Calendar Photo Contest

Deadline for Entries: April 20th

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The Jewish Farm School (JFS) is proud to announce its first ever Calendar Photo Contest! This contest is open to photographers of all ages and abilities and will be centered around the theme for our 3rd annual calendar:

Theme:

            "Seedtime and harvest,
             cold and heat,
             summer and winter,
             day and night
             shall not cease."
                      – Genesis 8:22

General Information
Selected photos will be displayed in the 2009-2010 JFS Calendar as a featured photograph of the month. Winners will also receive a complimentary calendar, along with their photo published on the JFS Web site. JFS is seeking to capture your experiences with Jewish agriculture and sustainability as it relates to this year’s calendar theme.

The calendar is scheduled for release on August 1, 2009, in advance of the 5770 High Holidays.

What photos are we looking for?
We are looking for original and compelling images that depict the calendar’s theme. Photos will be primarily selected based on how well they capture the calendar’s theme. What images does this passage conjure up for you? What are the underlying messages of this text?

In addition, photos will be judged on their artistic composition and image quality. Since selected photos will be published in the 2009-2010 JFS Calendar, images will be chosen to reflect the various seasons of the year.

Who can enter?
Our JFS Calendar Photo Contest is open to everyone! Whether you are a novice or experienced photographer, you are encouraged to enter. Images can capture the calendar’s theme as it relates to food prepared at home, a backyard or community garden, or an agricultural operation. Yet, those are just a few examples for you to consider.

When is the deadline for entries?
The deadline for entries is Monday April 20, 2009. Notification regarding the selection of submitted photos will be distributed starting July 1, 2009.

Who will judge the photos?
Judges for the JFS Calendar Photo Contest will include JFS staff and Advisory Council members. Submissions will be judged primarily on their abilities to capture the calendar’s theme.

What happens with the photos?
Selected photographs will be published as featured photographs of the month in the 2009-2010 JFS Calendar. Honorable mentions will also be given and displayed in the calendar.

All photos, both winning and non-winning, may also be published in other JFS print and electronic publications, as well as on the JFS Web site.

What are the guidelines and policies for entering?
1. Entries must be received by April 20, 2009.

2. You may submit up to 3 photos total.

3. Each entry must reflect the calendar’s theme: "Seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall not cease." -Genesis 8:22. Creative and abstract entries are welcome!

4. With each photo you submit, please include the following information:

your name
your e-mail address
your postal address
your telephone number
a title for the photo
location of the photo (e.g., My kitchen garden, Allentown, TX)
approximate date the photo was taken
a short description (50-100 words) of the photo explaining how the image depicts the calendar’s theme.
name(s) of any people in the photo
your age (optional)
your gender (optional)

5. E-mail your submissions to pics@jewishfarmschool.org.
In the subject line, enter "JFS Photo Contest: [photo title]." Please send one photo per e-mail and no more than 3 total submissions.

6. Each electronic image must be at least 1819 x 2598 pixels [154 x 220mm horizontal] at 300 dpi resolution, sent in jpeg format, and its file size cannot exceed 6 MB.

7. By entering the 2009-2010 JFS Calendar Contest, you permit Jewish Farm School to publish your photo in any of its publications and on the JFS Web site.

8. By entering the 2009-2010 JFS Calendar Contest, you permit the Jewish Farm School to crop or adjust the images for the purposes of publishing it.

9. Submissions must be your own work.

10. Entries should not have won previous competitions, and should not have been published elsewhere.

11. JFS assumes no responsibility for ineligible entries or entries made fraudulently.

12. By entering the 2009-2010 JFS Calendar Contest, you accept these rules and agree to be bound by them.