Grades 4-12
Contest Rules 2015
4th-6th Grade
7th-9th Grade
10th-12th Grade
• Each student may enter up to two photographs, (1 per category) in the following categories: People, Nature, Illustration. (Photos of people include portraits and candid shots; nature shots include landscapes, animals, etc. Illustration includes photos with special effects or obviously manipulated on a computer or in a darkroom, etc.)
• Entries should be the original work of the student and should not have been previously submitted to this contest.
• Unmounted 5×7 or 8×10 photos will be accepted. (Black and white or color photos are acceptable.) Slides and low resolution or poor quality prints from a computer will not be accepted.
• The Standard-Examiner Photography, Design and NIE Departments will select a first and second place winner in each grade category.
First Place $20
Second Place $15
• All eligible students are encouraged to participate. It does not matter if you have an expensive camera.
• The NIE Design-An-Ad section, publishing on Monday, March 2, 2015 will include the winning entries, plus any other photos chosen by the judges for publication.
• Deadline for entries is Thursday, February 5, 2015. Entries received after this date will not be accepted.