide it upon request.
Photos that contain obscene, violent or other objectionable or inappropriate content, as determined by the sponsors are ineligible for this contest.
HOW TO ENTER: Please submit photographs and requested information online through our website. You may submit no more than three (3) photographs. Photographs must be submitted in .jpeg or .jpg format no larger than 20 MB. You must complete a separate form for each photo submitted.
Digital photographs should be taken at the highest resolution possible.
You retain your rights to your photograph; however, by entering the contest, you grant North Branch Arts a royalty-free, world-wide, perpetual, non-exclusive license to publicly display, distribute, reproduce and create derivative works of the entries, in whole or in part, in any media now existing or later developed, for any sponsor purpose.
JUDGING: Photo entries will be judged based on creativity, quality, originality, responsiveness to the prompt and overall impact. Judging will be conducted by panel determined by the sponsors. A People’s Choice winner will be selected based on public voting. Winning photographs will be announced by October 31, 2018. The sponsors will notify the winner via the contact information provided at the time of entry.
PRIZES: Two prizes will be awards: Best Photo and People’s Choice Award (as voted during the Art Walk on 10/6/18). Winners will receive recognition in social media and on Sponsor websites in addition to a gift package valued at a minimum of $25.
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY: All entrants hold the Sponsors and their respective directors, officers, employees, emeriti, fellows, interns, and volunteers (the “Indemnified Parties”) harmless from and against all claims of any nature arising in connection with entrant’s participation in the contest and acceptance or use of a prize. The Indemnified Parties are not liable for any costs, damages, injuries, or other claims incurred as a result of entrants’ participation in the contest or winner’s acceptance and usage of a prize. The Indemnified Parties are not responsible for incomplete or misdirected entries, technical or network malfunctions or failures, or causes beyond their control. Entrants are solely responsible for their entries. Entrants may not submit materials that introduce any software viruses, worms or other programs designed to damage software, hardware or telecommunications equipment or are off-topic, partisan-political, contain advertising, nudity, personal attacks or expletives, or is otherwise abusive, threatening, unlawful, harassing, discriminatory, libelous, obscene, false, sexually explicit, or that infringes on the rights of any third party.
The contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law. The sponsors reserve the right to cancel the contest or modify these rules at its discretion. In the event of a dispute regarding the winners, the Sponsors reserves the right to award or not award the prizes in its sole discretion. The Sponsors reserve the right to disqualify any entrant whose entry or conduct appears in any way to: inhibit the enjoyment of others; tamper with the competition; violate these rules or other applicable law or regulation; infringe on the rights of third parties; or act in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner.
SPONSORS: North Branch Arts and the Edgebrook Sauganash Chamber of Commerce
WHAT TO ENTER: Photos should depict the people, places, and things that you consider to be local treasures. To be eligible, a photograph must have been shot by the entrant since January 1, 2017. Cropped photos are eligible. For a photo in which a person is recognizable, you must receive permission from the subject or, in the case of a minor, the subject’s parent or guardian and be able to provide it upon request.
Photos that contain obscene, violent or other objectionable or inappropriate content, as determined by the sponsors are ineligible for this contest.
HOW TO ENTER: Please submit photographs and requested information online through our website. You may submit no more than three (3) photographs. Photographs must be submitted in .jpeg or .jpg format no larger than 20 MB. You must complete a separate form for each photo submitted.
Digital photographs should be taken at the highest resolution possible.
You retain your rights to your photograph; however, by entering the contest, you grant North Branch Arts a royalty-free, world-wide, perpetual, non-exclusive license to publicly display, distribute, reproduce and create derivative works of the entries, in whole or in part, in any media now existing or later developed, for any sponsor purpose.
JUDGING: Photo entries will be judged based on creativity, quality, originality, responsiveness to the prompt and overall impact. Judging will be conducted by panel determined by the sponsors. A People’s Choice winner will be selected based on public voting. Winning photographs will be announced by October 31, 2018. The sponsors will notify the winner via the contact information provided at the time of entry.
PRIZES: Two prizes will be awards: Best Photo and People’s Choice Award (as voted during the Art Walk on 10/6/18). Winners will receive recognition in social media and on Sponsor websites in addition to a gift package valued at a minimum of $25.
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY: All entrants hold the Sponsors and their respective directors, officers, employees, emeriti, fellows, interns, and volunteers (the “Indemnified Parties”) harmless from and against all claims of any nature arising in connection with entrant’s participation in the contest and acceptance or use of a prize. The Indemnified Parties are not liable for any costs, damages, injuries, or other claims incurred as a result of entrants’ participation in the contest or winner’s acceptance and usage of a prize. The Indemnified Parties are not responsible for incomplete or misdirected entries, technical or network malfunctions or failures, or causes beyond their control. Entrants are solely responsible for their entries. Entrants may not submit materials that introduce any software viruses, worms or other programs designed to damage software, hardware or telecommunications equipment or are off-topic, partisan-political, contain advertising, nudity, personal attacks or expletives, or is otherwise abusive, threatening, unlawful, harassing, discriminatory, libelous, obscene, false, sexually explicit, or that infringes on the rights of any third party.
The contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law. The sponsors reserve the right to cancel the contest or modify these rules at its discretion. In the event of a dispute regarding the winners, the Sponsors reserves the right to award or not award the prizes in its sole discretion. The Sponsors reserve the right to disqualify any entrant whose entry or conduct appears in any way to: inhibit the enjoyment of others; tamper with the competition; violate these rules or other applicable law or regulation; infringe on the rights of third parties; or act in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner.