New Orleans City Park 2018 Photo Contest The Soul of City Park More than 160 years in the making, New Orleans City Park invites photographers to enter its 2018 Photo Contest! We are looking for striking images that capture The Soul of City Park: natural beauty, recreational activities, architectural points of interest, as well as people enjoying and enriching the Park. 5 Categories: -Art/Architecture/Trees -Flowers/Plants -Animals -People in the Park -Recreation/Sports Contest date: May 1, 2018 thru June 30, 2018. Photos submitted must be taken during contest dates. See rules and entry information on the website. neworleanscitypark.com/2018-photo-contest
Guidelines: All photographs must be taken on the grounds of New Orleans City Park between May 1, 2018 and June 30, 2018. Each photographer may submit no more than TWO photographs to the competition. Each photo submitted must include 1 entry form. By entering the contest, photographers grant New Orleans City Park a royalty-free license to reproduce, distribute, and publicly display submitted photographs for advertising, promotional, and other purposes. The photographer may or may not be credited when their photo is used. Photographers retain all rights to their photos for personal use. Photographs must be in digital format (captured with either a digital camera or scanned from a film slide, negative, or print) and submitted in JPEG format. 1100x570 is ideal. Each entry must be accompanied by the 2018 Photo Contest Entry Form, a Model Release Form for identifiable individuals in a submitted photo, and a Parent/Guardian Release for photographers under age 18. All entries must be received by July 6, 2018. Do not place a watermark on photo. To Submit Entry: Email the Photo Contest Entry Form, an Image Release Form for each identifiable individual in a submitted photo, and a Parent/Guardian Release (for photographers under age 18), along with photograph, to CONTEST@nocp.org. Or you may mail the forms and a CD with the digital photo to: New Orleans City Park, 2018 Photo Contest, 1 Palm Drive, New Orleans, LA 70124. You may also drop off the forms and photo CD to same address. Emails/discs and appropriate forms must be in to the Administration building before 5 pm on July 6, 2018 and will not be returned. Entries not adhering to the rules will not be reviewed.
New Orleans City Park 2018 Photography Contest official rules, terms, and conditions: NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO WIN Deadline for submission: Photo submissions can be emailed/sent in starting May 1, 2018 through July 7, 2018 (but photos must be taken between May 1, 2018 and June 30, 2018.) Judging: There will be 1 Best in Show (1 winner) and 5 First Place in each of the 5 categories (5 winners). Each category will also have a Second Place and a Third Place and Hon. Mention winner. Judging will be done by a panel of City Park employees and professional photographers. The winners will be notified via the email address provided at the time of entry. Acknowledge Rules: By participating in this contest, you agree to the official rules, terms and conditions. Check the blue box on the Entry Form to acknowledge rules. Official Rules, Terms and Conditions: Eligibility: Open to all photographers at least 18 years old or older and photographers under 18 years of age with the consent of their parent or legal guardians. Individuals affiliated with New Orleans City Park ( The Park ), including employees and their immediate families (children, siblings and spouses) are not eligible to enter. How to Enter: To Submit Entry: Email Photo Contest Entry Form, a Image Release Form for each identifiable individual in a submitted photo, and a Parent/Guardian Release (for photographers under age 18), along with photographs, to CONTEST@nocp.org Mail or hand deliver Photo Contest Entry Form, a Model Release Form for each identifiable individual in a submitted photo, and a Parent/Guardian Release (for photographers under age 18), along with a CD containing photographs, to: New Orleans City Park, 2018 Photo Contest, 1 Palm Drive, New Orleans, LA 70124. Emails/discs and appropriate forms must be in to the Admin building before 5 pm on June 6, 2018. By entering/participating in this promotion/contest, you indicate your full agreement to and acceptance of these official rules, terms and conditions and City Park s decisions, which are final and binding. Winning Photo: The winning photo will be announced in July 2018. Image Releases: You are responsible for obtaining the necessary releases from every identifiable person depicted in your photo (for minors, releases from their parents or legal guardians are required), and you must be able to provide copies of those releases to the Park at the time of photo entry. Warranty: You represent and warrant that the photo submission is your original work, that your submission does not violate any agreement between you and a third party, and you re your photo and its submission shall not infringe upon or violate any law, agreement or other rights of any kind, of any third party, without limitation, rights affecting copyright, patent, trademark, unfair competition, contract, defamation, privacy or publicity. License and Intellectual Property: The copyright in any submission shall remain the property of the entrant and, by submitting a photo, you grant the Park, and those authorized by the Park, a royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable and non-exclusive license to display, distribute, reproduce and create derivative works of the entries, in whole or in part, in any media now existing or subsequently developed, to support its work and that of the Park s affiliates and cooperating nonprofit partners. Uses include, but are not limited to: print and digital, electronic newsletters; websites, slide shows, and promotional items such as printed cards, and calendars. Any photo reproduced may or may not include a photographer credit. The Park will not be required to pay any additional consideration or seek any additional approval in connection with the above. Please see the next page:
Release and Limitation of Liability: By submitting a photo, you agree to release, discharge, and hold harmless the Park and its employees, officers, directors, and representatives from any claims, losses, and damages arising out of their participation in this photo contest or any contest-related activities. The Park is not responsible for: (a) any inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants or printing errors; (b) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the contest; (c) technical failures of any kind including, but not limited to, electronic malfunctions of any network hardware or software; (d) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the contest or the processing of entries; or (e) lost, delayed, misdirected or undeliverable mail or electronic mail. Publicity: Participation in the contest constitutes consent to the Park's use of each participant s name, likeness, and other information for promotional purposes in any media in furtherance of the Park s mission without further payment or consideration. Conditions: The contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law. The Park reserves the right to cancel the contest or modify these rules at its discretion. The Park reserves the right to disallow entries that depict brand logos or other intellectual property, whether on signs or posters or in other forms, or that in its judgment are harmful to the public order, violate standards of decency or are contrary to the goals of the contest. Decisions of New Orleans City Park are final and information during judging will be kept confidential. New Orleans City Park 2018 Photo Contest Entry Form (One of these forms is needed for each photo submitted) (Please print) Name: Phone: Email: Address: City: Zip: Photo Title: Category of photo: (circle one) Art/Architecture/Trees Animals Flowers/Plants People in the Park Recreation/Sports What date was the photo taken? City Park location in photo: How is your photo named/ saved in the digital format (example City Park Ducks take baths in Big Lake 006 : You must check this box to enter the contest. By checking the blue box, you are agreeing to the rules of the contest.
New Orleans City Park Image Release Form Form signed A) by any person in the photo whose face in recognizable in the photo AND/OR B) by the parent or guardian of any minor who is recognizable in the photo I,, grant to New Orleans City Park ( City Park ) and its related entities the perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide right to use, publish and copyright my image, voice and likeness ( Image Rights ) as embodied in the current ( Creative Media ). I acknowledge and agree that the Creative Media may be used by City Park and its related entities in any and all media now known or later created including, but without limitation, broadcast, print, and the Internet (including, but not limited to, City Park-related websites and social media pages) for the purposes, among others, of public relations and marketing of City Park and its related entities. I agree that the Creative Media is the property of City Park and its related entities, solely and completely, and that City Park and its related entities may copyright material containing same. I waive any and all rights I may have to any claims for payment or royalties in connection with the use by City Park and its related entities of my Image Rights as set forth herein. I agree that none of the media now known or later created need be submitted to me for any further approval. I warrant and represent that this release does not in any way conflict with any existing commitment on my part. I warrant that I have all of the necessary rights to grant to City Park and its related entities the right to use, publish and copyright my Image Rights as described herein. I declare that I am eighteen (18) years old or older and am legally competent to execute this release. I understand that the terms herein are contractual and not a mere recital, that this agreement is legally binding, and that I have voluntarily signed this agreement. Name: Signature: I further declare that I am the parent or legal guardian of the minor child(ren) listed below, and I release City Park and its related entities from any expectation of confidentiality for the use, publication and copyright of their Image Rights, as applicable. Parent/ Guardian Name: (please print) Parent/Guardian Signature: Child s Name: (please print) Child s Name: (please print) Child s Name: (please print) Date:
Parent/Guardian Release (for a photographer who is younger than 18): I, the Parent/Guardian of, approve the use of the submitted photograph by New Orleans City Park for publicity, advertising, fundraising, and any other purposes for promoting the Park, without compensation or obtaining permission. Signature of parent/guardian: Name of minor: Age of minor: Date: