No time to get anxious about what you SHOULD submit and no fees to pay for the honor of submitting - sweet. Plus online entry system - no postage hassles.
Slightly annoying things - Only for U.S. citizens 18 and older for some reason. You have to get a Nat Geo account if you don't have one already and they want your DOB, phone number, et sillycetera, but do they know if you were REALLY born on 1-1-90? No. The survey that comes up after you get the account can be ignored - scroll down to the bottom of the 4th question and click "Skip."
Nat Geo gets a nonexclusive, transferable, royalty-free, worldwide license to publish your winning pic, but nothing more. You still own your work.
Slightly annoying things - Only for U.S. citizens 18 and older for some reason. You have to get a Nat Geo account if you don't have one already and they want your DOB, phone number, et sillycetera, but do they know if you were REALLY born on 1-1-90? No. The survey that comes up after you get the account can be ignored - scroll down to the bottom of the 4th question and click "Skip."
Nat Geo gets a nonexclusive, transferable, royalty-free, worldwide license to publish your winning pic, but nothing more. You still own your work.
Categories:
Animals/Wildlife
Nature
Travel
People/Cultures
Weather
Inspiration/Keep Going
Prizes:
Grand Prize - The Galapagos for two before May 2010 plus the stuff for first and finalist prize winners below
First Prize (6 of them) - Framed Jim Richardson pic and $500
Finalist Prize (12 of them) - Printer/scanner, Nat Geo books, and batteries (Energizer's picking up the costs of the contest)
Details here