Photocompete

• Copyright: You will retain all rights to any photograph you submit, including ownership if applicable. If your image is selected as a winner in the competition, you grant Santa Fe Photographic Workshops a nonexclusive right to use, in connection with the current and any future Photo Contest, your name, city, state and country of residence in Santa Fe Photographic Workshops promotions and publications.
• Entry fee: US$40 for 3 images, US$10 for each additional image.
• Entry deadline: 7th May 2013
• Who can enter: Open to all photographers over the age of 18, worldwide.

This contest is an opportunity to pause and review your photography, then join our international community of photographers and share your images with our distinguished judges. Santa Fe Photographic Workshops invites anyone passionate about photography to enter the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops Photography Contest

Prizes:

• 1) Grand Prize
  • The workshop of your choice in Santa Fe including tuition, fees, meals, and housing at the Residence Inn by Marriott
  • Dynalite UNIJRG-PS1 Monolite kit
  • Lensbaby Composer Pro with Sweet 35 Optic
  • Think Tank Photo StreetWalker Harddrive Backpack
  • Center Supporting Level Membership
  • SanDisk Extreme 32GB USB 3.0 thumb drive
  • Lumiquest Location/Portrait Kit, LQ-136
  • Epson Exhibition Fiber Paper, 13×19", 25 sheet box
  • Santa Fe Workshops Exclusive Inspirational Series DVD gift set
  • National Geographic, One Year Subscription
• 2) Second Prize
  • Santa Fe Photographic Workshops $500 gift certificate
  • Chimera Lighting OB2 PRO Kit
  • Nikon COOLPIX S6500 Digital Camera
  • SanDisk Extreme 32GB USB 3.0 thumb drive
  • Lumiquest Strobist Kit, LQ-132
  • Epson Exhibition Fiber Paper 8.5 x 11", 25 sheet box
  • Santa Fe Workshops Exclusive Inspirational Series DVD gift set
  • National Geographic, One Year Subscription
• 3) Third Prize
  • Santa Fe Photographic Workshops $250 gift certificate
  • Wacom Intuos5 Touch Medium Pen Tablet
  • VisualServer Website Lite Account for One Year
  • Hasselblad Bron Incorporated Sunbounce Micro Mini
  • Lumiquest Wedding/Event Kit, LQ-134
  • Epson Ultra Premium Photo Paper 8.5×11", 50 sheet box
  • Santa Fe Workshops Exclusive Inspirational Series DVD gift set
  • National Geographic, One Year Subscription
• 4) The Workshops Director’s Award
  • The workshop of your choice in Santa Fe including tuition, fees, and meals (if available)
  • Manfrotto 055CXPRO3 Tripod and 327RC2 Head
  • Nik Software Complete Collection Ultimate Edition
  • Sekonic L-478DR Light Meter
  • Eyeist Live Portfolio Review
  • Calumet WT5102 Watertight Rolling Hard Case
  • Lumiquest Ready for Anything Kit, LQ-135
  • Epson Ultra Premium Photo Paper 13×19", 50 sheet box
  • Santa Fe Workshops Exclusive Inspirational Series DVD gift set
  • National Geographic, One Year Subscription
• 5) Honorable Mention
  • The Inspirational Series from Santa Fe Workshops — a 2–disc DVD set of words and images from Sam Abell, Keith Carter, Tony O’Brien, Joyce Tenneson, Nevada Wier, John Paul Caponigro, Jay Maisel, Joe McNally, Elizabeth Opalenik, and Eddie Soloway

Each entry consists of an entry form, an entry fee, and up to three images. Online submission of digital photographs via the website.

Judging criteria: originality, technical excellence, composition, overall impact and artistic merit.

Image requirements: 72 ppi; 1,280 pixels on the longest side; sRGB or RGB color space (standard) with layers flattened; 8 bit mode JPG format with compression at level 7 (at minimum); less than 2M  total size

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