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Thailand Travel Photography Competition - Thailand: Through the Lens

Four fabulous trips to Thailand to be won PLUS the very latest camera equipment in an amazing two-stage digital photographic competition

Stage 1 - Send us four photographs you are most proud of and you could be one of four finalists jetting off to Thailand on a planned itinerary

Stage 2 - Take photographs in four special regions of Thailand during your trip to decide the ultimate prize winner of £2000 worth of photography equipment

Competition terms and conditions

To enter the competition you should send in four prints (only A4 or A5 size) that you feel most demonstrates your competence as a photographer. Each print must show a different subject and be sent by post. Prints can be from any medium, but the four winners will only be permitted to use a digital camera when travelling to Thailand on the planned itinerary.

You must also complete the registration form (to be signed and dated by the entrant). Download the PDF version of the registration form here.

Minor cleaning of digital images is acceptable, as is the use of levels, curves, colour, saturation, contrast, cropping and sharpening. Images that, in the opinion of the judges, have been excessively altered or digitally manipulated will be disqualified. This includes double exposure, sandwich shots and fusing more than one image.

PLEASE SEND YOUR FOUR IMAGES TO:

THAILAND THROUGH THE LENS

TOURISM AUTHORITY OF THAILAND

3rd FLOOR BROOK HOUSE

98-99 JERMYN STREET

LONDON, SW1Y 6EE

Each print must have the following written on the back:

1. Your name, telephone number and email address

2. The camera equipment used for that shot, lens, shutter speed, exposure time and aperture (metadata).

Your entries must reach the above office address by Friday 01 February 2008. Entrants must be aged 18 years or over. Entrants from UK and Ireland ONLY

All prints are submitted at the photographers own risk. The organisers cannot accept liability for any loss of entries or damage occurring to entries, whether this occurs in transit or while in the keeping of the organisers. Naturally, every care will be taken.

The entries will be examined by judges appointed by the organisers. The judge’s decisions on all matters are final. The organisers reserve the right to disqualify any entrant deemed to be in breach of the rules.

From the entries a shortlist of 10 will be decided upon and compiled. Successful entrants will be informed by Friday 15th February 2008 if they are on the shortlist. If you have not been contacted by this time, you have been unsuccessful. Each short listed entrant will be contacted by a member of the judging panel and asked to supply further information. This will be to confirm:

1. Proof of identity

2. Genuineness of the prints

3. Availability to travel to Thailand

4. Specific areas of photographic interest

5. Equipment used

After due consideration the shortlist of 10 will be reduced to four entrants Friday 22nd February 2008.

These four will be regarded as the winners of the first stage of the Travel Thailand Photography Competition.

Each of the selected four winners will travel to Thailand and must be prepared to travel on the agreed dates. Winners must have the correct passport requirements for entry into the Kingdom of Thailand (6 months validity remaining on the passport from the return date of travel). A visa is not required for UK and Irish passport holders. The prize is not transferable. In the event that any winner is unable to travel on the agreed dates then the prize will be reassigned to another entrant from the shortlist at the organiser's discretion.

The trip will take place between March and April 2008 (specific dates to be confirmed to the short listed entrants). The four winners will travel on a planned itinerary using approved digital equipment.

All pictures taken by the four winners during the trip will be downloaded daily by a representative of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). The itineraries will be escorted by a local, International language speaking guide provided by TAT. All images may be used free of charge in perpetuity by TAT, associated tour operators, media and any other person/company deemed suitable by TAT.

The four winners will be free to use their own pictures, but only in the positive promotion of Thailand (not to be used for any negative publicity for Thailand or TAT).

Each of the four winners will be entered into the competition. They may be asked to select their five favourite photographs from the trip. This will be confirmed on their return.

Selected photographs from the trip will be exhibited on the TAT website www.tourismthailand.co.uk and within other media. The nominated entries will be blown up and mounted (at TAT’s expense) for exhibition at a London Gallery. The 4 winners will be invited to attend a special reception for the announcement of the overall winner and the prize presentation. The panel of judges will make the final decision upon the ultimate winner.

The ultimate prize: A £2000 voucher for photography equipment

One runner-up will receive a £500 voucher for photography equipment
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