• Only one (1) photo submission per person. 
• Stick to the contest theme: Natural Elements of New Jersey Beaches. We welcome both traditional and innovative approaches to this subject, but please no family portraits.
• Photo files must be .JPG or .PNG format and a minimum of 300 DPI saved at a quality setting of “10” or higher and 8 ½” for the longest side.
• Images must be horizontal (landscape).
• Entries will be accepted until 9 pm EST on June 28th.
• Submit only your own original work.
• Photos should be appropriate for a general audience. Explicit content is expressly prohibited.
• Post-processing and digital manipulation are not allowed, but minor adjustments to contrast, filtration, etc., are acceptable.
• Do not include any logos or text on the photo.
• By submitting your photo to this contest, you grant NJSGC permission to publicly display, reproduce, and use the photographs in all manner and media for any purposes, including related promotional purposes, in perpetuity. You also warrant that the photo is your original work and does not violate the copyright or any other personal or property right of any third party, and that you may be required to and can obtain any releases and permissions necessary for its use in the production of our calendar, including releases for any recognizable faces, unless they are incidental to a larger scene (e.g., a group of sunbathers on the beach).

Copyright Ownership
All photographers submitting work to the Jersey Shore Photo Contest retain full copyright ownership of their submitted photographs.

License Granted to NJSGC
By submitting photographs to the contest, the photographer grants the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium (NJSGC) a non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use the submitted photographs in any format or medium, now known or later developed.

This license includes the unrestricted right to:

• Publish and republish
• Distribute and redistribute
• Display publicly or privately
• Archive
• Edit or adapt for layout or formatting purposes (without altering the integrity of the image)
• Share with NJSGC partners, affiliates, and collaborators

Permitted Uses
NJSGC may use the submitted photographs for any purpose related to its mission, including but not limited to:

• Social media platforms
• Websites and digital media
• Printed and digital publications
• Educational materials
• Promotional and marketing materials
• Advertisements and campaigns
• Exhibitions and public displays
• Grant reports and institutional communications

No Compensation Required
Photographers acknowledge that no monetary compensation will be provided for the use of submitted photographs beyond any recognition explicitly stated as part of the contest.

Photographer Rights
This license is non-exclusive, meaning photographers remain free to use, publish, license, or sell their photographs elsewhere without restriction.

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