Enter NPC photo contest, win chance for $100 Fourth Estate gift certificate
Grab your camera, take some great photos that will impress your family, friends, colleagues and Club visitors -- and then enter them in the 13th Annual NPC Members' Photography Exhibition.
Each member who submits photos will be automatically entered in a drawing for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate to the Club's Fourth Estate restaurant. The drawing will be held at the Members' Photo Exhibit reception on Wednesday, Sept. 5, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Club's lobby and Library classroom. The winner of the drawing must be present to win.
Photo entries are due by Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, and may be submitted beginning Monday, Aug. 6, to the NPC Membership Office. There will be a sign-in sheet. You will need to register your photos with contact information, including your NPC membership number.
The exhibition, sponsored by the Club's Photography Committee, is open to all NPC members and will be held during the entire month of September.
All Club members are encouraged to submit up to four of their best shots, which will be displayed in the Club's lobby. Each photo may not exceed 11" x 14", and prints must be securely mounted and matted. Complete rules are listed below. It is important to note that this is a photo exhibition and not a contest.
Click here for a look at last year's Members' Photo Exhibit.
Photo submission Rules:
- Photos must be taken by NPC members only and not displayed in previous NPC Photo Committee exhibitions.
- Each member may display up to four photos. The maximum overall size (print and mat) for each photo is 11" x 14".
- Prints must be securely mounted on sturdy mounting board. If matting is used, it must be securely attached.
- No glass or frames are permitted.
- Due to space limitations, all titles and descriptions must be put on the front of the mat/photo and not submitted separately.
- Your name, email address, and phone number must be on the back of each photo.
- You must rank order your photos on the back with #1 for your favorite photo down to #4, in case there is not enough space to hang all your photos on the display boards.
- There is no restriction, within reason, on subject matter. Prints may be color, black and white, or hand-painted photos.
- You may sign and title each print on the front of the mat/photo.
Key Dates:
- Fri., Aug. 17: Photos are due in the NPC Membership Office
--Wed., Aug. 29: Photos will be velcroed and hung in the NPC lobby
--Thurs., Aug. 30 - Members' photos on display in the NPC lobby
Fri., Sept. 28:
--Wed., Sept. 5: Reception - NPC lobby and Library classroom, 6 - 8 p.m.
--Fri., Sept. 28: Photos will be taken down
You are responsible for picking up your photos between Sept. 28 and Oct. 5 from the NPC Membership Office. Neither the National Press Club nor any of the Photo Committee volunteers are responsible for returning your photos. Storage space is not available at the Club for members' photos.
If you are a nonresident member, or if you will be out of town on Sept. 28 when photos will be taken down, you must include a prepaid, self-addressed, FedEx return envelope or box with your photos when you submit them. The NPC Membership Office does not have the budget to return your photos. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.
The National Press Club, Photo Committee volunteers, and visitors to the Club will treat your photos with care and respect. However, the NPC and the Committee volunteers cannot take responsibility for any damage to or theft of a photo.
The Club presents this annual Members' Photo Exhibit to showcase the talents of its members. The photos and captions in this exhibit do not represent the views of the National Press Club. Also, the National Press Club/Photo Committee reserves the right to remove any photo that might be inappropriate.
For further information, or if you would like to volunteer, please contact Darlene Shields, NPC Photography Committee Chair, at [email protected]