Enter the ALPA Photo Contest

A great chance to unleash all your talent as a photographer

The Air Line Pilots Association is conducting a photo contest. Any member in good standing may participate. Both digital shooters and film lovers may enter the contest. Photos will be judged in three categories:

• Pilots at work—in and around the airplane, airport, crew room, etc.
• Pilots serving pilots—ALPA reps at meetings, accident investigation, etc.
• Pilots serving the community—pilots and their families working in the community.

First-place contest entries from each category will receive $100, will be published in Air Line Pilot, and will have a chance to win the best-in-show grand prize of $500.

General rules

The contest has no entry fee. A panel of judges will select the winner based on a review of all eligible entries. The winner will be notified via mail and e-mail. If the winner does not respond to our mail and claim the prize within 90 days, the prize may be forfeited. Winners are responsible for all applicable federal, state, or local taxes. Contestants are limited to 10 photos each. No photo that has previously been published may be entered.

No entries mailed after the deadline will be entered into the contest. Images will be judged on creativity and overall photographic and artistic quality. The judges’ decisions on all matters relating to the competition are final.

Winners

Contest winners will be announced in the June/July issue of Air Line Pilot. The grand prize will be determined by an on-line vote of all ALPA members during the summer of 2004 and will be announced on the ALPA website, www.alpa.org, and at the ALPA Board of Directors meeting in October.

Preparation of entries

All entries must be accompanied by a statement that includes the following:

• Name of photographer
• ALPA member number
• Contact information (mail, e-mail, phone)
• A full caption for each photo, describing the contents of the photo and the time and location where it was shot
• A signed statement that reads: "ALPA may use the enclosed photo for its unlimited, internal, noncommercial use."

Material specifications

• Minimum print size is 3" x 5" (larger is preferred)
• Minimum transparency size is 35 mm
• Digital images (.jpg, .jpeg, or .tif in PC format) should be in the highest resolution possible, sent on a CD if possible, and should not be optimized (compressed) for e-mail delivery

Submission of entries

Entries must be postmarked by April 30, 2004. All entries become the property of ALPA and will not be returned. Please do not send your only copy of a photograph.

To enter, submit your photos, negatives, slides, or digital images, along with your signed statement, no later than April 30, 2004 to:

Reproduction rights

Photo prints, slides, and digital images must be accompanied by a signed statement of release from the copyright-holding authority to give ALPA limited reproduction rights for noncommercial, internal use of the images. By entering the contest, you are giving ALPA the right to use the materials for its publications and for other official purposes.

Questions?

Contact photocontest@alpa.org.