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Global
imaging products player Epson has announced the launch of its Epson
Color Imaging Contest 2006, a pan-Asia competition for digitally
output photographs and graphic works.
Now
in its thirteenth year, this contest held since 1994, is a way for
Epson to help promote the growth of digital imaging, states an official
release.This is the third year that India will be participating
in this pan-Asian contest. Countries from around Asia including
Japan and China participate in this contest that provides a platform
for India's photographers and graphic artists to compete with the
best in Asia.
As
per the release, this year the total prize money will be to the
tune of approximately Rs. 2.4 million.
This
year the focus of the contest is being narrowed. By eliminating
some of the categories featured in past years and keeping only the
Color Imaging Award category, Epson seeks to provide both professionals
and aspiring amateurs in the worlds of photography and graphic design
a showcase for their work, the release further adds.
The
2 entry categories open for entries this year are:
Photograph
Category
Works that demonstrate a free approach to photographic expression
and that are produced via a digital process.
Graphics
Category
Works that freely explore the depths of a wide genre of mediums
-- from digital design and computer graphics to brushwork, prints,
illustrations, and typography -- and that are produced via a digital
process Entries will be judged by a panel of leaders in the world
of photography and graphics in Japan. Grand Prize winners will receive
2-million yen in prize money, and Epson plans to hold an exhibition
showcasing the award-winning work. The exhibition of award-winning
entries is planned to be held at the Spiral Garden in Aoyama, Tokyo,
Japan.
The
entry rules and regulations and contest form are available on the
following web page:
www.epson.co.in/promo/colourimagingcontests.html
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