Photography Competition

Your participation in our Photography Competition is encouraged! Please submit your applications online only. The winning entries may be published by the Japanese Society of Microscopy (JSM) for non-profit.

1. Criteria for photographs

Advanced microscope photographs from scientific and technical standpoints, as well as artistic or unique microscope photographs are invited. Any form of microscope photographs are eligible as long as they are based on microscopy. A combination of a variety of techniques is also acceptable.

However, the following photographs are not eligible:

• Award-winning photographs from other photography competitions
• Award-winning photographs from other associations
• Photographs that have appeared in any academic journal

2. Applicant eligibility

Registered participants of the 69th Annual Meeting of the JSM (membership is not required.).

3. Application period

January 15(Tue) 2013 - February 12(Tue) 2013

4. Announcement of Awards

Winning entries will appear in the Proceedings and will be exhibited during the Meeting.

5. Prize for participation

All participants will get a prize for participation.

6. Selection of excellent photographs

Winners will be selected by a public vote by participants based on a broad set of criteria — such as quality, scientific and technical values, and artistic character — and other comprehensive qualities. Awards for excellent photographs of the 69th Annual Meeting will be presented at the social gathering. Names of the winners will appear on the homepage of the JSM website.

7. Application method

Please submit your entry online through the application page of Photography Competition on the website for the 69th Annual Meeting of the JSM:

• Please submit photographs along with their titles, names of authors and affiliations, the subjects photographed and their conditions. Each should have a caption of no more than 300 characters explaining the value of the photograph in terms of science, technique, and artistry. Photographs without captions may be rejected.
• The maximum size of each image is 600 pixels vertically × 500 pixels horizontally. Please submit photographs online in the same format as they will be exhibited at the competition venue. If a discrepancy is found between submitted photographs and exhibited ones, applicants may be disqualified.
• Please ensure that the title, name of author and affiliation matches the data submitted on the website.
• Colors charts and photographs are acceptable.
• If submitting more than one photograph, please repeat the submission process for each photograph.
• Character limits
  
  Title: less than 80 characters (not 80 words)
  Author: less than 15 people
  Affiliation: less than 15 institutions
  Caption: less than 300 characters
  Image acquisition conditions: less than 100 characters