Hirosaki Park Photo Contest 2016

Hirosaki Park Photo Contest 2016
弘前公園写真コンテスト (Hirosaki Kouen Shashin Contest)

Submission call for photographs that make people want to visit Hirosaki Park.

Contest Details

• Theme: Photos that show the beauty of Hirosaki Park's four seasons, the smiles of visitors, the splendour of Hirosaki Park, etc. and make people want to visit Hirosaki Park and/or to experience the atmosphere of that place & time.
• Contest Sponsor/Judge: Canon Precision Inc.
• Contest Awards & Prizes
  
  • Special Prize (Canon Precision Award) (1): 20,000yen + Canon Single Lens Reflex Camera + Certificate
  • Prize Selection (2): 10,000yen + Certificate
  • Honourable Mention (7): 3,000yen + Certificate
• Result Announcements: 
• Winners will be contacted directly. 
• Results will be announced in newspapers, etc. in mid-October.
• Contest Photograph Exhibit: 
• Photographs will be published on the Hirosaki Tourism and Convention Bureau website: http://www.hirosaki-kanko.or.jp/  
• Photographs will be exhibited within Hirosaki Park during the Hirosaki Castle Chrysanthemum & Autumn Foliage Festival.
• Copyright: 
• Contest sponsors will be granted rights to winning works. 
• Winners must provide the originals (negatives, positives, data files) for the winning works.
• Some submitted entries may be used for Hirosaki Tourism Guides (provided permission is granted by the photographer).

Entry Requirements/Restrictions:

• Photo Size/Specifications: 
• Yotsukiri Size 四ツ切サイズ 254x305mm (including Wide Yotsukiri ワイド四ツ 254x366mm)
• Photos must have been taken at Hirosaki Park between August 2015-August 2016
• No restriction on photo subject/contents
• Colour prints only
• Composite and collage photographs are not allowed
• Max. Submissions: 3 photos per person (professional or amateur)
• Only unpublished works should be submitted

Entry Submission Information:

• Attach a sheet of paper with the following information to the back of submission photographs:
  • 写真の題名 Photgraph Title
  • 撮影場所 Location photograph was taken
  • 撮影カメラ機種 Camera Model Used
  • 住所 Address
  • 氏名 Photographer's Full Name
  • 年齢 Age
  • 性別 Gender
  • 職業 Occupation (For students, include school name and year/grade)
  • 電話番号 Phone Number


• Submit entries to:
  〒036-8588
  青森県弘前市下白銀町2-1
  弘前城菊と紅葉まつり運営委員会　事務局
  (公社)弘前観光コンベンション協会「弘前公園写真コンテスト」係


• Deadline: Entries must by received by Wednesday August 31, 2016
• Return of Photographs: Winning entries will not be returned. Non-winning entries will be returned.

Inquiries:
Hirosaki Castle Chrysanthemum and Autumn Foliage Festival Steering Committee Office
Hirosaki Tourism and Convention Bureau, Hirosaki Park Photo Contest Division
2-1 Shimoshiroganechō, Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture 036-8356
Tel: 0172-35-3131 Fax: 0172-35-3132

More Information: Hirosaki Tourism and Convention Bureau Website (Japanese): http://www.hirosaki-kanko.or.jp/web/edit.html?id=photocontes