Photocompete

• Copyright: Each entrant grants SPIE a royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual, non-exclusive license to display, distribute, copy, and reproduce in any medium images submitted to the photo contest, and to use the images in derivative works such as posters, articles, or via any means or form of dissemination. SPIE will include full credit to the photographer any time an image is used.
• Entry fee: Free
• Entry deadline: 15th September 2017
• Who can enter: Open to all photographers, worldwide.

Prizes:

• 1st Prize: US $2,500
• 2nd Prize: US $1,000
• 3rd Prize: US $500

Theme: A World of Light: The Vital Role That Light and Light-Based Technologies Play in Daily Life.
Examples of content include, but is not exclusive to, artistic images that depict:
• Various properties of light and how it interacts with the atmosphere and materials
• Light technology
• Images created with light technology such as telescopes and microscopes
• People interacting with light and/or light technology

Winners will be announced 30 October 2017.

Image requirements: 300 dpi or more and at least 3,000 pixels on the longest side; from 5MB to 20MB in file size; TIF and JPEG/JPG format. Photos that have been digitally altered beyond standard optimization will be disqualified.

Online submission of digital photographs via the website.

Judging Criteria:
1.  Content: Appropriateness and coverage of content in relation to the theme.
2.  Scientific interest: Overall effectiveness in engaging and communicating the contest theme to
viewers.
3.  Creativity/artistry: Innovation and creativity in the concept.
4.  Execution: Execution of photography techniques used to enhance the quality and content of
entries.
5.  Overall appeal for the International Day of Light.

OFFICIAL WEBSITE