[COMPETITION Thread] - Please Read Rules & Guidelines

sNarah

This thread serves a platform for posting competitions. Please read through the guidelines carefully before submitting your competition and, when in doubt, feel free to contact one of the mods.

Operation of this Thread and General Rules;

Replies to posts on this thread by PM ONLY - No replies on thread whatsoever and no exceptions.

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We have established that there are 2 sorts of users posting competitions:

1) Regular users who want to share with other users.
2) Companies/charities/... posting their own competitions.

We welcome both but do ask to adhere to the following guidelines.

Where possible, please use the following form to post the competition

1/ The name of the Organisation organising the Comp.
2/ Theme of the competition and any requirements for content in the image.
3/ The technical specifications of the images required. ie. Size of prints and if they need to be mounted etc. Size and format of digital files including things like colour space.
4/ Terms & Conditions including clear information on the rights of use of images entered.
5/ A list of prizes on offer and the method of judging.
6/ Entry fees payable.
7/ Closing date for entries & date for notification of results.
8/ Contact details for further inquiries.

1) REGULAR USERS posting COMPS that they feel might interest other users.

• Post comp form with the information available to you.
• Provide according link to information/company/etc.
• Finish your post by stating that you are NOT the organisor of the competition.

2) COMPANIES - CHARITIES - ORGANISATIONS LOOKING FOR SUBMISSIONS - ETC

• The ENTIRE form has to be filled in AT ALL TIMES. When not completed, your post will be removed. Simples.
• Post your CONTACT DETAILS (website or email, no mobile phone numbers) and be prepared to elaborate on specifically the Terms & Conditions of your entry.
• You might be asked by one of the mods to provide additional information, until those details have been received, the post will be hidden for public view.

We know there is and has been a lot of debate about copyright issues and Terms & Conditions for competitions - but please do keep in mind, that at the end of the day, some photographers don't mind giving away their copyright, and others will be infuriated by this. It is a personal choice and not up for discussion in this specific thread.

We hope that you will use this thread to it's full capacity and share interesting competitions online, in Ireland and the World!

ValueInIreland

Check out the Irish Examiner this Friday, January 14, for details of a
new photographic competition under the theme 'Winter Scenes'.

Don't say you haven't shot any!

dinneenp

Hi,
link here.

Renaissance is an international photography competition where all funds raised go to support breast cancer, and which culminates in a one week exhibition and celebrity private view at the prestigious Mall Galleries, London.

There is an entry fee though-
Once you've uploaded your entry you'll need to pay the entry fee. This is either £15 for a single image, or £25 for up to three images, or £40 for up to six images. The entry fee can be paid by credit or debit card using PayPal, and your entry fee goes to The Lavender Trust to support younger people with breast cancerCategories:Environment - Expression - Shape/Form - Motion - Time


Prizes & ExhibitionRenaissance prize -

• £3,000 awarded to overall winner, plus career development session and participation in Rhubarb Rhubarb Promenade, London 2011
• Five category prizes - £500 best in category
• Calumet prize for best film entry - Fuji GF670 medium format camera
• Twenty highly commended
• Exhibition - 100 finalists will be given a one week exhibition in Central London and be able to sell their work

(I have nothing to do with the competition)
Pa.

Cakes.

About ARTifact
ARTifact is a competition, open to all residents in the island of Ireland, to submit a piece of artwork to be placed in RTÉ. The submission will feature on the ARTifact section of RTÉ.ie/All Access website. After the deadline, a panel of judges will select ten finalists from the submissions at which point we’ll open up to public vote. The public will decide the top three winners by voting for their favourite submission. The winners will be announced at the unveiling event.

Theme
There are two themes in which the artwork can reflect:
1. RTÉ part of Irish life
2. RTÉ of the future

Artwork criteria

Any resident of the island of Ireland can enter the competition by submitting a photo of their artwork via RTÉ.ie / All Access.

The artwork must be the participants own work, and owned outright by them.

We will accept multiple entries.

We will accept submissions of sculptures, illustrations, paintings or photographs.

The photo submitted must be of the completed artwork.

Sculptures must not be more than 5ft tall and 3ft wide or less than 2ft x 2ft.

Paintings and photos must not be more than 4ft x 4ft or less than 2ft x 2ft.

Artwork must not be offensive in any manner. If the artwork is deemed inappropriate it will not be approved for submission.

The artwork should not feature any recognisable people or brands.

Participants should submit a brief description of the artwork, why it should be placed in RTÉ and how they believe it captures the theme.

http://www.rte.ie/allaccess/artifact/

Irish Examiner Pic Desk

The Irish Examiner's Photo Competition WINTER SCENES is now open for entries.
Competition rules are straight forward (No rights grabs or anything nasty!).
Prizes Include a Canon 500D & 18-55mm lens, 1000D & 18-55mm lens and a Canon SX-210 Compact digital camera.
The competition is being run in association with Soundstore / Canon.
You can enter (and see full rules) on-line here: http://photos.examiner.ie/competition.html or at any Soundstore branch (http://www.soundstore.ie/) or by sending a captioned print (max 10x8") to: Photo Competition, Irish Examiner, Lapps Quay, Cork by Wednesday 9th February.
Entry is only open to Amateurs.
Entry is FREE.
JPEG / .JPG is the only electronic format accepted. File sizes need to be medium to large (but not too big!).
Pictures will only be used in connection with the competition (which may include a printed supplement).
Copyright remains with the photographer.
Entries will be Judged by an Irish Examiner Editor and a representative of Soundstore. Photographs MUST fit the theme.
Remember: There are lots of subjects to shoot, just because the snow is gone (for now) there are lots of opportunities for great shots of:
Frost
People (Wrapped up, shivering, Warming beside the fire, Walking, Playing sport etc.) - Just remember it has to be a Winter Scene.
Rain
Fog
Flooding
Storm
Winter Sunrise / Sunset
Wind
Humour
Christmas / New Year swims
etc.

Any questions?: Contact us using this form: http://photos.examiner.ie/contact_us.html

Best of Luck!

trooney

Irish Examiner Pic Desk wrote: »

Best of Luck!

http://photos.examiner.ie/competition.html

"No digitally altered images"

Can you possibly elaborate on this? At its most basic meaning this precludes any image taken with a digial camera.

dinneenp

IrishExaminer competition:
Hi Patrick,
Thanks for the enquiry. We have not put a limit on the number of pictures you can submit, but would suggest people keep it under 10 or so!

Regards,
Paddy Barker

trooney

trooney wrote: »

http://photos.examiner.ie/competition.html

"No digitally altered images"

Can you possibly elaborate on this? At its most basic meaning this precludes any image taken with a digial camera.

The response I received:
Hi Tony,
What it means (to us) is: Images may be technically enhanced (Brightness, Contrast, Sharpness, Dodging & Burning), but cloning (except for dust) is not allowed.
Altered effectively means you cannot change the content of the image in any way (cannot remove ESB lines for example).
I hope this is clear enough!

Scamp-

Cakesofrice wrote: »

About ARTifact
ARTifact is a competition, open to all residents in the island of Ireland, to submit a piece of artwork to be placed in RTÉ. The submission will feature on the ARTifact section of RTÉ.ie/All Access website. After the deadline, a panel of judges will select ten finalists from the submissions at which point we’ll open up to public vote. The public will decide the top three winners by voting for their favourite submission. The winners will be announced at the unveiling event.

Theme
There are two themes in which the artwork can reflect:
1. RTÉ part of Irish life
2. RTÉ of the future

Artwork criteria

Any resident of the island of Ireland can enter the competition by submitting a photo of their artwork via RTÉ.ie / All Access.

The artwork must be the participants own work, and owned outright by them.

We will accept multiple entries.

We will accept submissions of sculptures, illustrations, paintings or photographs.

The photo submitted must be of the completed artwork.

Sculptures must not be more than 5ft tall and 3ft wide or less than 2ft x 2ft.

Paintings and photos must not be more than 4ft x 4ft or less than 2ft x 2ft.

Artwork must not be offensive in any manner. If the artwork is deemed inappropriate it will not be approved for submission.

The artwork should not feature any recognisable people or brands.

Participants should submit a brief description of the artwork, why it should be placed in RTÉ and how they believe it captures the theme.

http://www.rte.ie/allaccess/artifact/

"Once artwork has been submitted to RTÉ for placement it becomes the property of RTÉ thereafter."

Hmmm.

Irish Examiner Pic Desk

REMINDER: Only 4 days left to enter our WINTER SCENES competition with three Canon Cameras on offer. You can enter prints at any Soundstore (they will even print one FREE 10x8" print per person, or enter online here: http://photos.examiner.ie/competition.html . How about some Wind swept shots, Stormy scenes, Rain, Flooding etc. ?


QUOTE=Irish Examiner Pic Desk;70114357]The Irish Examiner's Photo Competition WINTER SCENES is now open for entries.
Competition rules are straight forward (No rights grabs or anything nasty!).
Prizes Include a Canon 500D & 18-55mm lens, 1000D & 18-55mm lens and a Canon SX-210 Compact digital camera.
The competition is being run in association with Soundstore / Canon.
You can enter (and see full rules) on-line here: http://photos.examiner.ie/competition.html or at any Soundstore branch (http://www.soundstore.ie/) or by sending a captioned print (max 10x8") to: Photo Competition, Irish Examiner, Lapps Quay, Cork by Wednesday 9th February.
Entry is only open to Amateurs.
Entry is FREE.
JPEG / .JPG is the only electronic format accepted. File sizes need to be medium to large (but not too big!).
Pictures will only be used in connection with the competition (which may include a printed supplement).
Copyright remains with the photographer.
Entries will be Judged by an Irish Examiner Editor and a representative of Soundstore. Photographs MUST fit the theme.
Remember: There are lots of subjects to shoot, just because the snow is gone (for now) there are lots of opportunities for great shots of:
Frost
People (Wrapped up, shivering, Warming beside the fire, Walking, Playing sport etc.) - Just remember it has to be a Winter Scene.
Rain
Fog
Flooding
Storm
Winter Sunrise / Sunset
Wind
Humour
Christmas / New Year swims
etc.

Any questions?: Contact us using this form: http://photos.examiner.ie/contact_us.html

Best of Luck![/QUOTE]

Irish Examiner Pic Desk

The results of the Irish Examiner / Soundstore WINTER SCENES photo competition are in Today's paper and online, see: http://www.photos.examiner.ie/results.html
ALL entries can be viewed on the site, sit back and enjoy the slide show. Thanks to everybody who entered.

LookWest.ie

The LookWest.ie 'MySummer' photo competition is now open for entries!


'MySummer', a new photo competition to find the West of Ireland's favourite summer moment. Photos can be of any memory, recent or past and from any age, the funnier the better! Landscapes, surf-scapes, festivals, gigs and summer fun-filled shots- the competition will capture the buzz and magic of Ireland's West.

MySummer Contest Calendar& Method of Judging

• Submit Your Photos: July 18th-Aug 4th
• 50 Photos Shortlisted by judging panel and Facebook Likes: Aug 4th
• Public voting period: Aug 5th-24th
• Winners announced: Aug 25th

Prizes
First Prize
A two-night stay for a family of four or a group of four friends at the 5* Lough Eske Castle in beautiful Co. Donegal.

Runner-Up Prizes

• Source Sligo Gift Hamper packed with wonderful produce from the award-winning Restaurant, Wine Bar and a Cookery School in the heart of Sligo
• Voucher from McCambridges of Galway, a family owned Deli and Fine Foods Shop on Shop Street in Galway

Voter Prizes

• T-shirts from Emerald Surfwear
• Exciting tours of Galway from Segway Adventure tours
• Jewellery designer Victoria Foutz has a special piece for one lucky voter from her exclusive line of handmade jewelry.

Entry Criteria

• All photo entries must be located in any of the seven counties in the Western Region; Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon, Mayo, Galway and Clare.
• Entry is open to all recipients except employees and families of the competition organisers and sponsors (see T&C's for more details).
• All photo entries must be located in any of the seven counties in the Western Region; Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon, Mayo, Galway and Clare.
• To enter the competition, participants must submit their entry on LookWest.ie's Facebook page before Aug 4th
• To vote, participants must vote via the voting poll available on LookWest.ie’s Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/lookwest from Aug 5th-24th.
• The voting process is open from Aug 5th -24th
• All entries are subject to moderation. Any inappropriate content will be removed immediately.
• Participants’ personal data will be used in accordance with the Promoter's Privacy Policy. For further details on the LookWest.ie's privacy policy please log on to http://www.lookwest.ie/en/privacy-statement
• By entering this photo competition entrants cannot enforce ownership rights over the photograph if LookWest.ie decides to use the photos for promotional use.
• Maximum size for pictures is 5 MB. Entry is FREE.
  JPEG / .JPG is the only electronic format accepted. File sizes need to be medium to large (but not too big!).Entry is FREE.
  JPEG / .JPG is the only electronic format accepted.

Remember 4th Aug is the closing date for entries!

If you have any questions visit http://www.lookwest.ie/en/counties/mysummer or to contact LookWest.ie http://www.lookwest.ie/en/contact-us

crypticcelt

Environmental Sciences Association of Ireland

2011 Photography Competition

“Nature in the Urban Jungle”

Entries are welcome from all amateur photographers and will be assessed on the basis of picture quality, composition and the appropriateness of the caption.
Entrants are encouraged to interpret the theme as they see fit.

Entry Form and Terms & Conditions are attached or available from the ESAI website: www.esaiweb.org.

First prize:
€250 voucher sponsored by the Environmental Research Institute, UCC.
Professional framing of the winning entry
One year membership of ESAI

Two runners up will each receive a one year membership of ESAI.

Closing date is Friday December 30th 2011.

The winner will be notified by email on Friday January 27th 2012.


Conditions of Entry
1. The competition is open to amateur photographers only.
2. The entrant must have taken the photographs entered.
3. The entrant must retain the original photograph.
4. Entrants are requested to limit their submission to two entries.
5. Print Entries:
5.a. Each entry must be accompanied by a signed copy of the official Entry Form
5.b. Photographs must be not less than 6 x 4 inches in size.
5.c. For return of photographs please include a stamped addressed envelope.
5.d. All photographs are sent at entrants own risk.
6. Digital Entries
6.a. Each entry must be accompanied by a copy of the official Entry Form
6.b. Photographs must be not greater than 5MB in size.
6.c. Photographs must be submitted in .jpg format.
6.d. Preferably, all digital photographs should be at 300dpi resolution.
7. The entrant will retain copyright in their submitted entries. However, by entering the competition the entrant grants to the ESAI a royalty free, irrevocable, perpetual, assignable licence to publish and use the entry in any and all media for publicity purposes.
8. Where the entry contains images of people, it is the responsibility of the entrant, and the entrant hereby confirms and warrants, that
8.a. he/she has informed the individual that he/she shall submit the photograph to the ESAI competition and
8.b. that he/she has obtained the individual’s consent to the submission of the photograph to the competition and
8.c. the photograph does not infringe either national law or local by-laws.
9. The ESAI have appointed a professional photographer to judge the competition. The Judge’s decision on all matters relating to the competition is final and no correspondence will be entered into concerning the competition judging or organisation thereof.
10. By entering the competition, entrants agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.
11. The closing date for receipt of entries is Friday December 30th 2011.
12. The winner will be notified by email on Friday January 27th 2012.
13. Prizes will only be shipped within the island of Ireland.

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simplybam

Hi MODs,

Was just wondering what the rules are if I wanna start my own competition? Say, I start a competition for a specific photo and give a price (have a load of cameras I don't use, for example, both digital compacts and a couple of film SLR's). Can I just do this or would I need special permission?

Thanx

EmZZZ

The Cork Animal Care Society is now holding a monthly photo competition. All proceeds go towards the welfare of animals.

1/ The name of the Organisation organising the Comp. Cork Animal Care Society (www.animalcaresociety.ie)
2/ Theme of the competition and any requirements for content in the image. Must be related to animals.
3/ The technical specifications of the images required. ie. Size of prints and if they need to be mounted etc. Size and format of digital files including things like colour space. The files we receive by email are the ones we use to judge and post on Facebook (note that if the photo wins, it might be compressed to appear on our website and blog).
4/ Terms & Conditions including clear information on the rights of use of images entered. Anybody can submit by paying a €3.50 entry fee (going towards the welfare of animals). The winner will be asked to sign a form authorising the ACS to put the photo up on the website and blog, but also as the cover of our monthly booklet of creative writing. Further use of the photo will be discussed with the owner. We insist that the photo should be the work of the person who submits it and we ask for the winner to sign a plagiarism form.
5/ A list of prizes on offer and the method of judging. It will be a different prize every month. This month we offer a family pass to Fota Wildlife Park. Photos are displayed in an album on Facebook where everybody can vote for them. The 5 photos receiving the most votes are then judged by a panel of key members of the Cork Animal Care Society. Judges are obviously not allowed to participate in the competition.
6/ Entry fees payable. €3.50
7/ Closing date for entries & date for notification of results. 20th of every month. Beginning of following month.
8/ Contact details for further inquiries photos@animalcaresociety.ie

See http://animalcaresociety.wordpress.com/2011/08/20/september-2011-photo-competition/ for more details.

Enjoy!

EmZZZ

October announcement

The Cork Animal Care Society is now holding a monthly photo competition. All proceeds go towards the welfare of animals.

1/ The name of the Organisation organising the Comp. Cork Animal Care Society (www.animalcaresociety.ie)
2/ Theme of the competition and any requirements for content in the image. Must be related to animals.
3/ The technical specifications of the images required. ie. Size of prints and if they need to be mounted etc. Size and format of digital files including things like colour space. The files we receive by email are the ones we use to judge and post on Facebook (note that if the photo wins, it might be compressed to appear on our website and blog).
4/ Terms & Conditions including clear information on the rights of use of images entered. Anybody can submit by paying a €3.50 entry fee (going towards the welfare of animals). The winner will be asked to sign a form authorising the ACS to put the photo up on the website and blog, but also as the cover of our monthly booklet of creative writing. Further use of the photo will be discussed with the owner. We insist that the photo should be the work of the person who submits it and we ask for the winner to sign a plagiarism form.
5/ A list of prizes on offer and the method of judging. It will be a different prize every month. In October we offer a family pass to Waterfall Alpaca Farm in West Cork. Photos are displayed in an album on Facebook where everybody can vote for them. The 5 photos receiving the most votes are then judged by a panel of key members of the Cork Animal Care Society. Judges are obviously not allowed to participate in the competition.
6/ Entry fees payable. €3.50
7/ Closing date for entries & date for notification of results. 20th of every month. Beginning of following month.
8/ Contact details for further inquiries photos@animalcaresociety.ie

See http://animalcaresociety.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/october-2011-photo-competition/ for more details.

Enjoy!

CabanSail

The following is an edited version of a event in which some may be interested. The original post came across as Spam, so has been modified.


An invitation for all photographers to photography project

Lifelong Victims - Faces of FGM

The project is organised by Ifrah Ahmed (FGM Campaigner and Strong Voice of Amnesty International) and 4thFloorForPhoto

The Aim of Lifelong Victims ­ Faces of FGM is to raise awareness of the issues of FGM by inviting photographers to provide submissions that will be collated for an exhibition in Dublin and used in a fund­raising calendar both of which will take place on International Day of Zero Tolerance of FGM in February 2012.
The project intends to portray the horrors of practices of female genital mutilation (FGM).

Works have to be in high resolution jpg format and should portray people (women and men) connected to FGM problem. We leave to the imagination and skills of artists of how the works will be staged or edited.

All photographers submitting their works are kindly asked to be aware and respect Dochas Code of Conduct. More details: www.dochas.ie/Code/Default.aspx

The admission is free. Photographers will be credited but not paid for their admissions:
­ - 12 works that will be selected for internationally sold calendar, all proceeds go to support FGM Campaign
­ - Exhibition held initially in Dublin, we will inform later on other cities/countries that will host the exhibition


To carry out our project at the highest level possible of artistic appreciation, we decided to appoint a selection panel made of people who are deeply connected to the photographic world. The judges we have chosen are accomplished photographers themselves. They already reached the level where they can promote others and publish their works. Their professional achievements ensure that our project will bring qualities otherwise unachievable.

The Panel:
Miki Barlok, Editor of None Magazine
Agata Stoinska, Editor of Blow Magazine
Paul Kelly

Photographers can send up to 3 works in JPG format to fgm.competition@gmail.com until 15 December 2011. The results will be announced in mid January. The exhibition and the launch of the calendar is planned for 4th February 2012.

If you have any questions or want to access the project, please send an email to fgm.competition@gmail.com and we will gladly answer and send you Info Pack and Agreement Form.

You can also follow us:
Lifelong Victims - Faces of FGM
Ifrah Foundation

LookWest.ie

The LookWest.ie Winter Competition will be closing soon so get your entries in fast. Closing date will be midnight, 12th Jan, 2012. Entry is free.


The Prize
The prize includes a 2 Night Stay at the luxurious Harbour Hotel in Galway with breakfast each morning and dinner on an evening of your choice.

Stay where hospitality meets comfort in the heart of Galway City. Situated on Galway's picturesque waterfront, The Harbour Hotel is located just a three minute stroll to Eyre Square and five minutes from the train and bus station.

Experience Galway's lively centre and dine in The Harbour Seafood Bar & Grill, where Head Chef, Paddy Anslow has created some new, mouthwatering dishes using only the very best of local produce.


Competition Terms & Conditions Apply:

- Closing date for entry into the competition is January 12th.
-Winner will be announced on January 13th.
- By entering this competition, you automatically agree to be signed up to the Look West newsletter. If you do not wish to receive newsletters from Look West you can choose to unsubscribe.
- Prize valid until 30th June 2012. Room subject to availability.
- Valid for 2 people sharing a twin/double bedroom.
- Excludes Public Holiday / Long Weekends.
-Cannot be exchanged and is non-transferable

A winner will be chosen at random. For more information, please visit our competition page, at http://bit.ly/LookWestCompetitionPage

trooney

LookWest.ie wrote: »

...A winner will be chosen at random....

So the winner won't be chosen using any photographic merits? Its just a luck of the draw style competition? Thats not really a competition as far as I understand it?

LookWest.ie

Hi Trooney,

It is not a photo competition. Please click on the link to our competition at the end of our comment. You will see it is simply a multiple choice question to enter the competition.

Yes, the winner will be picked out of a hat, just like a sweepstakes, which is very commonly done in competitions.

Thanks

Ireland09

The Imagine IT Sligo Photo Competition is now open for entries!

With the February 1st CAO deadline approaching, we have launched an innovative social media campaign encouraging prospective students to get more familiar with the courses on offer at IT Sligo.

People who are considering their college options are being asked to submit photographs of themselves with the IT Sligo Prospectus, in the Imagine IT Sligo Photo Competition. The more wonderful or weird the location, the better!

The competition is an interactive approach to encourage prospective students to get more familiar with the 50-odd CAO options we offer.

This competition is FREE to enter.

How to get an IT Sligo Prospectus

A physical copy of the IT Sligo Prospectus is required for the purpose of the competition.

To get your hands on a copy of the IT Sligo Prospectus, just email info@itsligo.ie and we will post one to you free of charge.

Imagine IT Sligo Contest Calendar

Photo Submissions: Jan 9th - Feb 2nd
Public voting period: Feb 3rd - Feb 17th
Winners announced: Feb 17th
After the photo submission closing date (Feb 2nd) a shortlist of the top photographs will be compiled.

Shortlisted photos will then be displayed on our Facebook page for members of the public to view and to vote for their favourite.

Prizes Up For Grabs

The first prize for the competition is an iPad 2 worth almost €500.
Two runners up will receive an iPod Touch.


So what are you waiting for, enter your photos now!

Enter the competition at http://on.fb.me/ImagineITSligo

Imagine IT Sligo Photo Competition Terms and Conditions

• Entry is open to all prospective CAO students. Minimum age of entrants is 15.
• All photo entries must include a physical copy of the 2012 IT Sligo Full Time Prospectus and a tag line of no more than 15 words, relating to the photo and the concept of ‘Imagine IT Sligo’. The more weird and wonderful, the better!
• A copy of the Prospectus will be sent to all interested parties free of charge when they email their name and address to info@itsligo.ie Please put Imagine IT Sligo Photo Competition in the subject line. Copies can also be collected from IT Sligo’s Reception.
• To enter the competition, participants must submit their entry on IT Sligo’s Facebook page before February 2nd, 2012.
• To vote, participants must vote via the voting poll available on this Facebook page from February 3rd to 17th.
• The voting process is open from February 3rd to February 17th.
• All entries are subject to moderation. Any inappropriate content will be removed immediately.
• Photos will be shortlisted for the vote through a combination of a judging panel and public popularity on Facebook.
• The winner and runner up will be chosen by public vote.
• First prize is an iPad 2 (16GB) and two runners up will receive an iPod Touch (32GB). Other spot prizes may also be awarded.
• All prizes are non-transferable.
• Photos entered into the competition may be displayed on the website of www.itsligo.ie
• By entering the competition, you automatically agree to be signed up to receive correspondence from IT Sligo. If you do not wish to receive newsletters from IT Sligo you can simply choose to unsubscribe.
• Participants’ personal data will be used in accordance with the IT Sligo Privacy Policy
• By entering this photo competition entrants cannot enforce ownership rights over the photograph if IT Sligo decides to use the photos for promotional use.
• Entrants are deemed to accept these terms and conditions by entering this competition.
  Maximum size for pictures is 5 MB. Entry is FREE.
  JPEG / .JPG is the only electronic format accepted.
• The promoter of this competition is Institute of Technology, Sligo.

For more information click here to visit the IT Sligo website or contact info@itsligo.ie

EmZZZ

The Cork Animal Care Society is now holding a monthly photo competition. All proceeds go towards the welfare of animals.

1/ The name of the Organisation organising the Comp. Cork Animal Care Society (www.animalcaresociety.ie)
2/ Theme of the competition and any requirements for content in the image. Must be related to animals.
3/ The technical specifications of the images required. ie. Size of prints and if they need to be mounted etc. Size and format of digital files including things like colour space. The files we receive by email are the ones we use to judge and post on Facebook (note that if the photo wins, it might be compressed to appear on our website and blog).
4/ Terms & Conditions including clear information on the rights of use of images entered. Anybody can submit by paying a €3.50 entry fee (going towards the welfare of animals). The winner will be asked to sign a form authorising the ACS to put the photo up on the website and blog, but also as the cover of our monthly booklet of creative writing. Further use of the photo will be discussed with the owner. We insist that the photo should be the work of the person who submits it and we ask for the winner to sign a plagiarism form.
5/ A list of prizes on offer and the method of judging. It will be a different prize every month. In February we offer the Royal Canin Cat Encyclopedia (2 volumes). Photos are displayed in an album on Facebook where everybody can vote for them. The 5 photos receiving the most votes are then judged by a panel of key members of the Cork Animal Care Society. Judges are obviously not allowed to participate in the competition.
6/ Entry fees payable. €3.50
7/ Closing date for entries & date for notification of results. 20th of every month. Beginning of following month.
8/ Contact details for further inquiries photos@animalcaresociety.ie

See http://animalcaresociety.wordpress.com/2012/02/03/february-2012-photo-competition/ for more details.

Enjoy!

CatherineMac

trooney wrote: »

So the winner won't be chosen using any photographic merits? Its just a luck of the draw style competition? Thats not really a competition as far as I understand it?

I would agree with that trooney. I always imagine such competitions are merely a way to get lots of photographs sent in from which the competition runners can pick any they want to keep for future advertising campaigns and without the organisers really having to do any work in sifting through and sorting/grading pics and in many cases without the bother of finding judges.

Termonator

http://blog.adverts.ie/index.php/2012/03/06/win-e500-cash-with-our-photo-competition/


Win €500 cash with our Photo competition!


March 6, 2012 | by Claire | For Fun, General | Share

Judging from the high end photographic equipment for sale in our Photography section, we thought there must be some serious talent amongst our Adverts users!
So we hope you can prove us right.
Upload up to three of your own photographs onto our Photography Competition and you could win €500 cash along with your photograph on a framed canvas!




For more details see our terms and conditions below.
Good luck to you all!
Claire
HOW IT WORKS

How do I win?

Simply upload a photograph that you have taken using our Competition App. The photograph that receives the most votes by Monday 2nd April, 12pm will be the winner.
The photograph must be a single work of original material taken by the participant. By entering the competition, the participant represents, acknowledges, and warrants that the submitted photograph is an original work created solely by the participant, that the photograph does not infringe on the copyrights, trademarks, moral rights, rights of privacy/publicity or intellectual property rights of any person or entity, and that no other party has any right, title, claim, or interest in the photograph.
The photograph must not contain obscene, provocative, defamatory, sexually explicit, or otherwise objectionable or inappropriate content. Adverts.ie reserves the right to remove any entry, should the photograph be deemed inappropriate.
One submitter, the entry cannot be retracted.
Each entry constitutes an irrevocable grant of permission to Adverts.ie and its sponsors to use the photograph for promotional purpose.
What do I win?

The winner will receive a €500 cash prize as well as a framed canvas of the winning photograph
The prize is not transferable
The winning photograph will be printed on a 25cm x40cm canvas and posted to your home from our partner Fine Art Print.
Acceptance of the prize constitutes permission to use the relevant winner’s name and other relevant information (excluding personal details such as phone number and email) for purposes of advertising, promotion or publicity in any media without additional compensation and prize winners agree to take part in such related promotional activities as Adverts.ie may require.
In the event of a tie, Adverts.ie will pick the winning photograph, based on the quality, originality and creativity of both entries.
The winner will be notified through their Facebook Wall. If the winner is not reachable during a period of 24 hours, the prize will be handed to the next entry with the most votes.
Who may enter:

-Open to residents of the island of Ireland only.
-Entrants must be over 15 years of age.
- Entries are limited to 3 different photographs per person.
What size? What format?

-Please upload jpeg only photographs, with a maximum size of 5Mb.
Data Privacy

Entrants agree that personal data, especially name and address, may be processed, shared, and otherwise used for the purposes and within the context of the Competition and any other purposes outlined in these Official Rules.
The data may also be used by Adverts.ie in order to verify the participant’s identity, postal address, and telephone number or to otherwise verify the participant’s eligibility to participate in the Competition. Participants have the right to access, review, rectify, or cancel any personal data held by Adverts.ie by writing to Adverts.ie, Latin Hall, Golden Lane, Dublin 8. Personal data will be used by Adverts.ie and its affiliates exclusively for the purposes stated herein.


(I have nothing to do with the competition)

EmZZZ

Community Cats Network's July photo competition

Community Cats Network is a charitable organisation looking after the welfare of feral and stray cats in Cork county. We have organised a photo competition in order to raise much needed funds to look after the kittens in our care.

1/ The name of the Organisation organising the Comp.
Community Cats Network
2/ Theme of the competition and any requirements for content in the image.
Animal-based, but not limited to cats.
3/ The technical specifications of the images required. ie. Size of prints and if they need to be mounted etc. Size and format of digital files including things like colour space.
Digital file sent by email. Quality is taken into consideration, so the definition of the photo you submit will play a role.
4/ Terms & Conditions including clear information on the rights of use of images entered.
You need to buy a photo entry from the website or Facebook shop and send the reference number with your photo before the 25th of the month to communitycatsnetwork@gmail.com. All photos will be displayed on Facebook where people can vote for them until the last day of the month. The 4 photos with the most votes will then go to a jury, who will choose the winner. The 4 shortlisted photos will be displayed on our website.
The photos must be animal-themed and must be your own work.
5/ A list of prizes on offer and the method of judging.
This month's prize is the Volune 1 of the Royal Canin Cat Encyclopedia.
Voting on Facebook and then the 4 shortlisted photos are sent to a jury, who will consider quality and content to choose the winner.
6/ Entry fees payable.
€3
7/ Closing date for entries & date for notification of results.
25th of the month, winner is announced during the following month.
8/ Contact details for further inquiries.
communitycatsnetwork@gmail.com

Announcement for the July competition: http://communitycatsnetwork.wordpress.com/2012/07/01/july-2012-photo-competition/

Strawberry Swan

The competition is open to all photographers and the subject must be Irish wildlife taken somewhere in Ireland. The closing date is August 31st 2012 It can be underwater or on top of a mountain, in a National Park or in your back garden. Photos must be digital. The winner will receive a Canon EOS 7D SLR camera or equivalent in Canon accessories and will feature on the cover of the ‘Irish Wildlife’ winter 2012 issue. The best 12 will be used for a 2013 calendar to raise funds for the IWT.

You need to become a member of IWT to take part.

I am not the organiser of this competition or in any way related to it.

http://iwt.ie/2012/08/irish-wildlife-photography-award-only-1-month-to-go/

dinneenp

Strawberry Swan wrote: »

The competition is open to all photographers and the subject must be Irish wildlife taken somewhere in Ireland. The closing date is August 31st 2012 It can be underwater or on top of a mountain, in a National Park or in your back garden. Photos must be digital. The winner will receive a Canon EOS 7D SLR camera or equivalent in Canon accessories and will feature on the cover of the ‘Irish Wildlife’ winter 2012 issue. The best 12 will be used for a 2013 calendar to raise funds for the IWT.

You need to become a member of IWT to take part.

I am not the organiser of this competition or in any way related to it.

http://iwt.ie/2012/08/irish-wildlife-photography-award-only-1-month-to-go/

I was thinking of entering but to be a member costs me €35...

Chloe Hart

Community Cats Network is a charitable organization looking after the welfare of feral and stray cats in Cork county. We have organized a photo competition in order to raise much needed funds to look after the kittens in our care.

1/ The name of the Organization organizing the Comp.
Community Cats Network
2/ Theme of the competition and any requirements for content in the image.
Animal-based, but not limited to cats.
3/ The technical specifications of the images required. ie. Size of prints and if they need to be mounted etc. Size and format of digital files including things like colour space.
Digital file sent by email. Quality is taken into consideration, so the definition of the photo you submit will play a role.
4/ Terms & Conditions including clear information on the rights of use of images entered.
You need to buy a photo entry from the website or Facebook shop and send the reference number with your photo before the 25th of the month to communitycatsnetwork@gmail.com. All photos will be displayed on Facebook where people can vote for them until the last day of the month. The 4 photos with the most votes will then go to a jury, who will choose the winner. The 4 shortlisted photos will be displayed on our website.
The photos must be animal-themed and must be your own work.
5/ A list of prizes on offer and the method of judging.
This month's prize is a lovely silver bracelet offered by Rainbow Gems Jewelry.
Voting on Facebook and then the 4 shortlisted photos are sent to a jury, who will consider quality and content to choose the winner.
6/ Entry fees payable.
€3
7/ Closing date for entries & date for notification of results.
25th of the month, winner is announced during the following month.
8/ Contact details for further inquiries.
communitycatsnetwork@gmail.com

Announcement for the September competition: http://communitycatsnetwork.wordpress.com/2012/09/03/september-2012-photo-competition/

AnCatDubh

Never heard of it before but i came across this today, somewhat randomly but it looks interesting enough to share.

http://www3.syngenta.com/global/photo/en/Home/Pages/Home.aspx

Its the kind of thing you could plan for, shoot it, and submit before Jan 2013. Might be useful for anyone in need of the usual winter blues kick up the butt to get out and shoot, perhaps this time with a purpose.

T&C's look reasonable.

Nope, (quite obviously), i've nothing to do with the actual competition itself. Just though it looked interesting enough to share.

Diesel

New competition opened today.
In connection with Irish Architecture foundation and The Irish Times: Dublin Open house.
Runs from 20th Sept-8th Oct

More Info: http://www.architecturefoundation.ie/activities/the-irish-times-open-house-dublin-photography-competition/

rgds
Diesel
(PS. Not part of the organisation myself, but received word of this from email...Thanks Mods..)

Chloe Hart

Community Cats Network is a charitable organization looking after the welfare of feral and stray cats in Cork county. We have organized a photo competition in order to raise much needed funds to look after the kittens in our care.

1/ The name of the Organization organizing the Comp.
Community Cats Network
2/ Theme of the competition and any requirements for content in the image.
Animal-based, but not limited to cats.
3/ The technical specifications of the images required. ie. Size of prints and if they need to be mounted etc. Size and format of digital files including things like colour space.
Digital file sent by email. Quality is taken into consideration, so the definition of the photo you submit will play a role.
4/ Terms & Conditions including clear information on the rights of use of images entered.
You need to buy a photo entry from the website or Facebook shop and send the reference number with your photo before the 25th of the month to communitycatsnetwork@gmail.com. All photos will be displayed on Facebook where people can vote for them until the last day of the month. The 4 photos with the most votes will then go to a jury, who will choose the winner. The 4 shortlisted photos will be displayed on our website.
The photos must be animal-themed and must be your own work.
5/ A list of prizes on offer and the method of judging.
This month's prize is a gorgeous set of earrings and pendant sponsored by Rainbow Gems Jewellery.
We’d like to thank Orla from Rainbow Gems for her support in sponsoring this edition of the photo competition. You can visit her Facebook page here. https://www.facebook.com/rainbowgems1978?fref=ts

Voting on Facebook and then the 4 shortlisted photos are sent to a jury, who will consider quality and content to choose the winner.
6/ Entry fees payable.
€3
7/ Closing date for entries & date for notification of results.
25th of the month, winner is announced during the following month.
8/ Contact details for further inquiries.
communitycatsnetwork@gmail.com

Announcement for the February competition: http://communitycatsnetwork.wordpress.com/2013/02/10/february-2013-photo-competition/

dwayned

Hi Guys,

I came across this competition today and thought that some of you may be interested.

Some of the pictures need to be shot in NI but the competition is open to ROI as well.

Full details at http://www.http://myni2013.com/

The closing date is 9th May for pics and there are quite a few prizes up for grabs as there are 23 different "tasks" as well as an overall prize.

I am NOT the organisor of the competition

Required Competition Details:

1/ The name of the Organisation organising the Comp.
http://www.discovernorthernireland.com/

2/ Theme of the competition and any requirements for content in the image.
Varied - see site for different requirements

3/ The technical specifications of the images required. ie. Size of prints and if they need to be mounted etc. Size and format of digital files including things like colour space.
Could not see any specs for images - pretty laid back though, will accept phone pics etc

4/ Terms & Conditions including clear information on the rights of use of images entered.
By posting material and uploading images on to the myni2013.com site you are giving us permission to use them for the purpose of promoting Northern Ireland and Discover Northern Ireland both commercially and non-commercially. Our uses will include but will not be limited to: our websites and those of our partners, advertising campaigns, press features, video content and printed content. By uploading images to the Site you waive the right to demand a fee for the use of your image.

5/ A list of prizes on offer and the method of judging.
See site for details

6/ Entry fees payable.
Free

7/ Closing date for entries & date for notification of results.
Closing date - 9th May
Notified - 10th May

8/ Contact details for further inquiries.
http://www.http://myni2013.com/

digital@nitb.com


Again guys - I am NOT the organisor of the competition

good luck
Dwayne

Captain jackmoylan

Is there any great photo competitions that you can enter online for the prize of exposure?

sNarah wrote: »

This thread serves a platform for posting competitions. Please read through the guidelines carefully before submitting your competition and, when in doubt, feel free to contact one of the mods.

Operation of this Thread and General Rules;

Replies to posts on this thread by PM ONLY - No replies on thread whatsoever and no exceptions.

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We have established that there are 2 sorts of users posting competitions:

1) Regular users who want to share with other users.
2) Companies/charities/... posting their own competitions.

We welcome both but do ask to adhere to the following guidelines.

Where possible, please use the following form to post the competition





1) REGULAR USERS posting COMPS that they feel might interest other users.

• Post comp form with the information available to you.
• Provide according link to information/company/etc.
• Finish your post by stating that you are NOT the organisor of the competition.

2) COMPANIES - CHARITIES - ORGANISATIONS LOOKING FOR SUBMISSIONS - ETC

• The ENTIRE form has to be filled in AT ALL TIMES. When not completed, your post will be removed. Simples.
• Post your CONTACT DETAILS (website or email, no mobile phone numbers) and be prepared to elaborate on specifically the Terms & Conditions of your entry.
• You might be asked by one of the mods to provide additional information, until those details have been received, the post will be hidden for public view.

We know there is and has been a lot of debate about copyright issues and Terms & Conditions for competitions - but please do keep in mind, that at the end of the day, some photographers don't mind giving away their copyright, and others will be infuriated by this. It is a personal choice and not up for discussion in this specific thread.

We hope that you will use this thread to it's full capacity and share interesting competitions online, in Ireland and the World!

AnCatDubh

Irish Times amateur photo competition is back

http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art-and-design/visual-art/irish-times-amateur-photographer-of-the-year-awards-2013-1.1526868