Photocompete

• Copyright: Photographer retains full copyright of material. Profotio reserves the right to use without compensation certain selected images for the promotion and the advertisement of contests sponsored by Profotio.
• Entry fee: US$15
• Entry deadline: 18th November 2011
• Who can enter: Open to all photographers 18 years and older.

Throughout our daily lives we pass by or see those structures and buildings that are left to decay. We are curious and intrigued. What is their history and why were they left behind? Some of the structures are plain and mundane while others reveal hints of having more elaborate architectural details. Submit your best representations of abandoned structures. Interior or exterior images accepted. Black or white or color may be submitted.

Prizes:

• 1st Prize $300
• 2nd Prize $200
• 3rd Prize $100
• All three winners plus three Honorable Mentions will receive:
  • The winning image will be featured on the Profotio.com gallery
    

You may submit up to four images.

Judging criteria:

• 25% credit to adherence to theme of contest
• 25% credit to originality of thought
• 25% to artistic interpretation
• 25% to photographic skills

Image requirements: No watermarks, captions and/or borders. Image size 800 pixels on the longest side. JPG format, compressed at quality of 7 or 8. Resolution of 72 ppi and saved in sRGB profile.

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