National Historical Commission of the Philippines

RIZAL MONUMENTS PHOTO CONTEST 2010

RIZAL MONUMENTS PHOTO CONTEST 2010

WHO CAN JOIN THE CONTEST?

This is a commemorative project of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP).The Contest shall be
open to all Filipino citizens from ages 10 to 75 years. Officials and employees of the NHCP and their immediate families,
are disqualified to join. Professional photographers are welcome to join.

CONTEST MECHANICS, RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS:

The subject of interest is their local Rizal Monument found in the town plaza, school campus, town hall, capitol grounds,
hospital lawn, or on a public park. Each contestant shall submit only one DIGITAL photo entry in JPEG file format using a
digital camera. Photo entries should have a minimum resolution of 10 megapixels. Full shot photo of the subject should
be included for identification and record purposes. Photo entries must be unaltered. Professional photographers are
required to submit both the RAW and JPG photo files.
Each entry shall contain the NAME, AGE, ADDRESS, CELLPHONE NO., NAME OF
SCHOOL/OFFICE/ORGANIZATION/PROFESSION of the PARTICIPANT. The entry shall also include a brief description
of the subject RIZAL MONUMENT, the date it was erected, and its artist if available. The photograph may include people
on the area for scale reference. Only color photo entries shall be accepted. The photo entry should not be renamed.

Each participant shall submit his entry via email transmission to: nhcp@nhi.gov.ph
Those without direct access to the internet can submit their entries to their respective Local Government Unit at least
three days before the deadline date to avoid late entries. The LGU will be the one to transmit their entries to the NHCP.

Period of submission shall be from December 30, 2010 to May 19, 2011. The Contest will officially end at 5:00 P.M. of
May 19, 2011.

All photo entries received during the period of submission shall be the property of the NHCP. The original owner can
retain his digital copy of the submitted photo for his own purposes except for publication.

Photo entries shall be judged according to the following criteria:

Photo composition25%Photo quality25%Monument appreciation25%Message conveyed by the photo25%

A Panel of Judges composing of 5 members shall select the winning and representative entries. The members shall
choose among them the chairman.

All decisions by the Panel of Judges shall be final.

Date of judging entries shall be from May 20, 2011 to June 17, 2011.

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Awarding date shall be on June 19, 2011.

PRIZES:

First PrizePhp50,000.00 + CertificateSecond Prize40,000.00 + CertificateThird Prize30,000.00 + Certificate10

CONSOLATION PRIZES1000 + Certificate + NHCP books

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