1st Prize: Trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina

Three (3) nights of hotel, taxis, and airfare to Buenos Aires ($2000 value)

Includes a photo shoot session in Buenos Aires for publishing in a future issue of TangoZapa magazine

or choose an $800 Amazon.com Gift Card instead

2nd Prize: $200 Amazon.com Gift Card

3rd Prize: $50 Amazon.com Gift Card

Top 3 winning photos will appear in the premier issue of TangoZapa magazine – Spring 2010

Entrant Criteria

The TangoZapa Photo Contest is open to all photographers, professional or amateur, from any part of the world.

• Only original photographs that have not been previously published and for which the entrant possesses all necessary rights will be accepted as valid entries.

• Photographs that have won awards or have been subjected to any previous form of judging process will not be accepted.

• Employees of TangoZapa (hereinafter referred to as "the organizer"), its subsidiaries and its affiliates are not eligible for entry.

• The organizer reserves the right to disqualify entries that violate any U.S. or other relevant national law or standard, and entries considered to be indecent.

• All entrants, particularly minors (those under the age of 18 in many jurisdictions), are responsible for ensuring their submission is in compliance with the legal requirements of their country.

Suggested Photo Themes

• Tango-related places and people

• Tango Emotions (including non-dance scenes)

• Tanguero Portraits – Tangueros alone or with their family/friends/pets/hobbies

• Tango and Tourism – Tango scenes in city streets and in/near famous buildings/places

• Best Shots of Anything (including non-tango themes like travel, politics, landscapes, cool special effects, surprising, funny, tastefully sexy)

Entry Period

• Entries will be accepted via the Internet until 24:00 January 10th, 2010, U.S. Pacific Standard Time.

• Top 30 entries will be posted online for public voting January 15 - 31, 2010.

Entry Format

Accepted JPEG images are graphic files taken with digital still cameras (not including medium or large format digital cameras) and scanned data of photographs taken with 35mm film cameras or Advanced Photo System (APS) film cameras.

Images that have been digitally edited with software are also accepted. Both color and black-and-white images are accepted.

• Minimum size 1500 x 2100 pixels

• Maximum size per JPEG image: 10MB

• If the image is larger than the size mentioned above, please compress the file to a maximum of 10MB before submitting.

• File Format: JPEG only.

• sRGB will be applied as the standard color space during the judging process.

• Winners may later be requested to submit JPEG images with higher resolution for winning works, for such purposes as the production of publications and exhibitions related to the contest. Submitted images and storage media, such as CDs, will not be returned.

How to Apply

• Each entrant may enter up to five JPEG images.

• Please fill out and submit the online entry form for each JPEG image.

• Please enter keywords for each image: theme, event, action, location, names of people.

• JPEG image entries are accepted only in accordance with the procedures mentioned above.

Judging

A team of professional photographers will judge and select the top 30 finalists.

The finalist photos will be posted on the www.tangozapa.com website on January 15th, 2010.

Public voting will then decide the final top 3 winners.

Online public voting opens on January 15th and closes on January 31st, 2010 and is open to the general public. No purchase is required to vote.

Announcement of Winners

The top three (3) winning photos will be posted on the www.tangozapa.com website on February 1st, 2010 after the winners have been contacted and verified.

Prizes will be awarded to the winners within 30 days of the announcement of the winning photos.

The three (3) winning images will be published in the premier issue (February 2010) of the TangoZapa magazine.

Notification to Winners

Winners will be notified via email by the organizer within 10 days of closing of public voting.

The organizer reserves the right to contact the photographer by telephone or other method in order to confirm information in the entry form or for any other purpose considered necessary.

Winners may later be requested to submit high-resolution JPEG images for such purposes as the production of publications and exhibitions related to the contest. Submitted work and storage media, such as CDs, will not be returned.

Disclaimers

Agreement

At the time of entry, entrants are deemed to have read, understood and accepted all rules and conditions. The organizer reserves the right to rule on any issue(s) not covered by this document. In the event that an entrant should disagree with any decision made by the organizer, that entrant will have the right to withdraw his or her entry/entries. All related expenses incurred shall be borne solely by the entrant.

In the event that the efficiency, security, selection procedure, fairness of the contest or any related operations are deemed to have been compromised by forces beyond the control of the organizer – such as troubles relating to computer networks, computer virus infections or unauthorized computer access – then the receipt of some or all entries via the Internet may be postponed or discontinued.

Notes regarding entry

Entrants are entirely responsible for all entry-related costs, such as postage and costs related to any equipment including computer systems, transmission fees, etc.

Winners will be entirely responsible for any taxes or charges related to the receipt of any prize.

The decisions of the judges are final. No correspondence will be entered into.

Responsibility

Though the organizer will attempt to treat all submitted work with the utmost care, the organizer is not responsible for any damage or loss that may occur during the sending of entries either through the mail or via the Internet.

The organizer is not responsible for any problems or damages experienced by the entrant due to forces beyond the control of the organizer, such as troubles relating to computer networks, computer virus infections or unauthorized computer access.

Except in proven cases of malice or gross negligence, the organizer is not responsible for any unfortunate or unwelcome occurrences and/or damages that may befall entrants as a result of entry to the contest.

Entrants must possess the exclusive rights to each entered work and are responsible for having obtained any necessary permission relating the subject/subject matter. The organizer will not be responsible for any claims or complaints against infringement of rights or damages from third parties relating to the subject/subject matter of entries, and the entrant agrees to indemnify and hold the organizer harmless in such cases.

A photograph which displays an identified or identifiable person may infringe on such person’s right of privacy or may disclose such person’s personal information. Photographers shall use due care to avoid any infringement of personal rights.

For a photo in which a person is recognizable, the photographer must secure a model release from the subject or, in the case of a minor, the subject's parent or guardian and provide it to TangoZapa upon request.

The above terms and conditions relating to the responsibility of the organizer will apply equally to TangoZapa, third parties cooperating in the operation of the contest, and contest judges, as if they stood in the place of the organizer.

Rights of entrant

Entrants retain all copyrights and other equivalent rights to entered photographs; however the organizer will possess rights as stated below in "Rights of the organizer."

Rights of the organizer

The organizer reserves the permanent nonexclusive right to publish, reproduce, display, distribute, and show on screen any photograph in magazines, on websites, photo exhibitions, tradeshows, or any other media which is under the management of the organizer for the purpose of promoting the contest or TangoZapa interests. In all cases where such photographs are used, the organizer reserves the right to do so without obtaining the further prior permission of the winner and without offering any further compensation in any form.

The organizer reserves the permanent nonexclusive right to give permission to its subsidiaries and affiliates to publish, reproduce, display, distribute, and show on screen any photograph in magazines, on websites, photo exhibitions, tradeshows, or any other media which is under the management of the subsidiaries and affiliates of the organizer. In all cases where such photographs are used, the organizer reserves the right to do so without obtaining the further prior permission of the winner and without offering any further compensation in any form.

With regard to the preceding clause, the organizer, its subsidiaries and affiliates reserve the right to (a) display some or all parts of winning works accompanied by additional effects, such as computer graphics, sound effects or music on websites managed by the organizer, its subsidiaries and affiliates and (b) to reproduce some or all parts of the winning works for the purposes of producing announcement posters, tickets, brochures, etc. for photo exhibitions and other events. Winners may not exercise any copyright or personal rights to the photographs used.

The organizer maintains the right to retain all submitted photos in the organizer’s archive for consideration for use in various print, online, and other uses. Standard TangoZapa terms and conditions apply for use of submitted photos. Click here for TangoZapa standard terms and conditions.

The organizer, its subsidiaries and affiliates will announce names of winners and titles of winning works on the TangoZapa Photo Contest International website, other websites related to the contest and at exhibitions and other related places. Entrants are encouraged to refer to "Use of Personal Information" in this document.

In the event that an entry is found to contravene the entry requirements stated by the organizer, that entry will be disqualified. Entrants will, however, not be notified of such a judgment. The organizer reserves the right to revoke winner status and revoke any awarded prize in the event that an entrant is found to be unsuitable after the prize is awarded.

All terms and conditions regarding entry to the contest are applied according to U.S. legal requirements. In the event that entries are made from outside U.S., such entries will be handled subject to U.S. law.

• It is not the responsibility of the organizer to ensure that the contest entry requirements and use of personal information do not contravene the laws and regulations of the country or region from which the entry is being submitted. For the aforementioned reason, all responsibilities relating to the submission of entries to the contest will be borne by the entrant who, it is understood, has submitted such entries under their own responsibility and at their own risk. In the event that any misfortune or damage should be experienced on the side of the entrant, the organizer will not be responsible. Such damages will therefore be the sole responsibility of the entrant.

• Should any conflict arise between an entrant and the organizer, the case will fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court – Northern District of California and will be handled and settled accordingly.

Use of Personal Information

On entering the contest, entrants are required to fill out the entry form correctly, including the spaces for personal information, and submit it to the organizer. Personal information may be given at the entrant’s discretion; however failure to provide necessary information may prevent the entry from being accepted by the organizer.

All personal information acquired by the organizer relating to the contest will be handled in the following manner.

Purposes

Personal information will be used for the undertaking of the following actions by the organizer.

• Notification to winners

• Notification of other elements relevant to TangoZapa’s contest or news

• Inquiries to entrants regarding entries

Note

• Names of the winners will also be published on websites related to the contest, printed materials and other media where winning photographs are displayed.

Only where absolutely necessary, the organizer will provide personal information relating to entrants to third parties cooperating in the operation of the contest and the contest judges to the extent necessary for operation of the contest.

In the event of such a necessity, however, the organizer shall establish an agreement including non-disclosure terms with the recipient of the entrant’s personal information. This agreement will ensure minimal disclosure of information. The agreement will clearly state the permitted nature and extent of the usage of such information.

Management of personal information

All responsibilities relating to the prevention of leaks, abuse, and falsification regarding personal information will be borne by the organizer. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology or other equivalent means are used by the organizer for personal information received via the Internet in order to guard against unauthorized access by a third party.