Planet Mag Global Travel Photo Contest
http://www.planet-mag.com/photocontest/
2008 saw the inception of our first Global Travel Photo Contest. With entries from more than 30 countries, we were amazed by the breadth, depth, and adventurousness of your entries. Having just recently published our 2008 winners and runners-up,we're now excited to announce our 2nd annual Global Travel Photo Contest, with the utimate Grand Prize: A round-the-world ticket, open for one year, with an 8-page portfolio covering your trip to be published upon your return. Best of all, there will be a winner in two different categories this year, so you'll even have a better opportunity to win!
This year, we're dividing the contest into two categories. They are: General Travel and Portrait. There's no need to specify your category; our editorial team will place it in the category that best fits and then present the two categories to our judges. The good news: a grand-prize winner and two runner-ups will be selected from each category, so there will be double the number of winners in 2009!
PLANET is the first and leading contemporary global culture magazine blending the latest in art, music and fashion with coverage of distant cultures, unique travel experiences, and environmental awareness. Since our launch in 2001, PLANET has become known for its outstanding photography, shot by many of today's top photographic talents, from dynamic up-and-comers to great masters and enduring legends.
PLANET's photo contest offers photographers from around the world a unique opportunity to share their vision of travel, life, people, and sub-culture with our top editors and a distinguished panel of judges culled from the highest levels of New York's international photography community.
Best of all, the Grand Prize winners will receive a round-the-world ticket (or $1,000) with a portfolio assignment covering your trip.
Two runner-ups per category will each receive a liveBooks PJ portfolio website (basic web package or $500 toward any liveBooks website package or upgrade.) and a portfolio of their work published by PLANET in 2010.
Ten finalists will have their work appear in a special contest portfolio.
Our ongoing theme is 'Many Worlds, One Planet', and we'd like to ask photographers to not only capture defining images of a particular place but to also consider the people, lifestyles, and sub-cultures of the places they document; a powerful portrait or image of a gathering can equally reveal the depth and mystery of the travel experience.
At PLANET, our concept of travel is different from other magazines. It's not just about destinations; it's about journeys. And for each of the last several years, we've published our annual "Journeys" issue rather than a mere "Travel" issue. For us, travel is a state of mind, and as much as we're passionate about traveling to distant places and discovering new people, delicious food, intriguing nightspots and scenic locations, it's also possible to discover new worlds in your own city simply by changing neighborhoods or documenting a different circle of culture.
Based on this broad understanding of travel, photographers are encouraged to submit traditional travel images, studies of the people and environs they encounter as they travel, and even explorations of their own local surroundings. Above all, entries should inspire PLANET readers to explore the many worlds contained in this, our one planet.
To enter, please read the following guidelines and then click the button below to register and submit your image. Each entry contains one image. Photographers may submit multiple entries. There is a $15 fee per entry to cover administering the contest.
GUIDELINES
All entries must be submitted as digital files through the upload feature we've provided. Photos delivered via post or email will not be accepted.
Images may be color corrected and retouched, however no photo illustrations or digitally created images will be accepted.
All photographers must hold copyright to their submitted images and will be asked to confirm as such by accepting our Terms and Conditions.
Size specifications for upload are: At least 4 inches by 6 inches at 72 dpi. Finalists will be requested individually to submit 300 dpi images.
DEADLINE
The deadline for submissions for the PLANET Magazine Global Travel Photo Contest is September 30, 2009, midnight, Greenwich Mean Time. Finalists will be selected by November 15, 2009, and winners will be notified by December 1.
2008 saw the inception of our first Global Travel Photo Contest. With entries from more than 30 countries, we were amazed by the breadth, depth, and adventurousness of your entries. Having just recently published our 2008 winners and runners-up,we're now excited to announce our 2nd annual Global Travel Photo Contest, with the utimate Grand Prize: A round-the-world ticket, open for one year, with an 8-page portfolio covering your trip to be published upon your return. Best of all, there will be a winner in two different categories this year, so you'll even have a better opportunity to win!
This year, we're dividing the contest into two categories. They are: General Travel and Portrait. There's no need to specify your category; our editorial team will place it in the category that best fits and then present the two categories to our judges. The good news: a grand-prize winner and two runner-ups will be selected from each category, so there will be double the number of winners in 2009!
PLANET is the first and leading contemporary global culture magazine blending the latest in art, music and fashion with coverage of distant cultures, unique travel experiences, and environmental awareness. Since our launch in 2001, PLANET has become known for its outstanding photography, shot by many of today's top photographic talents, from dynamic up-and-comers to great masters and enduring legends.
PLANET's photo contest offers photographers from around the world a unique opportunity to share their vision of travel, life, people, and sub-culture with our top editors and a distinguished panel of judges culled from the highest levels of New York's international photography community.
Best of all, the Grand Prize winners will receive a round-the-world ticket (or $1,000) with a portfolio assignment covering your trip.
Two runner-ups per category will each receive a liveBooks PJ portfolio website (basic web package or $500 toward any liveBooks website package or upgrade.) and a portfolio of their work published by PLANET in 2010.
Ten finalists will have their work appear in a special contest portfolio.
Our ongoing theme is 'Many Worlds, One Planet', and we'd like to ask photographers to not only capture defining images of a particular place but to also consider the people, lifestyles, and sub-cultures of the places they document; a powerful portrait or image of a gathering can equally reveal the depth and mystery of the travel experience.
At PLANET, our concept of travel is different from other magazines. It's not just about destinations; it's about journeys. And for each of the last several years, we've published our annual "Journeys" issue rather than a mere "Travel" issue. For us, travel is a state of mind, and as much as we're passionate about traveling to distant places and discovering new people, delicious food, intriguing nightspots and scenic locations, it's also possible to discover new worlds in your own city simply by changing neighborhoods or documenting a different circle of culture.
Based on this broad understanding of travel, photographers are encouraged to submit traditional travel images, studies of the people and environs they encounter as they travel, and even explorations of their own local surroundings. Above all, entries should inspire PLANET readers to explore the many worlds contained in this, our one planet.
To enter, please read the following guidelines and then click the button below to register and submit your image. Each entry contains one image. Photographers may submit multiple entries. There is a $15 fee per entry to cover administering the contest.
GUIDELINES
All entries must be submitted as digital files through the upload feature we've provided. Photos delivered via post or email will not be accepted.
Images may be color corrected and retouched, however no photo illustrations or digitally created images will be accepted.
All photographers must hold copyright to their submitted images and will be asked to confirm as such by accepting our Terms and Conditions.
Size specifications for upload are: At least 4 inches by 6 inches at 72 dpi. Finalists will be requested individually to submit 300 dpi images.
DEADLINE
The deadline for submissions for the PLANET Magazine Global Travel Photo Contest is September 30, 2009, midnight, Greenwich Mean Time. Finalists will be selected by November 15, 2009, and winners will be notified by December 1.
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