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Wood, an eco-friendly and renewable biomaterial from nature, plays a crucial role in the development of human civilization and environment. International Wood Culture Society (IWCS) invites everyone to share their passion for wood and to acquire a more comprehensive knowledge of wood on this special day to better put the core concept of “Wood is Good” into practice in our daily lives.
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THIS IS THE PEOPLE CATEGORY IN THE WOOD AND LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST:Observe the people around you and capture the way they embrace wood as part of their life.
WOOD & LIFE
Take a closer look at your daily life and surroundings and show us where and how wood appears in your culture. The contest is looking for photographs that can best present the interrelationship between wood and culture in the three given categories.
World Wood Day (WWD) is a cultural event celebrated annually on March 21st since 2013, organized by the International Wood Culture Society (IWCS) to highlight wood as an eco-friendly and renewable biomaterial and to raise awareness on the key role wood plays in a sustainable world through biodiversity and forest conservation. This unique celebration reminds us all the importance and true value of wood and its responsible uses.
This is a contest with a "professional license" at VOUBS. All the prize awards are guaranteed and withheld from the organizer by VOUBS!
1. Dates:
OPEN: November 20, 2017
DEADLINE: February 20, 2018
WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT: February 23, 2018
2. Voting Rules:
80 pts from jury voting
9 pts from total number of votes
5 pts max from WINGS
4 pts from average rating score
2 pts from total number of views
Total max pts: 100
3. Entry Rules:
- Entrants must be 18 years old or above.
- Each entrant may only submit one (1) photograph.
- Same photograph will be automatically disqualified if found submitted to other WOOD AND LIFE contest.
- Entrants will not be permitted to alter their photograph after submitting.
- Photograph must be submitted in the following requirements:
- 20 megabytes (20MB) or smaller,
- JEPG or JPG format
- at least 1,600 pixels in length
- Adobe RGB or sRGB is recommended for color pictures. No CMYK.
- Color photos that converted to grayscale and do not change the original content are permitted.
- Photograph must be in single exposure and single frame.
- The content of a photograph must not be altered by adding, rearranging, reversing, distorting or removing people and/or objects from within the frame except “cropping that removes extraneous details” and “removing sensor dust or scratches on scans of negatives.”
- Entrants should retain high-resolution and RAW files of their submitted photograph. The winning photographs will be exhibited at the 2018 World Wood Day Event, and entrants of the winning photographs will be requested to submit a high-resolution file (at least 300 dpi/ppi) for printing and display, and a RAW file to check if adjustments made to the photograph(s) comply with Entry Rules.
- Entrants must provide a title and caption to their photograph. The caption must be written in English only, complete, accurate, and sufficient to convey the circumstances in which the photograph was taken, with the inclusion of the cultural background that is photographed.
- The caption is recommended to be written in the following manners:
a. describe who and which culture is in the photograph and explain the circumstances in which the photograph was taken.
b. name the city, region/states, country of where the photograph was taken.
"Example: Seri Indian mother and daughter are scavenging through a pile of dead desert ironwood for a decent piece to carve in El Desemboque, Sonora, Mexico."
- No identifiable mark, signature, or stamp is allowed anywhere on the photograph.
- The entrant must be the author of the photograph submitted in his/her legal name.
- The entrant must be the copyright holder or have been authorized by the copyright holder to submit the photograph.
- The entry must not violate or infringe upon the intellectual property rights or other rights of any third party.
4. Judging criteria (Jury):
- Entries will be judged based on cultural approach (40%), relevance (20%), creativity (10%), originality (10%), composition (10%), visual appeal (10%).
- There will be one (1) Grand Prize winner, three (3) Overall Category winners, thirty (30) Honorable Mentions.
Copyright & Usage Rights:
- Copyright of the photograph will remain to the photographer.
- Top 150 photographs will be displayed on the International Wood Culture Society (IWCS) and the World Wood Day (WWD) websites to promote wood culture, World Wood Day related events, and future contests .
- The winning entries (photographs) will be used in IWCS/WWD brochure(s), documenting video(s), IWCS and WWD event related websites and social platforms,such as Facebook and Instagram, and exhibitions for the promotional purpose of the future events and contests.
6. Declaration:
I declare that…
A. I am the author of the photograph(s) I submit.
B. I am the sole copyright holder or have been authorized by the copyright holder to submit the photograph(s).
C. I guarantee that to the best of my knowledge no third party can claim rights or raise objections to publication/reproduction/distribution of the photograph submitted.
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Rewards
GRAND PRIZE
$2 500The winning photographer will be awarded with a $2,500 cash prize. (The winner will be the best performing author in the 3 categories – People, Heritage and Environment)
The winning photographs will be exhibited at the 2018 World Wood Day Event.
(3) OVERALL CATEGORY WINNERS
$1 800The winning photographers will be awarded with a $1,800 cash prize.
The winning photographs will be exhibited at the 2018 World Wood Day Event.
(30) HONORABLE MENTIONS
$300The winning photographers will be awarded with a $300 cash prize.
The winning photographs will be exhibited at the 2018 World Wood Day Event.
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