Who may enter:

• Any High School student in Santa Clara County communities: Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, San Jose, Santa Clara, Saratoga, and Sunnyvale, please check your address.   
• Amateur/student photographers only. An amateur photographer is defined as someone who earns less than 50% of their income from photography and is a high school student        

 Three divisions:

• 1 Division: Entrants who are 1 7-18 years or older.
• 2 Division: Entrants who are 15- 16 years of age
• 3 Division: Entrants who are 13- 14 years of age or younger

*Please note: Entrants who are less than 18 years of age, and must acquire parental consent.   ______PDF______

What to submit:

• Only digital photographs may be submitted, winning images will be displayed online. Up to two images per entrant are accepted.

• All entries must be mailed and sent to acluscv.org photo contest by 11:59 PM PST on February 29th, 2009.
             
  
• Entries must be saved as jpeg (.jpg) files. In the following format: Resolution (size) is a minimum of 768 X 1024 and a maximum of 1050 X 1400 at a resolution of 300 pixels/inch. The Digital Competition Files PDF file includes information on sizing digital images for competition.
• With your CD  submission, include the following information:
  Last name_first name_school, age  category1
  (for second  entry, change the last digit to 2  respectively)
  For example: smith_john_ Los Gatos _1
• In the mail subject line, indicate the division you are entering.
  For example:  14 year old  
• All Entries must be on a CD.
• Your Name, Address, Phone Number, Description of photo(s), Where the photograph(s) was/were taken (place and city)
• Submissions must be in color; no black and white, sepia, or other monotones
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• Deadline for entry: CDs must be given to the Digital Committee on time. No email submissions. No submissions will be accepted after the deadline.
• The top surface of the CD must have the Image Maker’s Name, Telephone Number, and Competition Date.
• The File Names in the CD must be changed to the following format for each image: Category-Title. E.g- CB- My Color Image. CB is for Color B and “My Color Image” is your Title. Use your appropriate Category & Title.
• The CD should be placed in the entry CD envelope  
• The Digital Image Submission Form must be completed in full on the back of the envelope, listing the Topic & File Name for each image.

• Photographs must not have digital camera time/date stamps or decorative borders.
• Watermarks are prohibited.

What you can  win:

Winning photos will be featured on

•  Website; images will be credited.
• Winners will receive $ (see prize page). 
• Winning photos will be displayed at the  Don Edwards Civil Liberties Award /Annual Meeting  on  April , 2009  
• Winners will need to send a copy for posting (see format)
• Winners will be notified by email address or by telephone.