IX INTERNATIONAL APICULTURE PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST

The Sustainable Development and Culture Council of The Excellency of Azuqueca de Henares City Government,

through the Municipal Apiculture School, announces the following Apiculture Photography Contest

 

RULES   

 

PARTICIPANTS: Any citizen or entity in any country in the world may participate in this contest.

 

TOPIC:  The topic to expand will be apiculture in any of its aspects: biology, flora, products, bee hives and bee yards, customs and uses, commerce, promotion, art, etc. 

The human presence will be especially appraised in this edition.

Photographs must be original and unpublished.

There will be an additional prize for published photographs of historic or artistic value.  

 

TECHNIQUE: All, including digital photography, in black and white or color.

 

CATEGORIES: The following categories are established:

Single photographs.

Reports:  Three to five photographs for theme.

Historic photographs

 

PRESENTATION:  Photographs may be presented:

In unframed paper and must have a minimum size of 13X18 cm.

In informatics support, CD etc.

By E-mail to aulaapicola@jet.es

The number of photographs per author shall be limited to five, in either report or single form.  

 

MAILING:  Photographs shall be mailed free of charge to:

IX Concurso Internacional de Fotografía Apícola

Concejalía de Desarrollo Sostenible

Excmo. Ayuntamiento de Azuqueca de Henares

19200 Guadalajara, Spain

Or by E-mail to aulaapicola@jet.es or aulaapicola@gmail.com

Each photograph shall include the following information: title of the presentation, name and address of the author, identity card or passport number, short curriculum vitae or explanation of the photograph (5 -10 lines max.)  e-mail address in case you have it, and the category in which the author desires to participate. (Report, single or historic).  

 

TIME LIMIT:  Photographs may be submitted from the date of announcement of the rules for presentation until April 30, 2009.  

 

IMAGE RIGHTS: Participants certify that the works submitted for contest does not affect the image rights of others, or that they have obtained of them the necessary authorization for any reproduction or exhibition.

 

JUDGES:  Judges will be formed by personnel of the Culture and Sustainable Development council as well as by persons from photograph entities and presided by his Excellency the Mayor or his designee, whose decision is not contestable.

 

PRIZES.  The following prizes are established.

Individual photograph category:

First prize:  800 Euros, title and gold medal of the Spanish confederation of Photography.

Second prize: 600 Euros, title and silver medal of the Spanish confederation of Photography.

Third prize: 400 Euros, title and gold bronze of the Spanish confederation of Photography.

Report category: (3 to 5 photographs) for this entry there shall be only one prize 800 Euros, title and gold medal of the Spanish confederation of Photography.

Historic category:  400 Euros, title and gold medal of the Spanish confederation of Photography.

Net payment of prizes shall be made after deduction of transfer fees and taxes.

 

ANNOUNCEMENT: The wining photographs shall be published on May 19, 2009 in newspapers, trade magazines, Internet, etc. Winners shall be notified in person.

Winning photographs shall become property of the City Council of Azuqueca de Henares who may request the original negatives, slides or computer discs.  

 

PRESENTATION: Participating photographs will be shown at Azuqueca de Henares from May 19 to June 30, 2009. 

The selected photographs shall also be show at an itinerant exhibition, which will be offered free to whom it may concern until April 30 2010.  

 

CATALOGUE: With the selection of photos, a full colour catalogue will be edited. Beside each photo the data of each author will appear. An issue of this catalogue will be sent free to

every participant.  

The catalogue will be also published on the website of the Municipal Apiculture School. www.aulaapicolazuqueca.com

 

RETURN OF NON-WINNING PHOTOGRAPHS: All the photographs that are not awarded, shall be mailed  free to the author once finished the exposition term only if the author it demand at presentation time. The rest will be part of the Municipal Apiculture school archives with reference to the author. 

 

TITLE: All the participants will receive a justifying title. 

Participation in this contest implies total acceptance of its rules.