Prizes
- Free one year subscription of Asian Geographic e-magazine
- 3 free entries for Images of Asia 2019
- A copy of Asian Geographic’s collector’s edition photo magazine, Colours of Asia, worth $50
Rules
- Only photographs taken within Asia as outlined in the United Nations geoscheme for Asia will be eligible for contest.
- Photos submitted must not be winning entries of any other competition in the past 6 months.
- Photographs submitted have to be taken within 6 months from the date of your submission.
- Digital manipulation of photographs other than cropping is disallowed.
- Asian Geographic Magazines reserves the right to disqualify entries that do not adhere to the stipulated rules and guidelines or are obscene, vulgar, profane, libellous, false and pornographic in nature.
- Entrants should be the sole producer and owner of the photographs submitted.
Additional Rules for Youth Category:
- You should be 21 years of age and below on the day of submission. You are still eligible if your birthday falls on the day of submission itself.
- A written consent should accompany entries of participants who are below 16 years of age.
Time frame
- Contest begins on 1st December 2018 (12:00).
- Submission of entries close on the 1st of every month (23:59).
- Winners will be announced in the first week of the following month
Submit your entries now to editor@asiangeo.com
Categories
- Landscape
Asia is home to vastly diverse landscapes. We want to see your interpretation of them whether natural or man-made.
- Wildlife
They walk, crawl, swim, fly or not move at all. Capture plants or animals on land or in water. Wide-angle or macro doesn’t matter as long as your shot inspires appreciation for the beauty of life forms that share the planet with us.
- Street/ People
Anything under the sun in Asia: the mundane, the unusual, or the unexpected.
- Mobile
Photos of Asia taken on any mobile phone qualifies. No filters or other digital enhancements are allowed other than cropping.
- Youth
This category is for the younger ones who would like to try their hand at the landscape, wildlife, street/ people, mobile categories.
- Photojournalism (new)
Entrants should submit at least 3 but not more than 10 photos on the theme of “Our Natural Environment and Sustainability” together with a story of between 500-1500 words.
Submission Guidelines
- No entry fee is applicable for the monthly photo competitions.
- You can submit entries regardless of your nationality and place of residence.
- Entrants should adhere to category briefs.
- The size of submitted photos should be larger than 1MB and smaller than 5MB.
- There is no limit on the number of photos you can submit.
- Entrants retain ownership of their photographs.
- Send your photos to editor@asiangeo.com
- Title your email “Month IOA Photo of the Month_Category” (December IOA Photo of the Month_Landscape) and include your name in your photo name.
- You are encouraged to include captions with your entries.
Submissions should include the following information:
- Name
- Nationality and place of residence
- Location photo is taken
- Date photo is taken
- Category entered (Include word count for your story if you are entering the photojournalism category)