Photo contest featuring animals accepts entries





The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is calling for entries for its ninth annual Animal Watch photo contest.


The theme of this year’s competition is "About Face," and the ASPCA is inviting all photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, to submit a photo depicting their idea of the ultimate animal face. Grinning gorillas, funny ferrets, happy hounds and smiling Siamese are all welcome—but bodies don’t count.


Black and white and color images will be accepted. Entries must be received by Wed., Sept. 1. They can be submitted in the form of slides or unmounted prints no smaller than 5 by 7 inches and no larger than 11 by 14 inches.


Digital images will be accepted only on CD-ROM and must be saved as a jpeg with a pixel size no smaller than 1500 and no larger than 2100 on the longest side of the image. An entry form should be included within the CD case for every image saved on the CD. Negatives won’t be considered.


Each entry may consist of up to three images. There’s no limit to the number of times contestants can enter.


The fee is $30 per entry, with check or money order made payable to ASPCA. Monies received from the entry fees will benefit the ASPCA Trooper Fund, which provides assistance to animals needing emergency care where there is no owner or available funds.


Entries will be judged by Associated Press Photo Editor Mary Schwalm, and her decision is final. Prizes will consist of $500 first prize, $250 second prize and $100 third prize.


Entries will be returned only if accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope when submitted. Unreturned images will become the property of the ASPCA.


The names of the winners and their photographs will be published in the fall/winter 2004 issue of Animal Watch, official publication of the ASPCA, and posted on website www.aspca.org in early November. To download the contest rules and entry form, go to the same website.


Entries should be sent to ASPCA Communications, Animal Watch Photo Contest, 424 E. 92nd St., New York, NY 10128-6804.



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