GALAPAGOS CONSERVANCY PHOTO CONTEST 2009
Deadline for submissions: June 30, 2008

Galapagos Conservancy invites you to submit your favorite Galapagos photographs for our 2009 Galapagos Conservancy calendar. Staff and close supporters of Galapagos Conservancy will choose 15 winning photographs sent in by our members: fourteen to be included in the 2009 calendar and one for the cover of our 2008 Annual Report. One photo will be chosen as the overall "winning photo" and will be featured on the cover of the 2009 calendar.

We will also select 25-35 additional photos to appear as details in the empty spaces of the monthly grids of the calendar.

You can view the winners from 2006, 2007, and 2008 in our Photo Gallery.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS and INFORMATION

FORMAT:
We prefer to receive digital .jpg images submitted by email, but we will also accept photographs, slides, and CDs submitted by regular mail.

HOW TO SUBMIT:
To submit digital images, please email them as attachments to photo@galapagos.org, and be sure to include your name, mailing address, email address, and telephone number. We will not consider photos submitted by means of an online photo display website.

If submitting photographs, slides, or a CD, be sure to label your photos with your name, mailing address, email address, and telephone number, or include a separate note with this information. Please mail your submission to:

Photo Contest 2009
Galapagos Conservancy
407 N. Washington Street, Suite 105
Falls Church, VA 22046

If you would like your photographs or slides returned, enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope with your submission.

RULES FOR SUBMISSION
1) Submissions are due by midnight on June 30, 2008.
2) Please do not send more than 5 photographs per person.
3) Do not send photos that have been submitted to past photo contests held by Galapagos Conservancy.

GUIDELINES FOR ELIGIBILE PHOTOS:
High quality photos make all the difference! Keep in mind that the winning calendar photos will be printed on 8.5 x 11 in. paper, so the quality of the image is very important. Photo submissions must meet these requirements in order to be considered:

• Rectangular shaped photos only. Do not alter with digital techniques.
• Photo should be perfectly clear (unless using an obvious visual effect).
• If you send an actual photo by mail, please send 8 x 10 photos or larger.
• Photos should be proportional to standard photo size--no panoramics.
• If sending a digital photo, it must have a minimum image resolution of 2000 x 1600, image size of 8 x 10 inches, and/or a file size of 700k or higher. Generally, a 3.1 Mega Pixel camera or better should be able to take photos that fit these requirements.
• Vertically oriented photos are welcome; however, the calendar has a horizontal format, so vertical photos must be able to be cropped accordingly.
• Keep in mind that we may need to crop your photo to fit the proportions of the calendar, so we advise against cropping your photos prior to submitting them. We are more likely to choose your photo as a winner if you have left some room for us to determine what should be cropped.
• Digital photos must be in a .JPG format. JPG is typically recommended for photographs.
• Label digital photos with the subject matter, your name, and 2009, as follows:
  subject.photographer firstnamelastname.2009.jpg.
  For example: SeaLions.JaneDoe.2009.jpg

By submitting your photographs you agree that Galapagos Conservancy has the right to edit and resize the photographs as needed, is under no obligation to publish your submission, and may use your photographs, with proper credit given, in any of our future materials. We will never sell or allow third parties to use your photos without your consent. Occasionally, we field requests from other businesses or organizations who request permission to print or post photos of Galapagos subjects for their own use; if one of your photos fits their needs, your email address will be given to the third party so that they may contact you and negotiate a fee and/or request permission from you directly.

NOTIFICATION OF WINNERS:
The 15 winners will be notified by email in July or August of 2008. The first-place winner will receive 5 free calendars, and the other 14 winners will receive 2 free calendars each. WInning photos will also be posted on our website in August 2008.

In addition, 25-35 photos may also be chosen to appear as small details on the monthly grid pages of the calendar; the photographers of these photographs will be notified by email of their inclusion in the calendar, but they will not receive free calendars.

A Note on Photo Permissions

All questions can be emailed to: photo@galapagos.org