Lake Superior Photo Contest

18th Annual Lake Superior Photo Contest

Send us your views of Lake Superior. Deadline October 15, 2012.

Share your favorite photo of the Inland Sea and its region. Lake Superior Magazine sponsors its annual Lake Superior Photography Contest for amateurs honoring the best images submitted by our readers.

Winners will be published in Lake Superior Magazine’s February/March 2013 issue. Limited to no more than 10 color and/or black-and-white entries per photographer.

Enter in four categories: Nature, Lake/Landscapes, People/Humor, Artsy/Altered.

Entry Form

Reproduce or print the entry form and send it with your entry. Please remember to limit your entry to no more than a total of 10 photos and include a title and location for each. Please place your name and address on each photo or the printout of all images on your disk and on the disk itself.

Download Entry Form

Prizes

Grand Prize

$239 Prize Package

4 First Prizes

$39 Prize Package

4 Second Prizes

$8 Prize Package

Honorable Mention

Certificate of Merit

Finalist

Certificate of Honor

The Rules

CATEGORIES

Images may be submitted in four categories – lake/landscapes, humor/people, nature, artsy/altered. A first- and second-place winner will be chosen in each category. A Grand Prize overall winner will also be chosen.

ELIGIBILITY

Photographers: The contest is open to any photographer who has not been paid to have a photo printed in Lake Superior Magazine; magazine staff members and their immediate families cannot enter. We encourage the works of amateurs and ask that those who enter be amateurs who make less than 50 percent of their income through photography.

Images: Photos must have been taken in the Lake Superior region and nearby areas. Previously published images are NOT eligible nor are images that have won or been honored in past photo contests or are being submitted concurrently to any other contest. Up to 10 images may be submitted. The entrant must hold all rights for the image submitted. Any images with recognizable people should have permission for submission from those in the photo, available to Lake Superior Magazine upon request.

Digital images may be sent on a CD as a TIFF or JPEG with at least 400 dpi or higher and include a printout summary no larger than 8x10 inches (can be “thumbnails”). Digital images can also be uploaded via our submission link (below). We no longer can accept prints or color transparencies (35mm slide or larger). Photos may be adjusted for color correcting, cropping or removal of dust spots but should not be manipulated in other ways. Altered images will be disqualified.

PREPARING MATERIALS

Include the entry form that can be downloaded from online or can be mailed to those who send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Lake Superior Magazine. Include entrant’s NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE and E-MAIL ADDRESS.

Photo IDs: Each photo entry must be identified with NAME, ADDRESS, TITLE, PLACE WHERE PHOTO WAS TAKEN and CATEGORY, although digital submissions on a CD only need name and address marked on the CD. We recommend that you do not write directly on the backs of prints because ballpoint pens can “engrave” through the photo, and gel or other inks do not dry properly. We suggest making a label for each separate print or transparency containing the required information, then adhere it to the back of the print or transparency.

PERMISSIONS

By entering the contest, you are automatically conveying to Lake Superior Magazine, its affiliate publications and websites unlimited, nonexclusive publishing rights to each image submitted.

DEADLINES & SUBMISSIONS

All mailed submissions must be sent to

Photo Contest

Lake Superior Magazine

P.O. Box 16417

Duluth, MN 55816-0417

and must be postmarked no later than October 15, 2012. Although there is no cost to enter, mailed entries will not be returned unless a self-addressed, stamped envelope is provided.

Submissions may also be made via e-mail using the link below or by sending individual entries to lsmphotosubmission@lakesuperior.com (only one attachment per e-mail, please).

Make your Photo Submission HERE by attaching to an E-mail

Please submit one image per e-mail (maximum of 10), including complete contact information (Name, Address, Daytime Phone, Preferred e-mail) and entry information (Category, Title, Location).

Winners will be announced in the February/March 2013 issue of Lake Superior Magazine. Submissions with return packaging and postage will be sent after February 1, 2013.

PERMISSIONS

By entering the contest, you are automatically conveying to Lake Superior Magazine, its affiliate publications and websites unlimited, nonexclusive publishing rights to each image submitted.

LIABILITY

Lake Superior Magazine is not responsible for any lost or damaged entries, either in the mail, bu electrnoic transfer or on premises, and the editors reserve the right to disqualify any photographs deemed unsuitable. Do not send any materials that you would be disappointed to have lost or damaged in transit.

JUDGING

Judging will based on overall clarity and technical quality with attention to composition, exposure, focus, color, creativity and subject matter.

PRIZES and AWARDS

The Grand Prize is $200, a one-year subscription to Lake Superior Magazine and a Lake Superior Wall Calendar. First-place prizes are a one-year subscription and a Lake Superior Wall Calendar. Second-place prizes are a Lake Superior mini calendar. All prize winners, including honorable mentions and finalists, receive a Certificate of Honor.