Rules for Entering Photos in a Contest

1. All entries must be submitted via the online entry form. BCMC takes no responsibility for corrupted or late entries.
2. Only adult BCMC members in good standing are eligible to enter a photo contest (Guest members cannot enter).
3. Each BCMC member, in good standing, may upload one or two photos for each photo contest being offered.
4. For those entering 2 photos in a contest, only their most popular photo will be considered for a prize.
5. IMPORTANT:  the entrant must be the sole author and owner of the copyright for any photos they have entered.
6. The entrant must have permission from all recognizable people in the photo to post it publicly online and in print.
7. A photo can only be entered once for each contest offered at any one time. Duplicate entries will be disqualified.
8. The location the photo was taken and the approximate date it was taken should be included in the entry title.
9. A photo that *won* a prize in a previous BCMC Photo Contest cannot be re-entered in further BCMC contests.
10. The photo must have been taken from a digital camera. Printed, artwork and illustrations will not be accepted.
11. Submit your photo with either JPG or PNG file compression format.  Please do not use TIFF or RAW formats.
12. Optional: please submit a high-resolution photo image, for example 180 PPI (pixels per inch).
13. Optional: please submit a large-size photo, for example 2304 x 3072 (in pixels).

Rules for Voting for Photos Entered in Contest

1. All contest photos that are eligible to be voted on will be displayed on the BCMC photo contest webpage.
2. BCMC members in good standing may vote for their favourite photos (Guest members cannot vote).
3. BCMC members may vote for as many photos as they like, including their own, but only once per photo.
4. The current number of votes for each photo will be displayed on the Photo Contest Entries webpage.
5. Each Photo Contest voting period will end on the day stated in the description for that Photo Contest.
6. The BCMC Executive Committee reserves the right to discount any vote(s) cast by unfair means.

Rules for Determining, Notifying and Displaying the Winner

1. IMPORTANT: computer-generated or software-altered digital photos will be disqualified.
2. The BCMC does not accept any liability for the publication of unlawfully entered photos.
3. After the competition closing date, one of more photos will be named as the winners based on the contest voting rules.  
4. In case of a tie for most votes between two or more entries, the BCMC Executive Committee will cast a deciding vote.
5. Executive Committee members may enter a photo contest but may not cast a deciding vote in cases of a tie in member voting.
6. The winners will be sent a notification email.  All entrants should visit the club website after the contest closing date to see who has won.
7. The winning photos will be showcased in a forthcoming BCMC Newsletter publication and mentioned in one or more eNews emails.
8. By entering your photo, you grant the BCMC non-exclusive rights to reproduce it for any purpose, at any time, in any media with attribution.
9. The winners consent to the use of their photo, name and/or photograph in any publicity carried out by BCMC, without further compensation.
10. The BCMC Executive's decision on all matters relating to the competition will be final. No correspondence will be entered into.
11. The prize is non-transferable.

Any questions or concerns can be emailed to the BCMC Website Team, at webmaster@bcmc.ca.