32nd ANNUAL SPRING PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST sponsored by SIGMA
WINNING PHOTOS published in the November 2012 issue of Photographer’s Forum Magazine and exhibited at Brooks Institute Gallery 27.
Over $240,000 Cash Prizes Awarded Since 1980!
PRIZES
FIRST PLACE GRAND PRIZES
$2,000 cash award from Photographer’s Forum
PLUS Sigma 120-400 mm lens (MSRP $1,400)
SECOND PLACE AWARDS
$1,500 cash award from Photographer’s Forum
PLUS Sigma 8-16 mm lens (MSRP $1,100)
THIRD PLACE AWARDS
$1,000 cash award from Photographer’s Forum
PLUS Manfrotto 055XPROB Professional Aluminum tripod and 327RC2 Joystick head (MSRP $446)
FOURTH PLACE AWARDS
Five $125 cash awards
100 HONORABLE MENTIONS
All Honorable Mentions will be listed in the November 2012 issue of Photographer’s Forum magazine and will receive a gold embossed certificate of outstanding merit from Photographer’s Forum.
Winning Photos
WINNING PHOTOS will be published in the November 2012 issue of Photographer’s Forum Magazine and exhibited at Brooks Institute Gallery 27. All contest finalists will be published in the hardcover book Best of Photography 2012.
• Early entry fee is $4.95 per photo entered
(uploaded or postmarked on or before April 16, 2012).
• Final entry fee is $5.95 per photo entered
(all entries must be uploaded or postmarked on or before May 14, 2012).
• Rights remain with photographer
• Subject matter is open
• Finalists notified by July 30, 2012
• Winners notified by August 13, 2012
ELIGIBILITY
This contest is open to all amateur photographers in the United States, Canada, and around the world.
To Enter Online:
WIN A SIGMA APO 120-400mm F4.5-5.6 DG LENS
This telephoto zoom lens features Optical Stabilization and a high speed Hyper-Sonic Motor. Three SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass elements provide optimum color correction & sharpness throughout the entire zoom range. Close-up focusing ability for shooting small objects without having to change lenses.
MSRP: $1,400
WIN A SIGMA 8-16mm F4.5-5.6 DC HSM LENS
The first ultra wide zoom lens with a minimum focal length of 8mm, designed specifically for APS-C size image sensors. Equivalent angle of view of a 12-24mm lens. Sigma’s FLD glass elements compensate for color aberration. Perfect for landscape photography, photojournalism, architecture, group pictures and more.
MSRP: $1,100
To Enter by Mail:
• Enter black & white or color prints or slides.
• Prints must be unmounted 9×12 or smaller.
• Label every photo with your name and address, and indicate which edge is the top.
• Make checks payable to Photographer’s Forum.
• All entries must include payment, entry form, and photographs.
If sending prints or slides, enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope for return of work. Work will be returned after August 31, 2012. Work with no SASE will be discarded.