Official Rules:
- Anyone may enter the Depth of Field photography contest.
- All images submitted must be your own work. Images may be altered in Photoshop but must represent your creation.
- There is a non-refundable $25 US Dollar entry fee per image.
- Images must be received by 11:59 PM PST on the deadline date.
- Contestant may enter as many images as they like.
- Contestants retain all copyrights to their images. Depth of Field reserves the right to use winning images on the Depth of Field website (www.dofcontest.org).
- The non-profit being sponsored will have rights to use any images submitted to their contest for one calendar year. The non-profit will be required to credit the photographer and will be required to contact the photographer if/when his/her image is used. NPO will use the contact information used at the time of submission.
- All information collected is for the sole purpose of conducting the Depth of Field photography contest.
- Images will be judged anonymously by a panel of judges. Click here to view their biographies.
- Depth of Field reserves the right to extend the deadline if they do not receive enough participation to successfully conduct the contest.
- Contestants agree to hold harmless the sponsor (Lotus Photography) from any damages they may incur from participating in the Depth of Field photography contest.
F.A.Q.
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Judge Bios:
Meet our judges! Each judge was hand selected for his or her commitment to the field of photography. Collectively, they understand and respect the history upon which photography is built. They understand social constructions well enough to know what people are inspired by, struggling with and striving for. In these qualities, we see a unique ability to identify powerful photographs...And they believe that anyone with any camera can take a powerful photo!
Jenny Konopinski - Jenny Konopinski is a photographer originally from upstate New York, where she studied Cinema and Photography at Ithaca University. She currently resides in Portland, Oregon where she's worked at the Rake Art Gallery and been part of several group shows. Jenny is currently working on a photography project exploring the ideas of documentation and its relation to photography, as well as a few nonsensical, short animations.
Mark Ostow - Mark is a commercial photographer who specializes in black white unique editorial portraits. He has worked as a professional photographer for the past 18 years, and shoots portraits for publications such as Atlantic Monthly and The New York Times. Mark teaches photo workshops at Germain Lawrence Academy and at New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans as well as a yearly photo workshop for teens, where he encourages young folk to become fluent in analogue (film) photography before taking the step into the digital world. Additionally, Mark owns two restaurants in Somerville, MA. He holds a BA in Philosophy and Photography.
William Washburn - William Washburn, (Masters in Creative Arts, San Francisco State University) is a constant photographer, and a sometimes photo educator, who has been curating shows at The Blue Sky Gallery in Portland, Oregon for the past 18 years.
