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| Sept. 21, 2006 Nikon Photo Contest International 2006 - 2007 is now accepting entries. The Nikon Photo Contest International is now accepting entries and this year's theme is "At the heart of the image" with two image categories a. Free Subject and b. Smile, Smile, Smile! The contest is open to all photographers, amateur and professional, from any part of the world. Entries can be submitted as prints or as jpeg images (only the first 20,000 jpegs will be accepted though, so you are encouraged to submit them early). The prizes (at the bottom of the page) are spectacular.
A contest with an impressive history The Nikon Photo Contest International has been
held by Nikon
Corporation since 1969 to provide an opportunity for photographers
around the world to communicate and to enrich photographic culture for
professionals and amateurs alike. Renowned among photo enthusiasts
worldwide, the contest has so far attracted more than 1,220,000 images
from a total of 290,000 photographers. In fact, so popular has the
contest become among photographers that a total of over 31,000 images
were received from more than 10,000 entrants in 117 different countries
for the 30th contest alone. This year's theme: "At the heart of the image" "At the heart of the image" is not only the brand statement of Nikon Imaging Company, but it is also the theme of the 31st contest. We have carefully selected categories as stated below and we look forward to receiving images expressing the emotions that are true to your heart. For more information on our brand statement,
please access the following Web Site:
http://www.nikon-image.com/eng/brandcontent_e/index.htm Nikon Photo Contest International: Entry Information Entrant criteria The Nikon Photo Contest International is open
to all photographers, professional or amateur, from any part of the
world. Theme and categories Theme "At the heart of the image"
Entries are accepted from 1st September to
30th November, 2006.
Entries sent by conventional mail should be received either on or
before 30th November, 2006. Entries sent via the Internet will be
accepted until 24:00, 30th November, 2006, Japan time. See below for
further details regarding entry via conventional mail and the Internet. How to apply Entries submitted in print by conventional mail Entries accepted in print are color or black-and-white photographs taken with 35mm film cameras, Advanced Photo System (APS) film cameras and digital still cameras, not including medium or large format digital cameras. Images that have been digitally edited with software are also accepted. Each entrant can submit up to 2 entries for each category (a total of 4 prints), with print dimensions of 19 x 24cm (8 x 10 inches) to 28 x 36cm (11 x 14 inches). Please download and print out an official
Entry Form, available from
July 10th, from the Nikon Photo Contest International 2006-2007 Web
site (http://nikonimaging.com/global/activity/npci/), make a photocopy
of the official form or contact your nearest Nikon dealer for details
on how to obtain an official Entry Form. The official Entry Form is
available in 9 languages
(Japanese/English/German/French/Spanish/Italian/Portuguese/Simplified
Chinese/Traditional Chinese) and the rules and process of entry via
conventional mail are explained fully within. Entries submitted as JPEG images via the Internet
Full details regarding entry via the Internet
can be found on the
online entry form, on the Nikon Photo Contest International 2006-2007
Web site (http://nikonimaging.com/global/activity/npci/). Please follow
the rules and guidelines stated therein to submit your JPEG images.
Please note that only the first 20,000 JPEG images will be accepted,
therefore early entry is strongly recommended. Judging and announcement of winners Photographers working internationally will be
appointed by Nikon
Corporation as judges to undertake selection of the winning
photographs. The winners will be announced on the Nikon Photo Contest
International Web site (http://nikonimaging.com/global/activity/npci/)
and in an official press release by the end of July 2007. The Prizes A total of 53 winners will receive Nikon
imaging products as shown
in the table below. Winners of the Grand Prize, Emerging Talent Award
and runners up will be given an opportunity to submit works in addition
to their winning works for exhibition on the Nikon Photo Contest
International Web site. |
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Note : Nikon will notify the winners and
select all prizes. Winners
will not be able to select their prizes. Prizes are subject to change
without notification and cash alternatives are not available. *1 An exhibition of the work of the Grand Prize winner, Emerging Talent Award winners and runners-up will be held on the Nikon Photo Contest International Web site. Winners will have the chance to show photographs other than their winning photographs for which they possess the copyrights. For further details, please access the
official Nikon Photo Contest
International Web site at: |
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