| Copyright | MaxComm and the event’s partners have the right to use the photographs submitted for internal communication as well as on their websites, social and print media in the context of the contest’s promotion. The photographers accept that their photographs could be used in a book / printed document published by MaxComm or its partners in connection with the contest. The name of the photographers and copyright will always be associated to their photographs. In case of publication in a media, the publishers will always be asked to associate the name of the contest and the name of the photographer to his (her) picture. |
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| Eligibility | open to professional photographers who can confirm and prove that they have regularly published pictures and been paid for their work. |
| Finish | 9 October 2022 |
| Entry fee | Free |
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FinishedPrizes:
- The winners of the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image 2022 will be celebrated in public during the Yacht Racing Forum in Malta on November 21, 2022.
- The winner of the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image award 2022 will receive € 1’000 prize money while the 2nd placed will receive € 500 prize money.
- The winner of the Public Award will be announced and celebrated at the same time. He/she will receive € 500 prize money.
- The top 20 images will be exhibited at World Sailing’s annual conference in Abu Dhabi and at the Yacht Racing Forum in Malta. The winners will be announced and celebrated during the Yacht Racing Forum on 21 November in front of the sports’ leading personalities from around the world.
The subject of the contest is boat racing in all its forms, from classic yachts to top-end racers, including multihulls, dinghies, windsurf and kitesurfing. The pictures submitted must reflect the spirit of yacht racing. They may have been taken at any time, before, during and after regattas.
Photographers can submit only one photograph. Online submission of digital images via the website.
Image erequirements: high resolution, jpg format.
Judging criteria:
- Emotion (general impression and feeling about each picture)
- Technical difficulty
- Originality
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