Closing date: 07 Oct 2018, 23:59 hours
The main aim of this competition is to select the best images to represent Singapore for the coming World Photographic Cup 2019 (WPC 2019).
There are 6 categories in which you can enter and only the top 3 images of each categories (18 images in all) will represent Singapore for the WPC 2019
This competition is open to photographers and enthusiasts who are Singaporeans or Singapore PR.
Singapore finalists will be presented with trophies and certificates and their images represent Singapore for the WPC 2019 to be held in Drammen, Norway, on April,8, 2019.
This is a good opportunity for both photographers and enthusiasts to pit their skills and achieve this prestigious award where many photographers around the world vie for this title.
This competition is brought to you by Singapore Photographic and Digital Imaging Trade Association (SPDA), a non-profit organisation which started more than 60 years ago. For more information of SPDA, please visit www.phototrade.org.sg
The closing date for the SGP Awards 2019 Final is :
7th October 2018 2359 hours.
The WPC was founded in 2013 as a cooperative effort by The Federation of European Photographers (FEP) and Professional Photographers of America (PPA). Its singular goal is to unite photographers in a spirit of friendship and cooperation. A Governing Committee has been created to conduct the ongoing affairs of the competition, also supported by UAPP (United Asian Professional Photography) and AIPP (Australian Institute of Professional Photographers).
Today, there are 33 countries who are participating in the WPC 2019.
For a more detailed information of The WPC 2019, please visit www.worldphotographiccup.org
There are 6 categories in which you can enter.
• Portrait
• Wedding
• Commercial (including advertising, architecture, industrial, fashion)
• Illustrative/Digital art
• Reportage / Photojournalism (**)
• Nature (Landscape and Wildlife) (**)
(**) For this category the content of the image must not be altered. Only retouching which conforms to currently accepted standards in the industry is allowed. Only single-frame images will be accepted. Composite and multiple exposure images will not be accepted. The jury is the ultimate arbiter.
The top 3 images of each category in the SGP Awards 2019 finalists will be presented with trophies and certificates and their images will represent Singapore for the WPC 2019.
The SGP Awards ceremony will be held in Singapore. The date and venue will be announced in October.
All winners will be notified via email.
The mission of SPDA is to help its members run their business efficiently, add value to their business and improve their corporate image to consumers.
They strive to grow the Photographic and Digital Imaging Industry by
focusing on the needs of the industry and encourage members promote
professionalism in the industry.
For more information, please visit www.phototrade.org.sg
A brief Summary of WPC 2019 Awards
Individual awards
• Digital Certificates will be given to all the individual team members
• Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals will be awarded to the first, second
and third highest score images in each category (score compiled by
computed results).
Team awards
• For purposes of computing team scores , points are given out to each
country. All finalists ( the top 10 photographers on each category), get
points from 10 (the golden medalist) to 1 (tenth place).
• Certificates for the best TEAM entries in each category will be awarded
(each team member receiving a certificate).
• Trophies will be awarded to the second and third place teams (based
on aggregated score of top ten placement in all categories).
• The World Photographic Cup will be awarded to the national team
which receives the highest score (based on aggregate score of top ten
placement in all categories).
For more information of the WPC 2019 awards and judging, please visit www.worldphotographiccup.org
All entries must conformed to the Rules and Guidelines below.
Failure to comply may result in disqualification and there will be no reimbursement of payment.
All entry/entries must be original work. of the entrants.
Images submitted must be:
- A minimum of 4,000 pixels on the longest side
- Format: maximum-quality JPEG, to be under 16 megabytes
- Embedded profile: sRGB, Adobe 98 or Greyscale
Images produced from photography workshop and seminars are not permitted.
Entrants agree that entered image may be used at the discretion of the organiser and Singapore Photographers Awards in any of their printed materials, publications or electronic media (with the entrant’s name)
By entering, the photographer acknowledged that employer, client and or subject have copyright release giving permission for the image to be published or exhibited in connection with these awards and that he/she is the author of the work.
All images submitted will receive their scores and all winners will be notified via email.
Once an image is entered, it cannot be entered again IN ANY FORM in the competition, whether in the current year or in any subsequent year.
The images must be anonymous and in the case of images pertinent to advertising campaigns, they must not contain any text or graphic elements, which were not part of the original exposure. Images containing text will be immediately disqualified.
The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence will be entertained. The jury is the ultimate arbiter.
The top 3 images in each category will be selected to represent Singapore in the SGP Awards 2019. If there is a tie, the image with the best creation score with be selected and /or a second judging will be conducted.
Entry Fees:
1 free image when you register. Per person is only allowed to have 1 account with SGP awards. Please read terms of use
$10 per image submission by 7th October 2018
There is no limit to the number of entries you may submit.
Deadline for all entries is 7th October 2018 2359 hours.
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