Microsoft Future Pro Photographers Photo Contest
Article Summary:
Student photographers, compete to win $20,000 in cash, “digital workflow prize packages,” and more! Microsoft is soliciting images in the following categories: Nature & Landscape, People & Portraits, and Fine Art. The deadline is May 31, so get your entries in now. We really want a Wetpixel member to win!
Speaking of a Wetpixel member winning, I have to go;
*UPDATE* Microsoft has draconian statements in the contest rules that state that they own all rights to all submitted entries. So be forewarned: if you submit a photo, they can legally “exploit” [sic] the image and force you to sign paperwork granting them full rights. Evil!
*UPDATE 2* Microsoft has changed the wording in their contest rules to state, “Submitting an entry does not assign or transfer any ownership or copyrights to Microsoft; those rights remain with the creator of the original work. However as a condition of accepting a prize, you agree to grant Microsoft an irrevocable royalty-free worldwide license to reproduce and display the image, credited with your first and last name, in print and on the web for the purposes of promoting this contest.” I hope our post here was part of the reason for the change.