Running from August 1 to to September 16 inclusive, this contest is open to any approved Digital Journalist on DigitalJournal.com.
The challenge? Compile a photo essay with at least 3 photos relating to adventure or fun or discovery. You are open to publish a photo essay on any or all of those topics, whatever they mean to you. You must not publish more than seven photos.
Digital Journalists can photograph an adventurous trek to a national park, for instance. You can capture a fun out ting with the kids to a local zoo, or a local baseball team playing nearby. You can tell the visual story of vacationers enjoying some beach sunshine. Discover pockets of your community you may have never known about before.
Your photography can relate to any subject, from sports to food to entertainment and everything in between.
HOW TO ENTER: Your photos must be included in an article and you must write in the headline “Photo Essay.” That’s it. You don’t need to email the entries to editors.
There is no limit to how many times you can enter the contest. You can contribute as many photo essays as you like. All photos must be shot by the author of the article. Verification of authenticity may be required. You are required to include at least three original photos but please don’t include more than seven photos.
Photos must be taken between July 1, 2013 and present. No old photos are allowed to be eligible for this contest.
ELIGIBILITY: Any approved Digital Journalist on DigitalJournal.com may enter this contest. Your account cannot be inactive or closed to be eligible for the contest. Digital Journal staff and relatives of staff are ineligible to enter the contest.
All photo essays must be original work and never published before, including previously posted on DigitalJournal.com
DEADLINE: The entries must be published on DigitalJournal.com between 12:01 a.m. (Eastern) August 1, 2013 and 11:59 p.m. (Eastern) on September 16, 2013.
PRIZES: The first place winner will receive $100, and second place will get $75 and a third place winner will take home $50. All prizes will be awarded within 30 days of Contest judging via PayPal to those addresses provided by Contest winners on their Member Registration Form.
The winning entries will also be promoted on DigitalJournal.com and via our social media channels, such as our Facebook and Twitter feeds.
JUDGING: Entries will be judged by the sole discretion of staff members of DigitalJournal.com, and a winner will be announced in September 2013. Entries will be judged on journalistic value, composition, clarity, realism, photographic skill, timeliness, and a flair for the unexpected. You may use your camera of choice, or a cellphone, for your photo essay.
It should be noted Digital Journal encourages “liking” the articles you believe should win the contest, as Judges will take the popularity of a photo essay into consideration, although the criteria mentioned above will take priority over an entry’s amount of Likes.
Winners will be notified of their win by email within 30 days of the contest deadline.
PUBLICATION: Owner of copyright retains all copyright on any photo submitted to the Contest. Digital Journal, Inc. reserves publication rights of winning photo essays and photographs in electronic media, as well as for possible use in future promotional material of the Contest. All photos, wherever promoted or displayed, will be credited to the photographer.
CLAIM OF OWNERSHIP AND MODEL RELEASES: Contestants must own all rights to the works submitted and are solely responsible for obtaining model releases, when applicable. As such, Contestants hold the publisher and Contest sponsors harmless from any breach of copyright in Canada, The United States and elsewhere and from consequential litigation.
RESPONSIBILITY: Digital Journal, Inc. cannot be held liable for any failure of the Web site during the Contest. Digital Journal, Inc. is not responsible for loss, damage, technical problems or delays that may occur during digital transfer of images.
ACCEPTANCE OF RULES: Participation in the Contest indicates complete acceptance of the Contest rules set forth herein.
Additional Info:
• All entries are subject to Digital Journal’s Terms of Use.
• Rules subject to change without notice. Digital Journal reserves the right to update this page at any time.
• The contest is open to citizens of any country in which PayPal operates (see list).
• Decisions of the contest judges are final.
• By entering this contest or claiming the prize, entrants authorize the use, without additional compensation of his or her name and/or likeness and/or voice/photograph and/or news article and/or blog and/or photographs and municipality of residence for promotion and/or advertising purposes, related to this contest, in any manner and in any medium (including without limitation, radio broadcasts, newspapers and other publications and in television or film releases, slides, videotape, distribution over the Internet and picture data storage) which Digital Journal, Inc. may deem appropriate.
• By entering this contest, or accepting the prize, the winner acknowledges that Digital Journal, Inc. will not be held liable for any loss, damages or injury associated with entering this contest, accepting or using this prize(s).
• This contest is subject to all federal, provincial and municipal laws.
• By entering this contest, you agree Digital Journal, Inc. is not responsible or liable in the event of lost, removed, or missing entries.
• Digital Journal reserves the rights to delete any entry without explanation.
• Each entrant is responsible for maintaining a copy of their entry/submission.
Looking for some inspiration? Check out some of the incredible photos taken by winners of our past photo contest:
