EXHIBIT THEME
(UPDATE 11) The 4th Philippine Instagram Photo Exhibit (“#PIPE4”) will adopt the theme ”Portraiture and Street Photography”.
Entries must strictly adhere to the exhibit theme. @IGersManila reserves the right to exclude any entry, which, in its sole discretion, does not adhere to the exhibit theme.
CONTEST DURATION
There shall be three stages of the contest.
- Qualifying Round
- This is the selection of exhibit participants via submission of entries in IG. There shall be 3 qualifying rounds (July, Aug, Sept)
- Photowalk of Qualifiers
- This is a meetup of the qualifiers for a photowalk where the photos gathered shall be part of the exhibit.
- Exhibit Gallery Display
- This is the public display of the submitted photos of the qualifiers.
- The display shall be at SM North EDSA Annex from Oct 24- Oct 30.
WHO CAN JOIN
- Participants must be at least 16 years old at the time of the first official announcement of the exhibit submission (i.e. July 4, 2015).
- The exhibit is open to all Filipino Instagramers with public IG accounts during the time of the contest.
- The participant should be a registered member of #iCoss. If not yet a member, register here: https://igersmanila.com/register
QUALIFYING ROUND
- @IGersManila shall call for submission of entries for theme: “Street Photography”#KalyePH #KalyePH2015 on the following dates:
- July 7- 13 for July 25th Photowalk
- July 27 – Aug 2 for Aug 15th Photowalk
- Aug 31 – Sept 6 for Sept 19th Photowalk
- The call for submission of entries maybe extended(or cut short) as may be deemed necessary by #TheMods.
- The entry to be submitted should be a digital photo taken with a smartphone or any camera with a corresponding title/caption and hashtags.
- The entry should be NEWLY posted in Instagram carrying the following hashtags:
- #KalyePH
- #KalyePH2015
- #IGersManila
- #IGersPhilippines
- An IGer can submit as many entries as he can.
SELECTION OF QUALIFIERS
- A committee of select IGers (#TheComm) shall be in-charge of selection of qualifiers for each of the 3 photowalks/qualifying rounds.
- #TheMods shall determine the number of qualifiers for each round.
- @IGersManila shall email the selected qualifiers individually.
- @IGersManila shall announce in IG the selected qualifiers for each photowalk.
PHOTOWALK OF QUALIFIERS
- There shall be 3 rounds of photowalk to be conducted.
- July 25 – Batch 1 of IGers on photowalk
- August 15 – Batch 2 of IGers on photowalk
- September 19 – Batch 3 of IGers on photowalk
- Each qualifier will be invited only ONCE to join #TheMods and #TheColl for the photowalk.
- Each qualifier is required to attend the photowalk to be done in Manila for him to be part of the exhibit.
- Each qualifier shall be asked to post at least ten (10) photos from the photowalk. (5 for the entry to the exhibit and 5 for the behind-the-scene shots)
- A qualifier that does not have the required number of entries shall be disqualified for the selection of finalists to be displayed in the Exhibit Gallery.
- The photos submitted using the required hashtags shall be considered for the Exhibit Gallery. Only one photo per qualifier shall be displayed in the exhibit.
EXHIBIT ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
- Entries to be submitted should only be taken by a smartphone or a mobile phone with camera and taken only during the day of the photowalk.
- Entries to be submitted must strictly adhere to the theme “Portraiture and Street Photography”.
- Entries maybe edited/enhanced using mobile applications only. Entries edited using software that involves the use of desktop/laptop is not be allowed.
- The following photo are disqualified:
- Photos that violate a person’s rights including, but not limited to copyright and privacy.
- Photos that contain obscene, sexually explicit, offensive or any other objectionable or inappropriate content
- Photos bearing images of public officials.
FINAL SELECTION FOR EXHIBIT GALLERY DISPLAY
- #TheComm shall be in-charge of the final selection of entries for display.
- Entries should adhere to the theme and shall be presented for final review with #TheMods and its partners/sponsors.
OTHER UNDERTAKINGS OF THE EXHIBIT PARTICIPANTS
By participating in the #PIPE4, the participating instagram’er acknowledges and attests that:
- The submitted photo is a single work of original material created and taken solely by the Instagramer;
- @IGersManila reserves the right to disqualify any photo at any time for any cause.
CRITERIA FOR JUDGING
The final submitted entries entries shall be judged based on the following criteria:
- Adherence to theme/Content – 25%
- Creativity and Originality – 25%
- Photographic Quality – 25%
- Visual Impact – 25%
The decision of the judges are final and not appealable.
JUDGES FOR THE EXHIBIT
QUALIFIER ROUND
For the Qualifying Round, a Committee of composed 10 select IGers shall be created to pick qualifiers for each photowalk.
EXHIBIT
For the Exhibit Entries, #TheMods and the exhibit sponsors and partners shall create a committee that shall judge the entries from the exhibit.
AWARDS/PRIZES AT STAKE
The following awards and prizes are at stake for #PIPE4
#PIPE4 Exhibitor’s Choice
- This award shall be selected from the roster of the qualifiers for #PIPE4.
- Instagramers participating in the exhibit shall choose two entries (that is not their own entry) and shall be voted as Exhibitor’s choice.
- Exhibit entry with the most number of votes shall be declared Exhibitor’s choice.
- The winner of this special prize will receive special prizes from our exhibit sponsors.
#PIPE4 Shoppers’ Choice
- This award shall be selected from the roster of the qualifiers for #PIPE4.
- Friends, family and visitors of Instagramers participating in the exhibit shall choose two entries and vote for their Visitors’ Choice.
- Exhibit entry with the most number of votes shall be declared Shoppers’ choice.
- The winner of this special prize will receive special prizes from our exhibit sponsors.
#PIPE4 #iCoss Visual Story of the Year 2015/#iCoss IGer of the Year
- The visual story garnering the highest average score based on the criteria for judging shall be declared the Visual Story Teller of the Year 2015.
- The winner of this award shall receive special prizes from our exhibit sponsors.
#PIPE4 #TheColl Visual Story of the Year 2015/#TheColl IGer of the Year
- The visual story garnering the highest average score from @IGersManila’s #TheColl based on the criteria for judging shall be declared the Visual Story Teller of the Year 2015.
- The winner of this award shall receive special prizes from our exhibit sponsors.
OTHER CONTEST PROVISIONS/CONDITIONS
- @IGersManila may use the entries of the #PIPE4 in its social media platforms to promote the event.
- The submitted entries are sole propriety of the Instagramer.
- @IGersManila reserves the right to modify the mechanics of #PIPE4 as may be deemed necessary by #TheMods and the exhibit sponsors and partners.
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