Coastal Photo Contest

Photo Contest Rules


Coastal Photo Contest

Photographers who enjoy capturing images of the Georgia and South Carolina Coast flora, fauna and scenery (as well as photographing people enjoying all those delights!) are invited to enter the 2010 WISE and Sierra Club 2010 Photo Contest.

Keep in mind all seasons of the year. 18 photos in Junior (under 19) and Senior (19 and up) will be selected as winners, as well as a Grand Prize winner. We are seeking photos that represent the Coastal life in nature: animals, flowers and people in their works, presence and lives.

Rules
1) All photos must depict an aspect of the Natural in Coastal Georgia and South Carolina, taken within the past two years.

2) Professional and amateur nature photographers are eligible to enter.

3) Entrants may only submit their own original photographs No more than three (3) photos per entrant.
4) For photos showing people, entrants should have permission from the subject or the subject’s parent or guardian if the subject is under 18 years old, and be able to provide written documentation upon request.

5) All entries must be prints no more than 19 inches in the long dimension (inside the mat) for the Senior class, or 17 inches (inside the mat) for the Junior class. Photos can also be posted on foam board. Digital files should be available upon request. Photos must not be framed.
6) On an index card or paper, type or print the following information and attach with tape to the back of each photo (please do not write directly on the back of the photo or use staples or paper clips, as this will damage the photo):
 Entrant name, address
 Telephone number and/or email address
 Photo title, where the photo was taken and information relating to the subject matter
 Month and year photo was taken
 Camera and exposure information
 Class and category

7) Fill out and bring the entry form(s) along with the photos between 10:00 am, EST on Thursday, November 4, 2010. and 10:00 am, EST on Friday, November 5, 2010 at Meddin Galleries, 2315 Louisville Rd. Savannah, GA 31415-1667, or Wilderness Southeast, 3025 Bull Street Savannah, GA 31405-2049.No photos will be accepted after 10:00 am, EST on Friday, November 5, 2010. (Photographers retain the copyright to their photographs).

Categories

 Wildlife: photographs of fauna (avian, mammalian, invertebrate, etc.). No photos of animals in captivity.
 Scenic and Flora: photographs of scenic Coastal natural areas, wild and domestic flowers. There should be no overt evidence of human interaction.
 Human Interaction: People and places of the Coast, showing human activity/interaction (beach scenes,
boats, construction, captive animals, etc.)

Prizes

The grand prize will be an item of photographic equipment (equipment bag, binoculars, etc.). First and second prizes will be gift certificates. Third prizes will be ribbon certificates. Prizes will be awarded Saturday the 5th of November after 3:00 PM at Meddin galleries. All winners will be on display at the Jepson Center For The Arts from the 12th to the 14th of November.