| Copyright | AFNI and Asferico, will be entitled to a free use of the winning and selected images, that will eventually be published in the magazine, in the competition catalogue, on websites or in brochures and calendars. Furthermore, photos may be showed in exhibitions related to the competition and whenever the organizers of the competition will deem it necessary. The names of images authors will always be mentioned. |
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| Eligibility | Open to all photographers, worldwide. |
| Finish | 30 December 2016 |
| Entry fee | € 25,00 |
Categories:
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- Underwater worlds
- Mammals
- Birds
- Other animals
- Plants and fungi
- Composition and forms
- Mimicry
Prizes:
- The overall winner, selected from the pool of winners of the eight categories, will receive 2.000 € cash + a 10 days trekking in Malawi (value of approximately 1.600 €) + carbon gimbal type Carbon Z (approx. value of 1.000 €)
- Each of the remaining 7 winners will receive a prize of 500 € cash
- All winners and selected photographers will receive the catalogue of the contest, are invited to participate in the awards ceremony and to attend the gala dinner during Asferico 2016 Photofestival.
Notification of winners – 30 January 2017
You may enter up to 30 entries into the Competition. Online submission of digital photographs via the website.
Image requirements: Adobe RGB (1998); the longer side of 1920 pixels, resolution of 72 dpi and jpg format; under 3 MB in file size. Files editing is permitted only if limited to a basic cleaning (removal of stains due to dust on the camera sensor and noise reduction), slight saturation and contrast or adjustment of tonal values and curves. Cropping is allowed but must not exceed 35% of the original image area and always taking into account the effects on the final file sizes. No borders, signatures or watermarks. Entrants will be contacted by email if the submitted image(s) has passed the pre-selection stage and instruction on how loading RAW and high resolution files, compulsory to enter the final phase of the competition, will be provided together with the communication.
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