Announcing the 2022 NNA Photo Contest Winners!
After receiving 66 submissions, the panel of judges for the NNA Photo Contest have announced the contest winners!
First Place
Second Place
Third Place
The NNA-CO would like to sincerely thank everyone who submitted photos for the contest. Please view this slide deck to see all contest winners, including our seven honorable mentions.
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CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED
The 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 your photos of fieldwork, research stations and sites, communities and life in the Arctic (with permissions), wildlife, natural landscapes, and cultural landscapes. Though, all ideas are welcome! 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 and submit your photo via this form. 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 us at contact@nna-co.org and we will assist you.
Submissions must be in .gif, .jpeg, .jpg, .png, .tif, or .tiff format 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 August 14, 2022. Please send any questions to contact@nna-co.org.
Criteria and judging
Photo submissions will be judged based on the following criteria:
- Relevance to the NNA program
- Composition
- Originality
- 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 August 31, 2022. Please ensure contact information on the submission form is correct. Contest results will be announced to the public September 2022.
Competition prizes
The prizes will be:
- First place: A professionally framed copy of the winning photo, $100 gift card, and an NNA-CO branded coffee thermos using our new logo
- Second place: $100 gift card and an NNA-CO branded coffee thermos
- Third place: $75 gift card and an NNA-CO branded coffee thermos
- Honorable mentions: Seven honorable mentions will each receive an NNA-CO branded coffee thermos.