KUCHING, Nov 10: Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) today launched its second photography and videography competition to celebrate the power of art and creativity in showcasing the beauty and uniqueness of Sarawak, this time with social media platform TikTok as an added element.
According to a press release from STB, the competition themed “Hidden Gems of Sarawak”, is open to all Malaysians beginning today. The competition ends on Dec 15 and is sponsored by Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) and the Sarawak Photo-Art Society (SPAS).
The photography contest is divided into four categories for two groups: students with a valid student ID and those under the age of 18; and the open group.
The categories are Nature’s Wonders, Going Green, Sarawak at Night, and My Hometown or My City.
In addition to the winners of each category, a Grand Prize winner will be chosen for the photography competition. An individual is only eligible to win once.
Those in the open category are also encouraged to enter the professional category, which offers more lucrative prizes.
This year’s competition includes three video categories: a student documentary on Responsible Tourism, an open theme for professional videographers, and a TikTok category.
Each participant in the open categories must pay a registration fee of RM15, while students and those under the age of 18 (with their student cards and NRIC as proof) are exempt.
Upon registration, participants may submit up to five photos maximum in each category and one video.
A panel of handpicked judges will decide on the judging mechanism, and all winning materials will be authorised under STB copyright, with credit given to the photographer or videographer where applicable.
The winners will be announced on the STB’s and the SPAS’s Facebook page and website, https://stb.foto.org.my/. In due course, a prizegiving ceremony will be organised.
STB’s inaugural photography and videography competition held last year received a total of 1,652 photo and 45 video entries respectively.
Photograph/Video Requirements:
• Participants must submit colour photographs in jpg format via web submission to the website https://stb.foto.org.my/ with 300DPI with 3,000 Pixels in the longest edge (preferred with EXIF), complete with caption, without watermark of any kind should be on the photograph, and black and white photographs are no allowed.
• Each participant allowed to submit one (1) video only. Video should have a maximum duration of 3 minutes in mp4 format of 4K resolution 16:9 format using drone or other videography equipment such as handphones. Upon uploading the video to a hosting site (You Tube, Vimeo etc.), submit the URL link to https://stb.foto.org.my/ upon registration.
• All photographs and videos must be taken in the year to the closing date of the competition before December 15, 2022.
• All entries must be accompanied by coherent captions including the place, time and event where the photograph is taken.
• Photographs that have been digitally altered beyond standard optimisation (removal of dust, cropping, reasonable adjustments to exposure, colour and contrast, etc.) will be disqualified.
• Adult content of any kind will not be entertained and would lead to direct disqualification.
• All costs incurred by the participants in this contest will be borne by the participants. The organiser shall not be responsible for any damage or losses due to whatever causes for all entries submitted.
• Photos/Video submitted will become the property of the organiser. The organiser can utilise, publish, display and broadcast all the photos for any purposes without any prior notification or payment to the participants.
• Results will be announced on the STB/SPAS Website and Facebook page. The winner will be notified for the prize presentation.
• The organiser reserves the right to amend, delete or add to the terms and conditions at any time without giving notice.
• The decision of the judges is final and all correspondence shall not be entertained.
• The submissions of entries signify the participant’s acceptance of the Rules and Regulations. Any entry that does not follow or abide by the terms and conditions shall be disqualified.
• Images will be judged on originality, concept, technical excellence, composition, overall impact and artistic merit.
For more information on the contest, visit https://stb.foto.org.my/. — DayakDaily
