PHOTO CONTEST INFORMATION

The 33rd Nikon Photo Contest International, sponsored by Nikon, is an international photo contest designed to provide an opportunity for photographers of all skill levels around the world to communicate and contribute to photographic culture. In recent years, the contest has been held every other year.
Since it was first held in 1969, this contest has steadily gained popularity with photographers from around the world with more than 320,000 photographers submitting over 1,310,000 photos. More than 18,000 photographers from 153 countries submitted over 51,000 photos for the 2008-2009 contest. These numbers represent records for the largest number of entries by the most applicants from the most countries ever, making the Nikon Photo Contest International a truly international event.

Eligibility: The Nikon Photo Contest International is open to all photographers, professional or amateur, from any part of the world.

Categories
(A) Free subject: Works that convey your unique perspective and creativity.
(B) Energy: Works that capture the energy of sights and subjects that inspire, motivate or excite you or viewers.

How to Apply
One person can submit up to 2 JPEG images for each category (a total of 4 images). Please fill out the online entry form on the Nikon Photo Contest International 2010-2011 website (http://www.nikon-npci.com) and submit it along with the JPEG images. Please access the website for further details.

Entry Rules
Maximum size per JPEG image: 10MB
If the image is larger than the size mentioned above, please compress the file to a maximum of 10MB before submitting.
File Format: JPEG only.
Multiple photographs may not be submitted for one picture number.
sRGB will be applied as the standard color space during the judging process.
Winners may later be requested to submit JPEG images with higher resolution for winning works, for such purposes as the production of publications and exhibitions related to the contest. Submitted images and storage media, such as CDs, will not be returned.

Free to Enter

Awards and prizes
Recipients of a total of 53 awards and prizes will receive Nikon imaging products. In addition to their awards, 21 recipients of the Grand Prize, Emerging Talent Awards and Emerging Talent Awards runners up will be permitted to exhibit their entries in the contest Mini Gallery. The Mini Gallery will be accessible from the Nikon Photo Contest International 2010-2011 website (http://www.nikon-npci.com/). The following prizes will be awarded.

Copyright Information

• The organizer reserves the permanent nonexclusive right to publish, reproduce, display, distribute, and show on screen any winning photograph on websites, photo exhibitions, tradeshows, or any other media which is under the management of the organizer for the purpose of promoting the contest. In all cases where such photographs are used, the organizer reserves the right to do so without obtaining the further prior permission of the winner and without offering any further compensation in any form.

• The organizer reserves the permanent nonexclusive right to give permission to its subsidiaries and affiliates to publish, reproduce, display, distribute, and show on screen any winning photograph on websites, photo exhibitions, tradeshows, or any other media which is under the management of the subsidiaries and affiliates of the organizer for the purpose of promoting the contest. In all cases where such photographs are used, the organizer reserves the right to do so without obtaining the further prior permission of the winner and without offering any further compensation in any form.

Contest Start Date Wednesday, September 1st to Tuesday, November 30th, 2010.
Contest End Date Entries will be accepted until 24:00, Tuesday, November 30th, 2010, Japan time.

Web site at: http://www.nikon-npci.com/