25 Most Influential Photographers Of 2019 Contest...Open!
It is time to start gathering your images for Modern Teen Style’s 25 Most Influential Teen Photographers Of 2019 Contest. Modern Teen Style is our sister publication and it is hard to believe it is now 6 years old! How is that even possible? This contest is THE tween and teen image contest in the industry. You want your name on this list! Each year we see some incredible images come through this contest and each year we discover new talent! Hurry the deadline to enter is March 2, 2020!
The Winners Are Selected By…
This year we will be letting YOU vote for our 25 Most Influential! We are doing a community choice vote as selected by the photography community. Once the deadline for submissions is met, all images will be placed into an app that will allow YOU to vote for 25 images a day for 2 weeks! The link to the app will be shared in our Facebook group and our newsletter! I cannot wait to see who all of you select this year!
Submission Guidelines…
1. All images must be high resolution and saved as your business name. For example vickiesblack.jpg for more than one image you can add a number. For example: vickiesblack2.jpg
2. All images must be dropboxed to this group dropbox folder HERE
If you are not familiar with dropbox, it is free and you can sign up HERE
3. Your dropbox folder will need to be your business name modernteenstyle. For example Vickie S Black Photography Modern Teen Style
4. We will not accept watermarked or low res images. If you send them, you will automatically be disqualified.
5. You will need to upload a text document with your contact info, website and facebook url, your name and your business name to your dropbox folder.
6. You must have a signed release for your images and it must be included in the dropbox folder for each image (if from different sessions). This is only to prove you have the rights to submit this to a magazine for publication. We ask everyone to do this as we do not want to go back and ask 25 people for this later.
7. All images must be dropboxed at the same time with the signed model releases and the info document.
8. You may submit either portrait or landscape oriented images.
9. You can enter as many images as would like. Just be sure to select the appropriate number of images from the paypal payment button or multiple quantities.
10. If your Paypal name is different than your business name please note that in the PayPal message area before submitting payment.
11. All images must be of a teen or tween between the ages of 11-16. They cannot be a senior.
12. Images entered must not have been previously featured on another blog or magazine. For more information on our exclusivity clause read HERE. Please note if we have featured your image it is alright to submit.
All images that do not meet the submission criteria will be disqualified.
No refunds will be given for disqualified images.
Decisions made by the photography community is final.
We are looking for the following:
Creativity
Exposure
Composition
Posing
Use of light
Style
Editing
Fine Print…
Image must be of a teen or tween between the ages of 11-16.
All images must be added to your shared dropbox folder no later than 11:59 pm March 2nd. eastern standard time.
All images must be high resolution with a text document containing your contact information, paypal name and business name.
Do not submit images taken from a workshop. They will be disqualified.
By submitting you are stating you are the owner of this image and are granting Modern Teen Style permission to print your image in the magazine.
There will be no refunds given.
Each winning photographer will receive a 25 Most Influential Teen Photographer button and their image will appear in the magazine with image credit. We do not supply free print or digital copies of the magazine to winning entries.
Ready to enter?
Get those images entered and I hope to see your name on the list!
xoxo,
Vickie