General Rules

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1. Photos submitted must be taken during the time frames of the competition, namely: between the official release of the theme and the submission date of the event.

2. Photos submitted must not have been published before.

3. Minor digital enhancements and corrections that do not distort the reality of the photograph are allowed.

4. Participants are not to submit photos that are not their own work.

5. Participants must be a student in Singapore in a government, independent or international school.

6. Participants must be within the specified competition age bracket. Failure to comply, will result in disqualification.

7. Photos must be taken within Singapore.

8. Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) and NYAA, hereby “The Organisers”, reserve the right to keep, publish and distribute the photos submitted for the SYPC. Due credit will be given to the photographer(s) if their work is used.

9. The Organisers reserve the right to change the terms, rules, regulations and criteria of the SYPC at any time.

 

Team Category Rules

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1. Teams should only consist of members of the same school. Teams with members of different schools will be disqualified. 

2. Each team of 3 must compose of at least 2 Singapore Citizens.

3. Teams must submit exactly 6 photographs.

4. Pictures must be taken on a DSLR, SLR or mirrorless camera.

5. The winning team must be accompanied by a teacher of their institution for Higashikawa. Should this criterion not be met, The Organisers reserve the right to award another group instead.

6. Due to regulations from Higashikawa, all team category participants must be aged between 13 to 19 years old.

 

Judging Criteria 

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Each submission will be judged independently by a panel of 3 judges, all of which are professionals in the photographic field. The criteria, as listed below are to aid the judges in selecting the winners.

 

The judging criteria is as follows: 

1. Relevance of Theme

The theme must be directly discernible from the set of photographs submitted. 

 

2. Creativity and Aesthetic Quality

Interpretation of the theme, use of photographic techniques, and any form of aesthetic appeals including but not limited to composition and visual effects.

 

3. Technical Competence 

Usage of basic photographic techniques such as lighting and focusing in taking the photograph.

 

Timeline

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1. The theme will be released on 26 February 2021. Each team will have 3 weeks to come up with 6 photographs aligned to the theme.

2. The deadline of submissions is Friday, 19 March 2021, 11:59 PM (GMT +8), no extensions will be provided.

3. A submission portal will be opened on the Submission Page once the portal is ready.