TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. Photographers :
- This contest is open to all.
- Each person may submit up to 4 entries per person.
- Download and must complete the Entry Form with their name, address, daytime telephone, email address and title of work (indicating if it is part of a series if appropriate) in www.xsiteukm.com
- The softcopy in original resolution of the photograph and the entry form can be submitted via attached e-mail to xsiteinvent@gmail.com
- Each image are subjected to RM10 entry fee per images
- Fees are payable by cash, bank-in or online transfer BEFORE submitting the images to either of these account: (164799007743 - MAYBANK) or (12180107365524 - CIMB) (please write your name during online transfer or include transaction number if manual bank-in) or by cash at X-SITE UKM (located at Pusanika)
- By submitting the image to this contest, the Photographer has acknowledged that:
- They own work submitted, that the whole copyright in the work is vested in the Photographer or, if the copyright belongs to a third party such as an agency, that the Photographer has the right to submit the work free from encumbrances or restrictions and that if the work was commissioned for private and domestic purposes it is submitted with the permission of the person who commissioned it.
- If their work is selected for exhibition, the Photographer have obtained the appropriate model releases from persons featured in their submitted photographs for all sales, marketing, educational and publicity uses and that no additional releases are required in respect of names, trademarks, designs or works of art depicted in the work.
- Agree that their work may be exhibited by the organisers at an appropriate venue, and subsequently at any other exhibition tour venues organised by them for 2 years from the close of the contest.
- Agree that the organisers may use any entries featured in the exhibition without any payment to the Photographer, model or any third party for any sales, marketing, educational and publicity use on, and in, all media worldwide including catalogues, posters, postcards, the Internet and within a television documentary related to the exhibition for 2 years from the close of the contest. However, such free use shall only be in connection with the VOl:2 X-Site Photography Competition and its promotion, and the photographer, and if appropriate the agency, will receive credit for such use.
- Entries will be disqualified if any of the above criteria are not adhered to. The judges’ decision will be final.
2. Photographs
- The photographs must be the interpretation of the theme HERITAGE. It may be interpreted in its widest sense, in relation to 'photography concerned with portraying people, lifestyle, nature, urban with emphasis on their identity.
- Commercial and advertising images, heavy digitally manipulated, or montaged images are not permissable. Basic techniques e.g. levels, curves, dodging, burning, minimal sharpening, colour correction are permissable.
- Images with branded product logos that are prominent are not allowed.
- Can be black and white or in colour. Photographs must not have any borders, keyline or film edges, name, personal logos or watermarks.
3. The decision of the judges is final and no discussion or correspondence can be entered into. The judges reserve the right to vary the awards or not to make any award.
4. Timeline
- Call for Entries : 09 February 2010 - 8th March 2010
- Judging will take place after the due date of submission. Photographers whose entries are selected as winners will be notified by email before 15thd March 2010.
- Winners gallery will be available on this website from this date.
- Shortlisted Finalists Exhibited photographs :
- The organisers will prepare and mount all photographs from the finalists for exhibition. The copyright belongs to the photographer subject to the Rules in Paragraph 1 above. All submitted entry shall not be return.
5. The Winners will be featured at www.xsiteukm.com and our X-SITE venue itself.
6. The exhibition venues or the organisers shall not be liable for any loss or damage, whether or not caused by their negligence.