| Copyright | Copyright in all images submitted for this competition remains with the respective entrants. Each entrant grants a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual licence to the Promoter to feature any or all of the submitted images in any of their publications, their websites and/or in any promotional material connected to this competition, including on bahighlife.com website. |
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| Eligibility | Open to all photographers who are 18+ years old, worldwide. |
| Finish | 30 June 2012 |
| Entry fee | Free |
FinishedTheme: Travel
Categories:
- The Judges’ Choice
- The People’s Choice
The competition consists of three separate Seasons:
- Season 1 (3rd January 2012 – 29th February 2012)
- Season 2 (1st March 2012 – 30th April 2012)
- Season 3 (1st May 2012 – 30th June 2012)
Prizes:
- The six winners over the six months (three from each of the two categories, chosen bi-monthly) will win an Olympus PEN Lite camera (worth £550 each).
- All six winning images will then go through to be judged by the panel of judges for the ultimate prize of joining a High Life photographer on assignment in North America.
Only one photo entry per person is allowed each season. Online submission of digital images via the website, you need to register.
Image requirements: GIF, JPEG, JPG and PNG format.
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: bahighlife.com/Competitions-And-Offers/
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