| Copyright | Entrants retain ownership and all other rights to future use of the photographs they enter. You grant to Wilderness Safaris and its licensees the perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to reproduce, distribute, display and create derivative works of the entry (along with a name credit), in any media now or hereafter known. Wilderness Safaris may, in its sole and absolute discretion, reproduce the images submitted by the Participant in publications, marketing material, social media and printed media as well as to utilise the images for commercial or charitable benefit. |
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| Eligibility | Open to all photographers, worldwide. |
| Finish | 15 October 2020 |
| Entry fee | R300 (USD25) to submit five photographs |
FinishedPrizes:
- WILDERNESS SAFARIS PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
- Win an all-expenses paid eight-night safari for two people sharing at a choice of three Wilderness Safaris Classic camps (Botswana, Namibia, Zambia or Zimbabwe). Prizes include a private photographic guide, international flights (economy) to the destination country, as well as charter flights. Total prize value: USD20 000.
- FOUR CATEGORY WINNERS
- The category prize includes a four-night safari (Botswana, Namibia, Zambia or Zimbabwe), with charter flights to and from the camp included. Total prize value: USD8 500.
- People’s Choice Competition
- The Top 10 entrants of each category will be put to a public vote on the website. The four category winners will each receive a Wilderness Safaris hamper. The entry with the most votes from across the four categories will win a 4-night safari. Total prize value: USD8 000.
Categories: African Wildlife; African Landscapes; Conserving Africa’s Wilderness; and People, Cultures & Communities of Africa.
Competition winners will be announced on 15 November
Online submission of digital images via the website.
Image requirements: JPG format; RGB; at least 1280 px wide if horizontal image or 800 px tall if vertical image; under 10 Mb in file size per one photograph.
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