Rules and contest information will be posted as soon as it becomes available.
Term:
Women, Infants, and Children, (WIC) program 2015 Photo Contest begins March 1, 2016, and ends May 15, 2016, at 4:30 PM Central Standard Time (EST). 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:
Any tribal member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma that is 18 years of age or older.
What to enter:
The WIC program will soon be using an e-Card to replace their current WIC benefit issuance system. e-WIC, also known as WIC EBT, is an electronic system that replaces paper food checks or vouchers with a card similar to a debit card for food benefit issuance and redemption at authorized WIC grocery stores. The winning photo will be used as the identifier and background of the cards that will be issued to all participants through the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma WIC program.
This photo needs to represent the faith, family, and culture of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
To be eligible for any category, the photograph must have been shot by the entrant and not altered since January 1, 2016.
Do not submit a photo that contains the face or form of any person.
Similarly, entrants whose photos depict other people’s work (such as sculptures, statues, paintings, and other copyrightable works) will need to obtain a release from the rights holder and provide it to the Choctaw Nation upon request.
Photographs that have won any other major contests are not eligible. We define winning as having won a grand prize or 1st, 2nd or 3rd place overall. Photos that violate or infringe upon another person’s rights, including but not limited to copyright, are not eligible.
Photos that contain sexually explicit, nude, obscene, violent or other objectionable or inappropriate content, are ineligible for all categories of this contest.
How to enter:
Please submit photographs and requested information by email to Shelly Rector at Send Email . We do not accept photographs submitted through the mail. Submit no more than fifteen (15) photographs per entrant. We do not accept more than one contestant per e-mail address. Photographs submitted to the contest must be at least 1,000 pixels wide so it can be used without being stretched or distorted.
High-quality scans of non-digital photographs are acceptable. Digital photographs should be taken at the highest resolution possible. Use the online entry form on our website. Complete a separate form for each photo submitted. Photographs must be in a .jpeg, .jpg or .gif format. Files submitted may not be larger than 10 MB.
The Choctaw Nation reserves the right to disqualify incomplete entries and/or contestants who are unable to submit, upon request, a high-resolution photograph of at least 300 dpi at 3,000 pixels on the longest side or an original photo negative, print or slide.
All entries become the property of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, by entering the contest, you grant the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma a royalty-free, world-wide, perpetual, non-exclusive license to publicly display, distribute, reproduce and create derivative works of the entries, in whole or in part, in any media now existing or later developed, for any Choctaw Nation purpose purpose, including, but not limited to, advertising and promotion of the magazine and its website, exhibition, and commercial products, including but not limited to Choctaw Nation publications. Any photograph reproduced will include a photographer credit as feasible. The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma 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, responsiveness to the prompt, and overall impact, that best represent the Faith, Family, and Culture of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
The Choctaw Nation will notify the winner via the contact information provided at the time of entry; the Choctaw Nation may disqualify anyone who fails to respond to the notification within five business days. Please do not contact us about the status of entries or judging.
Prizes: To be determined
Conditions of Entry
All entrants hold the Sponsors and their respective regents, directors, officers, employees, emeriti, fellows, interns, research associates, and volunteers (the “Indemnified Parties”) harmless from and against all claims of any nature arising in connection with entrant’s participation in the contest and acceptance or use of a prize. The Indemnified Parties are not liable for any costs, damages, injuries, or other claims incurred as a result of entrants’ participation in the contest or winner’s acceptance and usage of a prize. The Indemnified Parties are not responsible for incomplete or misdirected entries, technical or network malfunctions or failures, or causes beyond their control. Entrants are solely responsible for their entries. Entrants may not submit materials that introduce any software viruses, worms or other programs designed to damage software, hardware or telecommunications equipment or are off-topic, partisan-political, contain advertising, nudity, personal attacks or expletives, or is otherwise abusive, threatening, unlawful, harassing, discriminatory, libelous, obscene, false, sexually explicit, or that infringes on the rights of any third party.
The contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law. The Choctaw Nation reserves the right to cancel the contest or modify these rules at its discretion. In the event of a dispute regarding the winners, the Choctaw Nation reserves the right to award or not award the prizes in its sole discretion. The Smithsonian reserves the right to disqualify any entrant whose entry or conduct appears in any way to: inhibit the enjoyment of others; tamper with the competition; violate these rules or other applicable law or regulation; infringe on the rights of third parties; or act in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Decisions of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma are final and binding.