Pangolin Photo Challenge 2022
Welcome to the 2nd Annual Pangolin Photo Challenge!
- Deadline: 31 December 2022
- Entry fee: To enter the Pangolin Photo Challenge 2022 you will need to make a donation of equipment for the Kalahari Wildlife Project (the pangolin rescue and rehab centre that e are supporting) which can be done through our online shop: https://www.pangolin.africa/online-store
- Website: http://www.pangolinphoto.com/pangolin-photo-challenge
Welcome to the 2nd Annual Pangolin Photo Challenge!
Throughout the year we will be challenging you to get out and practice your wildlife photography skills. As wildlife photographers, we shouldn’t just wait until we travel…we should be photographing nature wherever we are. This is your opportunity to join in the fun, improve your photography and support our conservation initiative at the same time.
The total photo safari prize fund for 2022 is over $60,000!
There will be plenty of prizes up for grabs for the best images in each challenge, an overall portfolio prize, a people’s vote as well as a lucky draw prize, which you can win a safari, just for entering an image.
The challenges are going to be adjudicated by some of the best wildlife photographers in the world. They will also be sharing exclusive content, advice and photo tips with you throughout the challenge.
To enter the challenge all we ask is that you donate a piece of equipment (via our online shop) to the pangolin rescue and rehabilitation centre that our non-profit Pangolin.Africa, supports. There are plenty of options to buy and all of it is crucial to the rehabilitation efforts.
This is the Pangolin Photo Challenge for Amateur wildlife photographers. There is a separate PRO Challenge with different rules, entry requirements and prizes for Pro wildlife photographers, wildlife photo tour leaders, full time (or freelance) qualified field guides and trackers.
Prizes:
5 x Challenge Winner Prizes
The winner of each of the five challenges will win the following
Five days at The Pangolin Chobe Hotel for two people. Valued over $4,500.
4 nights at the Pangolin Chobe Hotel (Full board)
Twice daily photo activities in The Chobe (Photo Boat and Game viewer)
All meals and drinks
Advice and assistance from The Pangolin Photo Hosts
Afternoon image review and editing sessions
Airport pick up and transfers from Kasane Airport
All park fees, bed levies and taxes
A limited edition Pangolin Body Warmer
5 x Challenge Runner-up Prizes
Pangolin Photo Safaris Voucher for $2000
15 x Highly Commended Prizes (3 per challenge)
Pangolin Photo Safaris Voucher for $1000
5 x People’s Vote Prizes (one per challenge)
Pangolin Photo Safaris Voucher for $1000
Winner of the Pangolin Photo Challenge 2022 Best Portfolio
10-day Chobe, Delta and Kalahari Safari for two people. Valued at $20,000
3 nights on The Pangolin Voyager Houseboat
Charter flights courtesy of Mack Air
4 nights at The Pangolin Photo Camp
2 nights at Ker and Downey’s Dinaka
Accompanied by a Pangolin Photo Host throughout
All meals, drinks, park fees, bed levies and taxes
2 x Limited edition Pangolin Body Warmer
1 Lucky Prize Draw – every image entered (max 5) is a ticket to the draw.
The winner of The Lucky Prize Draw wins:
7 day Best of Chobe Photo Safari for two people valued at $7,500
3 nights on the Pangolin Voyager Houseboat (Full board)
3 nights at the Pangolin Chobe Hotel (Full board)
Twice daily photo activities in The Chobe (Photo Boat and Game viewer)
All meals and drinks
Advice and assistance from The Pangolin Photo Hosts
Afternoon image review and editing sessions
Airport pick up and transfers from Kasane Airport
All park fees, bed levies and taxes
2 limited edition Pangolin Body Warmers
Eligibility:
To enter the Pangolin Photo Challenge 2022 you will need to make a donation of equipment for the Kalahari Wildlife Project (the pangolin rescue and rehab centre that e are supporting) which can be done through our online shop: https://www.pangolin.africa/online-store Who can enter the Pangolin Photo Challenge 2022? The competition is open to all amateur photographers aged 13 or over from any country in the world with the following two exceptions. Employees of Pangolin Photo Safaris and their immediate relatives/household. All Professional wildlife photographers, photo tour leaders and qualified (full time or freelance) field guides and trackers. If you are any of these then you may enter the PRO challenge which can be found here. (Please note that any winner of a safari or voucher who is under the age of 18 must travel with another person aged over 18) This Pangolin Photo Challenge 2022 is divided into five challenges – Birds of the World, Water water everywhere, Twos company, The Small Stuff and The Best of 2022. One image will be allowed per entrant per challenge. You may enter the same image in different challenges but this will count against you if you are hoping to compete in the Grande Portfolio prize. Image Submission The Image submitted to the Pangolin Photo Challenge must adhere to the following conditions: The submitted image must have been taken in 2021 or 2022 (except for the Best of 2022 Challenge which must have been taken in 2022). The metadata of the file will be inspected to ensure qualification. The capture date will be published on the website along with the image. Please make sure when you export your image from your editing programme of choice that you select to include the Meta (aka Exif) data with the image. This contains your settings for the display. All images should be a faithful representation of the original scene in the natural world. The subject should be wild and not captive. The scene should not be staged for photography. Composite images will not be allowed (except for night photography images). Post-production adjustments can be used but excessive use will count against the image’s overall standing with the judges. The judges may request the original image file for review when the shortlist has been completed. This will precede their judgement and declaration of the challenges and portfolio winners and runners up. Please note. An image that has previously won a national or international nature photography competition prior to The Pangolin Photo Challenge will NOT be considered. If chosen as a winning image and later found to be in contravention of this rule it will be disqualified. The judges reserve the right to refuse photos that they deem unsuitable at their discretion. The image must be the sole property of the submitter and have no third-party publishing rights/restriction attached to them. The image must have been taken by the submitter. Your images must be submitted as jpeg files without a watermark. The platform that we use will place a standard watermark on your image to protect it and also allow for the image to be judged anonymously. The judging process is conducted blindly so all watermarked images will be rejected. Once the winners have been selected competition organisers will delete all the submitted images from their servers or cloud-based storage. The owners of the winning images give permission for their images to be used for the purposes of promoting the Pangolin Photo Challenge. All entrants give permission to Pangolin Photo Safaris to display their image on the Pangolin Photo Safaris website and social media channels. Baiting No images that have used live or dead bait when capturing the image will be allowed in this photo competition. If the judges suspect that a subject has been coerced, baited or harassed the image will be disqualified from the competition. To clarify we do not consider photographing a bird or mammal drinking or bathing in a permanent water source (waterhole, man-made lake/reservoir, garden pond or birdbath) to be a baiting scenario. If the body of water has been stocked with fish for example for the purposes of capturing images of birds fishing we would consider this to be baiting. This includes hides where fish are replenished regularly rather than a natural breeding ground for the fish. If you are not sure then please email us at challenge@pangolinphoto.com with information on the scenario in question and we can make a judgement call. Agreement or participation By entering an image into this photo competition you agree to and are bound by the rules set out above. Entrants agree to have their names added to the Pangolin Photo Safaris email newsletter database. This will be the primary method of communication and updates.
Copyrights & Usage Rights:
The owners of the winning images give permission for their images to be used for the purposes of promoting the Pangolin Photo Challenge. All entrants give permission to Pangolin Photo Safaris to display their image on the Pangolin Photo Safaris website and social media channels.