Closed. About The Contest-IPC 2009 is calling for images that are able to generate society concern and raise public awareness of present day life issues. As we intend to enhance the quality of the competition, IPC 2009 executed an open contest using this concept.

In line with our vision and mission, we are eager to bring IPC 2009 up to the next level. We believe that photography was no longer simply hobbies and that photos can actually convey many messages. Photos as part of arts have become one of the strongest and the most widely-used visual communication tools to convey messages. We expect that people are "aware" of the issues or messages presented in the photo itself and of what is going on in the world around them.

Through this event, we intend to promote visual communication in order to emphasize the world awareness value. We would like to show that we are both aware of and care for the world and living and encourage as many parties/people as possible to together with us, put this idea into reality.

In the end, we expect that the life issues captured in your photos will be able to generate general community awareness, which can encourage people who are exposed to the photos to show their sense of care among the society.

Entry Rules

Participation

1. The 2009 International Photo Competition is open to professional photographers and amateurs both local and international. To enter, please fill the electronic registration form. Entry is not limited by nationality, race, age, and/or gender.

2. All entries must include the personal and professional details of the participant as well as a complete record of all digitally submitted images in the form of all required metadata. In the Professional Category, if no name of an organization is given, the photographers professional status must be established by providing a reference (contact information for a person) or by attaching a scan (.jpg or .pdf) of a press card or other official documents.

3. Before you will be able to enter the contest, you must accept the Entry Rules and the Declaration.

General Rules

1. There is no entry fee.

2. Only single images produced/taken between January 2008 and April 2009 are eligible for submission in the 2009 International Photo Competition. All single images submitted should follow this requirement.

3. Please note that failure to comply with the following requirement may result in the disqualification of your submitted image(s).

4. Images can only be entered once. Images submitted more than once will NOT be accepted.

5. Both published and unpublished images may be submitted.

6. Images that have won or received awards from similar types of contests or competitions may NOT be submitted. However, images which have been entered in these types of competitions or contests are still eligible for submission.

7. Participants should only submit images that are taken or produced by themselves or for which the copyright holder has authorized them to submit the images.

8. International Photo Competition reserves the right to disqualify any entries that are deemed unfit with the moral standards of Indonesia.

Material Specifications

1. Digital images must meet the following specifications:

* Images must be at least 3,000 pixels in wide at one of its sides.

* Image resolution must be at least 300 dpi or higher.

* Each image must be saved as a separate JPEG with the highest quality setting.

* An embedded ICC profile is required. AdobeRGB or sRGB is recommended for color images, Gamma 2.2 for black and white. No CMYK.

2. All required image information, such as the title of image, creation date, place and country, as well as the caption/description (5W+1H), must be included in the metadata of the image files.

3. The original structure of a scan and/or camera file must not be altered by digital manipulation. Only changes that can be made using conventional darkroom techniques are allowed.

4. Images can be color or monochrome.

5. Only single-frame images will be accepted. Composite and multiple exposure images will NOT be accepted. Images with added borders, backgrounds or other effects will NOT be accepted. Images must NOT show the name of a photographer, agency, or publication.

6. Slides will not be accepted.

Submission of Entries

1. Images can only be uploaded as .jpg files.

2. Entries should be submitted/uploaded to the International Photo Competition website (www.2009ipc.com). Entries submitted by e-mail and physical mail (printed photograph and CD) will NOT be accepted.

3. Each participant may submit a maximum of 7 (seven) images.

4. File names of the images must consist of a sequence number (1, 2, 3, etc.), category of entrant, creation date (date-month-year), and title of image. For example, if you wish to submit 3 single images, then the file names format should be as follows:

For professionals:

1_pro_240208_TheForgotten.jpg

2_pro_240808_Tears.jpg

3_pro_250808_Fishing.jpg

For amateurs:

1_am_140508_Freedom.jpg

2_am_190808_TheSun.jpg

3_am_270608_Star.jpg

5. The International Photo Competition 2009 begins March 20, 2009, at 12:01 a.m. (GMT+7 time zone) and ends May 4, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. (GMT+7 time zone). Any entries received after this time will NOT be accepted.

6. All winners will be contacted immediately after the results of the contest have been announced. They may be requested to submit material of reproduction quality for the 2009 International Photo Competition exhibition.

7. Entries will NOT be returned. International Photo Competition reserves the right to dispose of the material.

8. The conditions set out in the Entry Rules and in the Declaration are compulsory.

Judging

1. The jury will judge/evaluate entries based on their own criteria, which may include creativity, how well the image conveys a message, and/or any other criteria set by the jury.

2. The decision of jury is final. There will be no readjustment of the final decision due to discussion or correspondence from the participants or any other parties.

3. The jury reserves the right to NOT make any award.

Winners List

1. The 50 Best Photo Entries will be exhibited at BINUS International University-The JWC Building from May 25, 2009 to May 27, 2009 and at Blitz Megaplex-Grand Indonesia from May 29, 2009 to June 6, 2009. The places mentioned here are all in Jakarta, Indonesia.

2. The 50 Best Photo Entries will be published on www.2009ipc.com immediately after International Photo Competition receives the result of the contest.

3. Award Winners will be announced on www.2009ipc.com and on the day of Opening and Awarding Ceremony (May 29, 2009) and will be personally informed via e-mail. Winners will also be contacted regarding other relevant information related to the event itself. Winning images will be published on www.2009ipc.com and will be exhibited.

4. There will be 5 (five) categories of awards for the winners. The awards are mentioned as follows:

Professionals

* First (1st) Prize Winner;

* Second (2nd) Prize Winner.

Amateurs

* First (1st) Prize Winner;

* Second (2nd) Prize Winner.

SONY Alpha Category Award Winner

(Exclusive for SONY Alpha users)

Terms and Conditions

1. Warrant to International Photo Competition that they own the work submitted, that the whole copyright in the work is vested in them, that they have not in any way encumbered their right to deal with the ownership of the work and the copyright therein by assignment, license or otherwise, and that if the work was commissioned for private and domestic purposes, it is submitted with the permission of the person who commissioned it.

2. Entries may be published by International Photo Competition, BINUS University, and affiliated sponsors and/or their designees, licensees or affiliates (the "Authorized Parties") in magazines or books, on websites, or in any other medium, at Authorized Parties discretion. Such use will be restricted to promotion, publicity, news, informational education, or awareness usage of BINUS University. International Photo Competition will not be required to pay any additional consideration or seek any additional approval in connection with such use.

3. By participating, entrants agree to release, discharge, and hold harmless the International Photo Competition 2009, each of their respective partners, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising agencies, agents and representatives from any claims, losses, and damages arising out of their participation in this contest or any contest-related activities and the acceptance and use, misuse, or possession of any prize awarded hereunder.

4. International Photo Competition assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, or delay in operation or transmission; communications line failure; theft or destruction of or unauthorized access to contest entries or entry forms; or alteration of entries or entry forms. International Photo Competition is not responsible for any problems with or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail entry to be received on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, human errors of any kind, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to entrants or any other persons computers related to or resulting from participation, uploading, or downloading of any materials related to this contest.

5. Participants also agree (a) to be bound by these Entry Rules and the Declaration; (b) that the decisions of the jury are final on all matters relating to the contest; and (c) if he/she wins, that Sponsor may use the winning photographs and each winners name and photograph in any publicity or advertising relating to the contest or future promotions without compensation or approval.

6. All taxes, fees and surcharges on prizes are the sole responsibility of the prize winners. All logistics, transportation, and any other costs related to the shipment of prizes from Jakarta, Indonesia to any other cities and countries fully become the responsibility of the prize winners. In the event that the selected winner(s) of any prize is/are ineligible or refuses the prize, the prize will be forfeited and International Photo Competition, in their sole discretion, may choose whether to award the prize to another entrant.

7. If for any reason the contest is not capable of running as planned, due to infection by computer virus, bugs, worms, trojan horses, denial of service attacks, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of International Photo Competition that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this contest, International Photo Competition reserves the right, at their sole discretion, to disqualify any individual(s) who tamper with the entry process, and/or to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the contest. If International Photo Competition elects to cancel or terminate the contest, International Photo Competition will not retain any rights in the submitted photographs and will not be responsible for any payments.

International Photo Competition reserves the rights to make changes in any elements of the Entry Rules without prior notice

Registration

March 20, 2009 at 12:01 am to April 30, 2009 at 11:59 pm (Online registration)

Photo Entries

April 3, 2009 at 12:01 am to May 4, 2009 at 11:59 pm (Online photo submission)

Awards and 50 Best Photo Entries Announcement

May 15, 2009 (tentative)

Soft-opening Ceremony

May 25, 2009 at:

BINUS University International, The Joseph Wibowo Center Building.

Jl. Hang Lekir I No.6, Kebayoran Baru

Jakarta Selatan 12120, Indonesia

Opening and Awarding Ceremony

May 29, 2009 at:

Blitz Megaplex-Grand Indonesia 8th Floor

Jl. MH. Thamrin No. 1

Jakarta-Indonesia

Photo Exhibition

May 25, 2009 to May 27, 2009 at:

BINUS University International, The Joseph Wibowo Center Building.

Jl. Hang Lekir I No.6, Kebayoran Baru

Jakarta Selatan 12120, Indonesia

and

May 29, 2009 to June 6, 2009 at:

Blitz Megaplex-Grand Indonesia 8th Floor

Jl. MH. Thamrin No. 1

Jakarta-Indonesia

International Photo Competition reserves the rights to make changes in the schedule without prior notice.

Judge

All entries will be judged by our selected team of jurors that consist of 3 (three) experts in the field of photography.

Ed Wray (Indonesia)

Darren Soh (Singapore)

Chris Stower (United Kingdom)

Prize and Winner List

There will be 5 (five) categories of awards for the winners. The awards are mentioned as follows:

Professional

* First (1st) Prize Winner;

* Second (2nd) Prize Winner.

Amateurs

* First (1st) Prize Winner;

* Second (2nd) Prize Winner.

SONY Alpha Category Award Winner

(Exclusive for SONY Alpha users)

Total prize worth USD 4,500*

* Value may vary

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