NatGeo Photo Contest 2012
If you think you can take pictures that accurately reflect the captured moment in time - in such excellence - then join the National Geographic's Photo Contest 2012. Upload a digital format of your brilliant, NatGeo-quality photos in any of the three categories: People, Places and Nature. This is an international competition so submit your best shot. Ten (10) entries in each Category will move on to Round 2 wherein the Judges will collectively select a First Place Winner in each Category to win US$2,500 cash plus a chance to get your photograph published in the National Geographic magazine. From there, the Judges will then pick a Grand Prize Winner from among the First Place winners who will receive US$7,500 cash and a trip to the District of Columbia, USA to participate in the National Geographic Photography Seminar.
Contest Requirements:
- Open to individuals who have reached the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence at the time of entry
- Note: Residents of Cuba, Iran, New Jersey, North Korea, the Province of Quebec, Sudan, Syria or Vermont are not allowed to join
- Entry fee of US$15 per entry
- Log on to National Geographic Photo Contest 2012 website, register and complete an online entry form
- Three (3) Categories:
- People
- Places
- Nature
- Entry Guidelines:
- Entry must be your own original material
- Must be in digital format (JPEG or JPG)
- Only online entries will be accepted
- The photograph need not be taken with a digital camera. Scans of negatives, transparencies, or photographic prints are acceptable
- Must be 5 megabytes or smaller
- At least 1,600 pixels wide (if a horizontal image) or 1,600 pixels tall (if a vertical image)
- Photographs must have been taken within two (2) years before the date of entry and may not previously have won an award in the National Geographic Photography Contest, the National Geographic International Photography Contest, or any, National Geographic Traveler photo contest in the last three years
- Only minor burning, dodging and/or color correction is acceptable, as is cropping
- Photographs that include sculptures, statues, paintings, and other works of art will be accepted as long as they do not constitute copyright infringement or fraud
- Upload your entry/ies via the National Geographic Photo Contest 2012 website along with the online entry form and fee
- Judging Criteria:
- Creativity,
- Photographic quality
- Genuineness/authenticity of the content
- Ten (10) entries in each Category will be selected in Round 1 and will move on to Round 2 wherein the Judges will collectively select a First Place Winner in each Category. In Round 3, the Judges will select a Grand Prize Winner from among the First Place Winners
- You can submit as many entries as you want
- View complete contest mechanics
- January 8-11, 2013 - National Geographic Photography Seminar
Contest Prize:
- Grand Prize - One (1) winner of (in addition to the First Place prize)
- US$7,500 cash
- Trip to the District of Columbia, USA to participate in the National Geographic Photography Seminar, inclusive of:
- Round-trip coach class air transportation between a major airport near your home and Washington, D.C
- Three nights hotel accommodations in Washington
- Behind-the-scenes tour of National Geographic headquarters
- Access to the all-day Seminar on Jan. 10, 2013 where your winning entry will be projected
- First Place - One (1) winner in each Category
- US$2,500 cash
- Publishing of your photograph in the National Geographic magazine
- Online submission
- Open internationally
- Chance to be featured in the National Geographic magazine
- CASH prize
- Entry fee of US$15 per entry
- No prize transfer, assignment, or substitution by winners permitted
