Photocompete

• Copyright: You retain copyright to your photograph. All entries may be posted online. Winning entries may be used in connection with the Contest and promotion of the Contest for a period of 24 months from the date winners are notified.
• Entry fee: Pro - $35; Amateur - $12 per entry. Extra $10 if submit after May 23rd
• Entry deadline: 2nd June 2011
• Who can enter: Open to all, worldwide.

Divisions: Amateur and professional

Categories:

• Parks and safaris
• Plants, animals, insects and gardens
• Beaches, islands and underwater
• Scenes of the natural world
• Outdoor sports and activities

Prizes:

• One Grand Winner: $500 ADORAMA gift certificate and $250 certificate for Canson Infinity Media
• 4 First Place winnders each: $100 ADORAMA gift certificate and $100 certificate for Canson Infinity Media
• All winners will receive digital cameras
• All professional First Place winners get a Photoservice Portfolio ($860 value)
• Winning images will be featured in PDN September 2011 issue

Judging  criteria: creativity, sense of place and capturing the moment.
Judging will take place in late May and winners will be contacted in the end of June.

Images requirements: JPEG or TIFF at 72 to 300 dpi, at least 1,000 pixels on their long dimension, using color profiles: sRGB, Adobe-1998, or not color-managed. Image size should be under 2 Mb. One entry consists of one image.

Official website: www.thegreatoutdoorsphotocontest.com