Havana Times

HT Photo Contest Closes 9/15

Photo: Juan Suarez

By Circles Robinson

HAVANA TIMES — The 6th Havana Times Cuba Photo Contest closes for entries on September 15th.  We are looking forward to your entries. If you have any last minute questions write [email protected].

There are five categories and each carries with it a First Prize of US $75.  There will also be two special mentions per category.  All finalists and semifinalists’ photos will be published and prominently displayed by HT.

Contest rules

1-  The contest is open to professional and amateur photographers of all ages of any nationality.

2– You may submit a maximum of 3 photos per category, for a total of 15 photographs per participant.

3- The photos, all taken in Cuba, must comply with the following five categories:

Cuba by night
Achievements
Failures
Housing
Billboards and posters

Note: We have included two categories (Achievements and Failures) that are more subjective and it is completely open to the interpretation of each photographer.

4- Photos must be in jpg format with maximum dimension of (600 x 400 pixels). They may be horizontal or vertical. Each image should have a caption.

5 – Sending your pictures: Photographs should be sent as attachments and not embedded in the email message. To submit photos send them to: [email protected]

6 – The deadline for submissions will be September 15, 2014.

7- During the selection process Havana Times will publish the semifinalists, finalists and winning images.

8- Participation in the contest implies acceptance by the author that the photos submitted will be included in the archives of HT and may be used in Havana Times and the social networks where HT is present, with due credit of the author.

9- Prizes: The winning photographer in each category will have a US $75 prize.  The jury will also select two special mentions. Delivering the award money will be coordinated with the winner via email.

10- Contest winners will be announced on October 31, 2014 through HT.  This decision is final.

11- Participation in the competition implies acceptance of each and every one of the rules. HT is empowered to resolve any contingency not provided for in the Rules.

For any questions or for more information contact [email protected].

The jury will be composed of at least 20 people, including photographers, writers and guest Havana Times readers.

See the winning photos from previous years:  2013  2012  2011  2010  2009

 

4 thoughts on “HT Photo Contest Closes 9/15”

  • Yes, that is the case. In the past we usually use most of the photos once to accompany an HT article or on Facebook. Sometimes the winning pictures get used more than once. Thanks for asking…

  • “- Participation in the contest implies acceptance by the author that the
    photos submitted will be included in the archives of HT and may be used
    in Havana Times and the social networks where HT is present, with due
    credit of the author.”

    So basically HT will be entitled to use the photos whenever they wish? Effectively they will keep copyright of the photos even if the entrant does not win?

  • Hello, what file size need to be? as far I remember there was 300kb last year, all best martin

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