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The 32st Korea Tourism Photo Contest - www.photo-korea.org

  • Date05/17/2004
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The Korea National Tourism Organization (KNTO) invites the public to participate in the 32nd Korea Tourism Photo Contest to help introduce Korea's unique tourist attractions to the world.

Theme

Film Photo &Digital Photo
The scenic beauty
Cultural assets
Traditional culture
Aspects of modern Korea
Korean Wave
Phenomenon (Drama/Movie's location sites, Meeting Korean Stars, etc.)
Ski and winter scene
Food
Taekwondo
The Zen-Buddist Meditation

Film Photo Division:
1. Each entrant may submit up to 30 photos.
2. Each entry must be a color print measuring 5″ X 7″ (12.5 cm X 17.5 cm). Please do not submit original film. Only entrants under consideration for a prize will be requested to forward the original film to the KNTO by mail. Any entry under consideration for a prize will be disqualified if the original film is not submitted within 10 days from the notice day (around July 21th).
3. We only accept slide film photos, not negatives.
4. Entries should be submitted between May 31st and June 3rd, 2004.
▷ Mail or deliver entries to: Film Library, Publications Team, KNTO Bldg., Cheonggyecheonno 40, Jung-gu, Seoul 100-180, Korea. [Tel: (82-2)729-9423]

Digital Photo Division:
1. All entries must be taken by a digital camera, and they cannot be a scanned photo.
2. Entries should be submitted between May 16th and May 30th, 2004.
▷ Visit www.sportschosun.com during the above period and upload your entries.

Entry Requirements:
1. Entry is free and is open to the public.
2. Each entrant should provide their name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, nationality, photo's titles and the name of the place where it was taken. Write all of the information on a separate place of paper, not on the back of the entries.
3. All winning entries will become the exclusive property of the KNTO and non-winning entries will not be returned.
4. Photo entries must have been taken in Korea and not previously entered in any contest.
5. Details regarding the Award Ceremony and Winning Photo Exhibition will be included in the announcement of the winners.
6. Announcement of the winners: July 21st, 2004, on the website of Korea PHOTO (www.photo-korea.org) following individual notice by e-mail.

Prizes :
The Grand prize for the slide only division is 5 million Won (£2,500).

The major prize for the digital section is called the 'Gold Award' presented by the president of KNTO and is 2 Million Won (£1,000).

Other excellent prizes are available.


○ Supported by: The Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Korea Tourism Association (KTA) and the Korea Association of General Travel Agents (KATA)
○ Sponsored by: Kodak Korea Ltd., Kangwon Land Ltd., Samsung Techwin Ltd., Everland Ltd., NANTA, JW Marriott Hotel Seoul, Hyatt Regency Incheon, Jeju Shineville Luxury Resort, Hotel Inter-Burgo