The 16th Korean Air Traval Photo Contast


[Theme]

“Memorable Travel Moment”
(Any entry which has been submitted for domestic or overseas competition will be disqualified.)

[Eligibility]

Anyone who likes travel and photography

[Application Period]

July 27, 2009 (Mon) ~ August 31(Mon), for 36days

[Details]

■ Photo Size
-Film Camera Photo : Black and White or Color printed photo, <11 X 14> inch
-Digital Camera Photo : Black and White or Color image,
※ In case of preliminary winners, original file registration (over 3000 pixel, available for printing)

■ Contest Submission
-Online: Visit to photo.koreanair.com to download the application form. After completing the form, please save it and send as an attachment.
* Submission is available via mail or in person (For digital camera photos, submission is available
only via online.
- Reception Office Address : HS Ad & Korean Air Travel Photo Contest Office, 12F LG Mapo Bldg., Gongduk-2dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Korea (Zip code : 121-721)

■ Maximum Number of Submission : Five per entrant (for both film and digital photos)
■ Inquiries :


[Results Announcement/Awards]

■ Announcement : The winners will be announced on September 22(Tue) at our online contest gallery (photo.koreanair.com) and Hankook Ilbo, and notified individually by e-mail.
※ Announcement date can be changed due to schedules

■ Awards Ceremony : October 7 (Wed), 2009. 10:00 Seoul Sejong Center Annex Hall (Gwanghwamun Gallery)

■ Prizes (Combined judging for film and digital entries)

-Grand Prix Prize (1) : A trophy and two prestige class round trip tickets to any Korean Air destination + two domestic economy class round trip tickets-
-Gold Prize(1) : A trophy and two prestige class round trip tickets to any Korean Air destination
-Silver Prize(2) : A trophy and two economy class round trip tickets to any Korean Air destination
-Bronze Prize(6) : A trophy and two economy class round trip tickets to Japan/China/Southeast Asia Korean Air flies
-Meritorious Prize (50): A trophy and two domestic economy class round trip tickets
- Capture the moment prize (5): Canon IXUS90IS
※ The grand prix, gold, silver, and bronze prize winners will attend the Awards Ceremony to receive their awards. If the winners cannot attend the ceremony, their family members with entrusted certificate may attend instead.

[Exhibition/ Period]

■ Seoul -Sejong Center Annex Hall (10.07 ~ 10.13)
■ Busan ? Yongdusan Arts Gallery (10.22 ~ 10.27)
■ Daegu ?Debec Gaellery (11.04 ~ 11.09)
■ Gwangju- Lotte Arts Gallery (11.12 ~ 11.18)
■ Daejeon- Galleria Department Store (11.20 ~ 11.25)

[Rules]

1) All copyrights of winning photos will belong to Korean Air.
2) Awards will be cancelled for any entry which is imitated, composed, counterfeited, retouched, or have been awarded at any other competition.
3) The winning entrants should submit the original film (for film photo) and the original downloaded file (for digital photo) within the requested time period.
4) All submitted entries will not be returned.5) The supplementary prizes (tickets) are non-transferable except for direct family members.
※ The above timeline may change and for more information on the contest, visit to
http://photo.koreanair.com

[Etc]
Hosted by Korean Air
Sponsored by Hankook Ilbo and Canon
Organized by Korean Air and HSAd.

1) All copyrights of winning photos will belong to Korean Air.

The cynic in me says, great, another one after free advertising images ......

It sounded fine until I got to that point. This one is also a bit too much as well:

3) The winning entrants should submit the original film (for film photo)

I was going to delete this thread, but decided to leave it so that others can know that this 'contest' and all others that ask you to give up your ownership (and film!!) are bull shit. It is a cheap way for them to collect a stock library.

If we had a Hall of Shame this post would go in it.

Unbelievable!

they say only the winning photos will be kept and you loose CR to.

some contests keep ALL entries and get to use them forever.....

They are are only keeping the the best 65 images + your film. A legit contest would do this to support the arts and at most ask for exclusive usage for a year. This is an obvious ruse to get 65 good images for, what is to Korean Airlines, the cost of some cheap trophies. If shooting is a hobby it may seem that to give up your rights to an image for a couple of tickets is fine, but if you shoot seriously it is pretty much a slap in the face.

In addition I've left Korean Airs membership open to see if they reply. I suspect that they signed up using a bot or have simply spammed every photo forum they could find.