Who Can Submit
We welcome all photographers – female and male – 18 years and over to submit their photos. Photos must have been made since January 2000. GW magazine staff, contest jurors and sponsors are not eligible to participate. Contest is subject to all Federal, State and local laws. Void where prohibited.
Deadline
Contest will be open from October 16th, 2009 and close January 15th 2010. Global Woman magazine reserves the right to cancel the contest at any time, for any reason, without prior notice or obligation.
How to Submit
Go to the submit page, where you will pay an entry fee of only $25, or entry fee and a one year subscription to GW Magazine for $40. Upload up to 5 photos that you think best personifies the essence of a Global Woman. These can be studio portraits, nudes, street photos, etc. We welcome you to think creatively.
We will accept JPEG or TIFF files. 72 dpi. Please label each image file you submit with your first and last name and a number to identify each picture (example: dorthea_lange1.jpg). Be aware that when we contact the finalists you will be required to send in high res files for publication in the magazine and on our website. Photo illustrations and wholly digital creations will not be accepted at this time. Photos created by digital and film cameras will be accepted. By accepting these rules you certify you are the copyright owner.
Prizes
- The 1st prize winner will receive $1,000 and have their photo printed full page in the magazine, with a bio printed inside and also showcased on the Global Woman website.
- The 2nd place winner will receive $500, their photo printed in the magazine and on the website.
- The 3rd place winner will receive $300, their photo printed in the magazine and on the website.
- Along with the winners, the honorable mentions will be published in the 4th Edition of the magazine in a 6 – 8 pg spread, and may be published on our website in a slideshow as well. Those honorable mentions will each receive a $25 gift card or one year subscription to GW magazine.
- All Federal, State and local taxes, and all other expenses not listed above are the sole responsibility of the winners. Substitutions or transfers of prizes expressly prohibited.
Winners
Photos will be judged based on how best they capture the essence of a Global Woman. Winners will be selected and notified by February 2, 2010 by either email, phone of mail. A panel of judges will be selected by GW staff; those judges will have backgrounds in photography and/or women’s issues. If a winner can not be reached, does not sign a release or is found to be non-compliant with any of the rules their prize will be forfeit and the next best photo will be rewarded.
Usage & Indemnity
Upon entering this contest you certify that you are the photographer of the photographs you submit, that they are original and of your own creation and that publication will not infringe upon the rights of any third party and you have provided all necessary permissions and releases, and that it has not been previously published without limitation, in any advertisements, books, magazines, postcards, or calendars, and that it does not violate any laws or ordinances. By submitting photos to this contest you agree to allow GW magazine and its affiliates to use your name and images in connection with publication of your entry and for promotional purposes (except where prohibited), without review, notification, or approval. By entering the contest you agree to not hold GW magazine, their staff, board, or any one else in connection with the magazine liable for any claim by a third party relating to any rights in any photography entered.
Entrant agrees to defend or at is option settle any claim or action brought against GW magazine arising from or relating to an allegation of misappropriation of property rights by any third party or that nay image defames or impinges on the rights of a third party.
When submitting entrant understands GW magazine is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, damaged or misdirected entries no matter what manner of human or technological error is its cause.
Release of Liability
By participating in the contest, entrant agrees to hold GW magazine and its staff, board and any affiliates harmless from any and all liability, claims or actions of any kind, including, without limitation, property damage, personal injury, and/or death, arising out of his or her participation in the contest, and acceptance and/or use of misuse of the prizes in connection with the contest
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