1. Contest Overview: “Emerging Photography Awards” (the “Contest”) commences at 12:00:01 AM (AEST) on July 16, 2018 and ends at 11:59:59 PM (AEST) on October 1, 2018 (the “Contest Period”). All entries must be received by 11:59:59 PM (AEST) on October 1, 2018, subject to extension by the Sponsor Entity in its sole discretion. Entry into this Contest is accomplished by submitting, in accordance with these terms and conditions, (“Official Rules”), up to 5 photos via Submittable.
2. Eligibility: This Contest is open to Entrants who are at least 18 years of age. The Sponsor Entity reserves the right to verify an individual’s eligibility to participate in the Contest. Employees (and their immediate families, i.e., parents, spouse, children, siblings, grandparents, step parents, step children and step siblings) of the Sponsor Entity, or any other sponsor appointed by the Sponsor Entity, and their respective affiliated companies, subsidiaries, advertising agencies and third party fulfillment agencies are not eligible to enter the Contest. The Contest is not open to residents of Australian sanctioned countries where entry of this Contest would be in breach of any current sanctions imposed by the Australian Government and the United Nations Security Council in situations of international concern, and is void where prohibited, or restricted by law. By participating in this Contest, Entrants: (a) agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by the interpretations of these Official Rules by the Sponsor Entity, and by the decisions of the Sponsor Entity, which are final in all matters relating to the Contest; (b) to release and hold harmless Sponsor Entity and its respective agents, employees, officers, directors, successors and assigns, from any and all liability, for loss, harm, damage, injury, cost or expense whatsoever including without limitation, property damage, personal injury and/or death which may occur in connection with, preparation for, travel to, or participation in the Contest, or possession, acceptance and/or use or misuse of a Prize or participation in any Contest-related activity and for any claims based on publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy, trespass, nuisance, misleading or deceptive conduct, passing off, infringement of intellectual property rights and merchandise delivery; and (c) acknowledge compliance with these Official Rules.
Color Profile: “Adobe RGB (1998)” is preferred. Sponsor Entity shall have the right to crop, adapt, and publish any or all of the Submissions, and may authorise others to do so for the purposes of the Contest and for the purpose of displaying the Photos on the Feature Shoot Site, Emerging Photography Awards site and/or on social media. By entering this Competition, entrant gives the Sponsorship Entity an irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide royalty-free license and consent to use the Submission on the Feature Shoot Site, Emerging Photography Awards Site, Feature Shoot/Emerging Photography Awards social media including without limitation Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, newsletters, print and online magazines, and in promotional, and advertising materials, without compensation to the entrant, his or her successors or assigns, or any other person or entity, except where prohibited by law, and entrant consents to the finished version(s) and waives any Moral Rights claim in respect to this consent. Proof of submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor Entity.
4. Prize Winners Selection/Notification: Prize winners will be selected for the Contest (the “Prize Winners”) . Eligible Entries will be judged by curators selected by the Sponsoring Entity (the “Judge”). Entries that are in the absolute determination of the Sponsoring Entity deemed inappropriate to the image of the Sponsor Entity, and/or defamatory, lewd, racist, incite crime or hatred or are otherwise offensive will be disqualified. The potential winners will be notified by e-mail and/or telephone . If a potential Prize Winner cannot be contacted, or the prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, such potential Prize Winner forfeits all rights to any prize, and an alternate winner as judged will be awarded the prize. A Prize Winner is not eligible to receive their prize unless and until they upload their high res images and pay a $40 fee. All decisions of the Judges and/or Sponsor Entity are final and binding in all respects.
a. Prize Winners can receive: (i) $5000; (ii) $250 gift certificate to Superfine Prints (ii) acknowledgement on the Feature Shoot website and social media and/or (iii) exhibitions.
No substitution, transfer or cash equivalent of the Prize or any portion thereof is permitted, except Sponsor Entity, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to substitute a prize. The prize is non-transferable.