Sask AM 2023

SaskAm Photo Competition Rules: Eligible Entries

• This competition is open to amateur photographers who are Saskatchewan residents. An amateur photographer is someone making less than 50% of their income from the sales of photographic services.
• All entries must be the work of the entrant including any photo editing.
• All entries must be suitable for public viewing. Entries deemed unsuitable for public viewing by the SaskAm committee will not be judged or displayed.
• Images that won awards at any previous SaskAm Photo Competition are ineligible. An image can only be entered in one category.

Categories

• Each entry will only be judged in the category in which it was entered.
• A minimal amount of post processing is allowed in all categories.
• The 2023 Categories are:
  • Landscapes (Land, Sea & City): Images may contain people if they are not the main subject of the image.
  • Animals: Any domestic or wild animals which can include pets. 
  • Birds
  • Close-Up: Any close-up or macro image. The closer the better. This is an open category for subject matter.
  • Plant: Vegetation & flowers.
  • People: Strong and evocative photographs of people that convey emotion and/or personality.  Images in this category show a person or small group of people either isolated or in context of a place.  They may be candid shots or highly controlled studio shots or anything in between.
  • Black & White or Monochrome
  • Youth (18 and under) and (14 and under) may enter a maximum of 2 photos in the “Youth” category free of charge. Images submitted to the Youth category may be of any subject and are judged amongst themselves. Youth may participate in any non-”Youth” category on the same basis as other entrants (including providing an entry fee for each non-”Youth” category entry).

Entries

• Only digital entries are accepted for the SaskAm Photo Competition. Photographs must be in jpg format and resized to 1400 pixels on the long side. (Maximum file size is 2 MB or less)
• All image files are to be named in the following format “Name of photographer_title of image_category”. Entries with any identifying marks on the front will not be accepted (IE. No watermarks).
• For example: John Doe is the photographer, Sunset is the title of the picture, and landscape is the category being entered. The file should be renamed “JohnDoe_Sunset_Landscapes.jpg”
• A full size digital copy of the winners will need to be given to be printed and on display (display spaced are yet to be determined)
• Refer to the entry form for entry deadlines.
• Judging and Display - The decisions of the judges and the SaskAm committee are final.

Promotional Considerations

• The rights of all entries remain with the photographer. Entrants agree that the SaskAm Photo Competition may use any image entered for promotional materials with a photo credit awarded to the photographer. 

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