19/09/2019
Photography Contest
*Terms and conditions apply*
BACKGROUND & THEME
This photograph contest is under the theme: “Thai Pop Culture through Your Lens”.
By entering this contest, participants hereby accept the following terms and conditions:
1. Submission of photographs should portray the theme “Thai Pop Culture through Your Lens” in which can be relating to humans such as Thai popular (pop) celebrities, pop singers, pop artists or objects such as street arts, state of the arts architect or design.
2. Submission of photographs should have the caption, that should be including 1 Thai word in Thai writing or English alphabet (karaoke style). For example, I love Thai celebrity = I love Thai ‘dara’ ; Hello Bangkok = ‘sawasdee’ Bangkok.
3. Photos submitted can be taken anytime and anywhere as long as it portrays the theme.
4. This contest is free entry, open to Malaysian and Thais aged 18 years and above, except the organizers and their immediate family.
5. Photographs that have been awarded, published or used for commercial purposes (excluding on social media) will not be eligible.
6. All entries must be submitted by 27th September 2019, 3.00pm via [email protected]. Any submission after the deadline will not be entertained. Winners will be announced on 30th September 2019 and prize giving ceremony on 9th November 2019.
7. All winners or representatives must be able to attend the prize giving ceremony. Should the winner will send representative to receive the prize, please email the consent letter from the winner together with a scan copy of representative’s identification card.
8. Selected finalist photographs will be exhibits at Central iCity, Shah Alam during 4th – 10th November, 2019.
9. All photos/images must be a high resolution digital image should be no smaller than 5MB and no larger than 10MB. All images should be JPEG files saved in the sRGB colour model.
10. Each participant can submit a maximum of 3 photos, but only 1 photo will be selected and only 1 prize will be won.
11. Digital manipulation that distorts the reality of the photos is not allowed. Minor basic enhancements such as adjustment for exposure, colour, sharpness or minor cropping will be allowed. Excessively manipulated photos are grounds for disqualification.
12. Collage or photomontage will not be accepted.
13. Photographs must be original work by the participant and must not contain material that violates or infringes on another’s right, including publicity and intellectual property rights.
14. Photographs must not have signatures, logo, date stamps or any other forms of watermarks. Any obscene, political, racist, offensive, or inappropriate entries that do not comply with the terms and conditions or that are not relevant to the theme will be disqualified.
15. Copyright of the photographs will remain with the photographer. By entering this competition, participants grant the organiser the rights to use the images for marketing and promotional purposes in future. Any use of the photographs will include the name of the photographer.
16. The participants agreed to fully indemnify the organiser and the organiser will not be responsible, in respect of all royalties, fees and any legal implications that may arise from the submitted photographs.
17. Each email must include the following together with the photos:
a. Name of the participant (as per MyKad/Passport)
b. MyKad/Passport No
c. Email Address
d. Mobile Contact
e. Caption
f. Location of photo
All photos submission should follow the following name convention:
__photo
For example:
AhmadKarim_881010085441_photo1.jpg
AhmadKarim_881010085441_photo2.jpg
17. Judging will be based on originality, creativity, technical quality of the images which conform to the theme.
18. Judges’ decisions are final and no correspondence will be entertained and the judges reserve the right to reject any submission without notice or explanation to the participants and no correspondences shall be entertained.
19. The organiser reserves the right to change, amend or add any terms and conditions to the contest without prior notification.
20. The organiser has the right to request RAW files from the winners.
21. The organiser reserves the right to replace the prize with one of the similar value.
22. By submitting your entry and photographs to this contest, the participants agree to abide by and be bound by the Terms and Conditions.
Prizes for contest as follows:
1st Prize - RM3,000 cash
2nd Prize - RM1,000 cash
3rd Prize - RM500 cash
17 x Consolation Prize – RM150 cash
Organized by: Royal Thai Embassy
Supported by: Photographic Society of Petaling Jaya (PSPJ)
Managed by: Siam Connection Sdn Bhd
