2016 Taipei 101 International Photo Contest



2017 GLORIA OUTLETS INTERNATIONAL PHOTO CONTEST

1. About the Photo Contest

The 2017 GLORIA OUTLETS International Photo Contest is now open for entries, offering anyone who is interested in photography an opportunity to showcase their work and gain local and international exposure. Selected winners will receive awards for their excellent work and will have their work exhibited in the GLORIA OUTLETS Photo Exhibition during March/April 2017.

GLORIA OUTLETS is designed as an open-air, landscaped shopping village. It is a world-class shopping and travel destination that offers visitors an all-day escape from the city.

2. Theme

Capture the architectural aesthetics and present “The Beauty of GLORIA OUTLETS”.

3. Location

GLORIA OUTLETS, No.189, Chunde Road, Zhongli District, Taoyuan City 320, Taiwan.

Note: Shooting from inside of stores is prohibited.

4. Organizer

GLORIA OUTLETS

5. Co-organizers

Nikon Taiwan

Chung Hwa Photo Magazine

6. Entrant eligibility

Entry is open to anyone except those directly involved in the organizing or judging of the competition.

7. Closing date & entry address

a) Submission period opens on 14th December 2016 and closes on 7th February 2017

b) Print entries should be posted with cardboard protection and will only be accepted if they are postmarked on or before the closing date and arrive no later than 7 days after the closing date.

c) Personal submissions should be made during office hours (Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 18:00) to the indicated address before the closing date. Late submissions will not be considered.

d) The organizer shall not be responsible for and shall not compensate entrants for print entries missing or damaged by force majeure during postal process.

e) Entries should be sent to:

Chung Hwa Photo Magazine (2F-12, No. 110, Hankou Street, Sec. 1, Taipei 10044, Taiwan

Note: Please indicate "2017 GLORIA OUTLETS International Photo Contest " on the envelope.

8. Specifications:

a) All eligible photographs must be 8-inch in length, color or black and white.

b) No limited number of submissions.

c) Entrants may not submit multiple photos with similar angles.

d) Limited use of Digital Cameras (including: DSLR Cameras, Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Cameras, Bridge cameras and Consumer DC).

e) Digital resolution of 15 megapixels or more, is required to retain the EXIF ​​metadata (camera information), and should not have interpolation pixels and file expanding.

f) All photographs should accurately reflect the required themes and the scene as it appeared.

g) Photos that have been plagiarized, copied, reproduced, frame added, color added, repeated exposure, overlaid image, cropping partial range from the original image, digitally altered beyond standard optimization (including an increase or decrease in the elements of the original image) will be disqualified.

h) Brightness, contrast, color saturation and sharpness alteration are allowed.

i) For the assessment results, finalists must deliver two types of files, the "original file before adjustment (RAW or JPG)" and the "adjusted files (TIFF or JPG)" in accordance with the notice period.

9. Online Vote:

Expected from 20th February 2017 until 28th February 2017.

10. Contest Awards

Gold Medal Award: One winner

Nikon D500 + 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR + SONY 64GB XQD R440M/s Speed ​​memory card (G Series) (retail price: NTD104,390)

Silver Medal Award: One winner

Nikon D750 + 24-120mm f/4G ED VR Camera (retail price: NTD73,800)

Bronze Medal Award: One winner

Nikon J5 10-30mm Camera (retail price: NTD16,900)

Merit Award: Three winners

Nikon KM 80 Camera (retail price: NTD11,500)

Honorable Mention: Ten winners

JCSPER Furnace Baked New Yorker Steak Set (GLORIA HOTEL GROUP ITF coupon)

Internet Buddies Vote Popular Award: Two winners

GLORIA PRINCE HOTEL Luxury Room One Night Stay (GLORIA HOTEL GROUP Accommodation Voucher)

Internet Buddies Vote Award: Three winners

JCSPER Furnace Baked New Yorker Steak Set (GLORIA HOTEL GROUP ITF coupon)

11. Assessment

The review of the contest entries will be carried out by the commission composed of photography experts invited by the organizer. Final results may not be objected by the contestants.

12. Winner Announcement

Results will be announced by 10th March 2017 on the 2017 GLORIA OUTLETS International Photo Contest website:

13. Entry Rules

a) The entered works should comply with the photographic theme and work specifications of the contest, and have never been published (hereby “publish” refers to the print, public display, or an award-winning work of other photographic contest; however, entered works having been posted on personal website, blog, Facebook, etc., internal publications of an organization to encourage non-competition in nature shall not be subject to this restriction).

b) All entered works must have been personally photographed by entrants (adopting another person’s name is prohibited), must not be a violation or tort of any statutes, and must not impede public order and good morals. Entrants must own the copyright of their own contest works. If a third party objects to an entrant’s right to use the work, and the claim is verified by the organizer, the entrant agrees that the organizer may cancel his or her award eligibility, and that he or she must immediately return any awards that have been received (including prize money, prizes, and certificates, etc.), and must bear all responsibility, which shall not involve the organizer.

c) Please affix the application form to the back of the contest work and fill out the document carefully; entrants must personally sign at “Signature of the transferor of economic rights” of “Transferor of economic rights agreement” at the lower place on application form to ensure the participating qualifications.

d) From the date of the contest result announcement, all property rights of the works will belong to the organizer. No additional fees or payments will be made by the organizer.

e) The "original file before adjustment (RAW or JPG)" and the "adjusted files (TIFF or JPG)" of selected finalists should be submitted to Chung Hwa Photo Magazine for audit within 3 to 5 days after receiving the “Selected Finalist Notice”. The quality of digital files should have at least 15 megapixels, and the "adjusted file (TIFF or JPG)" of the work should not have interpolation point and file expanding. The transferred TIFF format or JPG format with "maximum" compression ratio are acceptable. If entrants cannot provide the above two files within the submission period, their qualification as a finalist will be canceled.

f) Gold, Silver and Bronze awards will be awarded to three different persons. Award winners may not renounce their awards after the winners have been announced.

g) In accordance with the Standards of Withholding Rates for Various Incomes (a 10% award income tax must be paid for residents of the ROC and a 20% award income tax must be paid for foreigners). The award income tax and health supplement expense must be paid. When the award value does not exceed NT$2,000, it is exempt from such deduction.

h) By joining this contest, entrants grant consent and accept all regulations in the contest. If any violation of the relevant regulations in the contest occurs, the work will not be taken into assessment. If the award-winning work is verified illegal, the organizer may cancel the eligibility and ask for return of any trophy, certificate and prize that have been received. The entrant must bear all responsibility, which shall not involve the organizer.

i) Entered works will not be returned to the entrants, regardless of whether such works have received awards (including works that fail to comply with specification requirements).

j) The organizer reserves the right to final interpretations and decisions regarding all regulations in this contest.

k) The organizer reserves the right to amend or make corrections at any time when needed in case of any matters that are not fully dealt with herein. All rules and regulations will be announced and updated on the official website.

14. Application Form Download

2017 GLORIA OUTLETS International Photo Contest website:



15. Contact Persons

Ms. Chang: +886-3-2738613 (GLORIA OUTLETS)

Ms. Chen: +886-2-23812378 (Chung Hwa Photo Magazine)

|2017 GLORIA OUTLETS International Photo Contest Application Form |

|Work Title | |Shooting Time |Year: |Month: |

| | | |Day: |Hour: |

| | |Shooting Location | |

|Name | |Gender |□ Male |□ Female |

|Address | |

|Contact Number |(Mobile) |(Day) |(Night) |

|E-mail | |

|Participation in the 2017 Gloria Outlets International Photo Contest & Personal Information Protection & Transferor of Economic Rights Agreement |

|I hereby declare that my contest work is my original creation, without prejudice to the rights of any third party, not in violation of the |

|provisions of the Code and the Decree. I shall have no objection to my disqualification or eligibility for any dispute or controversy arising from|

|my breach of the rules and / or decrees. |

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|I hereby declare that if my contest work receives an award from the 2017 GLORIA OUTLETS International Photo Contest, I agree to transfer the |

|economic rights to the organizer, and I promise not to impose my moral rights to the work upon the organizer. |

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|Entrant signature: __________________________ Date: ______________________________ |

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|Statement of Personal Data |

|The organizer and co-organizers will obtain your personal data for the purpose of holding this photo contest and selecting the photo works. The |

|personal data will be collected, processed and used in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act and related laws and regulations. |

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|You may apply to the organizer to request to (1) inquire or read, (2) make a copy, (3) add or correct, (4) stop collecting and processing in |

|accordance with the provisions of the Personal Data Protection Act or, (5) delete your personal data. However, the Company reserves the right to |

|refute the application in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act. |

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|You are free to choose whether or not to provide your personal information, but if not provided, or if your request to delete or stop processing |

|is approved by the organizers, it will affect your entry and eligibility. The organizer shall not be held responsible for any impairment of your |

|rights as a result of the exercise of such rights. |

| Note: This application form can be photocopied for entrants’ own use and pasted behind the entered works. |

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