Photocompete

• Copyright: Entrant grants a license to Sponsor to edit, adapt and publish such photo in connection with the Contest and promotion of the Contest. Except for the foregoing license, Sponsor does not claim ownership of any copyright in Contest Submissions.
• Entry fee: Free
• Entry deadline: 30th June 2011
• Who can enter: Open to USA residents only.

Categories:

• Animals/Wildlife
• Nature/Weather
• Travel/Culture
• Arts/Music
• Family/Community
• Action/Energy

Prizes:

• Grand Prize:
  • Trip for two to Alaska, Bhutan, or Morocco.
  • The Grand Prize winner’s photograph will also be published in an Energizer ad in the December 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine.
• Six First Prize winners will receive: 
  • pack AA Energizer® Ultimate Lithium Batteries
  • pack AAA Energizer® Ultimate Lithium Batteries
  • Energizer® LED Headlight
  • Energizer® Lithium Light
  • Nikon Camera 
  • Litepanel
  • Epic Action Cam
  • National Geographic’s Simply Beautiful Photographs Book
  • National Geographic’s Image Collection Book 

Digital submission only. Image requirements: image size under 5 Mb, JPG format, at least 1,600 pixels on the longest side. Minor burning, dodging and/or color correction is acceptable. Hand tinting is acceptable, as is cropping. Fish-eye lenses are acceptable. High dynamic range images (HDR) and stitched panoramas are acceptable only if the combined parts are all made around the same time.

Judging criteria:

• Extent to which photo captures the essence of Theme selected (25%);
• Impact and Creativity (50%); and
• Composition, clarity and technical quality (25%)

OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.nationalgeographic.com/energizer/