Frequently Asked Questions

Enter In 3 Easy Steps

STEP 1: Register and choose an entry option

Existing ASIAN Geographic subscribers and new subscribers can enter up to 12 images in any category for free.

Non-subscribers can select one of the following low cost entry options:

Enter up to 4 images in any category = $8 USD (One time fee)

Enter up to 12 images in any category = $15 USD (one time fee)

STEP 2: Make payment or confirm subscription

If you're an existing or new ASIAN Geographic subscriber you will be asked to confirm your subscription. (Subscription can also validated later, as long as it is done before the competition closing date)

Non-subscribers can pay instantly online via Paypal or by credit card (Visa & Mastercard)

STEP 3: Upload Images

You can upload images straight away or leave it to later. You'll receive your own personal login to this website and can upload or change images anytime before the competition closing date.

After you've completed all 3 steps you'll be taken to your own personal login area where you can review your entry.

If you have any problems with the entry process or don't receive your confirmation email with login details please contact : support(at)awbphotocontest.com

The competition closing date has been extended to Sunday 04 October, 2009 at 23:59 hours, Singapore time (GMT +8)

Once the competition has closed participants will not be able to login and amend their entries.

Announcements
Names of the winners in each category will be available at this website and at www.asiangeo.com after 15 October, 2009.

Winning entries will also be published in the December Photo Annual Edition of ASIAN Geographic Magazine.

The contest will include three rounds of evaluation.

Round 1
A panel of ASIAN Geographic editors and photography experts (the "Judges") will review all entries and select a group of images to proceed to Round Two based on the following criteria: (We will request upload of a high resolution (300 dpi) version of each image selected)

1. Relevance to the theme

2. Technical execution

3. Originality & impact

4. Composition

5. Content & evocative quality of the image

(Learn more about getting the right shot by following our blog and reading our articles as we add content over the coming months)

Round 2
Round 2 will be live Judging - open to the public on 16th October, 6:30 pm at Safra Mount Faber – Diamond room on 2nd floor. During this live Judging session the 1st and 2nd prize winner in each category and one overall 'Grand Prize' winner will be selected.

All images selected for Round 2 will be displayed at a photography exhibition to be held in Singapore and open to the public.

Grand Prize Winner

1. Canon EOS 5D Mk II with Kit (EF 24-105mm) worth S$5,800
2. Jet Airways Economy Return Ticket from Singapore to Delhi worth S$900
3. Lowepro Nature Trekker AW worth S$556

1st Prize ( Faces of the Earth)

1. Canon EOS 50D with Kit (EF-S18-55mm) worth S$2,099
2. Jet Airways Economy Return Ticket from Singapore to Delhi worth S$900
3. Lowepro Magnum AW worth S$380

2nd Prize ( Faces of the Earth)

1. Lowepro Compact AW worth S$300

1st Prize ( Faces of Asia )

1. Canon EOS 50D with Kit (EF-S18-55mm) worth S$2,099
2. Jet Airways Economy Return Ticket from Singapore to Delhi worth S$900
3. Lowepro Magnum AW worth S$380

2nd Prize ( Faces of Asia)

1. Lowepro Compact AW worth S$300

1st Prize ( Faces of the Wild )

1. Canon EOS 50D with Kit (EF-S18-55mm) worth S$2,099
2. Jet Airways Economy Return Ticket from Singapore to Delhi worth S$900
3. Lowepro Magnum AW worth S$380

2nd Prize ( Faces of the Wild)

1. Lowepro Compact AW worth S$300

1st Prize (Faces of Freedom – Young Photographer)

1. Canon EOS 50D with Kit (EF-S18-55mm) worth S$2,099
2. Jet Airways Economy Return Ticket from Singapore to Delhi worth S$900
3. Lowepro CompuTrekker AW worth S$280

2nd Prize (Faces of Freedom – Young Photographer)

1. Lowepro Mini Trekker AW worth S$231

Both Winning and shortlisted entries will be exhibited at the end of the year in Singapore and also be published in the December Photo Annual Edition of ASIAN Geographic Magazine.

This is only the second year we've run the Asia Without Borders Photographic Competition, so the number of entries are still lower than the more established, international photographic competitions, We hope to match them soon, but for now your odds of winning are higher than usual.

Running a high quality, international photographic competition requires significant investment in both time and money. This year we've also added online entry and marketing which requires further resources.

Our fee's have been set as low as possible and we hope they are not a barrier to entry for most people.

Charging a small fee helps us to keep the quality of the competition high by attracting serious contenders that upload higher quality entries. This also helps us to attract quality photograhy professionals to our panel of judges.

It will make each entrant choose well and edit down there images to only the best and ultimately these are the images everyone likes to see; other entrants, the editors, the judges and the public.

We don't recommend posting your images to us because the online entry method has been designed to make your life easier and allows you to update your contact details or change the images you've entered at anytime before the competition closing date.

Also if you are one of the finalists we will request a high resolution version of the selected image which can be easily uploaded to this competition website.

However, if you don't have access to an internet connected computer and would still like to take part, please follow the instructions below;

There is no charge for entering by post. However, you are limited to a maximum of ONE (1) image submission per category.

All entries must be received before the deadline date of 30 September 2009. Please print out the entry form, making sure to fill out all applicable questions. Photo submissions accompanied by an incomplete form will be disqualified.

Attach the entry form with your CD/DVDs and send the package to:

Asian Geographic Magazines Pte Ltd
[Asia Without Borders 2009 Photo Competition]
No.1 Syed Alwi Road #06-01,
Song Lin Building Singapore 207628.

IMAGE FORMAT FOR POSTAL ENTRIES
Entries must be saved in RGB jpeg format at a size of 14” (about 35cm) in the longest dimension (regardless of whether it is a portrait or landscape image) with at least 300dpi in resolution.

Save each category separately on a CD/DVD, making sure to write or label your name and email address on the disc itself (not the cover!).

Labelling Your Images
Name each jpg file according to the following template:
Category_LastName_FirstName_Entry#.jpg
Example: The Land_Smith_John_01.jpg

NOTE: Photo submissions will not be returned.

Only Jpeg images can be uploaded and you should ensure each image is no larger than 800 pixels in width. The file size of each image should be no more than 1 MB.

If your image is shortlisted and entered in to the final round of judging you will be required to upload the high resolution version of the image selected (300 dpi).

Yes. Copyright for all images submitted to the competition, including winning entries, will remain with the photographer.

Asian Geographic and the competition sponsors are not making any claim whatsoever on the copyright of YOUR images. The copyright will, at all times, be respected by Asian Geographic and retained by the photographer. Where Asian Geographic reproduces an image or images, the photographer will be credited.

The organizers and sponsors reserve the right to free reproduction and exhibition of entered images in all media, but only in connection with this competition. A selection of the winning and other best images will be reproduced in Asian Geographic's Photo Annual. Where image reproduction is unrelated to the awards then permission and a fee will be agreed with the photographer in advance.

Images entered must meet the following criteria otherwise they are likely to be removed from the competition:

Each submitted photograph, in its entirety, must be a single work of original material taken by the Contest entrant. A discrepancy in entrant's particulars may lead to disqualification at the sole discretion of the organiser

Images shot on mobile phones will not be accepted for all categories.

Digital Manipulation:

You may use digital manipulation to optimise an image but you are not permitted to add or remove key elements of the composition.

Composite or montage images, from more than one original image, are not eligible. Entrants of prize-winning images may be required to produce the original image before the prize is awarded.

The photograph must not, in the sole and unfettered discretion of the Sponsors, contain obscene, provocative, defamatory, sexually explicit, or otherwise objectionable or inappropriate content. When photographing the work of others, it must be as an object in its environment and not a full-frame close up of another person's art.

Image Copyright:

The entrant must be the sole author and owner of the copyright of all images entered. It is the legal responsibility of the entrant, and not the organizers, to ensure that they comply with these ownership and copyright requirements and own the rights to reproduction of their images.

I'm afraid we unable to return any images.