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posted 8-9-2009 @ 09:25 PM
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Panasonic Lumix Life-Putting undiscovered photographers on show/photos required
Entry methods: Online, Freq: Unlimited, Closes 13/09/2009
Enter: http://www.lumixlife.com.au/
Rules: http://www.lumixlife.com.au/entry_form/selectioncriteria.cfm
Panasonic is putting the worlds best undiscovered photographers on show in an innovative, digital exhibition spanning four exciting weeks.
LUMIX Life will feature 50 different exhibitions by 50 different photographers in one gallery.
Online submissions are taken from August 13th to September 13th. The top 50 from the online exhibitions are then selected for their very own real-life
exhibition in an established contemporary art space, Global Gallery in Paddington, Sydney, Australia.
All exhibitions uploaded will be subject to approval prior to online posting.
All photos must be taken with a LUMIX camera
Each approved exhibition will then be viewed and considered by our LUMIX Life judging panel.
The panel will consider three criteria when reviewing exhibition submissions:
* artistic merit of the exhibition as a whole
* technical competency of photographs, and
* quality of individual images
HOW TO ENTER
To be eligible to enter, individuals must use a Panasonic LUMIX digital camera. To enter, entrants must, during the promotional period, visit www.lumixlife.com.au, follow the prompts to the competition entry page, input the requested details, and upload ten original photographs taken
with a Panasonic LUMIX Digital Camera.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. Information on how to enter form part of these Terms and Conditions. Participation in this promotion is deemed acceptance of these Terms and
Conditions.
2. Entry is open to owners of a Panasonic LUMIX digital camera.
3. The Promoter reserves the right, at any time, to verify the validity of entries and entrants (including an entrants identity, employment, age
and place of residence) and to disqualify any entrant who submits an entry that is not in accordance with these Terms and Conditions or who tampers
with the entry process. Failure by the Promoter to enforce any of its rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of those rights.
4. If there is a dispute regarding the identity of the entrant, the Promoter reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to determine the identity
of the entrant.
5. Incomplete or indecipherable entries will be deemed invalid.
To be eligible, each entrant must submit an original gallery of ten images. Entries of more or less than this number will not be accepted.
Multiple entries of a gallery of ten images are accepted. In the event that more than one gallery of ten images is chosen by the judging panel, only
one gallery will be eligible to be exhibited at the Promoters sole discretion.
6. Promotion commences on 13 August 2009. Entries close 11:59pm AEDST on 13 September. The judging will take place beginning 14th September.
Winners will be notified by email. This is a game of skill and chance plays no part in determining the winner. Each entry will be individually judged
based on artistic and creative merit of the photograph. All photographs will also be electronically verified to ensure that they have been taken with
an eligible Panasonic digital camera model. The Promoters decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
7. There is no age limit for each Entrant but Entrants under the age of 16 years should ensure that they receive the consent from their parent or
guardian to participate in the promotion. The Promoter reserves the right to verify that the consent of a parent or guardian is obtained from Entrants
who are under the age of 16 years.
8. The best 50 valid entries, as determined by the judges, will receive the following:
1. Exclusive Exhibition of work for a period of at least 2 hours in Global Gallery during the LUMIX Life exhibition schedule, at 5 Comber St
Paddington, NSW, Australia, anytime during the period between September 15 to October 10, 2009; and
2. Inclusion on the LUMIX Life Selected Exhibitions online Gallery at www.lumixlife.com.au
9. All entries (which shall include photographs) submitted remains the property of the Entrant. Entries will not be returned to any entrant. . Each
entrant warrants to the Promoter that each entry submitted is an original artistic work of the entrant that does not infringe the rights of any third
party. The entrant agrees to indemnify the Promoter against all costs and claims by third parties arising from a breach of this warranty. Entrants
consent to any use of their entry which may otherwise infringe their moral rights pursuant to the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth).
10. As a condition of entering into this promotion, each entrant licences the Promoter without any reward, payment or fee to use their entry in
media including but not limited to the exhibition, and promotional, marketing or publicity purposes related to the exhibition
11. This promotion does not include any prize or award in cash, in product or in any other form.
12. Each entrant warrants that if any person who is not the entrant is pictured in the submitted photograph, and is easily identifiable in the
photograph, that the entrant has obtained all necessary permission from those identifiable persons pictured to submit the photograph for the purposes
of the promotion.
13. The Promoter may, in its absolute discretion, display photographs on the promotional website. The Promoter will not publish any photograph that
it deems, in its absolute discretion, to be offensive, obscene, defamatory or otherwise inappropriate, or that in its reasonable opinion, may breach
the intellectual property rights of a third party.
14. If this promotion is interfered with in any way or is not capable of being conducted as reasonably anticipated due to any reason beyond the
reasonable control of the Promoter, the Promoter reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to the fullest extent permitted by law (a) to disqualify
any entrant; or (b) to modify, suspend, terminate or cancel the promotion, as appropriate.
15. Any cost associated with accessing the promotional website is the entrants responsibility and is dependent on the Internet service provider
used. The use of any automated entry software or any other mechanical or electronic means that allows an entrant to automatically enter repeatedly is
prohibited and will render all entries submitted by that entrant invalid.
16. Except for any liability that cannot be excluded by law, the Promoter (including its officers, employees and agents) excludes all liability
(including negligence), for any personal injury; or any loss or damage (including loss of opportunity); whether direct, indirect, special or
consequential, arising in any way out of the Promotion, including, but not limited to, where arising out of the following: (a) any technical
difficulties or equipment malfunction (whether or not under the Promoters control); (b) any theft, unauthorised access or third party interference;
(c) any entry that is late, lost, altered, damaged or misdirected (whether or not after their receipt by the Promoter) due to any reason beyond the
reasonable control of the Promoter; (e) any tax liability incurred by a entrant;.
17. The Promoter collects personal information in order to conduct the Promotion and may, for this purpose, disclose such information to third
parties. Entry is conditional on providing this information. The Promoter may, for a (limited period which would be the duration of the promotion13th
august to 31st October) unless otherwise advised, use the information for promotional, marketing and publicity purposes including sending electronic
messages or telephoning the entrant. Entrants should direct any request to access, update or correct information to the Promoter.
18. The Promoter is Panasonic Australia Pty Ltd of 1 Garigal Road, Belrose NSW 2085. ABN 83 001 592 187.
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posted 8-9-2009 @ 09:28 PM
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Some FAQ's - http://www.lumixlife.com.au/faq.cfm
Do the images have to be mine? Can I submit some of my friends'? The images must be taken by you for you to include them in the exhibition, under your
name. We want the credit to go to the photographers themselves.
Do I have to be a certain age to enter? No, anyone can enter. In fact we like to encourage young photographers. However people under the age of 16
should get consent from their parent or guardian to take part.
My photos have been taken with a LUMIX camera but the upload is not recognizing that. Why? If your photos have definitely been taken with a LUMIX but
you cannot upload then, you may have accidently removed the exif data belonging to the photo when resizing or editing. The exif data is how we verify
that photos were taken on a LUMIX. Return to the original photo. Programs such as photoshop should not effect this when edited. If you continue to
have problems contact us for assistance.
What if someone uses a photograph that doesn't belong to them? If you see an image that shouldn't be there, send the details of the image, and your
reason for removal to us. This will alert the judging panel and appropriate action will be taken.
What do you mean by 'appropriate action'? If there is an issue then we'll take the exhibition down until it gets resolved. No exceptions. Refer to the
exhibition Selection Criteria for further detail.
Can I sell my work at the exhibition? No. LUMIX Life images will not be available for sale. If you would like to sell your images we suggest you
enquire with online photographic websites where upcoming artists can sell their work.
Does Panasonic own the copyright to my work? The photographer retains copyright to his or her images. Panasonic reserves the right to display the
images for the purpose of the exhibition. Check the Selection Criteria for more information.
What about obscene or otherwise disturbing images? Hopefully they won't make it through the judging panel process, but if you do see something
upsetting then please let us know by sending the details of the image and your reason for removal.
How do you decide which images to pick? The judging panel is selecting the exhibitions based on artistic merit of the exhibition as a whole, technical
competency and quality of individual images.
Who is on the judging panel? The judging panel consists primarily of Panasonic representatives. A number of non-Panasonic representatives
(ambassadors) may also be invited to assist in the judging. These ambassadors may include some professional photographers.
Why is this only in Australia? The program originated in Australia but is open to LUMIX photographers from all around the world.
What should I do my exhibition on? It is absolutely your decision. You provide the inspiration and the images; we'll provide the wall space. If you're
really unsure then check out some other exhibitions in your local area and talk to some of the gallery staff there. Tell them we sent you.
Where is the gallery? The gallery is in Paddington, an inner Eastern suburb of Sydney, Australia. Directions to the gallery can be found on the Visit
the Gallery page. We encourage you to drop in and have a look at the work currently exhibiting.
How do I know when my exhibition will be on display? If successful, you will be notified by email. Information will also be available on the website
with regards to exhibition times.
I don't like the time of my exhibition, can I change it? With fifty exhibitions over four weeks, the schedule is very full, so it is not possible to
change the date and time of the exhibition once selected. We'll try and give you as much notice as we can so you can see your exhibition in person.
Can I keep copies of the prints that you exhibit? The images will be displayed on ten hand-calibrated 58" Panasonic Plasmas. We do this because they
look incredible, and so we can easily refresh the exhibition. Sadly, we can't give away these displays.
Do I have to use a LUMIX camera for my submissions? Yes. As the name suggests, the LUMIX Life exhibition features images captured by LUMIX cameras.
How do you know if I've used a LUMIX camera or not? A digital image captured by a LUMIX camera contains meta-data that includes information about the
model it was taken with.
Can I submit more than one entry? Multiple entries are accepted, but please note that you can only be selected once to be exhibited.
Will this exhibition be travelling to other Australian galleries? The exhibition is based in Sydney, as well as online. At this stage we do not have
plans to expand the exhibition to other galleries around Australia.
Can I invite people to see my exhibition? Absolutely, we'd love to see you down there.
My exhibition was so much better than anyone else's, why didn't it get selected? We strongly encourage you to invite your friends and family to vote
for you in the People's Choice Award.
Can I also see my photos in the LUMIX Flickr group? Yes. We would love you to join our Panasonic LUMIX Australia group and add your photos to the
LUMIX Life pool. By doing this you can share comments and tips with other inspired photographers.
Can people comment on my photos? Comments can only be made if you have added your photos to the Panasonic LUMIX Australia group. A link will then
appear on your online exhibition allowing users to converse around your album on Flickr.
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