索尼世界攝影獎2016-青年獎

我們正在尋找別具才華的新一代年輕攝影師。本比賽組別接受 19 歲或以下人士參加。

無論你是在學校或大學學習攝影，或只是熱衷於拍攝日常生活，均可參加本比賽，把握機會成為索尼世界攝影獎青年獎得主。

基本會員 可提交最多 3 張照片，參加一個組別或所有組別。
高級會員 可提交最多 8 張照片，參加一個組別或所有組別。
尊貴會員 可提交最多 20 張照片，參加一個組別或所有組別。

請注意，一旦你參與本組別的比賽，你將不可參與公開或專業比賽。 

公開賽類別

文化

拍一張照片，訴說你對文化的觀感，那可以是你當地的青年文化和社交聚會，你在旅遊期間沉醉其中的文化，宗族社群的傳統，以至大型文化盛會如節日等。

環境

透過照片捕捉你當地的環境，你可以表現身處環境的自然美態，或突出對此構成不良影響的問題。

人像

從周圍的人臉尋找靈感，並拍下能傳達主題故事的人像照片。你可以尋找容易被忽略的表情和瞬間的目光，在作為最傳統攝影風格的人像攝影之中，打破既有的…

參賽與評審

• 第 1 步 – 參賽作品將由 2016 年青年獎評審委員會進行遴選。
• 第 2 步 – 每個組別選出 10 組入圍作品，並在 2016 年 4 月舉行的頒獎典禮前公佈。
• 第 3 步 – 10 個組別的優勝者將在 2016 年 4 月舉行的頒獎典禮前公佈。
• 第 4 步 – 2016 年青年獎評審委員會將由 10 個組別的優勝者中選出總優勝者，並在 2016 年 4 月舉行的索尼世界攝影獎 2016 年頒獎典禮上，公佈為索尼世界攝影獎青年獎優勝者 。

評審委員會
由 WPO 和索尼的數碼影像團隊進行評審

獎金

最佳整體照片優勝者將獲得：

• 索尼世界攝影獎青年獎優勝者」的榮譽
• 優勝者的照片會展示在倫敦的展覽會及得獎者攝影集內
• 在 WPO 網站上獲得國際曝光機會
• 獲得全球媒體的報導
• 到倫敦的航班，2晚酒店住宿及貴賓票參加的索尼世界攝影獎頒獎典禮儀式，2016年4月
• 獲得索尼贈送的DSLR攝影器材

每個組別優勝者將獲得：

• 「索尼世界攝影獎青年獎組別名稱優勝者」的榮譽
• 優勝者的照片會展示在倫敦的展覽會及得獎者攝影集內
• 在 WPO 網站上獲得國際曝光機會
• 獲得全球媒體的報導
• 獲得索尼贈送的DSLR攝影器材

規則

The Sony World Photography Awards support Pro-Imaging in order to protect the image rights of photographers.1.1 By entering the Competition You hereby accept these Competition Rules and the Terms and Conditions.

• 1.2 .1 The Competition is free to enter.
• 1.2.2 The Youth Award Competition is open to all members of the public.
• 1.3 Entries must be submitted by 11.59:59pm (GMT) on Tuesday 5th January 2016.
• 1.4 By entering the Competition, You agree and acknowledge that WPO is permitted to receive Your registration data. All personal information will be used by WPO in accordance with its Privacy Policy.
• 2. To enter, You must upload Your image via the following website: www.worldphoto.org (the “Website”), following the on-screen instructions carefully.
• 2.1 Images must be taken in 2015 and entries should be based on the Categories outlined, information on which can be found on the Website.
• 2.2  Images should be no smaller than 800KB and no larger than 5MB. Images should be either JPEG or TIFF files.All images must be saved in the RGB colour model.All entrants must be able to supply a high resolution image suitable for printing in exhibitions should the image be required.
• 3.1 Entries will be judged between the 9th January 2016 and the 31st January 2016.
• 3.2 A shortlist of up to ten photographers from each category will be selected and announced prior to the Gala Ceremony and the overall winners will be announced during the Ceremony in April 2016.
• 3.3 The individual category winners and the winner of the Sony World Photography Awards, Youth Photographer of the Year will be voted for by the Academy. The overall winner, the Youth Photographer of the Year, will be notified by email and will receive return flights to London (economy class) and hotel accommodation, for two consecutive nights including the night of Awards presentation in London, April 2016.
• 3.4 The decision of the Academy and the WPO is final and no negotiation will be entered into with respect to any such decision.
• 3.5 Each entrant can submit up to three images for free. The images entered can be entered in different categories or all images can be entered into a single category. Judging will be based on the single image and not the series of images.
  4.1 WPO reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify and remove any entry that does not comply with the following requirements, even after the entry is submitted on the Website. You warrant and represent, in respect of each entry submitted by You (“Entry”), as follows:
• 4.1.1 You are the sole owner and author of each Entry
• 4.1.2 You have the right to make Your entry available to the Competition
• 4.1.3 Each Entry does not contain personally identifiable information about You or any other person(s)
• 4.1.4 Each Entry does not contain any infringing, threatening, false, misleading, abusive, harassing, libellous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic or profane content
• 4.1.5 Each Entry does not contain any material that could constitute or encourage conduct which would be considered a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law
• 4.1.6 Each Entry does not infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, contract rights, or any other intellectual property rights of any third person or entity, or violate any person’s rights of privacy or publicity, and Your Entry does not include:
• 4.1.6.1 trademarks owned by third parties
• 4.1.6.2 copyrighted materials owned by third parties (including movie dialogue or musical compositions)
• 4.1.6.3 names, likenesses, voices or other characteristics identifying celebrities or other public figures, living or dead
• 4.1.7 Entries which contain any commercial content that promotes any product or service other than that of WPO.
• 4.1.8 Entries containing screen credits
• 4.1.9 No animals were harmed or manipulated in the making of the image
• 4.2 You agree to fully indemnify WPO in respect of all royalties, fees and any other monies owing to any person by reason of Your breaching any of the foregoing.
• 4.3 You confirm that each person depicted in the Entry has granted permission to be portrayed as shown. Any costumes, props or other materials used must be rented or borrowed with the permission of the owner, and all other relevant permissions must have been obtained.
• 5.1 If you are under 16, you have Your parent’s or legal guardian’s consent to participate in the Competition.
• 5.2 If WPO does not receive a valid signed parental or legal guardian consent form for any winner under the age of 16 within 7 clear days of the contestant being declared a winner (excluding the day on which such declaration is made by WPO) WPO will be entitled to select an alternative winner from among the contestants.
• 6. WPO may run an online rating process whereby members of the public may vote for a favourite photograph. If there is sufficient evidence (in WPO’s sole discretion) to suggest malpractice and manipulation of the rating process, then WPO has the right to remove the relevant Entry or Entries and, if necessary, award the prize to a different contestant. WPO’s decisions are final.
• 7.1 WPO recognises you, the author of the image, retain full ownership of the copyright in each Entry.
• 7.2 All entrants understand that any image submitted to the competition may be used by WPO, and its Event Partners, for marketing and promotional purposes of You the author and the event only, for a maximum of three years after the awards ceremony in April 2016. You hereby grant WPO a non-exclusive, irrevocable licence in each Entry throughout the world for three years in all media for any use connected to the promotion of You the author and the SWPA event and/or competition, including, but not limited too:entrants understand that any image submitted to the competition may be used by WPO, and its Event Partners, for marketing and promotional purposes of the event only, for a maximum of three years after the awards ceremony date in April 2016. You hereby grant WPO a non-exclusive, irrevocable licence in each Entry throughout the world for three years in all media for any use connected to the promotion of the SWPA event and/or competition, including, but not limited too:
  1.  judging the Competition
  2. displaying the winning entries and runners up at public exhibitions promoting WPO and organised by WPO
  3. inclusion within the Website, a World Photography Awards book, magazine or similar
  4. inclusion within any materials promoting of the Competition and / or any exhibition organised by WPO, in the promotion of the WPO
  5. inclusion on Competition- and exhibition-related products to be sold by the WPO or any third party following the individual agreement by the author
  6. sub-licencing the Entries to the press for reproduction in connection with the Competition and any exhibition
  7. allowing viewers of the Website and/or SWPA Application to view images on a computer screen, PDA or mobile telephone and store such pages in electronic form on disk or on a PDA or mobile telephone (but not on any server or other storage device connected to a network) for their personal, non-commercial use only. Please also refer to clause 9.
  8. incorporation by WPO and SWPA Event Partners in SWPA Galleries and or SWPA Gallery Applications on Event Partner devices for a period of three (3) years after the applicable award ceremony date.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, You hereby acknowledge and agree if Your image is included in such SWPA Galleries or SWPA Gallery Applications Your image will remain perpetually in the device royalty free.
• 7.3 All entrants understand that the image information, including image name and description, may be shared with Event partners and media as per clause 7.1, 7.2 and 8. For the avoidance of doubt the “image information” does not include any personal information of You the author.
• 8. Any photograph used by WPO shall carry a credit line. Any failure to provide such credit line shall not be deemed to be a breach, as long as WPO uses its reasonable endeavours to rectify such failure within a reasonable period from the date of notice of such failure.
• 9. You acknowledge that it is your responsibility for protecting any Entry against image misuse by any third party, for example, but not limited to the insertion of a watermark. WPO and its Event Partners assume no responsibility and are not liable for any image misuse.
• 10. WPO assumes no responsibility for any incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete information, whether caused by website users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilised in the Competition, and WPO assumes no responsibility for technical, hardware or software failure of any kind, for lost network connections, garbled computer transmissions, other problems or technical malfunctions with regard to the Competition. WPO assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, corruption, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alteration of Entries. WPO is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail addressed to WPO on account of technical problems, human error or traffic congestion on the internet or any website, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to Your or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in the Competition. If for any reason a contestant’s entry cannot be viewed or is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer viruses, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud or technical failures, WPO assumes no responsibility.
• 11. In no event will WPO, its parents, affiliates, subsidiaries and related companies, Event Partners, its advertising or promotion agencies, or its officers, directors, employees, shareholders, representatives or agents be responsible or liable for any damages or losses of any kind, including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special or punitive damages arising out of any contestant’s access to and use of the Website. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, everything on the Website is provided “as is”, without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for purpose or use or non-infringement.
• 12. You agree to participate in related publicity and to the use of Your name and likeness for the purposes of advertising, promotion and publicity without additional compensation.
• 13. All entrants must be able to supply a high resolution image suitable for printing in media and an exhibition should the image be required.
• 14. There are no cash alternatives available for prize winners.
• 15. Winners will be announced online.
  Promoter: World Photography Awards Limited, 9 Manchester Square, London.

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