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Z-LIFE Candid Photo Contest

Candid photography is less about flawless lighting and fine-tuned camera settings and more about quick shooting, experimentation and lots of editing. It may not require the same technical skill as studio photography, but capturing that magic moment calls for patience and persistence. In the summer issue of Z-LIFE magazine, photographer Juliet Cannici offers tips for taking great candid pics. She has spent the past year capturing the Zumba experience at events and classes, and now it’s your turn to show what you’ve got. Take your best shot, and enter the Z-LIFE Candid Photo Contest!

THE THEME: Send up to 10 candid images on the subject of “Zumba joy” to photos@zlifemag.com.

THE RULES: Each photo submitted must be attached to a separate email, accompanied by a description of the image. Write “Z-LIFE Candid Photography Contest” in the subject field of your email. Upon submission, you will receive an automated email response confirming our receipt of your image along with information about permissions and usage. Entrants must be prepared to show evidence of permission from a parent or guardian for any minors in each photo. Deadline for submissions is noon EST, August 31.

FORMAT: All images must be supplied in a jpg or tif format at high resolution. For details on high resolution images, read “Take Your Best Shot” in our summer issue. No email attachment should exceed 10 megabytes (MB) in size.

THE JUDGES:
Juliet Cannici, Owner of West on Jade Photography (westonjade.com)
Andrea Carneiro, Editor-in-Chief, Z-LIFE magazine
Hilary Fitch, Executive Creative Director, Zumba Fitness
Hector Batista, Marketing Creative Director, Zumba Fitness

THE PRIZES: The grand-prize winner will be featured in a future issue of Z-LIFE magazine and on zlifemag.com, receive a critique of his/her photographic work (up to 20 images) by professional photographer Juliet Cannici and receive products appearing in the summer issue of Z-LIFE magazine including a Nikon COOLPIX L24 camera, a Casio Baby-G shock resistant watch, a keychain micro-speaker by chicBuds and UV-Sensing Wristbands.

In addition to the winner, five top finalists will be identified, and their winning photos will appear on zlifemag.com.

Any image submitted may be considered for use in a future story not associated with this contest. “Entrant” must be one name only. Limit ten entries per name. Once Zumba Fitness receives your emailed entries, each emailed entry will be deemed an “Entry.” By submitting an Entry, Entrant: 1) irrevocably grants Zumba Fitness, LLC the exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free and perpetual right to use, re-use, copy, publish, republish in whole or in part, edit, add to, modify, and rearrange the Entry, including, without limitation, use, edit, rearrange, and/or copy the Entry for use in the promotion of Zumba Fitness, LLC products and services without further permission, consideration or payment to the Entrant; 2) warrants and represents that Entry is 100% original creation/work by Entrant and that use of the Entry will not violate any law or infringe upon the rights, title, claim or interest of any third party; 3) agrees to indemnify Zumba Fitness, LLC for any claims, including but not limited to intellectual property infringement, arising from Zumba Fitness, LLC’s use of Entry, including all reasonable attorneys’ fees; and 4) certifies that Entrant is the creator of the Entry and has obtained the appropriate consents of all identifiable persons shown or mentioned in the Entry.