• Theme: “Cells and the Path to Recovery”

• Each contestant can submit up to two (2) entries only.

• Entry must be the contestant’s original work.

• Only photomicrographs taken by digital cameras are allowed. 

  • A single “High Dynamic Range” photo produced from multiple exposures and Black & White Photos are acceptable. 

  • Photos taken with a film camera, fisheye lens, and stitched panoramas are not eligible. 

  • Post-processing of the image is limited to cropping and color enhancements, including shadows and highlights only. Photo manipulation is not allowed.

• Preferred subjects are: cells, model organisms, and sequential shots (e.g. wound healing assays) with .gif format is allowed.

• Entries should include the photo’s metadata (ISO, Aperture Value, and Shutter Speed).

• Photo must be in JPEG/PNG format with at least 300 dpi and a maximum file size of 10 MB.

• Entry must NOT: 

  • Contain any copyrighted material, including artworks and other photos.

  • Contain date stamps, watermarks or any text on the image.

  • Have been awarded in any other photo contests and/or commercially published whether for news, advertising, or otherwise.

PSCB does NOT claim ANY ownership rights in the text, files, images, photos, or any other materials (collectively, "Content") that you submit as entries. By submitting Content, you hereby grant to PSCB a non-exclusive, fully paid and royalty-free, worldwide, limited license to use, modify, delete from, add to, publicly perform, publicly display, reproduce and translate such Content, including without limitation distributing part or all of the Content in any media formats through any media channels. 

• To join, contestants must register and submit their entry online by filling out this form.

• Prepare your entries and upload them in this form with the file name format: “SURNAME_PHOTO TITLE”.

• PSCB will only accept entries submitted through this online entry form. Entries submitted through other means will not be accepted and will be automatically disqualified. 

  • Feel free to contact us at pscb.online@gmail.com if you have encountered some problems with the attachment of the file

• Upon submission of the entry, contestants grant the PSCB full permission to use the photos in any marketing material (see Licensing Agreement above)

• Deadline of Submission: August 31, 2021 (11:59 PM PST)

  • Entries submitted beyond the deadline shall NOT be accepted.

• The photos/photo series shall be pre-screened and pre-selected by the PSCB Photo Contest committee based on the given criteria via individual sheet scoring on DATE. The average scores per photo shall be tallied based on:

  • • Content and Relevance to the Theme (40%)

    • Artistic Value and Communication Potential of the Image (30%)

    • Technical Excellence and Quality (30%)

• The photos/photo series shall be pre-screened and pre-selected by the PSCB Photo Contest committee based on the given criteria via individual sheet scoring on DATE. The average scores per photo shall be tallied.

  • The judges shall choose the finalists (Top 20 entries) and their photos shall be posted on the PSCB Facebook Page for viewing from DATE to DATE.

• From the Top 20 photos, the judges will choose their Top 3 (also via individual sheet scoring) on October 22, 2022. The photo exhibit and the judging for the Top 3 will be held on the Conference website.

• Awards and prizes shall be given to the chosen winners based on the deliberation. 

  • • Reminder: Winners will be required to specify how to receive the award and prize.

• The announcement of the Top 3 winning photos and the People’s Choice Award will be held during the Closing Ceremonies on the last day of the PSCB Annual Conference. The results of the competition are final and non-appealable.