Digital Camera magazine Young Photographer of the Year 2008
1. The Organisers
The organiser of the Digital Camera magazine Young Photographer of the Year competition is Future Publishing Ltd (“Future”). The employees of Future and its group companies, and any of the official partners, sponsors, or associates of Future relating to the competition and their families are not eligible to enter this competition.
2. Eligibility
By entering the competition, you agree to be bound by the following rules, and also Future’s terms and conditions of use and its privacy policy. The competition is open to photographers aged 17 and under. Entries must have been taken no more than five years prior to the competition closing date.
A maximum of five entries in your category are permitted. Your photos must have been taken with a digital camera. Images uploaded to the competition website should not exceed the maximum size of 2MB, in JPEG format.
An image that has won a prize in a national or international competition (one receiving more than 500 images) is not eligible for entry.
An image that has previously been printed in Digital Camera or any other photographic magazine is not eligible.
There is no entry fee associated with the Digital Camera magazine Young Photographer of the Year 2008. All entrants agree to participate in any publicity in connection with this competition and to the use of your name for the purpose of promotion and publicity.
3. Legal requirements
By submitting an entry into the competition, you promise to Future that your photograph is original, has not been copied and does not infringe anyone else’s rights. You also promise that the photographs are not obscene or offensive and do not invade another person’s privacy. If you break this promise, significant damage could be caused and you may be held responsible.
4. Entering your photographs
Entries must be submitted in accordance with the instructions set out on the Enter page.
5. Image editing
You should use image enhancement and digital darkroom techniques to optimise an entry into the competition, such as touching up a portrait, building a panorama or creating an HDR image from multiple exposures. Adding or removing significant elements of a composition is discouraged. Where appropriate, original files may be requested if a photograph reaches the shortlist of photographs selected by the independent panel of judges.
6. Categories/Closing dates
The categories in the Digital Camera Young Photographer of the Year 2008 competition are:
- 10 years and under
- 11 - 14 years
- 15 - 17 years
All categories close at 5:00pm GMT Tuesday 30th September 2008.
All winners will be announced on this website and in issue 81 of Digital Camera magazine on 16th December 2008.
7. Judging
Future will appoint an independent judging panel to determine the short-listed entries and winners in each category. The decision of the judges in determining the short-list and deciding the winners in each category is final Future will not enter into any correspondence regarding the judging or organisation of the competition.
8. Notification
Winners, runners-up and highly commended/commended entrants within each category will be announced on the competition website and in issue 81 of Digital Camera magazine on sale 16th December 2008.
9. Prizes
Prizes will be awarded to the winner and two runners-up in each category as follows:
10 years and under
Winner: £200
2nd: £100 Jessops vouchers
3rd: £50 vouchers
11 - 14 years
Winner: £300
2nd: £150 Jessops vouchers
3rd: £75 Jessops vouchers
15 - 17 years
Winner: £500
2nd: £250 Jessops vouchers
3rd: £125 Jessops vouchers
Future reserves the right to change or add to the prizes and substitute with a comparable alternative due to unforeseen circumstances. Any changes will be posted on the competition website. Prizes are non transferable and no cash equivalent will be offered.
Once the winners have been notified, they must supply full postal address information for the purpose of sending out the category prizes. Once address details have been supplied, winners should allow 28 days for receipt of their category prizes.
10. Copyright
You must have taken all photographs which you submit yourself. If anyone other than you has any rights in your photographs, the entries will be disqualified.
Future does not make any claim on your rights to your photographs. You will retain copyright and where any of your photographs are reproduced, you will be credited.
11. Reproduction of entries
By entering your photographs into the competition, you are giving permission to Future (and any of its official partners or sponsors) to copy and use any of the photographs around the world for any purposes in connection with the competition including, but not limited to the following purposes:
a) judging the competition
b) inclusion within the website, Digital Camera magazine, Photographer of the Year book, supplements or similar
c) displaying the winning and commended entries at public exhibitions promoting the competition
d) inclusion of winning and commended entries in television coverage connected with the competition and / or any exhibition
e) inclusion within marketing and promotional materials (including emails, websites and press packs) for the competition and /or exhibition
f) sub-licencing the entries to the press for reproduction in connection with the competition and any exhibition
g) allowing viewers of the Website to view images on a computer screen, PDA or mobile telephone and store electronic form for their personal, non commercial use
h) reproduction on Digital Camera Photographer of the Year and / or Digital Camera Young Photographer of the Year merchandise
i) being chosen and entered into promotional competitions by Future for marketing and promotional purposes
All entrants must be able to supply a high-resolution image suitable for printing in media. Please note that your real name, rather than your username, will be used where your image is reproduced.
12. Liability
Photographs are uploaded at your own risk and Future regrets that it cannot accept responsibility for anyone else copying or using the photographs submitted to the website.
13. Data Capture
We only use the personal information collected during the registration procedure to notify successful entrants in the competition. The data will not be used for any other purposes unless you indicate at point of registration that you wish us to retain this information.
14. General
14.1 These competition rules and competition are governed by English law.
14.2 If there is any inconsistency between any of the provisions of these rules, Future’s terms and conditions and Future’s privacy policy, these rules shall take priority.