Competition Entry

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY

1. The exhibition is open to all artists residing in Australia.  
2. Each entrant may submit up to three images.
3. Images can be submitted only online via the Head On website.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->4.    <!--[endif]-->Images submitted have to comply with the following:

<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.    <!--[endif]-->Taken with at least 8 megapixel camera, or film

<!--[if !supportLists]-->2.    <!--[endif]-->Resized to 3000 pixels on the widest side (72dpi)

<!--[if !supportLists]-->3.    <!--[endif]-->Saved in Adobe RGB 1998 colour space

<!--[if !supportLists]-->4.    <!--[endif]-->Saved in Jpg format compression level 8

<!--[if !supportLists]-->5.    <!--[endif]-->Named in the following format: photographer’s first name_ photographer’s surname_image number.jpg. (Ex. First submitted image, taken by John Smith will be named: john_ smith_1.jpg). Please use only letters, numbers and underscore. No spaces or special characters. Do not use #, (), $, ©

<!--[if !supportLists]-->6.    <!--[endif]-->You will be able to add a title and description after uploading your images.

1. Payment (in Australian dollars) can be done only online via the PayPal secure payment gate. Please retain your payment receipt details.
2. Entry fee of $30 per image (discounted to $25 per image for members) is non-refundable. Any entry not accompanied by payment will not be eligible for the competition and/or exhibition. Please print a copy of the receipt as no other tax invoice will be issued.
3. Deadline for submission 11pm (EDT), Sunday 14 March 2010.
4. The entrant (finalists only) consents to reproducing the entrant's image(s) at no charge in all publicity and promotion of the exhibition and Head On Photo Festival inclusive of all electronic or print media at the discretion of the organisers, to be included in the exhibition catalogue(s), limited edition postcards, and to be posted on Head On website.  
5. Non finalists may be included in a slide show to be screened during the show electronically and in a DVD catalogue. 
6. Finalists’ work will be selected by National Gallery of Victoria Photography Curator Isobel Crombie, Award winning Photographer Anthony Browell, XXXXX Magazine Picture Editor Isabelle Rouvillois and Head On curator Moshe Rosenzveig.  
7. The finalists will be advised by phone and/or email by Monday 29 March. 
8. Finalists will be required to upload a high resolution file as specified below to our server by Monday 5 April 

<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.    <!--[endif]-->Final image files uploaded by the finalists must be at the largest size available without any resizing done in Photoshop or any other image manipulation software. The image itself should not have border around it 

<!--[if !supportLists]-->2.    <!--[endif]-->Files must be saved in Adobe RGB 1998 colour space in Jpg format compression level 12 

<!--[if !supportLists]-->3.    <!--[endif]-->The high resolution files uploaded by the finalists will be printed by Pixel Perfect Prolab. No corrections will be made to the file. Head On or Pixel Perfect Prolab will do their utmost to ensure the highest quality printing is achieved however will not be responsible for ‘misinterpretations’ of the photographer’s intention 

<!--[if !supportLists]-->4.    <!--[endif]-->It is the photographer’s responsibility to ensure their equipment is properly calibrated in order to achieve a colour-accurate print 

<!--[if !supportLists]-->5.    <!--[endif]-->Final images will be printed up to 48x70, with a border on A1 size paper 

1. The photos selected will be exhibited between 29 April – 5 June 2010 at the Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney.  
2. Winners will be announced at the opening night on 29 April 2010 at the Australian Centre for Photography. 
3. Unsuccessful applicants will not be contacted.  
4. Head On will exercise all reasonable care with the works submitted but will not be responsible for any loss or damage while in its custody or in transit or being transferred or reproduced by any means including digital copying and on-line transmission.  
5. Finalists’ works will be kept by Head On for a period of 5 years and may be exhibited in retrospective shows during that time. At the end of this period the prints will be destroyed.  
6. Moshe Rosenzveig will make a pre-selection of entries to streamline the process however all images submitted will be available to all the judges for consideration. 
7. The selection panel’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. 
8. By entering the competition you confirm that you are the creator and owner of the work, that you have the permission of the subject or where appropriate the subject's parent or guardian, that the work does not infringe copyright, the image was not taken in circumstances of trespass or invading anyone's legal right of privacy, breach of industrial law or applicable industry code and does not to the best of your knowledge defame anyone nor was your conduct in taking the image likely to be misleading or deceptive and that you agree with the above Terms & Conditions.