2011

IMPORTANT DATES: CONTEST DEADLINES

STILL PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST DEADLINE: VIA FTP, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2012, AT 11:59 P.M.
No online entries will be accepted after February 11. Contact the contest chair if you cannot submit by FTP.

Please visit the following link for full information and guidelines:


http://www.whnpa.org/contestinfo/2012/stills/photoentry.htm

Additional instructions or changes may be updated in January, 2012.

 

NEW MEDIA CONTEST ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED NO LATER THAN 11:59 PM., Feb. 5, 2012.
Entries will be submitted via email

VIDEO CONTEST DEADLINE SUNDAY, FEB 12, 2012, AT 11:59 PM

 

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STILL PHOTOGRAPHY     VIDEO PHOTOGRAPHY AND EDITING        NEW MEDIA





JUDGING INFORMATION AND SCHEDULE will be announced after the contest deadline.
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STILL PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST - GENERAL INFORMATION

CLICK LINK BELOW FOR PHOTO ENTRY RULES & RELATED INFO


STILL CONTEST PHOTO ENTRY PAGE FOR
CONTEST RULES, ELIGIBILITY, AND PAYMENT OPTIONS

 


ONLINE ENTRY

In an effort to save you and the White House News Photographers Association a lot of time, all Still Contest entries will be submitted via FTP. It is essential that you carefully and accurately follow “The Eyes of History 2012” guidelines. Click the link below to download STILL CONTEST rules, review payment options, and update your membership status.

link to payment page


DOWNLOAD 2012 GUIDELINES - PAY STILL CONTEST ENTRY FEE




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2012 NEW MEDIA CONTEST

DOWNLOAD 2012 NEW MEDIA CONTEST RULES PDF


The creation of the New Media contest aims to recognize the efforts of our
colleagues who create, design and produce stories and packages that are
distributed primarily on or by the Internet.

Entrant Requirements

At least one member of a project must meet eligibility requirements for WHNPA
membership to enter the New Media contest.

The entry fee of $50.00 (plus 3 handling if paying online) includes entry into one category. Each
additional category entered costs an additional $15 (plus 50 cents handling, if paying online).

The fees must be sent to WHNPA (7119 Ben Franklin Station, Washington DC, 20044-7199) by
check or you can charge using the Paypal link below.

Only one entry fee per entrant is required.

Please list the categories you have entered in your submission e-mail and the total
amount paid.

All entries must have been published on or after Jan. 1, 2011 and before Dec. 31,
2011. Freelance work is welcome.


This contest will not accept stand-alone video submissions. Please see
WHNPA video contest for entering stand-alone videos.

Entrants acknowledge that they have the right to display all content to their
respective web sites (i.e. photos, videos and audio or music).


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Pay your new media contest entry fees

Download the NEW MEDIA CONTEST RULES PDF for requirements and full information regarding submission of your entries.

If you have questions regarding the media contest, please use the link below:

  CONTACT THE NEW MEDIA CONTEST COMMITTEE  


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2012 VIDEO CONTEST

ENTRY DEADLINE - FEB 12 at 11:59 pm

All entries must have been created and aired from January 1, 2011, through
December 31, 2011 (Categories P-11, P-13 and E-11 need not have aired.

TAPELESS SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS ARE IN EFFECT

Download the rules, entry forms, and information about exporting from Avid and Final Cut Pro:

VIDEO CONTEST RULES, ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, ETC. (PDF)

2012 CONTEST ENTRY FORM AND SUMMARY SHEETS DOC (zip)

Use this alternate Word doc if you are unable to unzip the downloadable entry form above. 

EXPORTING FROM AVID 2012 (PDF)

EXPORTING FROM FINAL CUT PRO 2012 (PDF)

 

link to payment page

PAY YOUR VIDEO CONTEST ENTRY FEE ONLINE

 

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CONTEST JUDGES

Judging at National Geographic is open to the public. Judges will be announced after the contest entry deadlines have passed. Please check back in February.


Still Photography JUDGING

Chip Somodevilla, chair, Getty Images

(judges to be announced)


New Media JUDGING

Pierre Kattar, chair, Freelance

(judges to be announced)

Video JUDGING

Pege Gilgannon, chair, WJLA-TV ABC7

 

VIDEO Photography JUDGES

(judges to be announced)

VIDEO Editing JUDGES

(judges to be announced)


 

2012 STILLS JUDGING SCHEDULE

ALL TIMES AND ORDERS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

LOCATION: GROVSNER AUDITORIUM, THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY


(TO BE ANNOUNCED)