St. Joseph's College of Arts and Sciences (Autonomous)\, Ban
galore .
\nWildlife Awareness and Conservation Club (WACC) presents\n
\nSHUTTERBUG 4.0.
\n
\nWACC is proud in organizing t
he 4th installment of SHUTTERBUG 4.0\, a national level photography compet
ition.
Theme: Elements of wildlife. The theme is a broad one so
as to facilitate the participation of more people and to allow them more s
pace for creativity. Photographs of any wild microbes\, fungi\, plants or
animals will be considered. Wild/Semi wild organisms in urban settings are
also allowed as long they are not interfered with.
\nCaution: Photog
raphs of pets or animals in captivity will be disqualified. Only organisms
in the wild are allowed. No modification or disturbance of the wildlife f
or capturing the photo is allowed. The photographs will to be disqualified
if environmental modification is noticed.
\nDate: 4th December\, 201
5(Friday)
\nVenue: Xavier Hall\, St. Joseph’s College(Autonomous)\n
\nGuidelines and rules:
\n
\nThe registration fee is
as follows:-
\nWACC members-Rs.350
\nStudents- Rs.500
\nPr
ofessionals- Rs.1000
\n
\nRegistration fee to be sent in the for
m of check/DD(demand draft)\, payable to-
\nThe Principal\,
\nSt
. Joseph's College(Autonomous)\,
\nP.B 27094
\n36\, Lalbagh road
\,
\nBengaluru- 27.
\n
\nThe name of the participant should
be clearly mentioned behind the DD in pencil.
\nThe name of the part
icipant and the college name (for student photographers) should also be me
ntioned clearly on the ENVELOPE and should be posted to the following addr
ess:
\n
\nProf.Kiran Jeeven
\nHod\, Department of Social Wo
rk\,
\nSt.Joseph's College of arts and Science (Autonomous)\,
\n
P.B 27094
\n36\, Lalbagh Road\,
\nBengaluru-27.
\n
\nT
he competition will have only one section i.e.\, color print. Format is po
rtrait or landscape.
\nPhotographers must send TWO of their best imag
es.
\n
\nImage resolution should be a minimum of 15 mp(million p
ixels) at about 300 ppi(pixels per inch). 6500 × 3500 pixels for example\
, is a good image size. Any variations from the example are welcome as lon
g as it conforms to the first criteria. Images must be sent in JPEG FORMAT
to waccsjc@gmail.com and the name of the participant\, his/her category\,
complete postal address\, college name(for student photographers) and con
tact number must be clearly mentioned in the mail. No editing of any form
is allowed (including cropping).
\n
\nEntry must be accompanied
with a brief note(about a 100 words) describing both of your photographs a
nd why the photographer considers the photograph appropriate for the compe
tition. In case there narrative is in regional/tribal language\, then rele
vant translation needs to be attached.
\n
\nWACC reserves the ri
ght to cancel the contest or modify these rules at their discretion. In th
e event of a dispute regarding the winners\, the organizers reserve the ri
ght to award/not award the prizes in their sole discretion. The organizers
reserve the right to disqualify any entrant whose entry or conduct appear
in any way to: inhibit the enjoyment of others\; tamper with the competit
ion\; violate these rules\; infringe the rights of 3rd parties\; or act in
a disruptive manner. Decisions of the organizers are final.
\n
\nProfessionals and students will be judged separately.
\n
\nPar
ticipants retain their rights over their photographs\; however\, by enteri
ng the competition \, they grant the organizers and those authorized by th
e organizers\, a royalty-free\, country-wide\, perpetual license to public
ly display\, distribute\, reproduce original and derivative works out the
entries\, in whole or in parts\, in any media for any purpose. Any photogr
aphy reproduced will include a photographer credit as feasible. The organi
zers will not be required to seek any permission for such uses.
\n
\nNo other payment except for the prize winning entries as indicated ab
ove will be made.
\nThe winning images and overall winners will be se
lected for their originality and the strength of composition.
\nNo mo
re than one award will be given to a person.
\n
\nOrganizers wil
l not be responsible for any kind of loss or damage in transit.
\nThe
photography exhibition\, judgement and prize distribution ceremony will b
e held on December 4th 2015 at St. Joseph's College(Autonomous)\, Bangalor
e. Participants are required to be present physically on 4th December at t
he venue so as to verify the validity of their identity. They are welcome
to stay back and participate in/watch the events of WILD 5.0\, an intercol
legiate wildlife fest to be held on the next day (5th December(Saturday))<
br />\n
\nThe decision of the jury will be final and no queries or ob
jections will be entertained.
\nBy entering the competition all entra
nts confirm that their entries are their own original work and that they h
aven't infringed third party rights. By sending entries to this competitio
n a photographer explicitly accepts the terms and conditions stated herein
.
\n
\nAll participants will receive participation certificates.
\n
\nLast date for sending entries is 20th November 2015. Entri
es received after the closing date will not be entertained.
\n
\
nWishing you all the best\,
\nWACC members
\n
\nFor further
details\, contact
\nPaul Pop\; President\, WACC @9620163587
\nR
ahul Jain\; Programme Coordinator @973944635