6th Annual Cowboys & Indians Photo Contest
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Winners Announcement Expected: January 2011
In each issue, Cowboys & Indians - The Premiere Magazine of the West, shares great Western images shot by some masters of American photography. Now it's your turn.
Whether you're headed for rugged terrain or greener pastures this season, don't forget to pack your camera, because the 6th Annual Cowboys & Indians Photo Contest is developing.
Take your best shot for the 6th Annual Cowboys & Indians Photo Contest.
Objective
The five contest categories are drawn from those subjects of special interest to Cowboys & Indians:
- Portrait: Photographs of cowboys or Indians as individuals or groups.
- Landscape: Photographs of plants and landscapes; geological or climatological features located west of the Mississippi.
- Wildlife: Photographs of animals indigenous to North America inhabiting areas west of the Mississippi.
- Action: Photographs of individuals participating in activities west of the Mississippi or traditional American cowboy or American Indian activities taking place around the world.
- Equine: Photographs of horses.
Prizes
Five category winners will be selected, one for each category. The winning entry and runners-up will be published in the Cowboys & Indians 2011 Photo Essay issue.
- The 2011 Photo Contest winner will receive $1,000.
- The winners of each of the five categories will receive $500.
Winners may receive additional non-cash prizes.
Rules
- All photographers amateur or professional, except for individuals affiliated with the USFR Media Group or its subsidiaries, including: employees, Directors, interns and their immediate families (children, siblings and spouses) and others living in their households, are eligible.
- Photographs must have been shot by the entrant within the past three years (since 1 October 2007).
- Photos previously published or pending publication, or that violate or infringe upon another person's copyright, are not eligible.
- Submit no more than one photograph per category.
- Finalists will be asked to submit a high-resolution file.
- An entrant must hold all rights to a photograph.
- For a photo in which a person is recognizable, you must provide a model release from the subject or, in the case of a minor, the subject's parent or guardian.
How to enter?
Send your image to photocontest [at] cowboysindians.com (please replace [at] with @). In your e-mail, please include your name, age, mailing address, daytime phone number, and e-mail address.
Your should submit images in .JPEG format, no larger than 2MB in size. Submit your image at 72dpi, but keep a high-resolution version ready in case your photo is selected. For press requirements, winning images will need a 10" x 12" original at 300dpi or greater (image orientation can vary).
