DPS & VANGUARD COMPETITION

PLEASE NOTE – CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES IS – 31st December 2018

Terms and conditions:

  1. Entries
    • The competition is open to any subject.
    • In all cases images can be colour, monochrome or a mixture of both.
    • Maximum of 4 images can be entered to the competition.
  1. Submissions
    • Image submissions need to be sent as digital high-resolution files (3500×4950 pixels minimum) in JPEG or TIFF format, 300dpi and sRGB colour space.
    • All submissions must be sent by the deadline to: exhibitions@the-dps.co.uk with ‘DPS & Vanguard Competition’ email subject.
    • Neither entrant’s name, nor any copyright, must appear anywhere on the submitted images.

All images will be allocated a reference number by the organiser for unique and anonymous

identification purposes.

  • An email acknowledgement of receipt of email will be sent to each entrant.

 

  1. Eligibility
    • The Vanguard Competition is open to all DPS members.
    • Subscriptions must be fully up to date, if membership is terminated prior to the Awards presentation, entrants will be disqualified and any successful entry/ies removed.
    • All elements of the work submitted must have been originated by the entrant and created from the date of joining the DPS.
    • No entrant will be allowed to be part of either the decision making process or the judging process.

The Vanguard Competition does not consider appeals; the judge’s decision will be final.

  1. Awards
    • First Prize: Alta Pro 2+ 263CT Carbon Fibre Tripod with Multi-Angle Central Column,

an Alta BH-100 Ball Head and Alta Action 80 Tripod Bag

  • Second Prize: VEO 2 235AB Aluminium Travel Tripod and VEO 37 Shoulder Bag with Internal

Tripod compartment.

4.3. Third Prize: Alta Rise 45 Backpack

 

  1. Copyright and usage
    • No copyright is transferred to Vanguard or the DPS in respect of any works entered or accepted.
    • Entrants shall be deemed to warrant that they own copyright in the entire work and, if necessary, that they have permission from any license owner/s to enter the work, and that all necessary model/property releases have been obtained. The entrant undertakes to indemnify Vanguard in respect of any breach of the same.
    • Vanguard and the DPS reserve the right to display, reproduce and publish in any media, any successful entry, without payment, for the sole purpose of promoting and publicising the Vanguard and the DPS. The photographer will be credited whenever the work is published or displayed.

 

  1. Risk and Insurance
    • While the DPS and Vanguard makes every effort to ensure that any printed publication is of the highest standard, we are unable to guarantee the quality of the reproduction.
    • No entries will be accepted after midnight on the closing date of 31st December 2018 without exception.