2020 DEC Photography Contest
Turn Your Work into Photo Art
Welcome to the port of 2020 DEC Photography Contest.
Deepwater Energy Conference (DEC) committee is running a contest to search the BEST individual and corporate images in the field of Oil and Gas of the year. Photographers all over the world are invited to submit artworks through their unique lens. Winning entries will be displayed at Deepwater Energy Conference & Exhibition 2020 and received media exposure with a high possibility.
The categories are as follows:
1.Portrait of Humanity from Oil & Gas Industry
2.Deepwater Exploration & Production
3.Deepwater Midstream (vessels, pipelines, equipment, and environment)
Prizes
Grad prize: 1 winner, $1200 in cash plus a digital certificate
1st place: 1 winner, $600 in cash plus a digital certificate
2nd place: 2 winners, $300 in cash plus a digital certificate
3rd place: 3 winners, $ 100 in cash plus a digital certificate
Honorable Mentions: judges will award 50 Honorable Mentions to entries to acknowledge talent as they deem fit.
Contest Rules:
1.Photos must be taken using cameras, phones and UAV, no more than 10 photos for each entrant. Original files (RAW or original JPG) will be requested and at least 3,000 pixels on the longest side. All photos must be taken from 1 January 2019 and onward.
2.Basic editing, including color enhancement, the use of filters, and cropping of the photo(s) is acceptable. However there must be no border(s), logo(s), copyright marks, identifying marks, or any other visible references and/or marks on the image.
3.Photographers retain their rights to their photograph; however, by entering the contest, entrants agree that their winning photos, in whole or in part, for advertising or promoting DEC Contest and DEC Conference may be posted or linked or used in any media by DEC Committee.
4.All photos must be original work, taken by the entrants. No third party may own or control any materials the photo contains, and the photo must not infringe upon the trademark, copyright, moral rights, intellectual rights, or rights of privacy of any entity or person.
5.Each entry should contain the following information: a) Title of photograph b) Name of photographer (first and last) c) Date and location of photograph d) A short (1-3 sentences) description of the photograph e) Entrant’s contact information (phone number, company, and email address).
6.DEC Committee reserves the right of final interpretation for the contest rules.
Judging Criteria:
Members of the Jury will review all entries and judge images on the basis of artistic merit, originality, subject, and style and ultimately decide the winners.
Calendar:
Entry start date: April 2020
Entry deadline: 20 September 2020
Contest result: End October 2020
Results of all winners will be announced via the website and emails.
Participation:
Please double-check to make sure your photos meet all the requirements, the contest can be entered only online at www.decchina.cn
Click HERE for instructions on uploading your photos, all photos must be compressed into a zip format with the file name of “category & entrant”, for example: Deepwater Midstream John Smith.
For more information, please contact us at decphotos@dec-committee.com