Ashburn Village Community Association (AVCA) is pleased to present our 3rd Annual photography contest for residents. The photography contest will allow residents to showcase the community through photos including nature, community activities, architecture and general life.

There are 2 age categories for submissions.  A select number of photographs (up to 15) will be selected in each age category as finalists.  A blind judging panel will then rank the finalists to select the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in each category.  The first place winning photos in each category may be featured on upcoming issue covers of The Villager.

RULES & PROCEDURES
 
AGE CATEGORIES:
Category 1 – Student - Enrolled in Elementary through High School (thru graduating spring 2018)
Category 2 - Adult (18 or over, out of high school)
 
ENTRY FEE:
There is no entry fee.
 
ENTRY METHOD:
All entries must be submitted online.
 
ENTRY PERIOD:
Entry Open Date:  July 1, 2017
Entry Close Date:  September 1, 2017
Entries will not be accepted after 11:59PM EST on September 1, 2017
 
NUMBER OF ENTRIES:
Each Ashburn Village resident may enter up to four (4) photographs.
 
PHOTO ELIGIBILITY:
Photo must be taken by a resident of Ashburn Village of a subject in Ashburn Village.  Photos may be submitted only one time and in one category.  Contest judges are not eligible to enter.
 
PHOTO LOCATION:
All photos must have been taken within Ashburn Village.
 
WHAT TO ENTER:
Striking digital images that celebrate life in Ashburn Village. We suggest nature photos, wildlife and community life including special events, people/families and everyday happenings.
 
PHOTO FORMAT:
Must be .jpg
 
FILE SIZE:
Photograph should not be any bigger than 8 MB in size.  Photos larger than that will not be uploaded due to file size restrictions. Photos should be at least 1,600 x 2,000 pixels. We may request higher resolution photos from winners (if available) for printing purposes.
 
 
LABELING/NAMING:
Each photograph will need to be clearly labeled with the age category, name of the resident and title of photo. File name should include a "_" between each item.  For example, adult John Doe enters a Lake Sunset photo, the file he uploads will be named 3_John_Doe_Lake_Sunset.jpg.
 
COLOR VS BLACK & WHITE:
Either
 
ALTERATIONS:
Extreme use of editing and effects should be minimized.  These photos are intended for the purpose of promoting and highlighting life in Ashburn Village and should be taken and edited with that concept in mind.
 
TEXT ON PHOTOGRAPHS:
Photographs should not contain "user placed text."  This includes such things as comments, titles or dates/time stamps.  Text or wording that is part of the photograph (ie. photo of a street sign) is acceptable.
 
JUDGING AND RESULTS:
A panel from the Ashburn Village Community Association members will narrow the entries to the top picks in each category.  Judges from the community will then rank the finalists in each category.  Results will be revealed at the Ashburn Village VillageFest.  Finalists and winners will be notified via email and results will be published on the Association's website, the "Ashburn Village Sports Pavilion" Facebook page and the November issue of The Villager.

RELEASES
 
CONTENT:
Photos that are deemed obscene, vulgar, sexually-oriented, hateful, threatening, or otherwise violate any laws are strictly prohibited. AVCA reserves the right to refuse inappropriate or unsuitable entries.
 
COPYRIGHT:
AVCA respects the rights related to copyright laws and intellectual property.  All photos must be a participant's original work.  Use of a photo from other sources/people is not allowed.
 
DISPLAY AND FUTURE USE RIGHTS:
You retain your rights to your photograph; however, by entering the contest, you grant the Ashburn Village Community Association (and those authorized by the AVCA) a royalty-free, world-wide, perpetual, non-exclusive license to publicly display, distribute, reproduce and create derivative works of the entries, in whole or in part, in any media now existing or later developed, for any AVCA purpose, including, but not limited to, advertising and promotion of the magazine and it's website, exhibition, and commercial products, including but not limited to AVCA publications. Any photograph reproduced will include a photographer credit as feasible. The AVCA will not be required to pay any additional consideration or seek any additional approval in connection with such uses.

LIABILITY RELEASE:
The Ashburn Village Community Association (including the Board of Directors, its officers, employees, volunteers, contractors and agents) and WTS International employees involved in the contest shall not be held liable for missing, mislabeled, or non-displayed entries, or for any claims actions, causes of actions, penalties, fines or damages of any type related to any photograph or any person's participation in this contest.
 
MODEL AND PROPERTY RELEASE:
It is required that each participant has sufficient permission of any recognizable locations or people photographed. The participant grants permission to both the photographer and the Ashburn Village Community Association (including the Board of Directors, employees, volunteers) and WTS International employees to publish and use as needed. Documentation should be retained by the participant and will be available upon request by the Ashburn Village Community Association and WTS International.

DISQUALIFICATIONS
 
An entry that does not follow the rules or category guidelines will be automatically disqualified.

PHOTOGRAPHY EVALUATION
 
Evaluation of photos will be based on the following criteria:  Impact, Creativity, Technical, Composition, Subject Matter and Story Telling.

WINNING PHOTOS
 
Winning photos from each category may be used as cover photos in future publications of The Villager with credit given to the winning photographer.  In addition, they will be published on the Ashburn Village Community Association website at www.ashburnvillage.org and the Sports Pavilion Facebook page.  All finalists will receive a matted print of their photo.
 

REGISTRATION FORM


PARENT/GUARDIAN INFORMATION

The following information must be completed if registrant is under 18.

PHOTO INFORMATION