OASIS PHOTO CONTEST 14th EDITION -2018 - Convocarte
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OASIS PHOTO CONTEST 14th EDITION -2018
This year’s innovations: magazine editorial staff to the best images submitted
to Open categories. Prize Money has been increased.
People category is now included in the Open cate-
Overall winners will be announced at the award cere- gory, in order to follow the guidelines of the major in-
mony. International Oasis Photographer Prize and Ita- ternational contests. Moreover, there will be greater
lian Oasis Photographer Prize will be awarded by an possibility to compete for Oasis Magazine Award
international jury. Prize money has been increased. Open.
Oasis Magazine Award Open, awarded from Oasis
Regulation
Article 1 zes. Photos sent for this categories compete also for
the overall prizes (International Oasis Photographer
- ORGANIZATION: Oasis magazine and AITN group
and Italian Oasis Photographer). In the remaining 3
present Oasis Photo Contest 2015, the international
categories, contestants don’t need to supply RAW file;
prize dedicated to nature and wildlife photography, for
photos sent for this categories compete for category
amateur and professional photographers worldwide.
prize only and for the overall Oasis Magazine Award
The following people cannot participate in the compe-
Open. Each section is indicated with a specific letter
tition: members of the jury and their relatives, AITN
that is used for encryption of files sent.
group employees and OASIS publishing house Il Cor-
riere.net srl employees.
CATEGORIES IN WHICH
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ORIGINAL FILE IS REQUIRED
- In the following 7 categories, the author has to sup-
- JURY: Submitted images will be judged by two dif- ply RAW file, original (not edited) jpeg file or jpeg se-
ferent juries: quence, negative or diapositive (for scanned images)
-an international jury for the “Raw” categories will in case photo enters final selection.
award International Oasis Photographer Prize and Ita- P) LANDSCAPES Images showing natural habitats.
lian Oasis Photographer Prize and the winner for each They can be either wild landscapes or landscapes
single “Raw” category. modified by the human presence. (farms, dwellings,
- a jury, composed by Oasis Magazine editorial staff, roads…)
for the “Open” categories will award Oasis Magazine M) MAMMALS It refers to images that feature mam-
Award Open and the winner of each single “Open” ca- mals, with the exception of bats, that should be sub-
tegory and the winner of the “Kids” category. mitted in Birds and Bats category, and whales
The jury will select and classify the best works at its underwater, that should be submitted in Underwater
sole discretion. Images in which it is presumed that Photography category. Pictures of whales taken from
animals were harmed will be rejected. The verdict of a boat belongs to this category. Any photo portraying
the jury is incontestable; it will be based upon the te- plant or animal underwater belongs to Underwater
chnical, naturalist, artistic, documentary and environ- Photography category
mental relevance of the photos. Photos that present U) BIRDS AND BATS Images that show birds or
technical deficiencies will receive negative feedback, baats. Photos depicting birds in immersion underwa-
in spite of their natural value. The names of the mem- ter should be submitted in Underwater Photography
bers of the jury members will be announced on the category.
website on the JURY section. Photos entering the final T) ALL THE OTHER ANIMALS This category is for
selection will be voted by internet users who will de- all the other species that are not included in the afo-
cide the winner of the OasisWeb Prize for the most rementioned sections (P, M, S, A and U.) This section
voted work. would be for reptiles, amphibians, arthropods, inver-
tebrates, shellfish, annelids, arachnids, insects, my-
Article 3 riapods… Images of fishes taken from a boat (flying
– CATEGORIES: The competition is divided into 10 gurnard) or from the ground (salmons jumping) belong
categories. In 7 of these categories contestants needs to this category.
to supply the original file (RAW file, umodified jpeg or F) STORYBOARD It refers to five or more images lin-
jpeg sequence) in order to qualify for the category pri- ked together by a logical sequence. The subject mustbe developed by a minimum of 5 images and a maxi- tally altered photos that were modified beyond optimi-
mum of 9. The photos can be taken in sequence or in zation purposes will be disqualified. Adjustments of
different moments but strictly connected with each color, contrast, brightness and sharpness, removal of
other, and they must tell a story about nature, wildlife, dust and scratches and cutting are accepted. A crop
ethology or natural environments and territory. of 50% maximum on original image area is accepted.
S) UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY Underwater The addition, duplication, deletion or moving of ob-
photography is the process of taking photographs jects and pixels in pictures won't be accepted, nor will
under the water with underwater technical equipment. the use of artistic filters and special effects with the
Photos can be taken in freshwater or marine environ- exception of graduated gray filter. Animals must be
ment. (Underwater flora, fishes, whales submerging, portrayed while acting natural. Animals must be por-
amphibian or birds submerging). trayed in the wild, photos showing animals in captivity
V) PLANTS It‘s for the images that represent flowers, or farmed animals are not allowed. Using live bait is
plants, mushrooms either taken with macro photogra- forbidden. In Storyboard category it is possible to por-
phy techniques or with classic techniques . tray animals in captivity, if proper reported and if they
are part of the story.
CATEGORIES IN WHICH
ORGINAL FILE IS NOT REQUIRED Article 5
Q) OPEN NATURE Includes pictures portraying na-
– FILES SUBMISSION: Photographs shall be sent
tural environment, landscapes, flowers, plants and
only as digital files; analogue photographs will be ac-
mushrooms. Those subjects can be free from any
cepted only if digitized in the required format. Submit-
human intervention or modified by human works (gar-
ted files have to be in jpg format. Long side of photos
dens, cultivations, homes, roads).
has to measure 3.000 pixel at least. Each photograph
R) OPEN ANIMALS It refers to animals (mammals,
can submit photos to many sections until the number
birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, echinoderms, in-
of submitted photos matches the amount payed to
sects, crustaceans, annelids, mollusks, sponges)
enter the competition. A maximum of 3 photos can be
being either domestic or in the wild or in captivity (ani-
submitted in each category with exception of “Story-
mal rescue centre, wildlife parks, zoos)
board” category, for which a minimum of 6 photos and
G) PEOPLE includes images that show indigenous
a maximum of 9 photos has to be submitted.
peoples or tribes and ethnicity all over the world, in
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particular people living in the wilderness with primal
traditions and costumes.
– RAW FILE RULES: Authors must keep the original
files, as produced by the camera, in RAW, TIFF, JPG,
Article 4 or DNG format, or as negatives or slide films for pho-
tos submitted in the following categories: landscapes,
– IMAGE TYPES: All photos must be free from fra-
mammals, birds and bats, all the other animals, sto-
mes, borders, signatures, writings, and time stamp.
ryboard, underwater photography, plants. After Jury
Author must provide a caption describing the place
examination, all nominees have to supply the afore-
where he has taken the photograph and possibly the
mentioned original file (if the author didn't keep the
species portrayed. Cropping is allowed unless it doe-
RAW or DNG files, they will have to present the shots
sn’t exclude key elements of the original image. The
that followed and preceded the image in question)
resulting file (not interpolated) should be at least 9 me-
otherwise they could be excluded from competition.
gapixels in order to provide a proper print quality. Pa-
RAW file must keep the same name of the photo sent
noramic pictures at 180 degrees are accepted. Focus
by the jury to the nominee when they require it. To par-
stacking is also accepted. Images manipulation is
ticipate in the Open Nature, Open Animals and Open
subject to different rules whether they should be sub-
People category RAW file is not required. Consequen-
mitted to a “Raw” category or a “Open” category.
tly, photos taken with compact camers, smartphones
and tablets can take part into the competition.
“Open” categories – Images can be digitally modi-
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fied. Collages and photomontages are not allowed.
Wild, domestic and farmed animals can be portrayed,
either in the wild or in captivity (e.g. rescue centers, – REGISTRATION: Registration to the competition
wildlife park, zoos). Landscapes and people can refer can be done by filling out the form on the site www.oa-
to urban environment. sisphotocontest.com. This procedure gives the user a
code (an author code) needed for all steps of the com-
“Raw” categories - All works must show an accurate petition. When registering, it's very important to enter
reflection of the subject and the scene just as they ap- a valid email address so the system can send your
peared to the author at the moment of shooting. Digi- author code and the password which are necessaryto have access to your personal account. Submis- remony. The ones not taking part in the ceremony will
sions sent by traditional mail, email or any other way receive the prize money through bank transfer or pay-
won't not be accepted. Registration, payment and files pal within 90 days from the ceremony. Authors cannot
submission can take place at the same time or at dif- win more than one prize for each category, but they
ferent times. Registration is considered complete can win multiple prize in several category. The three
once the registration fee is received. overall prizes may be cumulated with any other prize.
Attendance fees may not be cumulated. If an author
Article 8 wins more than one prize, he will receive the atten-
dance fee with the highest value. Awarded works will
– PAYMENT: Payment can be sent only after recei-
be published on Oasis Magazine and Oasis Photo
ving the author code from the website system. The re-
Contest website, along with rankings.
gistration fee is 25 euros, and a maximum of 3 photos
Winners have to collect prizes personally at the cere-
can be submitted (with exception of Storyboard cate-
mony, or they can delegate another person in writing.
gory, where a minimum of 6 photos and a maximum
If they cannot take part to ceremony, the prizes will be
of 9 photos is required). Author can submit photos in
delivered at home by post or by courier; shipping cost
any category. 3 payment methods are provided. Fee
will be charged to addressee.
can be payed online on our website with credit card
-International Oasis Photographer, awarded to the
or paypal. Fee can also be payed offline with bank
general winner; he will get the prestigious Oasis Photo
transfer, writing author code down in the field of the
Contest bronze Trophy, a prize money of €2500
reason for order (this method of payment is not en-
(consisting of a check for €1500 plus an attendance
couraged since it took quite long to verify receipt of
allowance for award ceremony worth €1000), invita-
payment). Payment details will be sent by email after
tion to award ceremony, a voucher for awards dinner
completing registration.
(valid for 2 people) and a voucher for a 2 overnight
During the registration phase, you can order the offi-
stays in a hotel located where award ceremony will
cial catalog of the contest at a special of just 16 euros
take place (valid for 2 people). The winner will be cho-
instead of 30 euros plus the regular shipping charges
sen among all works submitted to RAW categories
(for Italy, the shipping costs is €4, with express mail)
(landscapes, mammals, birds and bats, all the other
Registration allows you to buy only one special priced
animals, storyboard, underwater photography, plants).
catalog for user.
N.B: International Oasis Photographer award winner
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will also win a 500€ prize for the RAW category he
has won.
- SUBMISSION OF IMAGES: Photographs shall be -Italian Oasis Photographer: awarded to the best
sent only as digital files. They can be sent online photo whose author is Italian; he will get the presti-
through the website's submission form gious Oasis Photo Contest Trophy, a prize money of
€1500 (consisting of a check for €1000 plus an atten-
dance allowance for award ceremony worth €500),
Article 10 invitation to award ceremony, a voucher for awards
– IMAGE RIGHTS: Rights and ownership of images dinner (valid for 2 people) and a voucher for a 1 over-
belong to authors. However, they shall authorize con- night stay in a hotel located where award ceremony
test organizers the free use of their submitted photo- will take place (valid for 2 people). The winner will be
graphs for the following purposes: publishing of the chosen among the best ranked works submitted to
official catalog of the contest, publishing on websites RAW categories (landscapes, mammals, birds and
related to contest, projections during promotional bats, all the other animals, storyboard, underwater
events related to contest, exhibitions of winning pho- photography, plants).
tographs that take place at the end of the competition. N.B: if the awarded image is also the winner or the
Exhibitions panels will be auctioned at a charity event runner up for its category, the winner of the Italian
when exhibition tour will be over. All proceeds will go Oasis Photographer prize will also win the money
to a solidarity project. Oasis magazine will publish win- prize for the corresponding Raw category.
ning photos in the report that will be written at the end -Oasis Magazine Award Open: awarded from Oasis
of the contest. Winning and featured photos will be editorial staff and chosen among photos submitted to
available to newspapers interested in publishing con- open categories. The winner will get the prestigious
test results. Authors will be credited every time their Oasis Photo Contest Trophy, a prize money of
images are used. €1000 (consisting of a check for €500 plus an atten-
dance allowance for award ceremony worth €500),
invitation to award ceremony, a voucher for awards
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dinner (valid for 2 people) and a voucher for a 1 over-
night stay in a hotel located where award ceremony
- PRIZES: Prize money will be awarded at award ce- will take place (valid for 2 people). The winner will bechosen among works submitted to Open categories to proceed with the identification and second selection
(Open landscapes, Open animals, Open people). of pictures for semi-finalists. Then the jury will choose
N.B: -Oasis Magazine Award Open winner will also win the finalists in order to choose the nominee for the
€300 money prize for the open category he has won. awards. The jury will require raw file (for the 7 catego-
- Category Award: for each of the 10 categories the ries where raw file has to be supplied) to the nomi-
jury will award a first place prize, a runner up prize and nees; the author will also have to send a brief
4 honorable mentions and 14 featured works. biography, a photo of themselves and an image cap-
-RAW CATEGORIES: tions. After examination of RAW files, jury will choose
First Place Award will win the Oasis PhotoContest the winner for 2018 edition. The verdict of the jury is
trophy, a prize money of €800 (consisting of a check definitive and incontestable.
for €500 plus an attendance allowance for award ce- Awarded authors will be announced in the month of
remony worth €500) , invitation to award ceremony, a May. They will receive a communication by email and
voucher for awards dinner (valid for 2 people) and a will be invited to the award ceremony taking place in
voucher for a 1 overnight stay in a hotel located where September. Winning photos will be revealed during
award ceremony will take place (valid for 2 people). award ceremony. International Oasis Photographer,
Runner up award will win a prize money of €400 Italian Oasis Photographer and Oasis Magazine Open
(consisting of a check for €200 plus an attendance al- Award winners name and photos will also be revealed
lowance for award ceremony worth €200), invitation during award ceremony.
to award ceremony, a voucher for awards dinner (valid Jury will be published on website www.oasisphocon-
for 2 people), a prestigious attestation and a voucher test.com.
for a 1 overnight stay in a hotel located where award
Honorable mentions winner will get a prestigious
attestation, invitation to award ceremony, a voucher Article 13
for awards dinner (valid for 2 people) and a voucher
- CATALOG: For this year's competition a catalog will
for a 1 overnight stay in a hotel located where award
be released at the end of the contest; it will be similar
ceremony will take place (valid for 2 people).
to the one produced for past editions of the contest. It
Featured Works authors will get a prestigious atte-
will contain winning photos and finalist photos too. If
station, invitation to award ceremony, a voucher for
requested on the registration page, the catalog will
awards dinner (valid for 1 people).
have a special price of €16 euros instead of regular
OPEN CATEGORIES
price of €35. Registration allows you to buy only one
First Place Award will win the Oasis PhotoContest
special priced catalog for user (one copy per registra-
trophy, a prize money of €500 (consisting of a check
tion).
for €300 plus an attendance allowance for award ce-
NB: Catalog is not part of the prize money and it
remony worth €200) , a prestigious attestation, invi-
should not be considered a prize. This implies that
tation to award ceremony, a voucher for awards
it won’t be given away to overall winners, category
dinner (valid for 2 people) and a voucher for a 1 over-
winners, honorable mentions’ authors or featured
night stay in a hotel located where award ceremony
works’ authors. New edition will premiere during
will take place (valid for 2 people).
award ceremony on September 2018. The catalog will
Runner up award will win a week-long stay in the
be shipped to contestants who have reserved a copy
region of Langhe (Italy) (valid for 2 people), a presti-
at the stage of registration within 30 days from award
gious attestation, invitation to award ceremony, a vou-
ceremony. Contestants who have not reserved a copy
cher for awards dinner (valid for 2 people) and a
at the stage of registration can buy the catalog at re-
voucher for a 1 overnight stay in a hotel located where
gular price through our website.
award ceremony will take place (valid for 2 people).
Honorable mentions winner will get a prestigious
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attestation, invitation to award ceremony, a voucher
for awards dinner (valid for 2 people) and a voucher
for a 1 overnight stay in a hotel located where award – PRIVACY: Regarding the article n. 13 of Italian Le-
ceremony will take place (valid for 2 people). gislative Decree n. 196. June 30, 2003, (the 'Code
Featured Works authors will get a prestigious atte- concerning the protection of personal data' hereinaf-
station, invitation to award ceremony, a voucher for ter), that the personal data provided in the competition
awards dinner (valid for 1 people). Oasis Photocontest 2014 will be saved by AITN on an
electronic database and will be protected
and treated in the most appropriate manner to ensure
Article 12 the security and confidentiality in accordance to what's
stated in the Code. The information provided will be
– WORK OF THE JURY: The work of the jury will be
used only for purposes strictly connected to the con-
as follows: identification of pictures that are qualified
test. To this end, the data may be published online on
for the competition, 3 intermediate selection in order
the contest's website (www.oasisphotocontest.com) orin the catalog of the competition. The provision of data Article 15
is necessary in order to participate in the competition.
– FINAL PROVISIONS: The guidelines Oasis Photo
Authors may exercise their rights according to the arti-
Contest 2015 concerning: rules of procedure, awarding
cle n. 7 of the Legislative Decree no. 196/2003 (inclu-
of prizes, calendar of events and anything not covered
ding the rights to obtain confirmation of the existence
here, refers to anything that's published on the official
of data concerning the author and the possibility of up-
website of the competition
dating, correcting or deleting said data) by making a re-
www.oasisphotocontest.com. Participation in the com-
quest to the legal owner of the database and AITN
petition takes for granted the knowledge and accep-
president, with registered office at Via Fornace Sorba
tance of the rules and regulations found on this page
2, Alba (CN), Eugenio Ecclesiastico.
in their entirety.
KIDS SECTION GUIDELINES
Article 1 – KIDS SECTION: The Kids section is reser- gistrations, payment and submission of images can
ved for boys and girls under the age of 18, therefore take place at the same time or at different times. Re-
the consent of a parent is required to participate in this gistration is considered complete once the participa-
category, (the procedure for this is present on the site). tion fee is received.
This section has to be considered an OPEN one, so
Raw files won’t be requested. This section is divided Article 4 - PAYMENT: Payment should be made only
into 2 categories, Baby and Junior: after registration and upong receiving the author code
B) BABY This section is assigned to children that have from the system. The registration fee is 12 Euros. Pay-
not yet reached the age of 14 on images submission ment methods are described in the article 8 of the re-
deadline. J) JUNIOR This section is for those that gular guidelines for adults. During the registration you
have not yet reached the age of 18 on images submis- are given the possibility of preordering the Oasis Pho-
sion deadline. toContest catalog for the special price of €16 (instead
of €35). Other information can be found in the article
Article 2 – IMAGES: In both section, Baby and Junior, 1 of the regular guidelines for adults.
kids can submit up to nine photographs, the subject
may be picked from any of the categories found in the Article 5 - SUBMISSION OF IMAGES: Images must
sections for grown ups: Landscapes, Mammals, Birds be submitted only through the form found on Submis-
and Bats, All Other Animals, Plants, Underwater and sions page. Only digital files will be accepted.
People. Information pertaining to image manipulation
can be found in the article 4, section OPEN of the re- Article 6 - PRIZES: The jury of the Oasis Magazine
gular Guidelines for adults. Information pertaining to will select a winner in the BABY category and a winner
the rights of images can be found in Article 8 of the re- in the JUNIOR category. Both winners will receive an
gular Guidelines for adults. invitation to the award ceremony and a free stay for 4
days for the whole family (up to six members) in an
Article 3 - REGISTRATION: Registration for the com- Italian National Park (excluding travel expenses.) For
petition can only be done by filling out the form on the participation is required the consent of an adult. The
website. The form is the same as that for adults. By jury has the right to assign special prizes or to extend
entering the date of birth, users will be redirected to the ranking up to 3rd place.
either the Baby or Junior category depending on their
age. If the registration succeeds, users will get their Article 7 - FINAL PROVISIONS: See articles 13 and
code author sent by email. Please remember to enter 14.
a valid email address in the form. Submissions sent in
any other way (email, fax, mail) won't be accepted. Re-You can also read
