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Illinois Associated Press Editors Association
Photographic Excellence Contest Rules: The Illinois AP Editors Association 2009 Photographic Excellence Contest is open to all Illinois newspaper members. To be eligible, photographs must have been published in an Illinois AP member newspaper between May 1, 2008 and April 30, 2009. Proof of publication is required. Each newspaper must submit a confirmation of publication statement on each entry form signed by the newspaper's photo editor, director of photography, managing editor, editor or executive editor. Entries must be postmarked by May 31, 2009, and sent to : Susan Yount or, if applicable, MUST be included with the publication's overall editorial package. The AP photo contest is completely digital. Newspapers should submit digital files of their photographer's ../images on a CD. No prints or slides will be accepted. In addition, please thoroughly read the "Contest Guidelines". There are 10 categories this year with corresponding codes.
9. Picture Story (PS).Note: There is a limit of 12 images per picture story. All images
in a photo story count as one entry. Each picture
story entry MUST have an introductory paragraph
on an intro slide (does not count as one of the 12 photos.)
Judges will be allowed to recategorize entries.
10. New! Multimedia Storytelling (MS). This category
recognizes powerful and informative multimedia
storytelling that uses video, slideshows, audio,
flash interactive, text or any combination of
the techniques. This category is intended to
recognize an outstanding single multimedia
project, not a series of related projects;
however, projects are eligible if they are
broken into chapters to respond to audience
attention spans. Entrants must include either a
direct online link to the project, with a password
if necessary,or a CD/DVD of the project. AP member newspapers may enter a maximum of five times per category. In addition, anyone who was an employee of an Illinois AP member newspaper sometime between May 1, 2008, and April 30, 2009, may enter this year's contest on their own, paying $2.50 per entry. Individual entrants are limited to one entry per category. Individuals submitting entries on their own must include the material with their paper's overall entry; in the event the paper is not entering the contest, individuals can send their entries directly to the AP at the address herein. Included on the entry sheet is a total column for all categories. Photographers should mark the total number of photos entered in each category. A check for the total amount of entries should accompany the submissions or be included with the publication's overall editorial package. Entries to the contest will not be returned. Winners will be announced on this site and the AP wire when the judging is completed. Prizes will be awarded at the Illinois AP Editor's Association fall meeting. In addition, a “Best of Show” will be selected by the member judges from among the first-place winners in each division. If the "Best of Show" also ran on the wire, that person will receive $100. Any first place winner that ran on the wire will receive $50. If you have questions, please contact Bob Graves at AP/Chicago Photos, (888) 276-3804.
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