Contest Rules:

1. To protect mailed submissions, entries must be packaged with appropriate cardboard stiffeners. Mailed entries to, Manitoulin Living, RE: Photo Contest, 25 B Spragge Street, Manitowaning, Ontario, P0P 1S0.

For digital submissions, send the photograph in an email with the subject line: Photo Contest (category) where "category" would be replaced with the type of category you wish to submit your photo entry under. Example: Photo Contest: Wildlife

The digital photograph must be no larger than 5 MB in size and not exceed 3264 pixels wide or high (depending whether portrait or landscape proportioned). The file format must be JPEG and to be emailed to contest@manitoulinliving.com

2. The photo contest runs from July 1, 2008 through April 15, 2009. Entries submitted by regular postal mail or email must be received by the contest closing date of April 15, 2009. The contest winners from each category will be announced at at the Manitoulin Trade Fair in Little Current on May 1, 2 & 3, 2008.  Neither the sponsors nor its agencies of this contest are responsible for entries that are lost, late, delayed, misdirected, unintelligible, illegible, incomplete, postage due, stolen, returned, separated, damaged or undeliverable entries or mail. Proof of mailing is not proof of delivery.

3. There is no limit as to the number of entries per person. Each and every photograph submission must be submitted individually. Photographs containing identifiable people must also be accompanied by a model release form. Model releases are the responsibility of the entrant and must of been provided to  available in the event the photo is a winner. Numerous entries do not need to be mailed in separate envelopes.

4. Acceptable print entries must be in colour, black and white and be un-mounted. The original file resolution must be a minimum of 3.1 megapixels. The digital prints should match the quality and character of the original digital capture. Compositional changes to digital files are not acceptable and will be disqualified; tonal or colour cast corrections are acceptable. For all entries, original material, including original negative and/or capture file must be available for reproduction purposes. All entries and contest materials received become property of the contest organizers and will not be returned.

5. To be considered in the contest, all submissions must be original, unpublished photographs taken of or on Manitoulin Island.

6. By entering the Manitoulin Island Photo Contest by submitting your photograph, the contestant grants the sponsors the unrestricted and exclusive rights to use photograph(s) for any purpose. This includes, but is not limited to, publishing your photograph(s) in print or electronic form for promotional purposes without further compensation, and the right to use the photographers name as a credit along with the photograph. The photographer must own all rights to any photographs entered in this contest. It is the responsibility of the contestant to ensure that publication of the photographs raises no legal claims. Accordingly, you hereby agree to compensate the sponsors fully regarding any claims arising out of the use of your photograph(s). Photograph(s) previously published in full or in part in other publications, contests etc, will be disqualified.

7. Limit of one (1) prize per person or household.

8. Winners names and as many of the winning photographs as space permits, are scheduled to be published to the Manitoulin Living website as well as a future edition of Manitoulin Life Magazine.

Prior to receiving a prize, the winners will be required to sign an agreement declaring that a) he or she does not sell photographs or charge a fee for taking pictures; b) the photography submitted is his or her original work; c) the photography was taken at the location specified upon submission.

9. All prizes must be accepted as awarded, and are not convertible to cash.

Eligibility: The Manitoulin Living Photo Contest is open to any amateur photographer who visit Manitoulin Island, except the employees of the sponsors and/or their immediate family members.

Only the photographer has the right to submit a photograph, and the photographer must submit each and every entry. Prizes will be awarded to the photographers.

Judging: A panel of will judge Eligible entries. All decisions of the Contest judges are final.

By submitting an entry, the participant consents to entry of his or her submission and agrees to these Official Rules and Regulations and the decisions of the judges, which are final and binding in all matters to this contest.

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