Photography Competition
Langkawi invites you to enter your stunning wildlife photos toLangkawi Birdrace and Fotofest photography competition. We’re looking for beautiful bird photographs representing the wildlife of our magical islands. Your own original digital images of our wildlife are all eligible for the competition. Cash rewards will be offered to the winning photographs. The contest is open to all participants either Malaysian or foreigners.
The winning images along with photo credits will be printed in the 2012 ‘Wildlife of Langkawi’ calendar and made available for sale to all visitors to the islands. The profit from this calender sales will be put into a conservation project chosen by the organizers.
People’s Choice Award
Champ Trophy RM3000.00
Category : Macro
3 Best Photo: RM300.00
Category : Bird
3 Best Photo: RM300.00
Category : Reptile
3 Best Photo: RM300.00
Category : Mammals
3 Best Photo: RM300.00
Certificates will be given to the winners.
Rules and Regulations
Ethics:
The first priority of the contest is conservation of birdlife and its critical habitat. Contestants must minimize disturbance of birdlife and habitat. Birds and wildlife cannot be trapped or restrained. Judges will be asked to severely reduce the score or disqualify photographs of animals that appear to be stressed. Welfare of the subject is the foremost consideration.
- This contest is open to all Malaysian and International Participants
- Photographs must be a wild Langkawi species
- Photographs of bird and wildlife nesting or in the nests will be disqualified
- NO photographs of tame or caged birds and wildlife allowed.
- Flash Photography is NOT allowed to Bird and Mammals category. Acceptable to macro and reptile category as welfare of the subject is consider.
- Bird and wildlife Photos must be taken in Langkawi during the duration of the competition.
- The photographs, in its entirety, must be a single work of original material taken by the Contest
entrant. - Each participant may submit a maximum of 2 entries and must be captioned.
- Registration fee RM150.00 per person payable on the 25th November 2011 at the event venue.
- The registration fee includes prize giving gala dinner and Photography Workshops at The Andaman Luxury Collection Langkawi
- EXIF information for the image must be intact to prove the date taken.
- Images must be submitted with no borders and also no watermarks. All submitted images must be minimum 1024 pixel on the long side.
- All entries must be original (must show original RAW or JPG image file). Optimization of images or color correction, color contrast, brightness is acceptable, as is cropping.
- The entries are non-returnable. Participants retain the copyright of the photographs submitted. The Organizer and its sponsors and affiliate retain the right to use or reproduce the photos for promotional purposes of future Langkawi Birding and Fotofest and Photo Credits will be acknowledged.
- The organizers will not be held responsible for any loss or damage to an entry.
- Any cost incurred in order to get the photograph will be bear by participant.
- Participants will be given Event Stickers to be display on their cars for identifications.
- Deadline of Submission of Entries will be at 12.00 pm on the 27th November 2011
- JUDGINGContest consists of one (1) round of evaluation. A panel of Wildlife Photographers and Bird experts will evaluate all eligible entries based on the following Judging Criteria: (1) Interesting Behavior (2) Photographic quality (Sharpness, colors, exposure, etc) Decisions of the Judges are final and binding. Winners will be notified at the prize giving ceremony.
- WINNING PHOTOS will be printed in 12RW Photo Print and Exhibited by the organizer, followed by the Prize giving ceremony to be held on the 27th November 2011at 2000hrs pm at dinner & prize giving venue.
