Online Photo Contest

Online photography competition

Free upload: ynhm.photocontest@gmail.com

Closing date of photo submissions: 8^st of March 2019

Article 1 - ORGANIZATION & PRIZES

The BDEM (Bureau des Doctorants et Étudiants du Muséum, association for master students, PhD students and young researchers of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle of Paris) and Symbiose6 (association for young biologists of the Sorbonne Université Sciences University) organize a free online photography competition for its 6th Young Natural History Scientists Meeting on 12-16 March 2019 in Paris (France).

No photo prints will be made. 30 selected photos will be published on the 6^th YNHM website on the 4th of March and projected during the closing gala on the 14^th of March. 

Article 2 - TERMS OF ENTRY

The aim of this competition is to show pictures of Natural History sciences supporting the conservation of habitats, species and biodiversity in general. The competition is open to any registered YNHM participant except the judges of the competition. Entrants are required to:

- Be a registered YNHM participant, a signature will be required as a proof of presence.

- Show their interest in the Natural History, environment and be mindful of the welfare of wildlife and habitats.

- Ensure full compliance with any national or international legislation regarding protected species and habitats where the photograph was taken.

- Agree by their participation to let their photos to be published online on the 6^th YNHM website. 

Article 3 - SUBMITTING IMAGES AND SPECIFICATIONS

Participants may submit a maximum of 3 JPEG photographs by the 1^st March 2019 at midnight (Paris time) via the address: ynhm.photocontest@gmail.com. Entries sent in other ways will not be accepted. Images must be submitted as JPEGs and no borders or text should be included. Participant’s full First and Last names are required in the photo description in order to be added on a watermark (see Article 5).

Cropping is permitted within a limit of 8 million pixels for the final image, with no resampling or obligation to keep to the initial size. Horizontal / vertical flip, black and white conversion are permitted. The images submitted should be faithful representations of the original scene, moderate digital adjustments are allowed (localized adjustments, removing small distracting elements).

Article 4 - JUDGING

A judging panel will shortlist the competition images for the meeting exhibition, for a maximum of 3 images per participant. The jury reserves the right to disqualify any winning or shortlisted image in accordance with article 2.

The awards will be announced during the closing gala evening on the 14^th of March.

Article 5 - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS

By entering the competition, the author of a selected photograph grants to YNHM Organisation Committee and partner associations the right to reproduce and publish their images to promote the competition and competition exhibition. No transfer will be done with any other third party.

All submitted photos will be published online on the 6^th YNHM website (https://ynhm2019.sciencesconf.org) to be a subject to a public award.

In order to protect the copyright each photo will be marked by a watermark containing the First and the Last name of the author + the YNHM logo, in the way that the photo keeps it’s visual integrity. 

Article 6 - LIABILITY

The organizers cannot accept liability for the loss of all or a part of digital data or the cancellation of this competition. Entering this competition may not give a rise to any financial compensation. Entrants may contact the organizers at any time to update or cancel their personal data. Should entrants wish to withdraw from the competition, they must inform the organizers before the 8^st of March, so that their photographs are withdrawn from the contest.

By submitting an entry, each entrant declares being the sole author of the submitted image and fully agrees to the competition rules.