BBC Wildlife Photography Contest 2014

• BBC Wildlife conducts photography photo contest every month and the theme for August & September photography contest has been announced.
• BBC Wildlife Magazine is inviting entries to share some of the best wildlife  moments of the year from applicants
• Applicants passionate about discovering wildlife can send their photographs and will get an opportunity to reveal their talent
• This contest is organized on monthly basis and winning entry is chosen through public voting and the BBC Wildlife Team

Theme for BBC Wildlife Photography Contest

• The overall winning image decided by the editor’s choice and public votes will be featured as the main image of the online photo contest gallery.
•  Favourite images are featured in the Your Photos pages of the current issue.
• Photos with the highest number of votes may even be showcased in the forthcoming two-weekly newsletter.

• 20 images will be selected by The BBC Wildlife team and will be published in special photo contest online galleries at www.discoverwildlife.com

• Entries in form of photographs are to be uploaded on the website www.discoverwildlife.com by the closing date specified within the contest.

Important points to be kept in consideration:

• All images must refer to the theme of the contest i.e. wildlife- in its habitat in the wild or in a captive establishment - or wild landscapes and plants.
• A single applicant can send maximum 20 entries for the contest each month.
• File Size: Image should be in .jpg format and each jpg should be a maximum of 300dpi and 5MB in size along with the photographer name and the subject in the title 
• Each image must be entered once, else duplicates will be removed.

The Image must comply to the following rules

• Computer-generated or altered images will not be accepted.
• Artwork and illustrations are not acceptable.

• The image must be original work of the applicant and it must be created in the past three years.
• The ownership of the copyright of the images entered must be with the applicant.
• If asked by BBC Wildlife authority, source material or proof of permission to use must be made available.

Note: BBC is not liable for the publication of unlawfully reproduced images or Immediate Media Company takes no responsibility for corrupted or late entries.

• Out of all entries, the winning image will be judged on the basis of mumber of votes receive and by the BBC Wildlife team.
• Winners will not be contacted or notified, they should visit the site after the contest has closed to see the result.
• Applicants cannot vote in the month in which they have participated but can participate in voting for other months.

E-mail: wildlifemagazine@immediate.co.uk