2009 Global Focus Photography Competition
Contest Rules
Deadline for entries: *** Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 5:00 P.M. EDT
Who may enter
Entrants must have an official connection with MSU through membership in one or more of the following categories:
- MSU Student
- MSU Faculty / Staff (including retirees)
- MSU Alum and/or Alumni Association Members.
Entries from individuals involved in competition planning or judging, and entries from professional photographers, are not eligible to win, place, or receive major prizes although they may earn "honorable mention".
What may be entered
A maximum of three photographs per entrant may be entered. Entries must be the original work of the entrant, and must be photographs taken outside the United States. Entries must be in print format. Prints must be no larger than 8½” x 11” in size.
High-resolution digital photos may be submitted with the following restrictions:
- Digital entries must be submitted in printed form, preferably at as large a size as will fit on a standard 8 ½ x 11 sheet of photographic-quality printer paper.
- Digital entries must also include the original image file on a compact disk.
- Digital photos must be identified as such, both on the entry form (by checking the appropriate box) and on the back of the print.
- For best results, we recommend using camera capable of capturing images at 5.0 Megapixels or better. Digital photos must be high enough resolution to allow us to produce high-quality 16” x 20” enlargements for our displays. An image with fewer than 5.0 Megapixels may not be suitable for a high quality enlagement. Please keep that in mind when using a digital camera for MSU Global Focus.
Return Policy
Competition organizers will return the submissions if and only if entries are properly labeled and entrants supply a self-addressed, adequately stamped envelope. We will do our best to return the entries intact and promptly. Winners will be contacted and may be required to supply the original negatives of the winning works from which high quality reproductions will then be made for display purposes. These originals will also be returned as soon as possible. Although caution will be exercised with all work, we are not responsible for lost or damaged entries.
Copyright Policy
Rights are retained by the artist. By signing the entry form and submitting it, however, the artist grants Michigan State University royalty-free use, including the creation and use of derivative works, of their winning (including placing and honorable mention) photograph(s) in displays and in print and electronic publications. The artist will be credited in displays and publications as appropriate.
Model Release Policy
Entrants should be sensitive to the privacy of human subjects. Winning photographs which include people will require signed "Model Release Forms" in cases where the privacy of the individuals pictured may appear to have been infringed upon. Such cases would include but not necessarily be limited to ones where the artist appears to have been intruding on another's seclusion, making private facts public, or making the viewer believe something that isn't true about the subject. In order to facilitate royalty-free use, artists must provide signed release forms upon request.
Judging Criteria
Entries will be judged on artistic expressiveness, creativity and on the quality of the image. Judges also reserve the right to consider geographic and thematic variety, as well as relevance to MSU's international mission, in selecting the winners. All decisions of the judges are final. The competition organizers reserve the right to disqualify entries which do not conform to the stated contest rules and criteria.
Submission Procedures:
Entries must be in either slide or print (8½" x 11" maximum size) format. See note on “High-resolution digital photos" for rules governing digital entries. All entries must carry, on the reverse side (preferably on an adhesive label):
- the title of the work
- when the photograph was taken (month, if known, and year)
- where the photograph was taken (city or region, and country)
- proper orientation of photograph, if not obvious
- the complete name and city/country of the photographer
Entries must be accompanied by the official Entry Form, fully completed and signed by entrant. Winners may be contacted and asked for more information about the winning entries. Such additional background information might be incorporated into such things as contest displays and later publications.
Mail or hand-deliver entries to:
MSU Global Focus 2009
c/o Office of International Studies and Programs
207 International Center
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1035 U.S.A.
For more information, contact us at the above address or by:
Phone: 517-355-2350
E-Mail: riel@msu.edu
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