Sister Cities Photo Contest - Tulsa Global Alliance


Great Harvest By Run Li Beihai, China (CHN) Overall Winner	The Banquet of Lanterns By Chi-Chi Hu Kaohsiung, Taiwan (TWN) First Place - Winter	Flowers in the French Garden By Hannelore Gaerner Celle, Germany (GER) First Place - Spring

Life and Art By Haixian Liu Beihai, China (CHN) First Place - Summer	Pearl Breeding By Xiaoning Liang Beihai, China (CHN) First Place - Autumn	Wintry Sunset By Olga Randolph Zelenograd, Russia (RUS) Honorable Mention

Schleusenhäuschen Celle By Jens Schlechte Celle, Germany (GER) Honorable Mention	San Pedro, San Luis Potosi By Clark Frayser San Luis Potosi, Mexico (MEX) Honorable Mention	Whispering Wind By Joan Krohn Tiberias, Israel (ISR) Honorable Mention

Park of “Victory” in the Fall By Vladimir Konstantinov Zelenograd, Russia (RUS) Honorable Mention	Fall Appeal By Jim Coles Tulsa, Oklahoma (USA) Honorable Mention	Parc St. Pierre Neige Submitted by Amiens-Metropole Amiens, France (FRA) Honorable Mention
	Calendars are being sold as a fundraiser to help support TGA & Sister Cities activities. Cost is $15 in the USA / $20 outside the USA Click here to order your 2008 "Seasons Around the World" Calendar Limited supply! Calendars will be distributed in November 2007.
In the Morning of New Year’s Day By Masayuki Mikami Utsunomiya, Japan (JPN) Honorable Mention

2007 Participants include:

Since all the photos received were spectacular, TGA plans to make blank note cards that can be used all year long,
and will feature additional entries. Stay posted to our web site for details and order forms.

Thanks to all the participants who submitted photos to this year's contest
We had a record number of entries this year, more than 180 photographs from more than 56 photographers in nine countries.

All entries submitted to the 2007 Sister Cities Photography Contest will on display at various locations throughout this year and next year. Display locations will be announced here as they are determined.

2007 Seasons Around the World
CONTEST GUIDELINES AND RULES
Printable File: pdf. / Word document

Submit your photos that capture the seasons of your world. All photos properly submitted will be placed on display in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with a premiere opening party to celebrate our Sister Cities photography.

ENTRY FORM: Please print off one of the forms below. Fill out and return with your submitted photographs. See Options For Submission below. Be sure to read guidelines and rules carefully to ensure proper submission.

PRIZES: One Grand Prize of $300; four First Place Awards of $100; and seven Honorable Mentions of $50.

CATEGORIES: Photos will be judged the following:
One Overall Winner, which will be featured on the cover of the calendar.
Four First Place Winners, one for each season, Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, which will be featured on their corresponding months.
Seven Honorable Mentions, which will fill in the remaining months of the calendar.

JUDGING: A panel of professional photographers will judge entries based on content, quality and artistry of image.

DEADLINE: Tulsa Global Alliance must receive entries on or before September 1, 2007. Winners will be notified early October. Winning photos will be displayed in Tulsa at various locations throughout the 2007 and 2008.

RULES OF THE CONTEST: Entry forms are available for download at www.tulsaglobalalliance.org.

Each participant may only submit photos taken in one of the Sister Cities or Tulsa. Photos must be your original work and must not be previously published or used in any other photography contests.
Each Participant may submit up to four (4) photos, black and white or color. All photos - past or present - are accepted.
Each entry must be submitted as an 8" x 10" or larger digital or print. Under-sized submissions will be disqualified. Digital photographs must be at least 300 dpi. and submitted in .jpg (JPEG) or .tiff (TIFF) format only. DO NOT mat or frame prints.
Modifications NOT Permitted: No borders, frames, signatures, watermarks, copyright notices, clip art, text or computer-rendered images may be added to photographs. Adding or replacing elements in a photograph is not permitted. Artistic filters are not permitted.
Permitted Modifications: Images may be cropped or resized, as necessary. Red-eye removal, spot editing, and enhancements such as "Auto Levels" are permitted. Use of filters to sharpen, soften, blur, despeckle, or remove noise are allowed. Use of corrective functions to improve the natural appearance of the image, such as contrast, brightness, curves, intensity, tone, hue, saturation, lightness, value, color balance, and tint are allowed. In short, we want to see your photography skills and the natural beauty of your city, not your computer-editing skills.
Nudity and obscenity will not be allowed. Any photos judged to be obscene by TGA will be disqualified.
Once submitted, photographers agree to allow Tulsa Global Alliance to keep all entries received, and that TGA retains the right to use the photos in its publications and promotional materials. All efforts will be made to credit photographers when their photographs are used.

LABELING: A label must be attached to the back of each photo and include the artist's name, title of the photo, date and/or year photo was taken, season the photo represents and name of the Sister City in which the photo was taken.
PHOTOS MUST BE LABELLED PROPERLY OR THE PHOTO WILL BE DISQUALIFIED!

OPTIONS FOR SUBMISSION:
A. Email individual, labeled, digital pictures in JPEG (.jpg) or TIFF (.tiff) format with digitally-completed Entry Form as an attachment,
B. Mail (by post) CD of labeled, digital pictures in JPEG (.jpg) or TIFF (.tiff) format with printed and completed Entry Form,
C. Mail (by post) printed unmated/unframed photos size 8"x 10" or larger with printed and completed Entry Form.

SEND ENTRIES TO:
Email: jwood@tulsaglobalalliance.org
Mailing address:
Tulsa Global Alliance
C/O Sister Cities Photography Contest
600 S. College Ave.
Tulsa, OK 74104-3126 USA