Photo contest on climate change

Entries to the photo contest on climate change maybe submitted online. Details below.

JOIN THE EC-PCP PHOTO CONTEST ON CLIMATE CHANGE!!!!!

1. Who may join: The competition is open to all Filipino photojournalists and photography enthusiasts except for staff of the Delegation of the European Commission to the Philippines.

2. Photographs, published or unpublished, taken in the Philippines from June 2007 to November 2008 covering the theme “Climate Change in the Philippines” are eligible as entries.

3. A maximum of ten (10) stand alone single photos may be submitted by a participant. In addition, participants may submit up a maximum of five (5) photo stories comprising 5-12 images per photo story. All images in the photo stories will also be considered as single photo entries.

4. Entries should be taken with any camera using at least 135 mm film and/or digital camera with at least four (4) megapixel in size and set at the largest image capture mode.

5. Entries taken with a film camera must be digitized and all entries must be saved in a compact disk recordable (CDR) for submission.

Filename system should be as follows:
5.a. For single images: (Initials of photographer_(Photo #-Total No. of Entries) – Example– JAD_Photo1-8; JAD_Photo2-8, etc.

5.b. For photo stories: (Initials of photographer)_(Photo Story #)_Photo#-Total number of photos in the photo story) – Example, for a photo story with 12 photos — JAD_PS1_Photo1-12; JAD_PS1_Photo2-12, etc.

6. Participants who will be included in the final selection process will be asked to submit their negatives and/or biggest digital files.

7. Digitally-altered images will be disqualified. Traditional photo-enhancing must be limited to acceptable dodging, color level and contrast adjustments.

8. Contestants must enclose a paper (or email text) containing the following details of his/her entries: entered in the contest.
Photo File Name
Photo Title/ Photo Essay Title
Date(s) and Place(s) Taken
Name of Participant
Complete Mailing Address
Contact Phone Numbers
Email Address

9. General criteria for judging the single photos will be: Relevance to the topic and theme – 50%; Technical excellence – 25%; and, Visual perception and creativity – 25%. In addition, the photo stories will be evaluated on their strength in terms of the flow and cohesiveness of the included single images arranged as a visual narrative.

10. All entries must be submitted on or before 12 noon on 6 November, or postmarked, via fast courier, not later than 3 November 2008, to either of the following:

EC-PCP Climate Change Photojournalism Contest 2008
The Delegation of the European Commission to the Philippines
30/F Tower II, RCBC Plaza
6819 Ayala Avenue, Makati City
Phone: 8595100
EC-PCP Climate Change Photojournalism Contest 2008
The Philippine Center for Photojournalism
c/o European Press Photo Agency
Unit 2-D, Michel Apartment
Mabini Street, Malate 2030 Manila.

11 .Entries may now be submitted via email using the following addresses:
“climatechange.luzon@gmail.com” — for Luzon;
“climatechange.visayas@gmail.com” — for Visayas;
“climatechange.mindanao@gmail.com” — for Mindanao; and,
“climatechange.metromanila@gmail.com” — for Metro Manila.

12. The copyright to the photographs entered into the competition remains with the photographer. By entering in this competition, the photographer agrees to share the copyright to the Delegation of the European Commission to the Philippines for fair use in its publications and for non-commercial purposes and without additional remuneration to the photographer for the period of two years starting on the deadline of submission of entries. The photographer will be advised accordingly prior to the usage of the photograph/s.

13. All winners will each receive a trophy plus in-kind prizes as follows:
First Prize (Singles); € 1,000
Second Prize (Singles): € 800
Third Prize (Singles): € 600
10 Honorable Mentions: Certificates
Grand Prize (Photo Story): € 800
Five Honorable Mentions (Photo Story): Certificates
Special Prize for a Photo on EC response to Climate Change: € 800
Further info: http://www.delphl.ec.europa.eu or http://philippinecenter4photojournalism.org/