Look of Love Wedding Photography Contest

The Look of Love Contest (the “Contest”) is sponsored by American Photo and Destination Weddings & Honeymoons magazines, publications of Bonnier Corporation, and Wedding and Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) (“Sponsors”).    

TWO (2) GRAND PRIZES: Each grand prize winner will receive one of the prizes listed below, to be awarded at the discretion of sponsors.

1)  American Photo Grand Prize:
Five (5) night, all-inclusive stay for two at Cancun Palace resort in Cancun, Mexico (includes meals, drinks, taxes and service charges), and airfare; approx. retail value $6,130

Set of Lensbaby Optics (Composer Lens, Fisheye Optic, Soft Focus Optic), approx. combined retail value $485

Kubota Super Studio Pak, approx. retail value $1,299

BODA V3 Lens Bag, approx. retail value $195

2) Destination Weddings & Honeymoons Grand Prize:
Five (5) night, all-inclusive stay for two at Cancun Palace resort in Cancun, Mexico (includes meals, drinks, taxes and service charges), and airfare; approx. retail value $6,130

TEN (10) PRIZES: Grand prize winners are included in this award.
1)    Free registration to 2011 Annual WPPI Convention and Trade Show, approx. retail value $399
2)    ONE (1) year subscription to American Photo magazine, approx. retail value $15
3)    SIX (6) ISSUES (1 year) of Destination Weddings & Honeymoons magazine, approx. retail value $29.94
4)    The Ultimate Complete Collection from Nik Software, approx. retail value $599
5)    Jim Garner Educational DVD Vol. 1, approx. retail value $195
6)    Bambi Cantrell Educational DVDs, approx. retail value $329
7)    Doug Gordon DVD Collection, approx. retail value $180

NINE (9) PRIZES: American Photo magazine Grand Prize Winner is excluded from this award.
1)    Lensbaby Composer Lens, approx. retail value $270
2)    Kubota Bucks from Kubota Image Tools, approx. retail value $200

All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply; void where prohibited.

ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open only to individuals, eighteen (18) years or older at time of entry, who are legal residents of the United States, excluding residents of the states of Arizona, New Jersey, and Vermont.  Employees of Bonnier Corporation and its parent companies, subsidiaries or agents, their immediate families (defined as parents, children, siblings, spouse, and grandparents), and those domiciled with any of the foregoing are not eligible.

To enter electronically, visit our website at http://www.weddingphotographycontest.com.  All information provided by entrant must be complete, true and correct.  Submissions to the Contest must be received by April 5, 2010 in order to be eligible; entries received after that date will be deemed ineligible to win.  All submitted entries become the property of Sponsors and will not be acknowledged or returned; Sponsors are not responsible for late, inaccurate, incomplete, illegible, or misdirected entries. All components of the entry must be the original creation of the submitting participant. Entries may not contain profanity, nudity, pornographic images, violent images, anti-competition messages, illegal material, or material that violates the rights of third parties. Entries may not include confidential information, trade secrets, trademarks or copyrighted material belonging to any person or entity other than the participant absent a suitable license or permission agreement (proof of which is required). Entries containing any forbidden matter or material otherwise deemed by Sponsors to be inappropriate will be disqualified.  Online entries will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry.  

JUDGING:  A panel of judges consisting of editors of American Photo and Destination Weddings & Honeymoons and members of WPPI will select the winning entries based equally upon the criteria of originality, photographic quality, and effectiveness in expressing the category themes.  By entering, you agree to be bound by these Official Rules, and that the decisions of the judges are final and binding in all respects.  Judging will be completed by April 30, 2010, and potential winners will be notified by phone on or before May 10, 2010. Sponsors reserve the right not to select any winning submissions based upon the quantity of submissions.  Potential winners will be required to sign and return a sworn Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability and Publicity Release.  If required documentation is not returned within seven (7) business days of notification, or if notification is returned as undeliverable, any prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected.

PRIZE AWARDS:  Prizes will be awarded within sixty (60) days after winner verification.  No prize substitution or transfer is permitted, except that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value for any reason.  All taxes and any other incidental expenses on Prizes are the sole responsibility of each winner.

GENERAL RULES & LIMITATIONS:  By entering, you represent that: (i) your entry is your own original work; and (ii) you own or have the rights to convey any and all right and title in any material submitted as part of your entry into the Contest.  By entering, you grant to Sponsors a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to edit, publish, promote, republish at any time in the future and otherwise use your submission, along with your name and likeness, in any and all media for any purpose, without further permission, notice or compensation (except where prohibited by law). By participating in the Contest, you agree to release Sponsors and their parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, directors, officers, and agents from any and all liability, claims or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages or losses to persons and property which may be sustained in connection with the receipt, ownership, possession, use, or misuse of any prize.  Sponsor is not responsible for technical, hardware or software failures, or other errors or problems which may occur in connection with the Contest, whether computer, network, technical, mechanical, typographical, printing, human or otherwise, including, without limitation, errors or problems which may occur in connection with the administration of the Contest, the processing or judging of entries, the announcement of the prizes, in any Contest-related materials, or that may limit prize fulfillment or a participant's ability to enter the Contest.  Sponsor reserves the right to amend these official rules and to permanently disqualify from the Contest any person it believes has intentionally violated these official rules.  

PRIVACY:  By entering, you agree that the information you provide may be sent to promotional partners of the Sponsor(s).  You may be contacted by the Sponsor(s) and/or promotional partners with future promotional offers.  Information provided by you to participate in this Contest is subject to the privacy policies of the Sponsor(s).