The New York City Summer Streets photography competition (the “Competition") seeks talented photographers of all ages and backgrounds to document the transformation of the streets into an exciting public space for people to walk, run, bike and play.

Submission Guidelines:
Each participant may submit up to 10 images. Submission to reportage category will count as one of the ten allowable submissions.

All entries must be taken during the NYC Summer Streets events and are to be prepared with the following standards and submitted digitally.

Color profile: Adobe RGB 1998
Black & White: Grayscale gamma 2.2
Resolution: 72 dpi. Max size less than 1MB per image
Format: JPEG, measuring no more than 1,200 pixels on the long dimension.

File naming system:
lastname_firstinitial_categorycode.jpg
Ex: garcia_m_p.jpg

Category code:
s= street scenes
p= portraits
l= landscape and architecture
r= reportage
t= sustainable transportation

If submitting multiple images to one category please add a sequence number:
Ex: garcia_m_p01.jpg
garcia_m_p02.jpg
garcia_m_p03.jpg

Email all image attachments to:
In the body of the email make sure to include you name, contact information, submission categories, and indicate age if you are a youth photographer (under 18).

Images that do not adhere to these guidelines will not be considered. By summiting your photography you are agreeing to the Official Rules of the Competition.

Prizes:
First place winner, category and youth winners will be awarded a gallery exhibition and inclusion in official Summer Streets post-event publication

First Place Winner (1)
Category Winners (5)

Youth Winners
12 and under (1)
13-18 (1)

Categories:

1. Street Scenes
2. Portraiture
3. Landscape and architecture
4. Reportage (a series of 2-5 images documenting a story, idea, experience)
5. Sustainable transportation (bikes, skateboards, rollerblades, feet)

Contest Period:
The contest begins August 9, 2008 at 7:00 am and concludes on August 31, 2008 at 11:59 pm. Any images submitted after the contest period will not be considered.

Closing Date:
All work must be submitted by August 31, 2008 at 11:59 pm.

www.nyc.gov

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