• Moving Stills
  Participants can send in pictures of anything that has moved, inspired or motivated them. This a free category with no specific theme. If you have a message or story you want to share through your photograph, send it in!
• Seven Deadly Sins
  This is a theme based category revolving around the seven deadly sins of pride, envy, lust, sloth, greed, gluttony and wrath…..except with a GREEN twist. Participants can send in entries depicting any one, two or all of these sins but relate them not to people but to the environment! (eg. ‘Wrath’ of global warming on our climate patterns, “Pride” of towering concrete cities after merciless felling of trees) Relate a sin to any crisis of environment and send in your shot!
• Strength and Spirit
  Participants can send in their own photographic interpretations of strength, endurance and spirit. It could be anything from a massive bridge to a row of working ants or even your personal pillar of strength!

Each entrant may submit entries in any category he/she wishes and may submit entries at different times during the entry period, but no entrant may submit more than two (2) entries per category. A single email address may be used by only one entrant; entries by additional entrants using the same email address will be disqualified. If an entrant exceeds any of these limits, latest of that entrant’s entries will be considered for the contest. Apart from the above, here are the other requirements:

1. Send a brief description along with the photograph explaining its relevance to the category. Don’t forget to mention the category for which the entry has been sent.
2. A caption for the photograph.
3. Details on the camera used and the location.
4. Name, address and contact details (only for verification. Read our privacy terms)
5. Your short bio
6. You agree to the terms and conditions laid down for the photo contest.

No photos will be acknowledged or returned. By entering a photo in this Contest, Entrant grants a nonexclusive, transferable, royalty-free, worldwide license to Ek Titli to edit, adapt and publish such photo in connection with the Contest and promotion of the Contest, and Ek Titli may use the photo in connection with the Contest and promotion of the Contest for advertising, marketing and promotional purposes in commerce and in any and all media now known or hereafter known throughout the world in perpetuity, without attribution, compensation, permission or further notification to the entrant, his/her successors or assigns, or any other entity, unless prohibited by law. Except for the foregoing license, Ek Titli does not claim ownership of any copyright in Contest Submissions. Upon Ek Titli’s request, each contestant must provide a signed written personal release and/or license from (1) all persons who appear in the photo submitted (or their parents or legal guardians if such persons are minors), and/or (2) the copyright owner of any sculpture, artwork or other copyrighted material that appears in the photo entry, authorizing use of the photo in Ek Titli’s and their respective designees’ editorial publications, advertising, marketing and promotions in connection with the Contest and promotion of the Contest, in any and all media now known or hereafter known throughout the world in perpetuity, without additional compensation, permission or further notification to said copyright owner, unless prohibited by law. All releases must be in the form provided by Ek Titli. Failure to provide such releases upon request will result in disqualification of contestant and the related entry. If a potential winner fails to provide such releases, s/he will be disqualified and an alternate winner will be selected in accordance with the procedures described herein.

Ek Titli is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, damaged, misdirected, or blurred or otherwise indiscernible photos, which shall be disqualified.

• Photographs must be in digital format. No print or film submissions will be accepted for entry into this Contest;
• The photograph need not be taken with a digital camera, photographic prints are acceptable;
• All digital files must be 10MB or smaller, must be in JPEG or .jpg format.
• The photo must not contain material that violates or infringes another’s rights, including but not limited to privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights, or that constitutes copyright infringement;
• The photo must not contain brand names or trademarks;
• The photo must, in its entirety, be a single work of original material taken by the contestant;
• The photo must not, in the sole and unfettered discretion of the Ek Titli, contain material that is inappropriate, indecent, obscene, hateful, tortuous, defamatory, slanderous or libelous;
• The photo must not, in the sole and unfettered discretion of the Ek Titli, contain material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age; and;
• The photo must not contain material that is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to the laws or regulations in any state where photo is created.
• Minor burning, dodging and/or color correction is acceptable. Hand tinting is acceptable, as is cropping. Fish-eye lenses are acceptable. High dynamic range images (HDR) and stitched panoramas are acceptable only if the combined parts are all made around the same time.

The entries for each Category will be judged separately, in accordance with the Judging Criteria, as defined below. All entries must be submitted and received by Sept 7th, 2010, at 11:59:59 p.m. IST. Proof of submission is not proof of receipt. Ek-Titli reserves the right to examine the original photograph/source material in order to confirm compliance with these Rules.

• Voting Phase: During the Voting Phase, Entries will be posted at EkTitli.org/green-lens. The Public will be invited to vote for their favorite photo in each Category. Each participant may Vote & Share photos per Category during the Voting Phase. The entry within each individual Category that receives the highest number of valid Votes + number of Shares in that Theme category during the Voting Phase, as determined by Ek Titli, will be the potential First Prize winner for that Theme category.
• Judging Phase: During the Judging Phase, qualified judges determined by Ek Titli in its sole discretion will select the top 3 entrants from each of the three (3) Categories and the best amongst the three categories (the “Finalists”) based on the following criteria (“Judging Criteria”):
  • Count of Votes + total number of Shares
  • Extent to which photo captures the essence of Theme selected
  • Impact and Creativity
  • Composition, clarity and technical quality

In the case of a tie, the entrant whose photo best “captures the essence of theme selected” will be deemed the winner. Each winner will be notified on or around Sept 12th, 2010 and each will be deemed a category winner subject to verification of eligibility and execution of an Affidavit of Eligibility, License and Liability Release.

In case of a tie for grand winner, Ek Titli, in its sole discretion, will select the potential winner from the tied Entries based on the Judges’ analysis of the entries using the Judging Criteria.

For the Voting Phase: Any attempt by any voter to submit more than the stated number of votes will void that voter’s votes in the Contest and he/she will be disqualified from further participation in the Contest. Use of any automated system to vote is prohibited and will result in disqualification. Ek  Titli is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible or misdirected votes, which will be disqualified. If Ek Titli determine, in their sole discretion, that a Finalist is in collusion with any voter who submits or attempts to submit an invalid vote, the Finalist will be disqualified.

Ek Titli reserves the right to verify the validity and originality of any entry and/or entrant (including an entrant’s identity and address) and the validity of any voter, and to disqualify any entrant or voter who submits an entry or vote, respectively, that is not in accordance with these Official Rules or who tampers with the entry or voting process. Failure by Ek Titli to enforce any of its rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of those rights.

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