Photocompete

• Copyright: All entries become the sole property of AVIATION WEEK.
• Entry fee: $50.00 (U.S.) for submission of up to 10 photos. For each additional photo submitted, add $5.00 (U.S.) per photo.
• Entry deadline: 29th September 2008
• Who can enter: The contest is open to any photographer, amateur or professional who is at least 18 years of age.

You could be the next winner of our All-Digital Aviation Photo Contest. Winning photos will be included in a special section in our Photo Contest double issue, December 22/29, 2008. As an Aviation Week & Space Technology award-winning photographer, you will receive cash prizes, wide exposure for your work and the kind of recognition that comes to a select few.

“Best of the Best” Competition
Four First-Place winners plus two Runners-Up in each of the Civil, Military, Space and General Aviation categories will be selected for a total of 12 prize winners. In addition, a Grand Prize winner will be chosen.

“BEST OF THE BEST” CONTEST PRIZES
Grand Prize (1 winner)
1) $1,000 award;
2) Winning photo featured in the magazine with photographer’s portrait and biography and possible inclusion on the front cover;
3) 100 copies of entire December 22/29, 2008, issue;
4) Recognition on AviationWeek.com

First Place (4 winners; one in each of 4 categories)
1) $500 award;
2) Winning photo featured in the magazine with photographer’s portrait and short biography;
3) Recognition on AviationWeek.com

Second Place (4 winners; one in each of 4 categories)
1) $250 award;
2) Winning photo featured in the magazine with photographer’s portrait and short biography;
3) Recognition on AviationWeek.com

Third Place (4 winners; one in each of 4 categories)
1) $100 award;
2) Winning photo featured in the magazine with photographer’s portrait and short biography;
3) Recognition on AviationWeek.com

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Photos of any aviation/aerospace or airline subject, actual objects, events or people are acceptable. Photographs of paintings are not acceptable. Electronically retouched or altered digital images are not acceptable. No slides, transparencies or prints will be accepted.

Only photography shot after October 1, 2007, may be submitted. Photos must be submitted in JPG format and be suitable for magazine-quality printing at high resolution. JPG submissions and captions must be uploaded to the Aviation Week Photo Contest web site at www.aviationweek.com/photo. Each image submitted must have a caption that provides a full description of the subject or event.

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