CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED
The Navigating the New Arctic Community Office (NNA-CO) is hosting a photo contest to showcase the beauty of the Arctic and its peoples, along with all the remarkable work that goes into NNA research.
We invite photos of fieldwork, research stations and sites, communities and life in the Arctic (with permissions), wildlife, natural landscapes, and cultural landscapes. There will be prizes for the top three photo submissions, as well as for seven honorable mentions (see below). The NNA-CO plans to use the submitted photos for outreach, engagement, and communications about NNA.
Contest rules
To participate, please review the contest rules below and submit your photo via this form with a 2-3 sentence description of what this photo means to you and your research. It is not mandatory that entrants be funded by the NNA program in order to submit a photo. Entrants may submit multiple photos, but will need to fill out a separate form for each. If you are unable to submit a photo through this form, please contact Jessica at jlewisnicori@alaskapacific.edu and she will assist you.
Submissions must be in .gif, .jpeg, .jpg, .png, .tif, or .tiff format, must be at least 2000 pixels on its longest side, and be no larger than 10 MB in file size. All photos must be original work.
Image Rights
By participating in the competition, you retain your rights to the photograph but agree that photos submitted can be used by the NNA-CO for purposes including, but not limited to, use in the NNA-CO website, social media accounts, reports, newsletters, presentations, and other products. Additionally, the photos will be made available to NSF for their communication purposes. Entrants also agree to have their names published in any photo competition-related communications. The photographer’s name will be credited when using the photos for NNA-CO and NSF purposes.
Must have written permission of subjects
The photographer is responsible for the copyright and publishing rights for the photographs. Persons who appear as identifiable in the photos must confirm permission to publish the photographs through a model release. If a person under the age of 18 appears in the photo, the parent or guardian must give permission to publish the photograph. Model releases may be submitted on the photo submission form. Please follow this link to download a blank model release form. An email from the photo subject using the permission text from the model release form is also acceptable. Organizers reserve the right to reject an image if it is discriminatory, offensive, ethically questionable, or otherwise violates the competition rules.
Deadline for submission is extended to October 15, 2024. Please send any questions to jlewisnicori@alaskapacific.edu.
Criteria and judging:
Photo submissions will be judged based on the following criteria:
- Relevance to the NNA program
- Composition
- Connection to research story
- Use of color
- Artistry
NNA-CO team members, along with several NNA-CO advisory board members, will judge the photos and select first, second, and third place winners, as well as seven honorable mentions. All decisions are final. The NNA-CO reserves the right to disqualify any entry that is deemed offensive, inappropriate, or in violation to stated contest rules.
Winners will be notified via email by October 16, 2024. Please ensure contact information on the submission form is correct. Contest results will be announced to the public November 2024.
Competition prizes:
The prizes will be:
- First place: A professionally framed copy of the winning photo, and amazing NNA-CO swag. Highlight and story feature in the NNA Nuna Zine!
- Second place: amazing NNA-CO swag. Highlight in the NNA Nuna Zine!
- Third place: NNA-CO swag. Highlight in the NNA Nuna Zine!
- Honorable mentions: Seven honorable mentions will each receive amazing NNA-CO swag.