The 38th IPA Convention and Exhibition Photography Competition “Oil and Gas in Daily Life”

 Deadline: 4 Mei 2014

To celebrate the industry’s biggest event in its third time running, IPA is launching a Photography Competition with the theme “Oil & Gas in Daily Life”. The Association is inviting industry players and the wider photography enthusiasts to showcase their unique talents through snapshots of oil and gas related activities in ways that are close to our daily lives. The Photography Competition is part of the 38th IPA Convention and Exhibition organized by the Indonesian Petroleum Association and co-organized by Dyandra & Co. This is a two round contest, consisting of the Qualification Round followed by the Final Round.

Qualification Round

The Qualification Round starts on April 4, 2014 and ends on May 4, 2014. Participants are required to submit their pictures within this timeframe

Final Round

Participants who have passed the Qualification Round will enter the Final Round where the Judges will then select the 36 best photographs to be displayed during the IPA 38th Convention and Exhibition. The Judging process will be conducted one day before the event.

Entry Period

Entries will be accepted from April 4 – May 4, 2014 at 12.00pm WIB.

Prizes & Awards

The total prize reaches IDR 28 million, along with trophies and other exciting of goodies.

Prize

1st winner Trophy + Cash Money Rp. 10.000.000

2nd winner Trophy + Cash Money Rp. 8.000.000

3rd winner Trophy + Cash Money Rp. 6.000.000

Favorite Photo Trophy + Cash Money Rp. 4.000.000

Participant Criteria

The Photography Competition is open to the general public, excluding professional photographers, employees of the Indonesia Petroleum Association, members of the 38th IPA Convention and Exhibition Committee, the Event Organizer staff and its respective contractor(s).

Entry Requirements

Photographs should depict a portrayal and convey the related theme of “Oil & Gas in Daily Life” as interpreted freely by the photographer.

Each participant may submit a maximum of two (2) photographs

Accepted images must be graphic files taken with digital cameras with the file format of JPEG only

Maximum size per JPEG image: 2MB (Max. weight/length 1600 pixels, resolution 300 dpi).

Multiple photographs may not be submitted as one entry.

RGB will be applied as the standard color space during the judging process.

Submitted photographs must be taken within one (1) year of the competition entry date and may not have won any previous award(s) from other competitions.

Only minor burning, dodging color correction and/or cropping are acceptable.

High dynamic range images (HDR) and stitched panoramas are NOT acceptable.

Images may be digitally enhanced to remove spots or scratches, but not manipulated.

Participants may enhance the picture (e.g., edit brightness, contrast, etc.,) but may not manipulate the content. The judges reserve the right to exclude any photographs believed to have been excessively altered.

Participants are asked to NOT include a border for their submitted photographs.

Photographs that include sculptures, statues, paintings, and other works of art will be accepted as long as they do not constitute copyright infringement or fraud, provided Participants must be prepared to provide a release form as described below in “Release.”

When photographing the work of others, it must be as an object in its environment and not a full- frame close-up of another person’s art.

Each photograph submitted must not have been submitted in other competitions, published for any commercial purposes and must be free of any contractual or other bonds that restrict the participants and organizers to make the publication of the photo on media associated with the competition.

The photograph must not, in the sole and unfettered discretion of the Sponsor, contain obscene, provocative, defamatory, sexually explicit, or otherwise objectionable or inappropriate content.

Winners may be asked to submit JPEG images of higher resolution of their winning photographs for the purpose of publications and exhibitions related to the competition.

Submitted photographs will not be returned under any circumstances.

By entering the Photography Competition, participants acknowledge, and certify that the submitted photograph is an original work created solely by the participant, that the photograph does not infringe on the copyrights, trademarks, moral rights, rights of privacy/publicity or intellectual property rights of any person or entity, and that no other party has any right, title, claim, or interest in the photograph.

Submission of Entry

Entries are submitted by email to: photocompetition@ipaconvex.com along with the following data:

Title of Photograph(s)

Location of Photograph(s)

Name of Participant

Affiliation and Address of Participant

Phone/Mobile Number of Participant

Email Address of Participant