Photocompete

• Copyright: The photographer will retain copyright and where an image or images are reproduced, the photographer will be credited. By entering your images into the competition, you grant to 'hmbv' and any of the official partners, sponsors, or associates of 'hmbv' relating to the competition a worldwide, non-exclusive, irrevocable licence throughout the world in perpetuity in all media to reproduce any of the images for any purposes in connection with the competition.
• Entry fee: Free
• Entry deadline: 1st October 2009
• Who can enter: Open to amateur and professional photographers of all nationalities.

The participants will be invited to submit 4 photos per city, each taken in a different setting. A committee of distinguished professionals will select the winners based on one of these 4 photos.

4 photos at 4 different settings

1. secondary or high schools, gymnasiums, lyceums, middle schools, colleges in the wealthy upper and middle class suburban and urban areas
2. the teen hangouts – the entertainment district street corners, arcades, parking lots and malls
3. secondary or high schools, gymnasiums, lyceums, middle schools, colleges – in the poor urban areas and the slums –
4. Special Areas -Rural areas, local health clubs, etc

Prizes:

1st PRIZE    

1. $10,000 (U.S.) in cash    
2. latest model, high quality, professional, digital camera      
3. Invitation to officially open the exhibition of winning photographs: "Young in 60 Cities" organized in cooperation with the JakArt@2009 international Arts, Cultural and Educational Festival, Jakarta, Indonesia. This official invitation includes: (1) airfare to Jakarta and a 6 night stay at a 4 star Hotel. Value approx. $3,000. (U.S.) (Some restrictions apply.)      
4. your photo published in the International Teen Fashion Photo book 2009      

                   
      2nd PRIZE      

1. $2,500 (U.S.) in cash      
2. your photo published in the International Teen Fashion Photo book 2009      
3. your photo displayed at the exhibition of winning photographs: "Young in 60 Cities" organized in cooperation with the JakArt@2009 international Arts, Cultural and Educational Festival, Jakarta, Indonesia      

                  
    3rd PRIZE    

1. $1,000 (U.S.) in cash    
2. your photo published in the International Teen Fashion Photo book 2009      
3. your photo displayed at the exhibition of winning photographs: "Young in 60 Cities" organized in cooperation with the JakArt@2009 international Arts, Cultural and Educational Festival, Jakarta, Indonesia      

                   
      1st RUNNER-UP      

1.  your photo published in the International Teen Fashion Photo book 2009      
2.  your photo displayed at the exhibition of winning photographs: "Young in 60 Cities" organized in cooperation with the JakArt@2009 international Arts, Cultural and Educational Festival, Jakarta, Indonesia

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This competition is only for images shot within the period April 1 – October 1, 2009. Your photos must have been taken with a digital camera.
Entries must be submitted by an individual (not via any agency or similar).

Photographs must be high resolution original files of camera-made digital photos in JPG or TIFF formats. The size should be at least 1819 x 2598 pixels [154 x 220mm horizontal] at 300 dpi resolution, with a maximum file size of 10 MB.

Official web site:

www.itf-pc.com/photo-competition/competition.htm

List of 60 cities: www.itf-pc.com/photo-competition/60cities.htm