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WVSeniors.org Announces new Photo Contest
Winning pictures will be featured in a 2006 West Virginia Senior Calendar
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – WVSeniors.org, the one-stop informational Web site for West Virginia ’s seniors, is again holding a contest to find the most creative photographs of senior citizens in the state. The best pictures will be used in a new promotional calendar due out in the fall. Winners will also receive a $100.00 gift certificate to Amazon.com.
The Center on Aging is encouraging participants to get creative. The calendar will reflect the beauty of West Virginia and the creativity of its senior citizens.
"We put together this contest to get West Virginia senior citizens and their community involved in learning about aging,” Richard J. Ham, MD, director of the WVU Center on Aging (CoA) said. “The WVSeniors project is committed to providing information to our elders so they can enjoy an empowering, healthy lifestyle. Being involved in this contest is just one way to draw attention to that.”
Photographs must include a senior citizen and some aspect of West Virginia lifestyle. Studio-style portraits or similar images should be avoided. Both amateur and professional photographers are encouraged to submit images; however, professional photographers are ineligible for gift certificates.
"We are excited about the submissions because we know that the photographs will represent West Virginia’s seniors in a great light,” said Maria Durbin, assistant director at the CoA.
Winning photographs will be published in the 2006 WVSeniors.org calendar. Twelve photographs will be chosen, one for each month of the year. All entries must be received by August 5, 2005.
Sponsors are also greatly needed to help complete the project. Last year, due to a lack of sponsorship, WV Seniors was not able to follow through with the contest. Those who entered last year will still be considered for the 2006 calendar contest.
2006 WVSeniors.org Calendar Photo Contest Rules:
Photographs must include a West Virginia senior citizen and some aspect of West Virginia lifestyle.
Winning photographs will be published in the 2006 West Virginia Senior Calendar.
Each winning amateur photographer will receive a $100.00 gift certificate for Amazon.com. Twelve winning photos will be selected.
Submissions must be received by Friday, August 5, 2005 and photographers are encouraged to submit as many photos as they would like. Winning photos will be announced at a press conference December 2005.
Photographs should be submitted in color as borderless 8x10s. If submitting a digital image printed from home, please use premium quality photo paper and the appropriate settings on your printer.
Submit negative or slide with film entries. For digital entries, please include a copy of the original image in TIFF, RAW, or JPG (please use highest quality settings) burned to CD. Please limit post-processing of digital images to cropping. Images thought to be significantly modified by image manipulating programs will be removed from consideration.
By submitting photos they become the property of the Center on Aging. You agree to let the Center on Aging use the submitted image, if chosen, in their 2006 West Virginia Seniors Calendar and other promotional materials.
Original pictures, negatives, slides and CDs will be returned to owners only if a SASE is included with entry.
Submissions can be mailed, e-mailed, or dropped off in person.
Please mail submissions to:
WVU Center on Aging
PO Box 9127
Morgantown, WV 26506.
Or
wvseniors@hsc.wvu.edu
Questions? Email them to wvseniors@hsc.wvu.edu with the words "senior photo contest" in the subject line or call the WVU Center on Aging at 304-293-2968.
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