BREC's BRZoo Photo Contest 2012

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About BREC's BRZoo Photo Contest 2012

BREC’s BATON ROUGE ZOO Photo Contest
Sponsored by THE ADVOCATE

CATEGORIES
Children, ages 12 and younger (NOTE: Parent or guardian must register and submit photo for this category)
Junior, ages 13 up to 18
Novice ADULT, beginners and nonprofessionals
Advanced ADULT, considerable experience to professional

ELIGIBILITY
Only photos taken at BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo between March 1, 2011 and March 19, 2012 are eligible. A photo can only be entered in a single category. All zoo and aquarium subject matter is eligible. A judging panel will select all winners EXCEPT for fan favorite. Judges will give preference to photos of animals currently on exhibit.

DEADLINES
All photos must be uploaded by March 23. Voting for Fan Favorite will end March 25.

PHOTOGRAPH REQUIREMENTS AND RULES
-The entrant must take all photographs.
-An entry may include color or black and white photo.
-Judges will disqualify photos with obvious or excessive digital manipulation.
-Please retain a high resolution digital image. Within a week of uploading your photo, you will be contacted by email by a representative from THE ADVOCATE. You will need to submit your high quality image by email at that time.
-Zoo employees and board members, BREC employees and sponsor employees are ineligible.

PHOTO LABELING
- FOR Children and Junior Categories: When submitting a photo, please put only the first name and age in the Description area. You will submit the photographer’s full name when you are contacted by email by a representative of THE ADVOCATE.

- FOR Novice and Advance Adult Categories: When submitting a photo, the Description area must have the photographer’s full name along with any description of the photo content.

JUDGING
Judges will evaluate entries primarily based on general interest, photographic proficiency and reproductive quality. A panel of jurors, chosen from the professional community, will judge the entries. All decisions made by the panel are final.

PHOTO RIGHTS/USAGE
Entries will be acknowledged by email so it is very important to have a valid email address when registering and to check that email periodically. Photographs remain the copyrighted property of the photographer; however, BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo and Friends of the Baton Rouge Zoo and THE ADVOCATE reserve the non-exclusive right to use the imaged submitted to the contest for publicity, advertising, promotional, educational, and other purposes without obtaining further permission and/or compensation. The Baton Rouge Zoo and Friends of the Zoo and THE ADVOCATE will attempt to give credit to the photographer. Uploading your photo constitutes acceptance of these terms.

WINNERS’ PRIZES AND PUBLICITY
A first, second and third place winner will be selected within each of the categories. The judges will also select a grand prize winner from all entries. The zoo will also award a Fan Favorite prize. The Fan Favorite will be determined through online voting at theadvocate.com/contests. One vote per person per day – voting ends Sunday March 25. Winning entries will be exhibited during Zippity Zoo Fest, March 31 and April 1, 2012 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Prizes will be awarded in every category at Zippity Zoo Fest.

PRIZES
Grand Prize Winner
- Honorary Keeper (Patron) Level Membership to Friends of the Baton Rouge Zoo
- Behind the scenes tour for winner and 3 guests
- Winning Photo featured on the cover of Wild Times, the Zoo's newsletter
- A C.C. Lockwood print of the Zoo’s Malayan tigers
- A collectible Baton Rouge Zoo ornament (featuring a rhino)

First Place Winners
- Household membership to Friends of the Baton Rouge Zoo
- A C.C. Lockwood print of the Zoo’s Malayan tigers
- A collectible Baton Rouge Zoo ornament (featuring a rhino)

Second and Third Place Winners
- A C.C. Lockwood print of the Zoo’s Malayan tigers
- A collectible Zoo Ornament (featuring a rhino)

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