Entries can be mailed to: sanctuaryphotocontest@gmail.com Sanctuary Asia
Sanctuary Asia announces an exciting new wildlife photography contest that seeks to highlight the natural heritage of the western-Indian state of Maharashtra.
The best images will not only be awarded fabulous prizes but will also be featured in Sanctuary’s forthcoming coffee table book ‘Wild Maharashtra’.
The wild diversity of Maharashtra is directly linked to the varied ecosystems found in the state, coupled with its wide-ranging climate. The incredible north-south mountain chain of the Western Ghats, for instance, harbours plant and
animal species found nowhere else in the world. The long 720 km. coastline is home to an uncounted number of marine species including whales, sharks, dolphins and turtles. And the fringe zones between land and sea sport some of the richest beaches, mudfl ats, mangroves and wetlands. Inland, Maharashtra protects some of India’s fi nest grasslands where birds
such as the Great Indian Bustard are holding on to survival. The four tiger reserves – Melghat, Pench, Tadoba-Andhari and Sahyadri -- and the (to date) total of six national parks and 36 wildlife sanctuaries are assets whose immense value cannot even be assessed fi nancially. Botanists, biologists, ornithologists, herpetologists and lepidopterists all agree… Maharashtra
is an unparalleled natural paradise.
This entire natural canvas is your stage! You can send us images taken in any of the national parks/sanctuaries/tiger reserves/marine habitats. Send us images you have already taken, or those you are able to take between now and March 15, 2012 when the contest closes. Your subjects could range from habitats and landscapes, to plants and animals and tribals.
The best images, which will be judged by a jury consisting of Sanctuary Magazine staff, will be used to defend the habitats and species photographed.
PRIZES
1st Prize: Rs. 25,000
2nd Prize: Rs. 15,000
3rd Prize: Rs. 10,000
Ten Special Mention Prizes of Rs.1,000 each will also be awarded along with
certifi cates of merit.
Terms and Conditions:
- The photographer may be of any nationality, however he or she MUST be the sole author / owner of the copyright for images and captions submitted. A maximum of ten images may be submitted by any one participant.
- The last date for submission of all entries is March 15, 2012.
- Only images actually shot in Maharashtra are eligible. The location and date must be mentioned.
- Digital photographs must be submitted on a CD or DVD and must be clearly labelled with the photographer’s name, postal and email address, plus phone contact. Each file name should include the photographer’s name, location where the image was shot, title and identity of the subject. e.g.‘ArjunSingh_
Tadoba_barbet.jpg’.
- Technical information on images should be enclosed i.e. equipment used, location, Properties [Summary (Windows) or File Info (Photoshop)].
- Compatibility and format: Images must be submitted as Windows PC-compatible JPEG at highest compression quality (setting 12 in Adobe Photoshop) fi les. The original capture as it was recorded by the camera with no manipulation applied may be requested if your image reaches the fi nal stages of the competition and must be dispatched to Sanctuary Asia within
three working days if requested.
- Images should be submitted at their native resolution with no interpolation applied. If you wish to set images to a specific resolution, then the minimum size required (along the shortest dimension) is 170 mm. at 300 pixels/inch.
- Image Manipulation: The faithful representation of a natural form, behaviour or phenomenon must be maintained. Images may be cropped before submission, and limited digital manipulation such as ‘cleaning’, sharpening, adjusting levels, burning, dodging, curves, colour and contrast is permissible
where applied to the image as a whole. However sandwiching or super-imposing of different images will disqualify the entry.
- Colour space: Images should ideally be colour profi led/corrected using correctly calibrated monitors and utilising Adobe RGB (1998) colour space.
- Photographs may be in colour or black and white and accompanied by captions indicating location, season and brief description of the subject (under 50 words). Failure to provide these details may render the entry ineligible.
- Family pets, garden fl owers, hand-reared animals, those in captivity or restrained in any way will be disqualified. Set-up ‘trick’ photography and images of nesting birds will not be eligible.
- Digital entries may be emailed to ‘sanctuaryphotocontest@gmail.com’ (please do not use this id for other queries about the contest).
NOTE: While copyright will remain the property of the photographer, Sanctuary Asia reserves the right to reproduce entries in its magazine or other publications. Images may also be used elsewhere to promote wildlife conservation, with due credit to the photographer. The decision of Sanctuary Asia’s judges will be final. If entries do not meet the judges’ standards, the organisers reserve the right to refrain from giving an award.
