Method of Entry/Entry Period Limits.
Enter the Contest by uploading a photograph of a scene for one or more of the following categories: (a) Portrait, (b) Landscape/nature/wilderness, (c) Sports/adventure, or (d) Still life (each, a “Category”) in accordance with the instructions posted at www.Explorecreativelycontest.com. Photographs must be received between October 23, 2014, and January 23, 2015 (possibly to be extended until February 23, 2015) to be entered into the Contest (the “Entry Period”). Submissions received outside the Entry Period are void.
Submission Requirements and Limitations.
Photographs must be in digital format. Only online entries will be eligible. No print or film submissions will be accepted for entry into this Contest. The maximum number of allowable submissions is one photograph per category. The photograph must not, in the sole and absolute discretion of the Sponsors, contain obscene, provocative, defamatory, sexually explicit, or otherwise objectionable or inappropriate content. Photographs deemed by Sponsors to be inappropriate will be disqualified. Photographs owned by a third party, or the use of any trademarks, service marks, logos, brands, or products owned by a third-party are not acceptable. If a submitted photograph includes other people, entrant must be prepared to provide a signed written personal release from all persons who appear in the photograph authorizing use of such photograph. Entrants do not need to send release(s) with submissions but will be contacted if personal releases are needed. Failure to provide the required releases will result in disqualification of the entry.
Entry Ownership/Entrant Agreements.
By entering the Contest, entrant represents, acknowledges, and warrants that the submitted photograph is an original work created solely by the entrant, that the photograph does not infringe on the copyrights, trademarks, moral rights, rights of privacy/publicity or intellectual property rights of any person or entity, and that no other party has any right, title, claim, or interest in the photograph. Entrants retain full ownership and copyrights to their submission(s). However, by entering the Contest, entrant grants Sponsors a non-exclusive, fully paid and royalty-free, worldwide, limited license to use, modify, delete from, add to, publicly perform, publicly display, reproduce and translate such submission, in any media formats through any media channels. Entrants (and entrant’s parent/legal guardian if entrant is a minor) also agree: (a) to be bound by these Official B&H Explore Creatively Competition Rules; (b) that any claims related to this Contest shall be resolved individually without resort to any form of class action and that awards, shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred in entering the Contest, and shall not include incidental or consequential damages or attorneys fees; and (c) that any actual or perceived ambiguities in these rules shall be interpreted by Sponsors in their sole discretion.
Eligible Participants.
This Contest is open to photography students and emerging photographers who are at least thirteen (13) years of age on their entry date unless it is prohibited by local law, statute, ordinance, or otherwise. Students are encouraged (but not required) to identify their school. The Contest is not open to employees of Sponsors, their immediate family, or any person domiciled with such employees and is not open to affiliates or subsidiaries of Sponsors, or advertising/promotional agencies engaged by Sponsors. Sponsors may, in their sole discretion, request an affidavit from winners, to confirm that they meet all eligibility criteria.
Identity of Entrants.
In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of an entrant, entries will have been deemed to have been submitted by the e-mail account holder of the entrant. For these purposes, an e-mail account holder shall mean the natural person assigned to such e-mail account by the internet access or online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with such e-mail account. Any issues regarding the identity of the holder of an e-mail account shall be resolved by Sponsors in their sole discretion.
Winner Selection, Voting and Judging.
A panel of judges (the “Judging Panel”) (further detailed at www.Explorecreativelycontest.com) will review all submissions and select the winning entries on or about May 1, 2015. The photograph found by the judges to be best overall (of all categories combined), will receive the designated Grand Prize described in the following paragraph. Photograph submissions judged to be the best in each category will receive the designated prize described in the following paragraph. Four (4) submissions will be selected to receive the honorable mention prize described below.
Prizes and Odds
The following prizes will be awarded based on the selection criteria described in these Rules:
Judging Panel Best Photo Grand Prize Winner: The entrant submitting the photograph found by the Judging Panel to be the best overall photo will receive a: Canon 5d3 camera with a 24-105 lens, Delkin Memory Card, Canon pro 10 printer, X-rite l1 display prom monitor calibration system, Delkin Memory Card, Ruggard bag, and a Oben tripod
Judging Panel Category Winners (runner ups): Entrants submitting the photographs found by the Judging Panel to be the best in each Category will each receive a: Canon EOS 6d with a 24-105 lens, Delkin Memory Card, X-rite passport, Ruggard bag, and a Oben tripod
Honorable Mentions: Entrants selected as honorable mentions will each receive a B&H Gift-Card pre-valued in the amount of one-hundred dollars ($100.00).
No cash or other substitutions will be offered for any of the prizes. If, for any reason, a winner cannot be contacted within one (1) week of selection after reasonable attempts by Sponsors, an alternate winner will be selected from the remaining eligible entries. The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
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