EPOCH
The Ceylon Media Company Pvt Ltd
1. General
1.1. This photography competition is conducted by Epoch –The Ceylon Media Company PVT. Ltd. (“the Promoter”)
1.2. Purpose: This competition is organized with a view to achieve the following:
1.2.1. Encourage photographers by giving them recognition for their high-quality work in photography.
1.2.2. Develop aesthetic appreciation of photography in the general public by creating Fan base.
1.2.3. To promote photography at school level by encouraging students to develop their skills in creative photography.
1.2.4. To recognize personalities for their valued dedication and services rendered to the local Photography field by means of
granting them Lifetime Achievement Awards.
1.3. Entry into this competition deems acceptance of the Terms and Conditions.
1.4. To the extent of any inconsistency between these Terms and Conditions and any other reference to this competition, these Terms and Conditions prevail.
1.5. This is a non-acquisitive photography competition governed by these Terms and Conditions. All instructions relating to the competition on this website (www.theceylonmedia.com.) also form part of the Terms and Conditions.
1.6. The Promoter reserves the right to amend these Terms and Conditions. The Promoter may also cancel or suspend this competition if an event beyond the control of the Promoter corrupts or affects the administration security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this competition. The Promoter will disqualify any individual who has tampered with the entry process or any other aspect of this competition.
1. General
1.1. This photography competition is conducted by Epoch –The Ceylon MediaCompany PVT. Ltd. (“the Promoter”)
1.2. Purpose: This competition is organized with a view to achieve the following:
1.2.1. Encourage photographers by giving them recognition for their high-quality work in photography.
1.2.2. Develop aesthetic appreciation of photography in the general public by creating Fan base.
1.2.3. To promote photography at school level by encouraging students to develop their skills in creative photography.
1.2.4. To recognize personalities for their valued dedication and services rendered to the local Photography field by means of granting them Lifetime Achievement Awards.
1.3. Entry into this competition deems acceptance of the Terms and Conditions.
1.4. To the extent of any inconsistency between these Terms and Conditions and any other reference to this competition, these Terms and Conditions prevail.
1.5. This is a non-acquisitive photography competition governed by these Terms and Conditions. All instructions relating to the competition on this website (www.theceylonmedia.com.) also form part of the Terms and Conditions.
1.6. The Promoter reserves the right to amend these Terms and Conditions. The Promoter may also cancel or suspend this competition if an event beyond the control of the Promoter corrupts or affects the administration security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this competition. The Promoter will disqualify any individual who has tampered with the entry process or any other aspect of this competition.
2. Who Can Enter?
2.1. Ceylon Photography Awards (“CPA – 2021”) is open to all Sri Lankan citizens living in Sri Lanka and abroad irrespective of professional photographers, amateurs or enthusiasts.
2.2. There is no age limit to enter CPA-2021 in Section 01 to 04. School Section applicants should be under 18 years of age.
2.3. For participants under 18 years of age, the consent of the parents or guardian is required. The consenting guardian is then bound by the Terms and Conditions of the competition.
2.4. Entries submitted under the School Section should be certified by the Principal or Master in Charge of the respective school, as the works are of the applicant.
2.5. Employees, participating retailers and agents of Promoter or any company associated with the Promoter, and their immediate families are not eligible to enter the competition.
2. Who Can Enter?
2.1. Ceylon Photography Awards (“CPA – 2021”) is open to all Sri Lankan citizens living in Sri Lanka and abroad irrespective of professional photographers, amateurs or enthusiasts.
2.2. There is no age limit to enter CPA-2021 in Section 01 to 04. School Section applicants should be under 18 years of age.
2.3. For participants under 18 years of age, the consent of the parents or guardian is required. The consenting guardian is then bound by the Terms and Conditions of the competition.
2.4. Entries submitted under the School Section should be certified by the Principal or Master in Charge of the respective school, as the works are of the applicant.
2.5. Employees, participating retailers and agents of Promoter or any company associated with the Promoter, and their immediate families are not eligible to enter the competition.
3. How To Enter
3.1. Entries will be accepted from 25th March 2021 to 5th May 2021. No entries will be accepted after 11:59pm 5th May 2021.
3.2. Entrants must follow the instructions below, In case of any inconsistency between these Terms and Conditions and the Ceylon Photography Awards instructions,
3.3. Entrants must choose the appropriate category for their images submitted. The same or similar images cannot be uploaded multiple times or entered into different categories. The entrants may enter maximum four (4) number of images in each category.
3.4. The categories are;
3.4.1. Open Colour
3.4.2. Open Monochrome
3.4.3. Nature & Wildlife
3.4.4. Theme – Lifestyle
3.4.5. School – Open
3.5. The entry fee for any two categories of the competition will be Rs. 2,000.00. The fee for each additional section will be Rs.500.00.
3.6. Each entry must comply with the Terms & Conditions including the Submission Guidelines specified below and specific rules under each category.
3.7. Entries must be submitted separately and each entry must individually meet the following Technical Specifications:
3.7.1. Images must be saved as ‘High Quality JPEG’ format.
3.7.2. Maximum image width (horizontal) is 1920 pixels, Maximum image height (vertical) is 1080 pixels.
3.7.3. File size must not exceed 2MB.
3.7.4. All image files should be in sRGB Colour Space. (see “8. What will be rejected” for disqualifications)
3.8. File name of each image file should be renamed as follows, before uploading.
Example:
Colour section- 1st file must rename as shown below
OC_01_Title
Open Monochrome section- 1st file must rename as shown below
OM_01_Title
Nature & Wildlife section- 1st file must rename as shown below
NW_01_Title
Theme section- 1st file must rename as shown below
TH_01_Title
School section- 1st file must rename as shown below
SC_01_Title
3.9. Entry fees can be submitted via Stripe online payments or by crediting Bank account of EPOCH – The Ceylon Media Company PVT. Ltd. (No:1000387962 – Commercial Bank, Kalutara) and must be paid before the closing date.
3.10.Promoter is not responsible for any misdirected, late payments or incomprehensible entries in the competition.
3. How To Enter
3.1. Entries will be accepted from 25th March 2021 to 5th May 2021. No entries will be accepted after 11:59pm 5th May 2021.
3.2. Entrants must follow the instructions below, In case of any inconsistency between these Terms and Conditions and the Ceylon Photography Awards instructions,
3.3. Entrants must choose the appropriate category for their images submitted. The same or similar images cannot be uploaded multiple times or entered into different categories. The entrants may enter maximum four (4) number of images in each category.
3.4. The categories are;
3.4.1. Open Colour
3.4.2. Open Monochrome
3.4.3. Nature & Wildlife
3.4.4. Theme – Lifestyle
3.4.5. School – Open
3.5. The entry fee for any two categories of the competition will be 2,000 LKR The fee for each additional section will be 500 LKR
3.6. Each entry must comply with the Terms & Conditions including the Submission Guidelines specified below and specific rules under each category.
3.7. Entries must be submitted separately and each entry must individually meet the following Technical Specifications:
3.7.1. Images must be saved as ‘High Quality JPEG’ format.
3.7.2. Maximum image width (horizontal) is 1920 pixels, Maximum image height (vertical) is 1080 pixels.
3.7.3. File size must not exceed 2MB.
3.7.4. All image files should be in sRGB Colour Space. (see “8. What will be rejected” for disqualifications)
3.8. File name of each image file should be renamed as follows, before uploading.
Example:
Colour section- 1st file must rename as shown below
OC_01_Title
Open Monochrome section- 1st file must rename as shown below
OM_01_Title
Nature & Wildlife section- 1st file must rename as shown below
NW_01_Title
Theme section- 1st file must rename as shown below
TH_01_Title
School section- 1st file must rename as shown below
SC_01_Title
3.9. Entry fees can be submitted via Stripe online payments or by crediting Bank account of EPOCH – The Ceylon Media Company PVT. Ltd. (No:1000387962 – Commercial Bank, Kalutara) and must be paid before the closing date.
3.10. Promoter is not responsible for any misdirected, late payments or incomprehensible entries in the competition.
4. Submission Guidelines
4.1. The application form for the competition can be downloaded from the website: www.theceylonmedia.com
4.2. The application form and information sheet can be downloaded in Sinhala and Tamil languages as PDF files.
4.3. Submission of entries for the competition is through our website or email address only.
4.4. Each entry must contain photographs captured (digitally or by film) entirely by the entrant. It must not comprise any trademarks or copyright material owned in whole or in part by a third party or violate any person’s rights of privacy.
4.5. All details provided by the entrant must be true and accurate.
4.6. The entrant is responsible for determining the appropriate permissions or model releases for their entries if required. However, CPA does not request model release forms with entries.
4.7. Images submitted with watermarks, branding, lettering etc. on them will not be submitted for judging and will be disqualified.
4.8. Images must not plagiarise the work of any other person or persons.
4.9. Entries that are found to breach these Terms and Conditions even after the results are announced, will be considered as invalid. In the event a prize has been awarded, that prize must be returned to the Promoter. The winners will be required to sign a statutory declaration regarding the originality of the entry.
4. Submission Guidelines
4.1. The application form for the competition can be downloaded from the website: www.theceylonmedia.com
4.2. The application form and information sheet can be downloaded in Sinhala and Tamil languages as PDF files.
4.3. Submission of entries for the competition is through our website or email address only.
4.4. Each entry must contain photographs captured (digitally or by film) entirely by the entrant. It must not comprise any trademarks or copyright material owned in whole or in part by a third party or violate any person’s rights of privacy.
4.5. All details provided by the entrant must be true and accurate.
4.6. The entrant is responsible for determining the appropriate permissions or model releases for their entries if required. However, CPA does not request model release forms with entries.
4.7. Images submitted with watermarks, branding, lettering etc. on them will not be submitted for judging and will be disqualified.
4.8. Images must not plagiarise the work of any other person or persons.
4.9. Entries that are found to breach these Terms and Conditions even after the results are announced, will be considered as invalid. In the event a prize has been awarded, that prize must be returned to the Promoter. The winners will be required to sign a statutory declaration regarding the originality of the entry.
5. Judging
5.1. The initial review of images, shortlisted for each category, will be completed by a panel of four internationally recognized judges with the CPA administration.
5.2. The second round of judging process will be decided by the Promoter’s committee / internationally acclaimed judging team through three criteria judging system.
The judging panel will consider the following point system when judging:
5.2.1. Technicality – 1-5 points
5.2.2. Originality – 1-5 points
5.2.3. Overall rating – 1-5 points
This creates a maximum of 15 points per judge for each image.
5.3. The top 30 highest scoring images from each category will be deliberated and discussed by the judging panel for the selection of Awards.
5.4. If any of the shortlisted images are found to be in breach of the above Terms and Conditions, they will be disqualified.
5.5. Each section will be comprised two Gold, two Silver and two Bronze medals and ten Merits’ from the patron renowned photography associations in Sri Lanka. In addition to the above, 100 acceptances will be selected for the virtual exhibition.
5.6. Except for the above prizes, based on the points achieved, winners for Gold, Silver and Bronze medals will be selected and the winners will be awarded with CPA Gold medal plus 50,000LKR prize, CPA Silver medal plus 30,000LKR prize and CPA Bronze medal plus 20,000LKR prize.
5.7. CPA 2021 medals point system is as follows
5.7.1. Gold medal – 5 points
5.7.2. Silver medal – 4 points
5.7.3. Bronze medal – 3 points
5.7.4. Merits – 2 points
5.7.5. Acceptance – 1 point
5.8. There will be no correspondence between entrants and judges throughout this process.
5.9. The jury reserves the right not to nominate any of the prizes, certificates or awards for the relevant competition category if the works do not meet the required standards.
5.10. A result sheet will be emailed to the applicant after the selections are finalised.
5.11. Images selected under the School Section will be required authentication by the principal or a teacher in charge of the relevant school.
5.12. The company is responsible for all policy decisions regarding this competition.
5.13. The Panel of Judges:
5.13.1. Mr.Henry Rajakaruna
5.13.2 Mr.Bandu Gunaratne
5.13.3 Mr.Ravi Ranasinghe
5.13.4 Mr.Lakshitha Karunaratne
5. Judging
5.1. The initial review of images, shortlisted for each category, will be completed by a panel of four internationally recognized judges with the CPA administration.
5.2. The second round of judging process will be decided by the Promoter’s committee / internationally acclaimed judging team through three criteria judging system.
The judging panel will consider the following point system when judging:
5.2.1. Technicality – 1-5 points
5.2.2. Originality – 1-5 points
5.2.3. Overall rating – 1-5 points
This creates a maximum of 15 points per judge for each image.
5.3. The top 30 highest scoring images from each category will be deliberated and discussed by the judging panel for the selection of Awards.
5.4. If any of the shortlisted images are found to be in breach of the above Terms and Conditions, they will be disqualified.
5.5. Each section will be comprised two Gold, two Silver and two Bronze medals and ten Merits’ from the patron renowned photography associations in Sri Lanka. In addition to the above, 100 acceptances will be selected for the virtual exhibition.
5.6. Except for the above prizes, based on the points achieved, winners for Gold, Silver and Bronze medals will be selected and the winners will be awarded with CPA Gold medal plus 50,000LKR prize, CPA Silver medal plus 30,000LKR prize and CPA Bronze medal plus 20,000LKR prize.
5.7. CPA 2021 medals point system is as follows
5.7.1. Gold medal – 5 points
5.7.2. Silver medal – 4 points
5.7.3. Bronze medal – 3 points
5.7.4. Merits’ – 2 points
5.7.5. Acceptance – 1 point
5.8. There will be no correspondence between entrants and judges throughout this process.
5.9. The jury reserves the right not to nominate any of the prizes, certificates or awards for the relevant competition category if the works do not meet the required standards.
5.10. A result sheet will be emailed to the applicant after the selections are finalized.
5.11. Images selected under the School Section will be required authentication by the principal or a teacher in charge of the relevant school.
5.12. The company is responsible for all policy decisions regarding this competition.
5.13. The Jury panel:
5.13.1. Mr.Henry Rajakaruna
5.13.2 Mr.Bandu Gunaratne
5.13.3 Mr.Ravi Ranasinghe
5.13.4 Mr.Lakshitha Karunaratne
6. Prizes
6.1. A total number of 92 awards and medals will be in offer with over LKR 600,000 cash awards.
6.2. People’s Choice – CPA 2021 Best Photographer in each section will be given based on the voting through the virtual exhibition.
6.3. The winner will be selected by the panel of Judges by their majority.
6.4. All decisions of the Judging panel are final and binding on each entrant. No correspondence will be entered into.
6.5. If any winner is subsequently found to have breached the Terms and Conditions of the competition must return any awarded prize within 30 days on a request to do so. The Promoter will have the final decision on any allegations with regard to the prizes.
6.6. The Promoter will not be liable for any costs associated with winning prizes and its delivery unless specifically stated in these Terms and Conditions.
6.7. Prizes are not transferable or exchangeable and, with the exception of cash prizes, cannot be taken as cash.
6. Prizes
6.1. A total number of 92 awards and medals will be in offer with over LKR 600,000 cash awards.
6.2. People’s Choice – CPA 2021 Best Photographer in each section will be given based on the voting through the virtual exhibition.
6.3. The winner will be selected by the panel of Judges by their majority.
6.4. All decisions of the Judging panel are final and binding on each entrant. No correspondence will be entered into.
6.5. If any winner is subsequently found to have breached the Terms and Conditions of the competition must return any awarded prize within 30 days on a request to do so. The Promoter will have the final decision on any allegations with regard to the prizes.
6.6. The Promoter will not be liable for any costs associated with winning prizes and its delivery unless specifically stated in these Terms and Conditions.
6.7. Prizes are not transferable or exchangeable and, with the exception of cash prizes, cannot be taken as cash.
7. Rights
7.1. All copyrights of the photographic entries remain with the photographer / entrant.
7.2. The Promoter asserts no claims to the rights of any image entered into the competition.
7.3. If the Promoter reserves the right to use any image through their website, promotional material, printed matter or Social media channels at anytime in the future. However, the photographer / entrant will be given photo credit. Entrants signify their consent to do so by entering this competition. Each entrant acknowledges that the Promoter is under no obligation to use their entry.
7.4. It is the entrant’s responsibility to protect their work from infringement by third parties by entering, at a minimum, metadata into the image. The Promoter will not be liable for any third-party misuse of images.
7.5. If there is any point where the competition needs to be postponed by six weeks or less entry fees will not be refunded. When the Promoter recommences the competition, all previous entries will be automatically included.
7.6. In the event of the Promoter cancels the competition all entry fees will be refunded.
7. Rights
7.1. All copyrights of the photographic entries remain with the photographer / entrant.
7.2. The Promoter asserts no claims to the rights of any image entered into the competition.
7.3. If the Promoter reserves the right to use any image through their website, promotional material, printed matter or Social media channels at anytime in the future. However, the photographer / entrant will be given photo credit. Entrants signify their consent to do so by entering this competition. Each entrant acknowledges that the Promoter is under no obligation to use their entry.
7.4. It is the entrant’s responsibility to protect their work from infringement by third parties by entering, at a minimum, metadata into the image. The Promoter will not be liable for any third-party misuse of images.
7.5. If there is any point where the competition needs to be postponed by six weeks or less entry fees will not be refunded. When the Promoter recommences the competition, all previous entries will be automatically included.
7.6. In the event of the Promoter cancels the competition all entry fees will be refunded.
8. What Will Be Rejected
8.1. If the image contains any external markings (watermarks, dates, logos, etc.) that are not relevant to the content of the work, those works will be rejected.
8.2. Submitted images or any part of entries should not belong to someone else or downloaded from the Internet or any other source
8.3. Entries with no payment made by the deadline and non-compliant photos will be rejected without prior notice.
8.4. Unedited Originals of all works submitted for the competition must surrender if requested by the organizers. Failure to submit originals will be rejected.
8. What Will Be Rejected
8.1. If the image contains any external markings (watermarks, dates, logos, etc.) that are not relevant to the content of the work, those works will be rejected.
8.2. Submitted images or any part of entries should not belong to someone else or downloaded from the Internet or any other source
8.3. Entries with no payment made by the deadline and non-compliant photos will be rejected without prior notice.
8.4.Unedited Originals of all works submitted for the competition must surrender if requested by the organizers. Failure to submit originals will be rejected.
9. Definitions
9.1. OPEN
Any pictorial treatment of a subject contains the element of good arrangement of composition and reflects the interpretation of the photographer.
9.2. MONOCHROME – F.I.A.P Definition
A black and white work fitting from the very dark grey (black) to the very clear grey (white) is a monochrome work with various shades of grey. A black and white work toned entirely in a single colour will remain a monochrome work able to stand in the black and white category. On the other hand, a black and white work modified by a partial toning or by the addition of one colour becomes a colour work (polychrome) to stand in the colour category.
9.3. COLOUR – F.I.A.P. Definition
Any photograph that is not monochrome fall under this section. It includes a monochrome photograph that has been partially toned or had colour added.
9.4. NATURE – F.I.A.P. Definition
Nature photography depicts living, untamed animals and uncultivated plants in a natural habitat, geology and the wide diversity of natural phenomena, from insects to icebergs. Photographs of animals that are domesticated caged or under any form of restraint, as well as photographs of cultivated plants are ineligible. Minimal evidence of humans is acceptable for nature subjects, such as barn owls or storks, adapting to an environment modified by humans, or natural forces, like hurricanes or tidal waves, reclaiming it. The original image must have been taken by the photographer, whatever photographic medium is used. Any manipulation or modification to the original image is limited to minor retouching of blemishes and must not alter the content of the original scene. After satisfying the above requirements, every effort should be made to ensure the highest level of artistic skill in all nature photographs.
9.5. Theme – Lifestyles
The lifestyle of a particular person or group of people in the living conditions, behaviour, and habitats that are typical to them or are chosen by them. After 2020, our known world has walked right into a new era. People have to forget, change even some principal concepts to adopt the new situation. Photographs of this changed lifestyle will be the evidence for the future. mages submitted for this category cannot be edited. But cropping adjusting light intensity may be done without affecting its natural appearance. Images submitted for this category cannot be edited. But cropping adjusting light intensity may be done without affecting its natural appearance.
9. Definitions
9.1. OPEN
Any pictorial treatment of a subject contains the element of good arrangement of composition and reflects the interpretation of the photographer.
9.2. MONOCHROME – F.I.A.P Definition
A black and white work fitting from the very dark grey (black) to the very clear grey (white) is a monochrome work with various shades of grey. A black and white work toned entirely in a single colour will remain a monochrome work able to stand in the black and white category. On the other hand, a black and white work modified by a partial toning or by the addition of one colour becomes a colour work (polychrome) to stand in the colour category.
9.3. COLOUR – F.I.A.P. Definition
Any photograph that is not monochrome fall under this section. It includes a monochrome photograph that has been partially toned or had colour added.
9.4. NATURE – F.I.A.P. Definition
Nature photography depicts living, untamed animals and uncultivated plants in a natural habitat, geology and the wide diversity of natural phenomena, from insects to icebergs. Photographs of animals that are domesticated caged or under any form of restraint, as well as photographs of cultivated plants are ineligible. Minimal evidence of humans is acceptable for nature subjects, such as barn owls or storks, adapting to an environment modified by humans, or natural forces, like hurricanes or tidal waves, reclaiming it. The original image must have been taken by the photographer, whatever photographic medium is used. Any manipulation or modification to the original image is limited to minor retouching of blemishes and must not alter the content of the original scene. After satisfying the above requirements, every effort should be made to ensure the highest level of artistic skill in all nature photographs.
9.5. Theme – Lifestyles
The lifestyle of a particular person or group of people in the living conditions, behaviour, and habitats that are typical to them or are chosen by them. After 2020, our known world has walked right into a new era. People have to forget, change even some principal concepts to adopt the new situation. Photographs of this changed lifestyle will be the evidence for the future. Images submitted for this category cannot be edited. But cropping adjusting light intensity may be done without affecting its natural appearance.