Elections; STATE LEVEL PHOTO COMPETITION FOR PHOTO JOURNALISTS
Bengaluru,; Karnataka Legislative Assembly Elections 2023 is considered as big celebrations in the State and this time, it is considered as Festival of Democracy. The Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka, as part of this celebration is organizing a ‘State Level Photo Competition’ for the photo journalists of the State on the Photos clicked on the polling day i.e.,10th May 2023. This competition is reserved for the working and freelance photo journalists of Karnataka only. The details and rules and regulations are as follows. The winning photographs will have attractive prizes.
General Elections to Assembly Constituencies of Karnataka (10th May 2023) The subjects related to polling, rural-urban atmosphere and celebration moods on the polling days will be encouraged. Photos related to Elections especially polling atmosphere, preparations, polling booths etc. The photos should NOT relate to any kind of political party / party campaign / candidates / symbol of Independent candidates or any nature thereof.
RULES AND REGULATIONS: The Competition is for the photo journalists of the Karnataka State only. Each contesting photographers can send 5 (Five Only) photographs of their choice. The photo journalists may be working on regular or freelance basis. All working photo journalists should send their credentials including proof of identity etc and the freelancers if they have accreditation card or non accredited their photo identity proof.
The photo should be strictly in Digital format as per the specifications mentioned below. The photos should not contain any water marks, logo or copyrights. The photos should have detailed caption and details of the place of shot and date and time.
The caption must be complete and accurate, sufficient to convey the circumstances in which the photograph was taken. Disguising or misrepresenting the origin of your content attracts disqualification.
Photographs must be in digital format. Only online entries will be eligible. No print or film submissions will be accepted for entry into this contest. The photographs taken with mobile phones with good quality and required pixels, size are also considered. The image specification of all digital files must be 20 megabytes or smaller, must be in JPEG or jpg format, and must be at least 1,600 pixels wide (if a horizontal image) or 1,600 pixels tall (if a vertical image). Only minor burning, dodging and / or color correction is acceptable, as is minor cropping.
Submitted photograph shall be an original work created solely by the contestant. Care shall be taken that the photograph does not infringe on the copyrights, trademarks, moral rights, rights of privacy / publicity or intellectual property rights of any person or entity, and that no other party has any right, title, claim, or interest in the photograph. The sent photos will be an asset of Chief Electoral Officer-Karnataka and no reproduction of these photos will be allowed by the photographers and the copyright or these photographs will be with the Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka.
The decision of the judges is final. By submitting an entry, each entrant agrees to the Official Rules and warrants that his or her entry complies with all requirements set out in the Official Rules of Election Commission of India. Entries should be sent with their full contact details like full name and contact. Address, Phone Number / Mobile No. / email id etc. The photographs along with captions and other details of the contestant should reach to email id: ktkceomedia2023@gmail.com LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES: 20-05-2023 SATURDAY 5 PM (ONLY BY EMAIL)