FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Where do I send my photo entries?
A: All submissions are done on-line via the www.icpawards.com website. Entries cannot be submitted by mail or by any other form of delivery.
Q: How do I send my submission fees?
A: All submission fees must be paid online through this site’s shopping cart using your credit card or PayPal account. Follow instructions under the big green SUBMIT PHOTOS HERE on any page of the site. Here is where you will pay your fees and be instructed on how to submit your images. For international submissions, appropriate exchange-rates will apply.
Q: I’m interested in the Documenting a Conservation Project category. What is the fee for submission in that category and how many photos should I submit?
A: For that special category only, photographers may submit up to 6 photos for the standard $50 submission fee (other categories are limited to 4 submissions each).
Q: How does the judging of submitted photos take place?
A: Our professional judges will first screen entry photos for appropriate content and adherence to the rules regarding artistic and thematic content. Final selections will be made based on artistic composition, photo quality and merit, and apparent visual storytelling within each category according to conservation themes.
Q: How do I know if I’m selected as a candidate for awards and exhibit?
A: You will be notified by the e-mail address you give us if you are one of the final candidates. If you are a finalist, you will be asked, via e-mail, to submit the caption and a descriptive paragraph regarding the intention and process of your photograph(s).
Q: If I am selected as one of the award-winners in a particular category, what do I need to do to provide a high-resolution print for final printing for exhibition?
A: If a finalist, you will be asked to submit a high-resolution file of the selected photograph(s) for printing & framing. The ICP Awards will accept your high-resolution file(s) of your photograph(s) and will print the final high-quality image for framing and exhibition.
Q: Is there a time limit on when of my images were shot?
A: There is no specific date limit, but judges will be reviewing images to ensure that they are relevent to the current world and its environment. Be sure your image has a good backstory to it that fits the mission of the ICP Awards.
Q: What are my rights regarding the photographs I submit?
A: Photographer/Artist retains all rights of ownership to the photos submitted; however selected photographers will give permission to the ICP Awards the ability to exhibit selected photographs via all communications channels including the right to use for any/all promotional purposes and educational purposes related to the exhibit(s), prizes and sponsorships of the ICP Awards. For any/all uses by the ICP Awards, photographers will receive appropriate credits.
IMPORTANT DATES
Opening Day - June 19
Exhibit tours with Cynthia Hall
and two talks by Art Wolfe
Web Galleries of Winners
will post here on June 19.
With appreciation to all the photographers who submitted
their outstanding photos for consideration this year.
Juried Exhibit
June 19 - September 6, 2010
at The Burke Museum of
Natural History and Culture
at the University of
Washington, in Seattle.
