Student Photography Contest 2023
JUDGING
- A panel of community leaders (tbd) will select the winning entries based equally upon the criteria of skill, originality, and relevance.
- By entering, you agree to be bound by these Official Rules, and that the decisions of the judges are final and binding in all respects. Judging will begin once all entries have been received on June 2, 2023. Winners will be notified by June 10, 2023.
PRIZE AWARDS
First place Winner will receive a $100 Visa Gift Card and photo featured in PV Magazine print and digital
Second place Winner $50 Visa Gift Card and photo featured in
PV Magazine print and digital
Third place Winner $25 Visa Gift Card and photo featured in PV
Magazine print and digital
*All questions should be directed
to: info@palosverdesmagazine.com
General Rules & Limitations:
- By entering, you represent that: (i) your entry is your own original work; and (ii) you own or have the rights to convey any and all right and title in any material submitted as part of your entry into the Contest.
- By entering, you grant to PV Magazine a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to edit, publish, promote, republish at any time in the future and otherwise use your submission, along with your name and likeness, in any and all media for any purpose, without further permission, notice or compensation (except where prohibited by law). PV Magazine is not responsible for technical, hardware or software failures, or other errors or problems which may occur in connection with the Contest, whether computer, network, technical, mechanical, typographical, printing, human or otherwise, including, without limitation, errors or problems which may occur in connection with the administration of the Contest, the processing or judging of entries, the announcement of the prizes, in any Contest-related materials, or that may limit prize fulfillment or a participant’s ability to enter the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to amend these official rules and to permanently disqualify from the Contest any person it believes has intentionally violated these official rules.
- PV Magazine is not responsible for lost, late, inaccurate, incomplete, damaged, illegible, or misdirected entries.
- All entries may be published on the PV Magazine website, its social media outlets, or its advertising. Nothing in these Contest rules obligate PV Magazine to publish or otherwise use any photo submitted in connection with the Contest.
- Each entry must be the original creation of the submitting participant. Only non-commercial work may be submitted. Entries may not contain profanity, nudity, pornographic images, violent images, anti-competition messages, illegal material, or material that violates the rights of third parties. Entries containing any forbidden matter or material otherwise deemed by Sponsor to be inappropriate will be disqualified.
This year’s photo contest theme is “The Historic Peninsula!” Winners will be chosen through a blind judging process consisting of a panel of judges and PV Magazine on creativity, photo composition and written description. The winning photo will be featured on our website’s home page, in our printed publication and on social media. You must live on the Palos Verdes Peninsula or attend high school on the Palos Verdes Peninsula and be a student in the 2022-23 school year to participate. All entries appropriate to the theme will be featured in our online photo gallery. All photo entries will be displayed at La Venta Inn during the PVPLD Doors Open on the Peninsula all day event with an afternoon reception honoring the winners, hosted by PV Magazine.
To Enter:
- Submit your digital photograph. Each file should be named with your full name.
- All submissions should be hi-res .jpg or .tiff files suitable for printing. Minimum 3MB file.
- We will accept (1) entry per person.
- All photos should be submitted by June 2, 2022
- Written description should include title of the photograph,
student’s name, school and grade and a paragraph explaining
why the photo is so significant to you (not just the history of the landmark or location) or the inspiration behind it. - Submit your entry by clicking below.
