The first Steem Photo Awards is up and running and I would like to invite you to participate.

Each month a new theme will be announced where you can submit your best photo after following the rules mentioned below.

Steem Photo Awards

July Theme

PORTRAIT

Enter your best portrait of a person. This could include an environmental portrait, close up of wide angle shot. The person should be the main subject in the photo.

Entry dates

8th July 2017 - 31st July 2017

Prizes

1st Prize - 50 SBD
2nd Prize - 25 SBD
3rd Prize - 15 SBD
4th Prize - 5 SBD
Highly Commended - 5 SBD

Winners will be announced the first week of the following month in the next Steem Photo Awards announcement (here on Hive account@myday). Prizes will be transferred in the first week of the following month.

Entry Fee

Single Entry: Transfer 2 SBD to Hive account@myday per photo.

Rules For a Valid Entry. All rules must be followed.

• To enter you must transfer 2 SBD to Hive account@myday and include your post url in the MEMO section.
• You must Resteem this post
• Use 'Steem Photography Awards - July 2017’ as the title of your post. Added text can be included in the title.
• Mention #steemphotoawards in the body of your post.
• Only one photo will be accepted per entry fee.
• Photoshop or image manipulation is allowed.
• Must be your own original work and can not include elements from someone else's photo.
• Winners photo will be checked for EXIF data and a reverse image search for originality.
• Photos containing any pornographic, threatening, infringing, abusive, inflammatory, defamatory, harassing, vulgar, obscene or scandalous content will not be eligible.
• The judges decisions is final and no other correspondence shall be entered into.

Judging

Hive account@myday will be conducting the judging based on 15 years experience as a professional photographer, lecturer and educator.

Copyright

The photographer or original creator will always be the rightful owner of the image. By entering the Steem Photo Awards you agree that Hive account@myday will be allowed to use your image in an announcement post, advertising you as one of the winners. Your photo will always be credited and linked back to your profile.

Common Questions

What we are looking for in the winning photo?
Your image should be original and show aspects of creativity that depict the way you see the world.

Will my photo be seen?
Yes. Each photo will be viewed as long as you have followed the rules. This include the correct naming of the title.

Can I enter photos that weren't taken this year?
Yes you can, however submitting newer images is recommended.

Can I use a different title in my story/post?
No. You should use the title mentioned in the rules with no additional text_

Can I use other hashtags?
Yes. You can use four other hashtags. Just make sure you include #steemphotoawards as the fifth tag. This tag should appear in the body of your post.

Are watermarks on my images allowed?
Yes watermarks on your photos are allowed

I want to enter multiple photos. Can I do this?
Yes you can, but you will have to transfer 2 SBD for every photo you wish to enter._

I have transferred 2 SBD to Hive account@myday and I have included two or more images in my post. Will my entry still count?
No. Your entry will not count. This is a violation of the rules and will be disqualified. To be eligible with more than one photo, you have to transfer 2 SBD for each additional photo. So, for the post to be eligible with two photos you will need to transfer 4 SBD (2 SBD per photo).

Feedback or Questions

Please send all correspondence to steemphotoawards@gmail.com

Good luck!

Want to help spread the word?

Go to this link and copy and paste the banner at the bottom of your post. If you do this send me the url in the comments as I'm happy to support people who support me. This is limited to the first 10 people. It won't be much but at least it's something.