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Friends of Neal Smith NWR 2020 Photography Contest Presented by Friends of Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge Have you taken some great photos when visiting the Refuge? To celebrate the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge & the beauty of nature, we invite all photographers to enter the 2020 Photography Contest. All photos must have been taken at the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge Categories Bison Elk Birds Other Wildlife Plants Landscapes People Enjoying the Refuge All entries must be received by October 1, 2020 Entries may be brought to the Visitor Center at the Refuge or be mailed to: Friends of Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge c/o Photo Contest, P.O. Box 114, 9981 Pacific Street, Prairie City, Iowa 50228 Photographs may be color or monochrome All prints spray mounted or glued on a single layer mat board or foam core board and be 11” x 14” No over mats, frames, glass, plastic or signature or writing on the front of the image allowed No more than 5 total entries per person and no more than 2 entries for any one category Signed entry/permission form must be attached with tape or glue to the back of each entered photo Entry form/permission form at: www.tallgrass.org A digital copy with the highest resolution possible of each submitted photo, to be sent to: [email protected] (digital image to be used for promotional items & other media) Photos will be judged in October, winners will be notified by Nov. 1, 2020. A reception for all participating photographers will be held November 14, in the Ding Darling Gallery at the Refuge. All entries will be on display in the Gallery -November and December of 2020. Prizes to be awarded: Best in Show: Adult $100 gift certificate/Youth (18 or under) $100 gift certificate - Christian Photo First place-each category: Adult: $50 gift certificate - Prairie Point Nature Store Youth: $25 gift certificate—Prairie Point Nature Store Participating Sponsor: Christian Photo

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Friends of Neal Smith NWR

2020 Photography Contest Presented by

Friends of Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge

Have you taken some great photos when visiting the Refuge? To celebrate the Neal Smith National Wildlife

Refuge & the beauty of nature, we invite all photographers to enter the 2020 Photography Contest.

All photos must have been taken at the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge

Categories

Bison Elk Birds Other Wildlife

Plants Landscapes People Enjoying the Refuge

All entries must be received by October 1, 2020

Entries may be brought to the Visitor Center at the Refuge or be mailed to:

Friends of Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge c/o Photo Contest,

P.O. Box 114, 9981 Pacific Street, Prairie City, Iowa 50228

• Photographs may be color or monochrome

• All prints spray mounted or glued on a single layer mat board or foam core board and be 11” x 14”

• No over mats, frames, glass, plastic or signature or writing on the front of the image allowed

• No more than 5 total entries per person and no more than 2 entries for any one category

• Signed entry/permission form must be attached with tape or glue to the back of each entered photo

• Entry form/permission form at: www.tallgrass.org

• A digital copy with the highest resolution possible of each submitted photo, to be sent to:

[email protected] (digital image to be used for promotional items & other media)

Photos will be judged in October, winners will be notified by Nov. 1, 2020. A reception for all participating photographers

will be held November 14, in the Ding Darling Gallery at the Refuge. All entries will be on display in the Gallery -November

and December of 2020.

Prizes to be awarded:

Best in Show: Adult $100 gift certificate/Youth (18 or under) $100 gift certificate - Christian Photo

First place-each category: Adult: $50 gift certificate - Prairie Point Nature Store

Youth: $25 gift certificate—Prairie Point Nature Store

Participating Sponsor: Christian Photo

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2020 Neal Smith NWR Entry Form for Adults (Over the age of 18) ADULT

Title of Photo: __________________________________________________

Photographer Name: __________________________________ Email: ______________________

Street Address: ___________________________________ Phone: _____________________

City: _______________________________ State: _______________ Zip Code: ______________

Circle Category Entered: Bison Elk Birds People Enjoying the Refuge

Plants Landscapes Other Wildlife

I, the provider, hereby state in good faith the photograph described herein was created by me alone in my private capacity and the photograph automatically qualifies for a United States copyright. I hereby grant the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge and the Friends of Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge permission to freely publish, reproduce and distribute the photograph in any media, without my approval or permission, with no monetary compensation to me or my heirs or assigns and without temporal or geographic restriction. If the USFWS, Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge or the Friends of Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge uses the photograph, it agrees to credit me as the photographer if possible. This includes reproducing the photograph for sale in the Prairie Point Nature Store. If you would like restricted usage rights to your photograph, you may fill out FWS Form 3-2259 available at http:fws.gov/forms/3-2259.pdf. Please attach a copy of the form, as well as the information listed above, to the back of each hard copy you submit. I agree to the above copyright release. Signature: ____________________________________________________ Date: ____________________________ If a minor is pictured in a photo an “Agreement of Use of Likeness in Service Products” (USFWS Form 3-2260) must accompany the entry. Forms can be found at http://www.fws.gov/forms/3-2260.pdf). Copies can be mailed or emailed upon request.

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2020 Neal Smith NWR Entry Form for Adults (Over the age of 18 ADULT

Title of Photo: ________________________________________________

Photographer Name: ________________________________ Email: ___________________________

Street Address: __________________________________ Phone: _____________________

City: ________________________________ State: _______________ Zip Code: ______________

Circle Category Entered: Bison Elk Birds People Enjoying the Refuge

Plants Landscapes Other Wildlife

I, the provider, hereby state in good faith the photograph described herein was created by me alone in my private capacity and the photograph automatically qualifies for a United States copyright. I hereby grant the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge and the Friends of Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge permission to freely publish, reproduce and distribute the photograph in any media, without my approval or permission, with no monetary compensation to me or my heirs or assigns and without temporal or geographic restriction. If the USFWS, Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge or the Friends of Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge uses the photograph, it agrees to credit me as the photographer if possible. This includes reproducing the photograph for sale in the Prairie Point Nature Store. If you would like restricted usage rights to your photograph, you may fill out FWS Form 3-2259 available at http:fws.gov/forms/3-2259.pdf. Please attach a copy of the form, as well as the information listed above, to the back of each hard copy you submit. I agree to the above copyright release. Signature: _____________________________________________________ Date: ____________________________ If a minor is pictured in a photo an “Agreement of Use of Likeness in Service Products” (USFWS Form 3-2260) must accompany the entry. Forms can be found at http://www.fws.gov/forms/3-2260.pdf). Copies can be mailed or emailed upon request.

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2020 Neal Smith NWR Entry Form for Youth (Under the age of 18) YOUTH

Title of Photo: ________________________________________________

Photographer Name: _______________________________ Email: _____________________________

Street Address: ____________________________________ Phone: _____________________

City: _________________________________ State: ________________ Zip Code: __________________

Circle Category Entered: Bison Elk Birds People Enjoying the Refuge

Plants Landscapes Other Wildlife

I, the provider, hereby state in good faith the photograph described herein was created by me alone in my private capacity and the photograph automatically qualifies for a United States copyright. I hereby grant the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge and the Friends of Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge permission to freely publish, reproduce and distribute the photograph in any media, without my approval or permission, with no monetary compensation to me or my heirs or assigns and without temporal or geographic restriction. If the USFWS, Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge or the Friends of Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge uses the photograph, it agrees to credit me as the photographer if possible. This includes reproducing the photograph for sale in the Prairie Point Nature Store. If you would like restricted usage rights to your photograph, you may fill out FWS Form 3-2259 available at http:fws.gov/forms/3-2259.pdf. Please attach a copy of the form, as well as the information listed above, to the back of each hard copy you submit. I agree to the above copyright release. Signature: ___________________________________________________________ Date: ____________________________ If a minor (17 & under) has taken the photo, a parent or guardian of the minor must give their permission by signing above. If a minor is pictured in a photo an “Agreement of Use of Likeness in Service Products” (USFWS Form 3-2260) must accompany the entry. Forms can be found at http://www.fws.gov/forms/3-2260.pdf). Copies can be mailed or emailed upon request.

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2020 Neal Smith NWR Entry Form for Youth (Under the age of 18) YOUTH

Title of Photo: _________________________________________________________________________________

Photographer Name: ________________________________ Email: _____________________________

Street Address: ____________________________________ Phone: _____________________

City: ___________________________________ State: _______________ Zip Code: __________________

Circle Category Entered: Bison Elk Birds People Enjoying the Refuge

Plants Landscapes Other Wildlife

I, the provider, hereby state in good faith the photograph described herein was created by me alone in my private capacity and the photograph automatically qualifies for a United States copyright. I hereby grant the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge and the Friends of Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge permission to freely publish, reproduce and distribute the photograph in any media, without my approval or permission, with no monetary compensation to me or my heirs or assigns and without temporal or geographic restriction. If the USFWS, Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge or the Friends of Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge uses the photograph, it agrees to credit me as the photographer if possible. This includes reproducing the photograph for sale in the Prairie Point Nature Store. If you would like restricted usage rights to your photograph, you may fill out FWS Form 3-2259 available at http:fws.gov/forms/3-2259.pdf. Please attach a copy of the form, as well as the information listed above, to the back of each hard copy you submit. I agree to the above copyright release. Signature: _____________________________________________________________________ Date: ____________________________ If a minor (17 & under) has taken the photo, a parent or guardian of the minor must give their permission by signing above. If a minor is pictured in a photo an “Agreement of Use of Likeness in Service Products” (USFWS Form 3-2260) must accompany the entry. Forms can be found at http://www.fws.gov/forms/3-2260.pdf). Copies can be mailed or emailed upon request.