Elevator Digital Photo Competition & Silent Auction

SNAP! PHOTO COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Participating in the SNAP! 2010 Elevator Digital Photo Competition makes a real difference in the lives of those living with HIV/AIDS.

All photographers and photo-based artists are welcome! JPEG thumbnail (whether original is digital capture, film based or photo-based) submissions must be uploaded via the online submission form to complete your entry.

Submission requirements:

  • An entry form must be completed online by 10:00 AM EST, Tuesday, February 16, 2010
  • A $25 cash submission fee per image must be paid through our secure server.
  • A .jpg version of the submission uploaded to our secure server. Resolution Size: 600 pixels on the longest side (files larger than 2MB will be rejected automatically by the server). If you submit files in .tiff, .psd or other non-web-viewable formats, your images will not be visible and your work will be disqualified.

Selected Entries Final Submission Information:

  • Following jury deliberations, notification of selected entries will be on Monday, February 22, 2010. If your artwork is selected as a category winner and/or the SNAP! 2010 Silent Auction your work will printed and matted by Elevator Digital and exhibited for silent auction at the SNAP! Gala, Sunday, March 21, 2010.
  • Print ready files of selected digital entries must be loaded to our secure server by 5:00pm EST, Friday, February 26, 2010 and will be printed and matted by our proud sponsor Elevator Digital.
  • Print ready file formats:
    • Files to be supplied as flattened TIFFs, PSD (Photoshop) or uncompressed JPG
    • Recommended colour Profile Adobe RGB 1998
    • The maximum print dimension is 16" x 20" (320 sq.in.) / 40cm x 50cm (2400 sq. cm) at 300 dpi (4800 x 6000 pixels). Please submit files of no less than 4800 pixels on shortest side and no more than 8000 pixels on the longest side
    • No Alpha channels — please remove them before sending
    • Files should be sent in 8 bits per channel
  • Artists who choose to submit hard copy original prints and photo-based work that are selected as a category winner and/or silent auction item must deliver their work, protected from handling, by Monday, February 26, 2010 to:

    SNAP! Photo Competition
    AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT)
    399 Church Street, 4th floor
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 2J6

  • ACT reserves the right to withhold any submissions from exhibition or sale that fail to meet the expectation of quality elicited through the original jpeg submission.
  • Artist's Name, Title of Work and E-mail address will appear on bid sheets at auction and in sleeves together with the work to ensure the artist's image(s) are properly credited.
  • Contact information will only be used for the purpose of contacting the contestant with regard to the SNAP! event and to advise them of future SNAP! events.
  • All submissions must comply with the SNAP! Photo Competition and Silent Auction Rules as outlined. All other submissions may be disqualified

Thank you and good luck!