Taste of India – Contest Mania 2024 Guidelines
Contest Date – Sunday, March 24th 2024
Venue: Hindu Temple Of Hampton Roads
- Registration will close at 9 PM on Friday, March 1st
- Mandatory $5 registration fee per contestant.
- Walkins NOT allowed on the day of contest.
- Number of spots for each Grade-Level category
- (a) grades K-2 : 10 entries
- (b) grades 3-5: 10 entries
- (c) grades 6-8: 10 entries
- Contestants will have 20 minutes to click a picture ON SITE at the temple on March 24th.
- The Photograph should depict the grade category theme (Topic/Theme will be provided after registering)
- Contestants must bring their own hand-held device. No Cameras. Data enabled device to share picture to judge includes phone or tablet
- Photographs will then be transferred to a laptop to be judged.
- All the photographs should be given a TITLE.
- Only ONE photograph should be submitted as your FINAL submission.
- Photography contests WILL NOT judge techniques.
- Photography contest Judging criteria includes:
- Adherence/Appropriateness to Theme
- Uniqueness of Concept
- Originality
- Clarity of Expression
- Humor
- Creativity
- Innovative Means of Delivering Message
- Entertainment Quality
- Photographs will be judged by independent judges. The Judge’s decision IS final.
- Committee and Judges reserve the right to cancel the contest or to present no awards or to reduce the number of awards if an insufficient number of deserving entries are received.
- Taste of India & Contest Mania reserves the right to utilize and publicize the contestant names, competition entries, photos and videos without any restriction – including website, Souvenir and media releases.
ONCE REGISTERED, FURTHER DETAILS WILL BE SENT VIA EMAIL, BY THE WEEK OF MARCH 10th 2024.
