| Copyright | The organisation has the right to use images for marketing purposes of the Nature Talks Photo Contest and the Nature Talks Photo Festival (also future editions), in exhibitions, in flyers, on websites and social media, but when doing so will always list the photographer’s name. The photographer maintains copyright of his or her image at all times and can exploit this freely; he or she will, however, not ask any compensation of the organisation of the competition for the usage of the image. |
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| Eligibility | Open to all photographers, worldwide, 18+ |
| Finish | 15 October 2016 |
| Entry fee | From 25 Euros (Youth - free) |
FinishedCategories:
- Group-Role “Standard”
- C1 Birds
- C2 Mammals
- C3 Other animals
- C4 Plants and Fungi
- C5 Landscapes
- C6 Underwater
- C7 Nature Art
- C8 Man and Nature
- C9 Nature in black and white
- Group-Role “Young”
- C10 Youth 10-17 years
- Group-Role “Portfolio”
- C11 Fred Hazelhoff Award (portfolio)
Prizes:
- The winners of a category will receive € 500 in prize money
- The runner-ups will win prizes of € 250
- The highly commended photographers receive the honour and an encouragement.
- The winner of the youth category will receive €250
- The runner-up in this category € 125
- In addition, from the 9 category winners the jury will choose one overall winner who may call himself or herself Nature Talks Photographer of the Year 2016 who will receive €2500
The award ceremony will take place during the Nature Talks Photo Festival 2016 on Saturday 12 November 2016 in the Reehorst in Ede.
All images must be made in unrestricted nature. Images of pets, captive animals and cultivated plants are not permitted. Large grazers (cat 8) and wild animals within extensive grazing or safety fences are considered wild and free.
Image requirements: Preview images – longest side 1920 pixels (moderate sharpening allowed).High resolution and RAW files must be available at the jury’s request.
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