| Copyright | By submitting your entry to the competition, you give Metro the right to reproduce, exhibit, print, or use in any form the entry for the course of two year’s from the date of the competitions closure for the marketing and editorial purposes related the competition. |
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| Eligibility | Open to entrants who are based in Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Russian Federation, Sweden, USA, 18 years old or over at the time of entry. |
| Finish | 18 October 2009 |
| Entry fee | Free |
Finished
The competition has 3 themes, referred to as categories
- “People”
- “Places”
- “Climate Change”.
Prize:
Along with the chance to have their photos published, the global winners in each of the 3 categories will receive a trip for two people to any of 100 cities in the world where Metro is published! This trip will be up to the value of, in total, 2.000 Euros. This means a winner from Italy can go to Paris for 8 nights or to New York for 3 nights.
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You can submit between 1 and 9 photos to take part (maximum 3 in each category). Your photos cannot exceed 5MB each. Your photos cannot be digitally manipulated by any software.
Official web site: http://www.metrophotochallenge.com
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