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Nikon Photo Contest, 2012–2013

Nikon Photo Contest, 2012–2013
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 30th November 2012 Nikon announces that the Nikon Photo Contest will open on 1st December. The entry period for one of the world’s most respected photography competitions is from 1st December 2012 until 28th February 2013.

The Nikon Photo Contest (NPC) is the new name for what was formerly the Nikon Photo Contest International, which has been running since 1969. In this, the competition’s 34th year, as well as a new name, the NPC has undergone some important changes including the establishment of a movie category.

The NPC is welcoming entries in four categories: single photographs (Category A), photo story (Category B, two to five images that present a theme or idea), photographic videos (Category C, featuring videos of up to 45 seconds in length), and Motion Snapshots (Category D). In category D Nikon is requesting works in the new Motion Snapshot image format that combines still images and movies taken with Nikon 1 system cameras.
Both professional and amateur photographers of all abilities and experience from every country are eligible to enter.

The judges of the NPC include well-known photographers active on the global scene who will select a total of 64 works for first, second, and third prizes in each category, together with a Grand Prize for the very best entry. A new addition is the Participants’ Award for Most Popular Entry, which will be chosen by the contest entrants. Winning entries are to be announced in the summer of 2013 and are to be included in a public exhibition (the location, date, and other details of which are yet to be announced).

Winning entrants will be awarded with money to spend on Nikon products ranging from \100,000 (approx. €970[1]) to \1,000,000 (approx. €9,700[2]) as well being included in the exhibition of prize winning works.

For more information about the NPC, including the list of judges, how to enter, competition rules, a full list of prizes and category eligibility, go to the official website: http://www.nikon-photocontest.com/en/

2013 Black & White Portfolio Contest Entry Info

2013 Black & White Portfolio Contest Entry Info

Submissions accepted from 10/01/12 to 12/31/12

MORE WINNERS!

28 Spotlight winners will be featured photographers in issues of Black & White in 2013 and 2014
20 Excellence winners will have their work featured in four-page spreads in the August 2013 Portfolio Contest Special Issue.
80 Merit winners will have their work featured in two-page spreads in the August 2013 Portfolio Contest Special Issue
NEW JUDGING: We have expanded our panel of judges. Each judge will act independently and winners will be chosen from merged lists of all judges.
ADDITIONAL BENEFITS: We have selected 200+ photographs from earlier Single Image and Portfolio Contest entries that were not previously selected for an award and are including them in a special issue designed for newsstand distribution. Our initial issue for this market will include photographs from the Portraiture/Children and Animal categories. It is an additional opportunity to have your work shown. If this venture is successful, we will publish additional issues with selections from other categories.
ENTRY BONUS: All portfolios entered will be included in the galleries on our redesigned web site. Each of your photos will have a direct link to your web site. Currently we have more than 25,000 photos from past contests in our searchable galleries with increasing traffic counts. This extra exposure makes the entry fees a good investment for your future.
A portfolio unit consists of no less than 8 and no more than 12 images. The images may represent the high point of a long career, a specific subject, or a special thematic treatment. More than one portfolio unit may be entered (additional fee required). Many of the 700 photographers spotlighted in Black & White so far have experienced welcome jolts to their sales as a result of the exposure. So take the chance of having your work seen by more than 40,000 viewers worldwide (Black & White is sold in 60 countries)!
CONTEST GUIDELINES:
  • ELIGIBILITY: All photographers are eligible except employees and contract workers of Ross Periodicals.
  • IMAGE CAPTURE: Images may be captured using film or digital. Only CD/DVDs will be accepted for entry. No prints or slides!
  • PORTFOLIOS: A portfolio unit consists of no fewer than 8 images and no more than 12 images. There is no limitation on the number of portfolio units that may be entered. Make separate folders for each portfolio, but please use as few CD/DVDs as possible for your entry.
  • PREPARING YOUR CD/DVD:
    • Write your complete name, phone number and email address on the CD/DVD itself.
    • Save images at 300 ppi (lower resolution files cannot be used), 8 bits, in grayscale, as jpeg files only.
    • The size of the scans, whether vertical or horizontal in orientation, MUST be 7 inches wide.
    • Please name each digital image file on your CD/DVD exactly as shown below:
      • Title of image, Location, Year of capture.
      • Example: The Rose, New York City, NY, 2005 or International: Eiffel Tower, Paris, France, 2008
    • Do not use: all capitals, all lower case, underscores, or personal reference numbers in your titles.
    • Avoid using the following characters in an image file name or CD/DVD name: \ | / ? : “ * < >
    • If more than one image is Untitled, name them Untitled 1, Untitled 2, and so on.
    • Do not use Picasa, iPhoto or similar file-sharing programs to burn your CD/DVDs.
    • Before sending CD/DVDs, please double-check that the disks and your image files open properly.
  • ENTRY FEES: Fee for the first portfolio unit is US$45. Each additional portfolio unit is US$30. Payment may be made by check (payable to Black & White), money order, PayPal (payable to bnwmagpicks@aol.com) or credit card (MasterCard, Visa and American Express). Include number, expiration date, 3-digit security code on back of card, name exactly as embossed on card, cardholder’s signature and amount to be charged. For international entries we accept ONLY Mastercard, VISA, American Express, PayPal, or international US dollar money orders. We do not accept bank or money transfers. Entry fees are non-refundable.
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Prints and slides WILL NOT be accepted. CD/DVDs will not be returned (they will be destroyed after review or eventual use). PHOTO RELEASES must be available and furnished upon request for all individuals prominently featured in an entered image. This rule is not generally applicable to street photography. Do not include any releases with your entry. Please forward questions to bnwmagpicks@aol.com or call us at 805.270.3312.
  • COPYRIGHTS AND THE WEBSITE GALLERY: By entering this contest you give your permission for Black & White to print your images in our magazine and on our website for one-time use. Images entered in this contest will be posted on our website gallery with a link to your website unless you NOTIFY US IN WRITING that you do not want your images placed in the gallery. Please refer to our website to see the formatting and copyright protection currently being used.
  • DEADLINE: Entries must be postmarked no later than December 31, 2012.
  • NOTIFICATION: The selection process will take several months to complete. All entrants will be notified by email. If you wish to have a confirmation of receipt of entry, please include a stamped, self-addressed postcard.
  • WHERE TO SEND: Mail: Black & White, PO Box 700, Arroyo Grande, CA 93421.
    Other carriers: 1789 Lyn Road, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420.

WHAT TO SEND

  1. On a sheet of paper, TYPE your name, mailing address, phone number, email address, and website address (this will be published
    if your images are selected and also on the web gallery). DO NOT include an artist statement or curriculum vitae—entries are judged solely on the merits of the images. DO NOT include an image list separate from what is on the CD/DVD.
  2. Your CD/DVD—see above.
  3. Payment—see above.
SOurce : http://www.bandwmag.com/contest-info/4

Poetry Contest 2013

Poetry Contest

Deadline: January 25, 2013
Prize: $1000 grand prize, $300 runner-up, $200 2nd runner-up
Judge: Rhea Tregebov

Rhea Tregebov, Poetry judgeRhea Tregebov is the author of seven collections of poetry, most recently All Souls’, which will be released by Signal Editions/VĂ©hicule Press in September 2012. Her poetry has received a number of awards, including the Pat Lowther Award for her first book, Remembering History, as well as The Malahat Review Long Poem Award, honorary mention in the National Magazine Awards, and the Prairie Schooner Reader’s Choice Prize.

Entry fee: $35 Canadian entries; $40 US entries; $45 Int’l entries (up to three poems may be submitted with each entry, each entry includes a one-year subscription or extension)
Additional entry: $5 each poem

There are two ways to enter:
1. Fill out our paper entry form and mail us your manuscript.
2. Submit online: (please note that a small charge applies to online entries to offset the fee charged by Submittable; also note that Submittable charges in USD)
Canadian entries
US entries
International entries
Additional poem

Source : http://prismmagazine.ca/contests/

Short Fiction Contest 2013

Short Fiction Contest

Deadline: January 25, 2013
Prize: $2000 grand prize, $300 runner-up, $200 2nd runner-up
Judge: Annabel Lyon

Annabel Lyon, Short Fiction judgeAnnabel Lyon’s first novel, The Golden Mean,  is a best seller in Canada and has been translated into six languages. It won the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize and was nominated for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, the Governor General’s Award for Fiction, and the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize. Lyon is also the author of the story collection Oxygen and the book of novellas The Best Thing for You.

Entry fee: $35 Canadian entries; $40 US entries; $45 Int’l entries (includes a one-year subscription or extension)
Additional entry: $5 each piece
Max. word count: 6000

There are two ways to enter:
1. Fill out our paper entry form and mail us your manuscript.
2. Submit online: (please note that a small charge applies to online entries to offset the fee charged by Submittable; also note that Submittable charges in USD)
Canadian entries
US entries
International entries
Additional entries