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Photo contest

The 2017 MMS ScienceCon Photo Contest begins February 28th, 2017, and ends May 15th, 2017. By submitting an entry, each contestant agrees to the rules of the contest and states that he or she is 18 years old or older.

Who may enter?

The contest is open to all students of Munich's medical faculties, whether professional or amateur photographers.

What can I submit?

Participants are encouraged to submit any photographs they believe accurately represent the theme of this year’s conference: "I ♥ Science"

What are the sizes and formats?

Submitted photographs must have a file size of no more than 40 MB per image file. The recommended file format is JPEG/300 dpi. The standard color space is sRGB.

Can I submit retouched images?

Images that have been retouched using software or by other means will be accepted. Retouched photography using a camera app or photo editing app is also eligible. Both color and monochrome images will be accepted.

Can I submit a work that was shot at any time?

Yes, it can be shot at any time of your research project. However, photographs must be original and owned by the participant.

How can I enter?

Participants can enter the contest by submitting their photographs and immediate contact information (name, email address, country of origin) via wetransfer to mms-sciencecon@med.uni-muenchen.de . Photographs should be of the highest resolution possible without exceeding the 20 MB size limit.

What are the contest rules?

You retain your rights to your photograph; however, by entering the contest, you grant the MMS ScienceCon (and those authorized by the MMS ScienceCon), in whole or in part, a royalty-free, world-wide, perpetual, non-exclusive license to publicly display, distribute, reproduce and create derivative works of the entries. This may be in any media now existing or later developed, for any MMS ScienceCon purpose, including, but not limited to, advertising and promotion of the magazine and its website, exhibition, and commercial products, and all MMS ScienceCon publications. Any photograph reproduced will include a photographer credit as feasible. The MMS ScienceCon will not be required to pay any additional consideration or seek any additional approval in connection with such uses.

Judging

Photo entries will be judged based on creativity, quality, originality, and responsiveness to the conference theme.

Prize

A gift certificate worth 50 Euro will be awarded to the winner. In addition, the winning entry will be used as this year’s conference picture and published on the conference website.