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Skateboarding Photography Contest 2012

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WELCOME TO THE 2012 SKATEBOARDING PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST. MORE THAN $2500 IN PRIZES!

Best photographer wins $2000 in prizes. This contest we have also included a second place prize. Second place receives $500 in prizes. The contest has a new format this time, so please read all the terms and conditions. We are looking for the ‘best photographer’ - not the best individual photo.

We will be accepting any photos taken from February 1st, 2012, onwards. You can’t re-post photos from the previous contest.


FIRST PRIZE INCLUDES:

- $250 voucher from STM - http://www.stmonline.com.au
- 5 skateboard decks with grip and hardware
- 2 pairs of Fallen skate shoes
- 2 sets of trucks
- 2 sets of wheels
- 2 sets of bearings
- Ashbury sunglasses
- Audio-Technica headphones
- Clothing and apparel: hoodies, t-shirts, hats
- Boardworld t-shirt
- Total value will be over $2000

SECOND PRIZE INCLUDES:

- 1 skateboard deck with grip and hardware
- 1 set of trucks
- 1 set of wheels
- 1 set of bearings
- Audio-Technica heaphones
- Total value will be over $500


HOW TO ENTER:

- Photos must be posted into this thread to be a valid entry.

- Please state the title of the photo, where the photo was taken (town/city and state), and the date the photo was taken.

- Please upload images at 600(min) or 800(max) pixels wide. For information on how to do this, please click the link below.

- For information on how to post photos on the Boardworld Forums - CLICK HERE.


TERMS & CONDITIONS:

- This contest is only open to Australian entries.

- Photos must be from February 1st, 2012, onwards.

- The photographer must be a registered member. Only the photographer can enter their photos.

- A maximum of three entries, per photographer, per day. You may enter three photos every day.

- We will be picking two photos every couple of weeks to be posted to the homepage and on Facebook. Please do not submit photos if you don’t want them posted on our Facebook page here. You will always receive photographer credit when we post your photo.

- Please don’t watermark the photos. Just type the credits below the photo and we will give appropriate credits when posted.

- By default we will give credit to your screen name. If you want your full name credited, just type ‘Credit: Your Name’.

- This contest will run from March 8th, 2012, until September 21st, 2012. You can enter until 11:59pm AEST on September 21st.

- Another photography contest will commence immediately after.

- We will be selecting up to your best 10 photos. This means if you only post three photos, we will only submit three photos to the judges. If you post 30 photos, we will select your best 10 photos and submit them to the judges. The judges will look at all of your submitted photos and judge you as a skateboard photographer based on all your best shots.

- The best photographer will be chosen by a panel of industry judges. Runner-up receives the second place prize.

- Please reply to this thread with any questions regarding the the contest or the terms and conditions. Additionally, you can email us at: promo(at)boardworld.com.au

 
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Are you going to have a list of what we can win again? Just to get us inspired you know haha

Paul Cowan Switch Crooks the block at Chalk Drive (11/03/12)

Ben Newmarch bones at Kickflip at Chalk Drive (11/03/12)

 
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Sick photos to kickstart another comp! shaka

 
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Hey Beaglee,

Yes we will be updating the thread soon with the prize list and terms and conditions.

Best of luck in the contest!

 
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That top photo from Beaglee is SICK.

Grinding with graffiti wings shaka

 
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Agreed, top pics mate!

 
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Where abouts is that park man??

 
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Chalk Drive is in QLD i believe

 
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Haha cheers fellahs!

Yeah it’s called Chalk Drive haha it’s a bit of a dump, but it can be fun at times.

 
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Hey mate,

Could you please post a larger version of the top photo? It’s dope but we will need a larger image to post on the homepage. smile

Cheers.

 
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Chalk Drive is so good. I’ve only skated it once cause it’s in QLD but it has a bit of everything. Even a really nice vert ramp.

 
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Yeah sure! Umm how do I do it? I just go on imageshack, can I change it there?

 
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Actually had a somewhat, decent skate spot to skate for once haha here are the photos!

Paul Cowan Fs Flips the Withcott School Set (18/03/12)

Cameron Dobson Fs 180s the Withcott School Set (18/03/12)

Paul Cowan Kickflips the Withcott School Set (18/03/12)

 
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The last photo would have been sooooo good if the pole wasn’t in the way

 
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I reckon! haha it was so hard to frame all these photos because poles were just everywhere. Well I tried my best haha

 
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Update: we will be updating this thread tomorrow with prize details and terms/conditions.