Submissions are invited for Wildlife Photography Competition and Exhibition 2023 by Mysuru Zoo. The last date of submission is September 20, 2023.
About Mysuru Zoo
Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, popularly known as ‘Mysuru Zoo’, is one of the oldest zoos of the country established by his highness, the erstwhile ruler of Mysuru Sri Chamarajendra Wadiyar Bahadur. Mysuru Zoo is known for its meticulous planning, cleanliness, conservation breeding of endangered species, housing exotic animals from around the globe and recreation of natural habitat for captive animals.
The zoo is located in the heart of the city and its easy accessibility for public transport and other various tourist places has made it a much favored tourist center. Mysuru Zoo sports favorable climate, the temperatures goes up to 35 degrees in peak summer and below 20 degrees in winters.
Competition Details
Mysuru Zoo is organizing Wildlife Photography Competition and Exhibition as a part of Wildlife Week celebrations from 2nd to 8th October, 2023. The competition will be held for two categories, i.e., ex-situ conservation and in-situ conservation. Each category consists of 3 cash awards and 4 Certificate of Merit.
Guidelines
- Picture size requirements: Only 2 un-mounted photographs measuring size of 12” x 18” will be accepted in each category. Any picture less than this size will be rejected.
- Entry Fee for each section will be Rs.100/- (Rupees One Hundred only).
- For ex-situ conservation category only pictures taken in Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, Mysore within 12 months prior to 20th September 2023 will be accepted.
- For in-situ conservation category, specify the location where the picture was clicked.
- All photos must be original work, taken by the entrants. The photo must not infringe upon the trademark, copyright, moral rights, intellectual rights, or rights of privacy of any entity or person.
- Photographs which have previously won awards in similar competition will not be considered.
- Photographs of family pets, garden flowers, domestic and hand –reared animals, those in captivity or restrained in anyway will not be considered.
- The photo must be in its original state and cannot be altered in any way like removing, adding, reversing, or distorting the subject within the frame.
How to Submit?
Hard copy of the printed photos in 12” x 18” needs to be submitted to office of the Executive Director Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, Zoo Main Road Indiranagar, Mysore, Karnataka-570010. Soft copy of the same images to be mailed to edumysore99[at]gmail[dot]com. Soft copy of each image should not be more than 5 mb with 1920 x 1080 resolutions.
Submission Deadline
The last date of submission is September 20, 2023.
Contact
For more details, contact 0821 -2440752/ 9686668099 during office hours (10:00am-5:30pm) only.
