Competition Rules & Guidelines

For SUBMISSION instructions and all RULES, see the full PDF HERE. 
 

You will need a Competition Entry Form (Score Card)

More detailed information on preparing images is available How to Prepare Digital Images. 

GENERAL GUIDELINES

1. There are six competitions in each calendar year.

a. The first five are held on the third Thursday of "even numbered" months (i.e., February, April, June, August, and October).

b. The sixth and final competition will be held on the second Thursday of December (in place of the normally scheduled General Meeting) and will consist of photographs shown in the five preliminary competitions only.

2. Each member will be assigned a "competition/ member number," to be used on all competition entry forms and file names.

3. The following rules apply to all entries at the time of competition:

a. Entries submitted must be by members in good standing.

b. Entries must be the original photo-based work of the competitor, both the original capture and any post processing.

c. Each competitor may enter up to three (3) images per competition.

d. Submission of an image, or any derivative, that was previously submitted is allowed ONLY if it has been

changed from color to black and white (mono) or vice versa, AND it is a new competition year (e.g. For any image total times it can be entered is twice).

e. All entries and their signed entry forms must emailed to ccpscompetition@gmail.com in advance of competition, no later than the Tuesday before competition.

f. Any member (found to have plagiarized, or copyright infringed someone else’s image (or portion of an image), will have all previous entries for the current year disqualified. Any member caught submitting an image, or portion of an image (e.g. a composite) that was not taken by member, will be banned from CCPS competitions forever going forward.

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