The
Nature, Wildlife and Pet Photography Forum Presents:
The Photographic Contest Series
The Nature, Wildlife and Pet Photography Forum (NWP) opened its doors two years ago February 28, 2005. To celebrate our Second Anniversary, we are going to host a series of photography contests. The winning prize in each contest is a website design (more below).
The purpose of these contests is to get the awareness about NWP out to the larger community. I hope that through this process we will see a greater presence of photographers making their home in the forums here.
The three contests will run sequentially beginning on March 16, 2007. The winner of each contest will be chosen about a month after the ending of each event.
| The Contest Schedule |
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| Theme |
Start Date |
End Date |
| Landscape & Seascape |
March 16th |
April 15th |
| Wildlife |
April 16th |
May 16th |
| Pets |
May 17th |
June 16th |
As the goal of each of these contests is to build a greater community here at NWP, there is no fee for people entering the photography contest. The only thing that we ask is that everyone help spread the word about NWP and the contests being sponsored here. Of course, this is on the honor system and no verification of this will be sought.
If you are a registered member, you may login and enter the contest thread here. This will give you a link to enter the gallery to upload your image.
To learn how to upload your images, please follow the instructions in the link provided below: How to Upload Images!
The Rules:
- You must be a registered member of the NWP with a valid e-mail address and be the sole author and owner of the copyright of the photograph(s)/digital image(s) that you are submitting. If you are not a registered member, you can register here . If you are a current member, login .
- You may submit only one image per category, during the time period that our contest is open. Photographic images received prior to the beginning of the contest or after the deadline will be considered invalid entries.
- You are welcome to enter each of the three contests as they become available.
- Images must be cropped to no larger than 1024 pixels at its longest end and saved as a .jpg file (#8 compression, please).
- Sorry, only digital images will be accepted, however, photographs taken with film and scanned will be accepted.
- As photographers, we have a very strong respect for the copyright of other people's images. As the photographer, you will retain the sole ownership (copyright) of the images that you submit. Your photos will never be used by NWP in any manner for advertising or sale in other publications. Entries that are submitted to NWP may be selected for exhibit as part of our on-going gallery and/or photo of the day. Your submission of your image is your agreement that the file can be used at the NWP website and its subsidiaries without notification or renumeration.
- In addition to respecting photographers, we also have a strong respect for places and other animals that we are photographing. If cruel or unethical practices are suspected, the photo will be disqualified.
- We (NWP) reserve the right to digitally manipulate any posted images in terms of size and borders if selected for publication; however, no other alterations will be made without permission from the owner.
- NWP and its agents will not be responsible for file corruption or loss of entries, whether in uploading transmission or from within our data base.
- You agree to hold the Nature, Wildlife and Pet Photography Forum, its owners, and the judges of this contest harmless of any potential damages or losses that arise as a result of this contest, and that any monetary damages will be limited to the cost of the contest (in this case, nothing).
- If you are chosen to be the winner of the website design, you must have your own hosting service. The upkeep of the site will be your sole responsibility. We are not responsible in any way for the site once it has been loaded upon your server and we deem that it is functioning properly.
About the Websites:
The winner of each contest will be able to choose one of the site designs linked below. Each site design is 'semi-unique.' This means that the literal content and photographic images will be uniquely yours, though the general design layout may be used in the future again by us in another site design.
The sites have all been designed by my wife, Chanthee Keokhaw. Chanthee is our technical administrator and is responsible for what happens behind the scenes here at NWP. She has also developed our professional site for James Morrissey Photography: www.morrisseyphotography.com or www.grandtetonwedding.com -- where our work is diplayed as wedding photographers in the New York Metropolitan area, as well as, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. There you will also see our nature, wildlife, and pet galleries. We work as a team in all our photographic endeavors. Besides wedding photography, we are passionate about nature, wildlife, and pet photography. Hence, we have created this forum for others who enjoy photographing. Whether you are an amateur or professional, we hope that the community at NWP will be a place where you can come to share, learn, and grow together with us. Thank you for participating and good luck.
Available Site Design Layouts:
Site Design 1
Site Design 2
Site Design 3
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