Photocompete

• Copyright: All entrants grant an irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide non-exclusive license to Authorized Parties to reproduce, distribute, display and create derivative works of the entries (along with a name credit) in connection with the Contest and promotion of the Contest
• Entry fee: Free
• Entry deadline: 30th September 2012
• Who can enter: Open only to US residents who have reached the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence at time of entry, and who do NOT reside in Arizona, New Jersey, or Vermont.

Theme: "Ten"

In celebration of American Road magazine’s tenth anniversary year, photographs must incorporate the theme of “Ten” (10). For example: a picture taken on a scenic highway showing ten ducks crossing the road; or, a photo in a diner with a clock in the background showing 10:00.

Prizes:

• A Grand Prize winner will receive a prize package including US $250, and his/her winning photograph will be published in American Road magazine.
• A runner up may also be selected, in which case that individual will receive US $100, and his/her winning photograph will be published in American Road magazine.
• Judges reserve the right to award up to four ‘honorable mention’ prizes, in which case each honorable mention will have his/her photograph published in American Road magazine.

Winner(s) will be chosen on or around November 1, 2012, and will be notified by email.

Image requirements: JPG format; at least 2550 pixels x 3319 pixels; up to 10 Mb in file size. Minor post processing is allowed; no HDR, no panoramas.

Online submission of digital images via the website.

Judging criteria: Creativity (50%) and photographic quality (50%)—in accordance with the contest theme

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