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2006 Travel Photo Contest
Winners of the annual travel photo contest will be announced Dec. 17. A first -place prize will net the winner and a companion a round trip ticket to Boston, Las Vegas, San Francisco or anywhere else AirTran Airways flies in the continental United States. Amateur photographers who snap the first-place photo in each of three categories will receive certificates for two airline tickets for themselves and a companion from AirTran. • The rules • How to enter • The judging • The prizes Week 6 finalists | |||||
People Steve Cain |
Places Kathleen Piechota |
Places Al Hamacher |
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Week 5 finalists |
People Connie Venuso |
Places Thomas Walborn |
Animals Micah Tice |
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Week 4 finalists |
People Sharon Hellmann |
Places Linda Henderson |
Animals Victor Walls |
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Week 3 finalists |
People Brian C. Henry |
Places Tim Larsen |
Animals Steve Grundy |
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Week 2 finalists |
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People Douglas Wilcox |
Places Marcos Franco |
Animals Stennis Shotts |
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Week 1 finalists |
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People Barbara McCoy |
Places Nikki Browning |
Animals Judy Foster |
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The rulesCategories: We will judge these categories: 1. People2. Places (pictures of buildings, monuments, landscapes, nature) 3. Animals (pictures of wildlife, farm animals or pets) Location: All photos must have been taken by you at least 100 miles from your home. Number of submissions: You may submit one digital color photo or one print color photo for each category. Entries with more than one photo per category will be disqualified. Date taken: Photos must have been taken from Nov. 1, 2005, to Nov. 30, 2006. Format: For digital photos or JPEGs, the original images should be 200 dpi, with the largest dimension 10 inches or less. When sending photos, compress the photo on "medium" or "high" in your photo editing program. Print photos must be on high-quality photo paper, and size cannot exceed 8 by 10 inches; please do not mount or frame photos. Label each submission on the back legibly with the category you are entering and your name, address and phone number. Include a brief description of the names of people in the photo, who shot the photo, and when and where it was shot. Amateurs only: The contest is limited to amateur photographers, age 18 and older. By entering, you agree to publication in the Journal-Constitution and posting on ajc.com. Finalists will be asked to sign a freelance agreement that certifies the photo is theirs. (Employees of the Journal-Constitution and Cox Enterprises and their families are not eligible.) Some photos may be held for publication as part of other coverage. Because of the volume of photos, we cannot return print photos or accept e-mail photos. How to enterYou may submit a JPEG. For prints, mail to Byrone Battles, Travel Photo Contest, Features Department, P.O. Box 4689, Atlanta, GA 30302. Entries must be uploaded by midnight Dec. 1 or received by mail by Dec. 1. The judgingEach week, our in-house judges will select finalists, and those photos will be posted on ajc.com/travel. The first set of finalists will be posted online Oct. 30 and the remaining sets on Nov. 6, Nov. 13, Nov. 20, Nov. 27 and Dec. 4. After Dec. 1, our outside judges from Atlanta Celebrates Photography will pick first-, second- and third-place winners in each category from among the weekly finalists. Those winners will be announced in the Dec. 17 Travel section and at ajc.com/travel. The prizesIn addition to having their photos published, first-place winners in each category selected by our judges will receive certificates for AirTran tickets; second-place winners will receive $100 and third-place winners will receive $50.Submit photos herePhoto submissions are closed.Remember: Only one photo may be submitted per category (although the tool allows for more). Follow these instructions carefully: 1. Click the "Upload" button for a category 2. Click the "Add a Photo" button 3. Select one photo in this category 4. Click on the filename of your photo to edit its credit and caption 5. Put your name in the area marked "Credit. 6. Put the location, date taken and a full description in the area marked "caption." 5. When you're finished writing the credit and caption, click the "Submit all my photos" button. But remember: Submit only one photo per category. Go to the appropriate category for each submission. | |||||
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