Contest Rules and Regulations

• Any individual interpretation of the theme of the contest (stated in the Magazine) is welcome.
• You must be above 18 years of age to participate. We welcome entries from all countries globally.
• bCA Galleries will screen all applications. Those selected will then be displayed online and the final decision will be based on an on line vote by our viewers.
• bCA Galleries reserves the right to veto entries which it considers offensive to the sensibilities of others or those that have objectionable content.
• Entries of photographs of known public figures, like politicians, film stars, etc. will not be accepted.
• The decision of the winner will be final and binding. bCA Galleries will not be open to questioning, or any other demands regarding the selection of the winner.
• The photographs submitted must be your own property, they should not infringe on anyone else’s copyright or intellectual property rights.
• bCA Galleries will not be held liable for any breach of copyright done by the participants.
• Submission of entries presupposes the right of bCA Galleries to use the images at any point of time in their Newsletter, Quarterly Magazine, publicity posters, brochures or any other non-commercial activity. Where possible, bCA Galleries will give credit to the concerned photographer.
• bCA Galleries is not responsible for computer system, hardware, software, or program malfunctions or other errors, failures, or delayed computer transactions or network connections that are human or technical in nature. Furthermore, bCA Galleries is not responsible for: (i) lost, misdirected, misplaced, illegible, unintelligible, incomplete, or late entries or (ii) any act, failure to act, or delay regarding the transmitting or processing of entries. bCA Galleries reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend all or any portion of this contest without notice if factors beyond bCA Galleries's control, including technical difficulties disrupt the efficient conclusion of the contest. bCA Galleries is entitled to interpret these rules as needed and its decisions are final.
• By participating in the contest, you agree to release and hold harmless bCA Galleries and its employees, officers, affiliates, agents, and advertising and promotional agencies from any and all damages, injuries, claims, causes of actions, or losses of any kind resulting from your participation in this contest, including infringement of intellectual property rights. bCA Galleries and its employees, officers, affiliates, agents, and advertising and promotional agencies assume no responsibility or liability for any damages, injuries, claims, causes of actions, or losses of any kind arising in whole or in part from this contest.

How to partecipate:

• A maximum of three photographs will be allowed per person. We would require only the digital images of the photographs which should be emailed to us at contest@bcagalleries.com
• Your entries will have to be accompanied by a caption and a comment explaining the photograph and their interpretation of the theme.
• Images should be in jpg format and minimum 750 pixels in width. The images should be submitted without borders, watermarks, signatures or copyright notices.
• The application should contain valid contact information:
  Name, Date of Birth (at least the year) and email address. Postal Address, Landline Telephone, Mobile Number, would be appreciated.
• A brief profile/ bio-data would be appreciated.

By participating in the contest you accept and acknowledge that you have read the above rules and conditions regarding the contest and agree to abide by them.